6 hours ago Court hears details of ‘depraved’ offending of prolific catfish abuser

Alexander McCartney, 26, has admitted 185 charges involving 70 child victims.

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7 hours ago Sara Sharif, 10, 'was strangled until bone in her neck broke in weeks leading up to her murder', court hears

Sara's father Urfan Sharif, 42, is on trial at the Old Bailey accused of her murder, along with the girl's stepmother Beinash Batool, 30, and uncle Faisal Malik, 29.

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10 hours ago Concerns over plan to transfer some Tesco Bank services to Barclays, court told

Hundreds of people have raised concerns over the proposed transfer ‘over the situation in Gaza’, the High Court heard.

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10 hours ago Trainee medic 'carried out bogus tests on two young female patients for his own sexual pleasure at NHS hospital'

A trainee medic carried out bogus tests on two young female patients for his own sexual enjoyment at an NHS hospital, a court heard.

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22 hours ago Mexican official who led war on drugs jailed for 38 years for accepting bribes

Genaro Garcia Luna was accused of taking millions of dollars from the Sinaloa cartel for shielding membersGenaro Garcia Luna, the official who for several years led Mexico’s fight against the country’s violent drug trade, was sentenced to more than 38 years in US prison for accepting bribes from the cartels he was supposed to fight.The US district judge Brian Cogan announced the sentence at a hearing in Brooklyn federal court on Wednesday. Continue reading...

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25 hours ago Sara Sharif, 10, suffered at 'least 71 injuries including burn marks, broken ribs and a chunk cut out of her finger' before she died, murder trial hears

The 10-year-old schoolgirl was allegedly beaten to death by her father Urfan, 42, before he fled to Pakistan and confessed in a 999 call: 'I killed my daughter.'

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27 hours ago 'Drunk' Virgin Atlantic passenger told cabin crew 'If you want violence, I'll give it to you'

Sameer Khan, from Knightsbridge, London, became "disruptive" during a flight from Mumbai to Heathrow and told a flight attendant "if you want violence, I can and I will give it to you", a court heard

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27 hours ago Sara Sharif's horror wounds included more than 70 injuries as court hears full details

Sara Sharif, aged 10, was found dead in a bunk bed at her home in Woking last year and a murder trial has been told that she was found with more than 70 injuries on her body

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28 hours ago British solider Daniel Khalife accused of passing information to Iran could have put special forces personnel 'at threat' when he covertly gathered their names, court hears

A senior army intelligence officer told Woolwich Crown Court that Daniel Khalife, 23, could have put special forces personnel 'at threat' when he covertly gathered their names.

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