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London mayor says Soho Society’s decision to challenge all new licensing applications ‘bad’ for city Sadiq Khan, the London mayor, has suggested he will overrule a residents’ society which has vowed to challenge all new applications for pubs and bars in Soho. The Guardian revealed last week that the Soho Society, a residents’ group established in 1972 and aimed at “preserving the character of Soho”, voted for a new licensing mandate, meaning it will challenge all new applications for bars and restaurants in the area, including renewals of existing licences. Continue reading...

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People ‘panicking’ as Ghana passes sweeping law criminalising LGBTQ+ activity

Community groups say some fear they could lose homes, jobs and access to healthcare if the new law is ratified by President John Dramani Mahama Ghana’s LGBTQ community is living in fear after the country’s parliament approved a sweeping bill that criminalises the promotion of LGBTQ+ activities and identifying as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or queer, rights groups have warned. The legislation, which was passed on Friday, mandates prison sentences of three to 10 years. Continue reading...

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Resident group’s objections to bar and restaurant licences ‘destroying Soho’s reputation’

Soho Society, funded by Westminster council, is ferociously opposing all new proposals, venue owners say A society of residents funded by the council could “destroy Soho’s reputation on the international stage” as London’s entertainment district by ferociously objecting to all new bar and restaurant licences, operators in the area have said. The Soho Society, a group of residents established in 1972 aimed at “preserving the character of Soho”, voted in its AGM on Thursday for a new licensing mandate, meaning it will challenge all new applications for bars and restaurants in the area, including renewals of existing licences. It will also object to any venue that wishes to open beyond “core hours”, which Westminster council decrees end at 11pm. Continue reading...

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Voices: ‘Reversing Brexit is not possible – new membership is’: Readers on reality of Britain rejoining the EU

Readers are split between those who see a relatively quick EU return as possible due to existing alignment and those who argue rejoining would still require full concessions, including euro adoption and a fresh democratic mandate

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Voices: ‘Reversing Brexit is not possible – new membership is’: Readers on reality of Britain rejoining the EU

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The embattled witnesses

The UN’s special rapporteurs are experts charged with a singular mandate: to monitor the world’s worst human rights abuses - by Alvina Hoffmann Read on Aeon

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