Supreme court ruling redefines miscarriages of justice 
11.05.2011, 21:01
Barry George should be entitled to compensation according to the supreme court. Photograph: Guardian
Two more male judges appointed to UK supreme court 20.12.2011, 14:23
Lady Hale is the only woman among 12 justices in the supreme court. Photograph: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images
Decapitated body case: brothers remanded in custody 28.01.2012, 14:29
The body of John Grainger, 32, was found in a fire in Stockport on Thursday. Photograph: Greater Manchester Police/PA
Supreme court rules on property rights for unmarried couples 10.11.2011, 02:07
Leonard Kernott and Patricia Jones outside the supreme court in London. The fate of the former couple's bungalow has been eager…
Equal pay battle heads to the supreme court 01.09.2011, 18:54
The equal pay case led by dinner ladies and carers in dispute with Sheffield city council will be heard at the supreme court ne…
Duane Buck Texas execution halted by supreme court 16.09.2011, 09:13
Judges of the US supreme court ruled it was cruel and unusual punishment for child lifers to be denied the chance of parole eve…
Iran's supreme leader attacks 'harmful' books 22.07.2011, 02:07
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran's supreme leader. Photograph: EPA
Southampton body in bin: three arrested for murder 09.04.2012, 14:30
A Hampshire police officer stands guard at the scene in Southampton where a burnt body was discovered in an industrial bin by f…
Police hope to identify second body 29.03.2011, 02:01
Police investigating Sian O'Callaghan's death use mechanical diggers to excavate the corner of a field in Oxfordshire in their …
Iran's supreme leader denies Tehran is seeking nuclear weapons 22.02.2012, 15:54
Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei says Iranian nuclear achievements have brought pride and dignity to the nation. P…
Two arrests over third body found near Bradford 13.05.2011, 13:53
A police officer guards Pit Hill park in Bradford where a body was found on a bonfire. Photograph: Gareth Copley/PA
Body in layby case: two men charged with murder 22.11.2011, 10:08
Two men have been charged after the body of Mohim Miah was found in a Hertfordshire layby. Photograph: Arthur Turner/Alamy
Jamie Dack murder: four charged over body-in-bin case 12.04.2012, 14:25
The body of 22-year-old Jamie Dack was found by firefighters called to a fire in a bin on a Southampton industrial estate. Phot…
Supreme court prepares for battle over human rights liability of corporations 27.02.2012, 18:03
A protest to urge the US supreme court to overturn Citizens United v Federal Election Commission, the decision that prohibits t…
US healthcare reforms battle moves to supreme court 26.03.2012, 15:41
US health reforms battle will move to the supreme court. The principal challenge focuses on a legal requirement for almost ever…
Clarke rejects supreme court fears 09.02.2011, 11:46
Kenneth Clarke, the justice secretary, expressed his surprise at the claims made by the president of the supreme court, who cri…
Supreme court rejects bid to challenge ruling on Sharon Shoesmith sacking 02.08.2011, 17:55
The Baby P case children's services chief in Haringey, Sharon Shoesmith, who could win £500,000 compensation after a supreme co…
Carer battle over as ex-ballerina loses supreme court fight 06.07.2011, 13:48
Elderly care assessment Unit at Birmingham Heartlands hospital. Stroke victim Elaine McDonald has lost her supreme court battle…
Body found in rubble after explosion at Leicester kebab shop 30.08.2011, 13:18
Leicestershire police have launched a criminal investigation after a body was pulled from the rubble of the kebab shop. Photogr…
Congo supreme court upholds Joseph Kabila's election victory 17.12.2011, 02:45
Supporters of Joseph Kabila are seen celebrating through a banner with his image after provisional election results were announ…
Headless body found on fire in Stockport 26.01.2012, 20:14
Two men have been arrested on suspicion of murder after firefighters made the discovery while putting out a fire Two men have b…
Julian Assange can appeal against extradition, supreme court rules 16.12.2011, 15:58
Julian Assange's appeal against his extradition will be heard by the supreme court on 1 February. Photograph: Lefteris Pitaraki…
