The son of Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset al-Megrahi has lost an appeal against his late father s conviction.
The bombing of Pan Am flight 103, travelling from London to New York on December 21 1988, killed 270 people in Britain s largest terrorist atrocity.
Former Libyan intelligence officer Megrahi was found guilty in 2001 of mass murder and jailed for life with a minimum term of 27 years - the only person convicted of the attack.
A third appeal against his conviction was heard in November at the High Court in Edinburgh, before a panel of five judges sitting as the Court of Appeal.
Judges have now rejected both grounds of appeal, meaning his conviction stands.
Updated / Friday, 15 Jan 2021
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The UK Supreme Court has ruled today that businesses should be insured for some losses due to Covid lockdowns
Thousands of UK businesses should be covered by their insurance for losses caused by coronavirus lockdowns, the UK Supreme Court ruled today.
The test case has pitched the industry regulator against major insurance companies.
Small businesses, from restaurants to nightclubs and wedding planners, have said they faced ruin after attempts to claim compensation for business losses during the pandemic were rejected by insurers.
Six of the world s largest commercial insurers - Hiscox, RSA, QBE, Argenta, Arch and MS Amlin - said many business interruption policies did not cover widespread disruption after Britain s first national lockdown last March.
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LONDON (Reuters) - Small businesses, from restaurants to nightclubs and wedding planners to beauty parlours, on Friday won the right to insurance payouts after Britain’s highest court ruled many policies should cover losses caused by coronavirus lockdowns.
FILE PHOTO: A man cycles past a mural on the boarded up window of a closed pizza restaurant amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Manchester, Britain, January 4, 2021. REUTERS/Phil Noble/File Photo
Six of the world’s largest commercial insurers Hiscox, RSA, QBE, Argenta, Arch and MS Amlin argued many business interruption policies did not cover widespread disruption after government efforts to curb the virus from last March.