The existence of a previously secret injunction against the media by oil traders Trafigura can now be revealed.

Within the past hour Trafigura’s legal firm, Carter-Ruck, has withdrawn its opposition to the Guardian reporting proceedings in parliament that revealed its existence. Read the full story

The Guardian editor, Alan Rusbridger, said he was hoping to ‘challenge the ban by Carter-Ruck on reporting parliament’. Photograph: Eamonn McCabe

The Guardian is seeking an urgent court appearance this afternoon, to challenge a ban on it reporting the proceedings of parliament. Read the full story

UK Gags Guardian, but Twitter Airs Suppressed Story

Social media site explodes with toxic waste scandal

(Newser) – The Guardian has been slapped with an unprecedented gag order forbidding it from reporting on a question in the British parliament, as well as who asked the question and why it’s being gagged. The paper says constitutional rights are being infringed upon and it’s already suing—but meanwhile, the suppressed story is already the talk of Twitter. Three of this morning’s top trending topics relate to the energy company Trafigura allegedly dumping toxic waste in Africa, which the Guardian revealed last month. Read the full story