Costa Concordia divers find 17th body 28.01.2012, 15:20
Divers searching the Costa Concordia have found a 17th body. Photograph: Luca Zennaro/EPA
Body parts found in University of Cologne's cellars 14.03.2012, 02:33
Hundreds of body parts have been found in the cellars of the University of Cologne's anatomy department. Photograph: Stefano Pa…
Body of Iraq hostage Alan McMenemy handed over to Baghdad embassy 21.01.2012, 19:25
Alan McMenemy, whose body has been handed over to the British embassy in Baghdad. The security guard was kindapped and taken ho…
Anita Hill asked to apologise 20.10.2010, 06:58
Ginni Thomas, wife of Supreme Court justice Clarence Thomas, wants an apology from Anita Hill for her 1991 accusations In a biz…
Arizona immigration: supreme court to rule on controversial law 12.12.2011, 17:53
Immigrants try to cross into the US illegally. Photograph: David Mcnew/Getty Images
Prenup enforced under UK law 20.10.2010, 19:34
Nicolas Granatino and Katrin Radmacher at the supreme court. Photograph: Andrew Winning/Reuters/Anthony Devlin/PA
Sex offence register appeals allowed 16.02.2011, 12:18
The Supreme Court, above, ruled last year that sex offenders should have the right of appeal against lifetime registration. Pho…
The German heiress and the prenup 11.03.2011, 20:07
Nicolas Granatino and Katrin Radmacher at the supreme court. Photograph: Andrew Winning/Reuters/Anthony Devlin/PA
Supreme court to consider suspension of ruling on police bail 01.07.2011, 18:51
Yvette Cooper says thousands of ongoing investigations are being jeopardised. Photograph: Ray Tang / Rex Features
Avatars give 'out-of-body' experience 17.02.2011, 20:15
Scene from Avatar (2009) Photograph: Sportsphoto Ltd./Allstar
Partner in court over body in suitcase 17.02.2011, 14:54
Marie Stewart Photograph: Graham Lindley/rossparry.co.uk
Prenup enforced under UK law 20.10.2010, 14:20
The supreme court ruled that German heiress Katrin Radmacher's prenuptial agreement with her former husband was binding. Photog…
Texas executes 9/11 'revenge' killer 21.07.2011, 10:55
Mark Stroman died by lethal injection despite last-minute representations by his lawyer at the US supreme court. Photograph: Ho…
Supreme court appointee says role of British judges is too politicised 09.11.2011, 11:08
Jonathan Sumption QC said he believed many decisions would be best left to parliament, rather than the judiciary. Photograph: D…
EU targets Iran for supporting Syrian protest crackdown 24.06.2011, 21:00
Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, to whom the Revolutionary Guard answers directly. Photograph: Rouzbeh Jadidolesl…
Pakistan's spy agency ISI faces court over disappearances 10.02.2012, 02:06
Families of the missing men have petitioned the supreme court, above, for their return, accusing ISI of abduction and torture. …
False retraction of rape claim case to go to supreme court 17.03.2012, 02:08
The woman was jailed after she admitted perverting the course of justice by retracting accusations that her husband had repeate…
Japan's relief efforts struggle to reach people 17.03.2011, 18:24
A Japanese soldier prays before removing the body of a tsunami victim from rubble
Spanish judge who took on Pinochet goes on trial 17.01.2012, 12:53
Baltasar Garzón arrives at Spain's supreme court in Madrid on the first day of his trial. Photograph: Javier Soriano/AFP/Getty …
Pakistan spy agency forced to present 'abducted' men in court 13.02.2012, 18:35
Pakistani security personnel escort two suspected militants to supreme court Photograph: Anjum Naveed/AP
Putting disability centre stage 07.03.2011, 20:34
Raimund Hoghe's Throwing the Body into Flight provided the title for one of the sessions. Photograph: Rosa Frank
Amy Goodman 11.05.2011, 09:30
Tony Kushner's writing was described as an 'extraordinary body of work' by CUNY chancellor, Matthew Goldstein. Photograph: Bren…
Two arrested over murder of 77-year-old woman 22.08.2011, 14:42
Police cordon off St Wilfrid's Road in Hexham, where Judith Richardson's body was found. Photograph: Tom Wilkinson/PA
Emanuel allowed to stand in Chicago 28.01.2011, 03:32
Former White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel waiting for the verdict from the supreme court of Illinois Photograph: M. Spence…
US earthquake leads to evacuation of White House 24.08.2011, 03:39
