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• UK supreme court hearing interrupted by history podcast played from judge’s phone

  07-02-2026 16:36
  Proceedings briefly halted after audio from The Rest Is History broadcast over the courtroom speakersAs the highest court in the UK, the supreme court is usually the forum for proceedings of the utmost gravity. But last week, one hearing was momentarily interrupted by an unlikely and comic intervention.As one legal professional addressed the bench, the voice of Tom Holland, host of the popular podcast The Rest is History, boomed out through the court’s microphone system, delivering a satir
  
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• Moment judge's phone plays history podcast out loud during supreme court hearing – video

  07-02-2026 15:13
  The Rest is History podcast started playing from the phone of one of the justices during a hearing at the UK supreme court last week. The music briefly interrupted the hearing before the judge turned it off and apologised, telling the court: 'It was switched to silent' Continue reading...
  
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• NHS doctor struck off over botched circumcision still performing operation

  07-02-2026 10:00
  ‘Catastrophic failure of safeguarding’ highlighted by fact Zuber Bux’s lay practice is legal, campaigners sayA doctor who was struck off over a “reckless” circumcision that risked killing a toddler is still performing the procedure as a layperson, the Guardian can reveal.Campaigners say Zuber Bux’s private circumcision business highlights a “catastrophic failure of safeguarding”, as alarm grows about the absence of regulation of the procedure. Cont
  
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