Runaway schoolgirl who joined IS cannot return to Britain, top court says
SYNDICATED 3 weeks ago A UK-born woman who went to Syria as a schoolgirl to join Islamic State should not be allowed to return to Britain to challenge the government taking away her citizenship, because she poses a security risk, Britain s Supreme Court ruled on Friday.
The Jewish Community of Thessaloniki unequivocally condemned on Thursday the defacing of a recently-unveiled mural that honors the Greek port.
“The right to a fair hearing does not trump all other considerations, such as the safety of the public,” said Robert Reed, the President of the Supreme Court. “If a vital public interest makes it impossible for a case to be fairly heard, then the courts cannot ordinarily hear it.”
Prime Minister Boris Johnson welcomed the ruling, his spokesman said, adding the government’s priority was “maintaining our national security”.
Begum’s case has been the subject of a heated debate in Britain, pitting those who say she forsook her right to citizenship by traveling to join the militants against those who argue she should not be left stateless.
Court rules Daesh bride cannot return to UK
A photograph of Shamima Begum in London, UK on 22 February 2015 [Laura Lean/WPA Pool/Getty Images] February 26, 2021 at 4:14 pm
A UK-born woman who went to Syria as a schoolgirl to join Daesh should not be allowed to return to Britain to challenge the government taking away her citizenship because she poses a security risk, Britain s Supreme Court ruled today according to
Reuters.
Shamima Begum left London in 2015 when she was 15 and went to Syria via Turkey with two school friends. While there, she married a Daesh fighter. She gave birth to three children, all of whom died as infants, and is now being held in a detention camp in Syria.
Socialite and public relations queen Roxy Jacenko has revealed she is battling exhaustion after nine years of marriage and still worries about disappointing her mother.
The 40-year-old founder of Sweaty Betty PR opened up about her investment banker husband Oliver Curtis going to jail five years ago, for insider trading, during a Wednesday night dinner at a sports car dealership in Sydney.
She revealed the legal battles had overshadowed their marriage as she shared the stage with recruitment company boss Andrew Banks and financial comparison group Finder s co-founder Fred Schebesta.
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Socialite Roxy Jacenko has revealed she is battling exhaustion after nine years of marriage and still worries about disappointing her English mother
Flame Media chief executive and chairman John Caldon has died at the age of 73 from cancer.
John Caldon
The UK-born, Australia-based production and distribution executive died on 16 February, having been diagnosed with cancer nearly a year before.
Described as a “proud Yorkshireman with a big heart”, Caldon co-created Sydney-based Flame in 2010 with his life and business partner –Australian television cooking personality Lyndey Milan – after emigrating in 1973.
The couple split their time between the UK and Australia and considered both countries ‘home’.
Flame’s factual sales arm Flame Distribution, which has a London-based division, has built a catalogue of more than 4,000 hours. Production assets have included Australia-based Flame Productions and UK indie Wildflame Productions, whose management bought back the company last summer.