Some of the consequences of Palestine Action being temporarily designated a terror group have been “overstated”, a High Court judge has said.

The Irish author told the High Court that terrorism ‘is not a trivial word’ in court documents, in support of the direct action group.

Judge Rob Kelly, the chief elected official in Kerr County, confirmed fatalities from the flooding and dozens of water rescues so far.

Lawyers on behalf of the group will make arguments to bring an appeal on Friday evening, the PA news agency understands.

The Portuguese footballer was killed alongside his brother, Andre Silva, in a car crash in Spain in the early hours of Thursday morning.

A petrol station explosion in Rome has injured at least 40 people, including 11 police officers and a firefighter. The explosion was heard across the Italian capital shortly after 8am on Friday and ...

Palestine Action is set to be banned after a High Court judge refused a bid to temporarily block it from being designated as a terror group.