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A UNION has raised concerns about a pilot scheme allowing journalists to report on family court proceedings for the first time.
The 12-month pilot, due to be rolled out in Leeds, Cardiff and Carlisle from the end of January, will allow accredited journalists to report on cases providing they protect the anonymity of families.
Up until now, reporters have been able to observe hearings but could only report on details allowed by the judge.
US Justice Department says the ‘reporters are not the targets, those leaking classified information are’. But media freedom advocates warn that Trump's ‘war on the press is looking for another victim’
Half a century after transformative laws reshaped Britain, women’s rights are again contested. This International Women’s Day is a call to remember how change was won, and to organise to defend it, says KATE RAMSDEN
From anonymous surveys claiming Chinese students are spying on each other to a meltdown about the size of China’s London embassy, the evidence is everywhere that Britain is embracing full spectrum Sinophobia as the war clouds gather, writes CARLOS MARTINEZ