Britain ROUND-UP.Women equal in heirdom THE law that forces the daughter of a monarch to make way for her younger brother is set to be abolished. Ministers are expected to use new equality legislation to guarantee women's succession rights, superseding the provisions in the 1701 Act of Settlement. Solicitor General An officer of the U.S. Justice Department who represents the federal government in cases before the U.S. Supreme Court. The solicitor general is charged with representing the Executive Branch of the U.S. government in cases before the U.S. Supreme Court. Vera Baird Vera Baird QC MP (born February 13, 1951) British politician, author and barrister, Member of Parliament for Redcar, and a Queen's Counsel. She is a member of the Labour Party and is Solicitor General for England and Wales. , who will help steer the new law through Parliament, also wants to repeal the law banning the heir to the throne from marrying a Catholic. Families return FAMILIES evacuated from their homes in Bristol when police arrested their 19-year-old neighbour over terrorism charges were last night back home. The majority of around 30 people who were evacuated were spending their first night at home since Thursday, when they were rushed from their houses as bomb disposal experts carried out a controlled explosion. But the most immediate neighbours of Andrew Ibrahim were last night spending a fourth night away from home. Mr Ibrahim was arrested by police under the Terrorism Act The Terrorism Act may refer to legislation in various countries: South Africa
MoD defensive DEFENCE chiefs have defended allowing Prince William to practise landing a helicopter at his girlfriend's family home. William, 25, touched a Chinook Chinook, indigenous people of North America Chinook (shĭn  k`, chĭ–), Native American tribe of the Penutian linguistic stock. down in a field behind the house of
Kate Middleton's parents in Berkshire on April 3.
The Ministry of Defence has already justified a separate incident where he flew himself and his brother to a stag do. |
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