People gather near the New York state supreme court after the building was evacuated following the earthquake. Photograph: Sipa…
Police breaking law by keeping DNA of the innocent, supreme court rules 18.05.2011, 14:37
Police agreed to delete Damian Green's DNA profile, but many other requests have been refused. Photograph: Dominic Lipinski/PA
In Florida, 'uterus' is a dirty word 28.04.2011, 16:30
Pro-life activists discuss the abortion issue with pro-choice activists in front of the US Supreme Court. Photograph: Alex Wong…
Body of girl, 4, found in Inverness 23.02.2011, 16:31
Raigmore Hospital in Inverness. Photograph: David Cheskin/PA
Planet of the Apes, not monkeys 19.04.2011, 17:05
A monkey contrasted with an ape. Note the ape's larger body and brain, shoulder mobility, and tendency to bellow "I'm Brian Ble…
Body blow for butter-loving Danes as fat tax kicks in 03.10.2011, 10:38
Denmark has introduced tax for food products with uhealthy level of salt, sugar and carbohydrates. Photograph: Alamy
Yorkshire Ripper loses challenge 09.03.2011, 16:41
Peter Sutcliffe, the Yorkshire Ripper, has lost a bid to take his case to the supreme court. Photograph: Rex Features
Julian Assange to run for Australian senate 17.03.2012, 15:44
Julian Assange has taken his fight against extradition to Sweden all the way to the UK's supreme court. Photograph: Kirsty Wigg…
Phil Spector appeal rejected by US supreme court 22.02.2012, 13:21
Phil Spector Photograph: Al Seib/AFP/Getty Images
O'Callaghan body 'was moved to site' 25.03.2011, 14:38
Tributes are left outside the nightclub in Swindon where Sian O'Callaghan was last seen. Photograph: Tim Ireland/PA
Two charged with Stornoway teenager's murder 13.12.2011, 18:07
The body of Liam Aitchison was found near Stornoway airport on 29 November. Photograph: PA
Texas death row prisoners – interactive 15.09.2011, 20:56
Former army recruiter Cleve Foster who was due to be executed this week for his part in the murder of Nyaneur 'Mary' Pal in 200…
Part Audi, part Korean hire car 13.04.2011, 02:53
The MG6 is assembled at Longbridge from body shells, engines and gearboxes shipped from China.
Sandringham body identified as missing Latvian student 09.01.2012, 02:05
Alisa Dmitrijeva, who went missing from her Wisbech home in August. Photograph: PA
O'Callaghan police led to second body 26.03.2011, 22:24
Police searching in a field near Eastleach in Gloucestershire following the arrest of Chris Halliwell. Photograph: Rui Vieira/S…
Chinese worker's body found in Sudan 07.02.2012, 10:36
Chinese workers who escaped after an attack on their building site by Sudanese rebels. Photograph: Reuters
Not-so-eternal leader: Kim Jong-il looks set to miss out on embalming 20.12.2011, 16:28
Kim Jong-il's body lies in state in Pyongyang, North Korea. Photograph: AFP/Getty Images
Egyptian protesters reject military's timetable for elections 23.11.2011, 03:47
Protesters at the mass rally in Tahrir Square calling for the departure of Field Marshal Mohamed Hussein Tantawi, head of the S…
Taliban mobile phones and website 'hacked' 20.07.2011, 13:34
A Taliban spokesman said the hacking and subsequent claims that the movement's supreme leader, Mullah Mohammed Omar, was dead w…
Indian tribe's Avatar-like battle against mining firm reaches supreme court 09.04.2012, 02:05
Women from the Dongria Kondh tribe sit under a tree at the foot of the Niyamgiri hills, which they worship as their living god.…
Pakistan supreme court rejects prime minister's appeal against summons 10.02.2012, 11:08
The Pakistani prime minister, Yousuf Raza Gilani. Photograph: Farooq Naeem/AFP/Getty Images
Spanish judge Baltasar Garzón found guilty in wiretapping case 09.02.2012, 17:05
Baltasar Garzón leaves Spain's supreme court in Madrid. Photograph: Dominique Faget/AFP/Getty Images
Troy Davis executed after supreme court refuses last-minute reprieve 22.09.2011, 06:24
Troy Davis case has led to calls for more stringent controls on lethal execution drugs. Photograph: AFP/Getty Images
Two held over body found in car fire 27.02.2011, 15:26
Gagandip Singh, 21, was found dead in the boot of a blue Mercedes in Blackheath, south-east London. Photograph: PA
Rwanda journalists jailed for genocide denial launch supreme court appeal 29.01.2012, 16:04
