The highest court in the UK today granted permission for Julian Assange to appeal against his extradition to Sweden, where he faces sex crime allegations.

THE man who had his conviction for the murder of Jill Dando quashed after prosecution evidence was called into question is to make a new claim for a British government payout in the wake of a compensation ruling by leading judges, his lawyer said.

Supermodel Naomi Campbell scored a legal victory today when the UK's Law Lords upheld her right to “invasion of privacy” damages against the Daily Mirror over a story about her fight against drug addiction.