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Pro-EU demonstrators gather outside the Polish Constitutional Court as it readies to deliver a verdict on the validity of EU law in the country. Poland has said it would fight an order from the EU's top court to suspend a "disciplinary chamber" for judges, part of a long-running row over judicial reform. Poland and the EU have been at loggerheads for years over the reforms and Brussels has promised to take strong action against what it sees as a flouting of democratic norms. Poland argues it should be allowed to adopt the judicial reforms it wants and has accused Brussels of a high-handed approach that could split the European Union. IMAGES
Prince Harry's laywer, David Sherborne, arrives at the City Court House in London as a ruling is expected in Harry's unlawful information gathering claim against Mirror Group Newspapers. IMAGES
Angry protesters hit the streets of Bangkok, Thailand after a court ruled that speeches calling for royal reforms amounted to an attempt to overthrow the monarchy. IMAGES
The European Commission warns Poland that it would demand fines against Warsaw if the authorities refused to conform with a ruling from the EU's top court on judicial reforms. Warsaw and Brussels have been at loggerheads for years over reforms pushed through by the Polish government, which is led by the right-wing Law and Justice (PiS) party. The Polish law on reforming the judiciary, which came into force in February last year, prevents judges from referring questions of law to the European Court of Justice. SOUNDBITE
French police using water cannon and tear gas break up a strike picket that was blocking access to a large oil refinery in the southern port area of Marseille. As Ivor Bennett reports, the government versus union showdown is about contested labour law reforms.
British pro-Europeans have launched their campaign to keep their country inside the European Union, makig a play for tnot just th business case but the patriotic one too. Ivor Bennett reports.