Rwanda's president, Paul Kagame, has been quoted as saying that Agnès Uwimana's 17-year sentence is harsh and 'reflects badly o…
Press Complaints Commission to close in wake of phone-hacking scandal 08.03.2012, 14:10
The PCC chairman, Lord Hunt, says the parts of the self-regulatory body that have worked will be retained. Photograph: Martin G…
Troy Davis execution going ahead after US supreme court refuses stay 22.09.2011, 05:40
Troy Davis, who was sentenced to death for the murder of police officer Mark MacPhail in Savannah, Georgia in 1989. Photograph:…
Supreme court bans use of secret evidence to hide torture claims 14.07.2011, 02:06
Binyam Mohamed and Jamil el-Banna, two of the former Guantánamo Bay detainees at the centre of the secret evidence case. Photog…
Israel 'regrets' killing unarmed man 08.01.2011, 03:22
The body of Amr Qawasme, killed by mistake by the Israeli military, is carried from an ambulance in Hebron this morning. Photog…
Yeates landlord released from bail 07.03.2011, 14:52
Chris Jefferies was arrested on 30 December, five days after Yeates’ body was found on a frozen roadside verge. Photograph: Tim…
Afghans fear return of the warlords 17.02.2011, 02:00
Afghan farmers work in Helmand as US marines patrol nearby. The US supreme commander David Petraeus sees the local defence prog…
Asbestos claim families win supreme court compensation victory 28.03.2012, 13:56
Len McCluskey, general secrretary of the Unite union, said: 'It is a disgrace that insurance companies went to such lengths to …
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad called to account before Iranian parliament 07.02.2012, 21:58
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad opens a medical production line, in front of a picture of the supreme leader, Ayatollah Khamenei . Photogra…
Italy cruise ship crash: sixth body found 16.01.2012, 12:47
The Costa Concordia lies partially submerged off Giglio island off the Tuscan coast. Photograph: Andreas Solaro/AFP/Getty Image…
Liège attack: body found at Belgian killer's home 14.12.2011, 13:18
Nordine Amrani who killed five people, including himself, and wounding at least 122, some critically in Liège, Belgium Photogra…
Woman beaten in San Diego attack to be buried in Iraq 26.03.2012, 13:14
Shaima Alawadi's daughter Fatima al Himidi found her body after the brutal attack. Photograph: Kusi News
Trip to 7-Eleven leads Bangkok police to tiger butchers 12.02.2012, 17:14
Thai officials load the body of a tiger onto a truck after arresting wildlife traffickers at a slaughterhouse. Photograph: EPA
Body found in O'Callaghan search 25.03.2011, 11:09
A police forensic tent outside a house in Ashbury Avenue, Swindon, after the arrest of a man suspected of murdering Sian O'Call…
Syria: 'bomb attacks' in Damascus - Friday 23 December 23.12.2011, 19:41
State TV shows Syrians carrying away a dead body at the site of the explosions in Damascus. Photograph: -/AFP/Getty Images
Iran on edge over upcoming elections 09.01.2012, 02:06
Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, at a military university in Tehran, Iran. He is said to be trying to block Presi…
China suspected of Facebook attack on Nato's supreme allied commander 10.03.2012, 15:07
Admiral James Stavridis was targeted by cyber-spies on Facebook who set up fake accounts in his name to try to trick his friend…
China suspected of Facebook attack on Nato's supreme allied commander 11.03.2012, 02:15
Admiral James Stavridis was targeted by cyber-spies on Facebook who set up fake accounts in his name to try to trick his friend…
Teachers vote to strike if government presses ahead with plans for local pay 09.04.2012, 14:14
Michael Gove has asked the teachers' pay body to look at making pay more 'market-facing'. Photograph: Facundo Arrizabalaga/EPA
Militants suspected in Jewish killing 13.03.2011, 02:06
Medics remove a body from the house where five family members were murdered in the Jewish settlement of Itamar. Photograph: Jac…
Body of Italian activist found in Gaza 15.04.2011, 12:50
Vittorio Arrigoni in Gaza in 2008. He is the first foreign national to be abducted there since BBC journalist Alan Johnston. Ph…
'Kids for cash' judge gets 28 years in Pennsylvania bribery case 11.08.2011, 19:25
The Pennsylvania supreme court overturned Judge Mark Ciavarella Jr's convictions, ruling that they violated the constitutional …
