James Hodgkinson: Last News

Attorneys for Sarah Palin and The New York Times wrapped up their case on Friday with lengthy closing arguments, leaving it to jurors to decide whether a faulty 2017 editorial that linked the former governor’s political action committee to a mass shooting was merely “a mess up” or actual malice.

Sarah Palin briefly took the stand in her libel trial against The New York Times on Wednesday, while the editor responsible for inserting incorrect language in a 2017 op ed said that he “felt terrible” about the mistake, but denied that it was intentional.

The jury selection and trial in Sarah Palin’s libel lawsuit against The New York Times had been set to start on Monday, but there is an unexpected twist: The former Alaska governor tested positive for Covid.

Dive right in! Like the weather, the Daily Star's FREE newsletter is a scorcherA mum whose son was killed by a man during a night out has befriended the “thug” who took the paramedic’s life with a single punch.Joan Scourfield, 57, lost her son James Hodgkinson nine years ago when his was punched in the head by then 19-year-old Jacob Dunne and fell to the floor in Nottingham.James, 28, died several days later in hospital after he suffered catastrophic head injuries.When Joan looked at Jacob’s mugshot she felt anger at the “thug” who stared back at her.But now Joan has shared her unusual friendship with the man who killed her son, which began shortly after he was released from prison in 2012 after he served just 14 months of a 30-month