14 h. ago Sugababes' Keisha Buchanan 'beaten' and 'controlled' by footballer ex, court hears

Sugababes singer Keisha Buchanan's footballer ex partner is accused of and denies assault, controlling aspects of the star's life, harassment and breaching a court order

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14 h. ago Spymaster at heart of UK network boasted he could supply ‘nukes’, court hears

Six Bulgarians who were found guilty of spying on an industrial scale are due to be sentenced at the Old Bailey.

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15 h. ago Nigerian oil spill still damaging livelihoods 17 years later, court hears

The Bodo community are seeking a court injunction that would compel clean-up action.

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15 h. ago Nicola Packer, 45, wipes her eyes in court as she's cleared of illegal abortion

Nicola Packer took the abortion pills at home in November 2020 after she had been prescribed mifepristone and misoprostol following a remote consultation, Isleworth Crown Court heard

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15 h. ago Woman accused of having illegal abortion in lockdown found not guilty

Nicola Packer took abortion medicine at home in November 2020, her trial at Isleworth Crown Court heard

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16 h. ago Sugababes' Keisha Buchanan 'beaten' by footballer ex as he 'controlled her diet and money'

A court has heard how Sugababes singer Keisha Buchanan was left needing physiotherapy after her footballer ex-boyfriend had allegedly beaten her during their relationship

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16 h. ago Constance Marten tells jury aristocratic family member ‘doesn’t want me alive’

The mother, who standing trial over the death of her baby while on the run, believes she was followed by private investigators who tampered with her car, a court heard

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17 h. ago Sugababes singer Keisha Buchanan 'beaten and controlled by ex in campaign of terror', court hears

Keisha Buchanan says her ex-boyfriend stopped her wearing red lipstick and watching TV

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19 h. ago Australian 'mushroom poisoner' sent her children to the movies before serving up toxic beef Wellington lunch that killed her guests, court hears

Erin Patterson , 50, is accused of murdering the parents and aunt of her estranged husband with a poisonous beef Wellington in July 2023.

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22 h. ago Australia mushroom murders trial: Erin Patterson’s daughter describes eating ‘leftovers’ of fatal lunch in police video

Court also hears from nurse who says triple murder accused told Leongatha hospital staff ‘I don’t want any of this’ in relation to treatment for suspected poisoningWho are Erin Patterson and the other key figures in Australia’s mushroom murders trial?Erin Patterson’s daughter told police she ate leftovers of the deadly mushroom meal with her mother and brother for dinner the day after the meal, a court has heard.A video of Patterson’s daughter’s evidence was played on Thursday during her mother’s triple murder trial. Continue reading...

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24 h. ago Crimes of 'Asian grooming gangs' should not affect jury's considerations, Rochdale sexual abuse trial told

A defence barrister said jurors should only consider the evidence heard in court

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27 h. ago Erin Patterson trial live: medical staff ‘implored’ Victorian woman to stay at hospital after fateful mushroom lunch, court hears

Patterson has pleaded not guilty to charges of murder and attempted murder relating to a lunch she served at her Leongatha home in 2023. Follow live updatesWho are Erin Patterson and the other key figures in Australia’s mushroom murders trial?Erin Patterson’s lawyer Colin Mandy cross-examining Kylie AshtonMandy asks about the previous evidence from medical witnesses that Erin was present at the hospital for five minutes before she discharged herself.I said these could be symptoms of illness and we needed to do further investigation to ensure she was safe. Continue reading...

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28 h. ago Erin Patterson trial live: witnesses continue giving evidence on day eight of mushroom cook’s murder trial

Australian woman has pleaded not guilty to charges of murder and attempted murder relating to a lunch she served at her Leongatha home in 2023. Follow live updatesWho are Erin Patterson and the other key figures in Australia’s mushroom murders trial?Foote reviewed Erin upon her return to hospital, the court hears.Under cross-examination, Foote agrees Erin complained of diarrhoea and abdominal pain and nausea. Continue reading...

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36 h. ago Man found dismembered in suitcase 'blackmailed teenage boy into sexual favours' court hears

Appearing as a murder trial witness under a pseudonym, described his experience with Albert Alfonso, after meeting him over 20 years ago.

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37 h. ago Sycamore Gap suspects cut down tree in act of 'mindless thuggery thinking it would be a laugh' and thought they were 'big men' but were really 'rather pathetic', court hears

Amid 'public outrage' at Daniel Graham and Adam Carruthers' alleged crime it became clear to them that'everyone else thought that they were rather pathetic', prosecutors alleged.

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38 h. ago Victim 'stabbed to death and chopped up by porn star had filmed himself sexually assaulting a teenager', court hears

Albert Alfonso, 62, (pictured) whose body was found in a suitcase after being dismembered by his porn star lover, has been accused of sexually assaulting a teenager. 

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38 h. ago Suitcase dismembering victim who was 'stabbed to death and chopped up by porn star lover had filmed himself sexually assaulting a teenager', court hears

Albert Alfonso, 62, (pictured) whose body was found in a suitcase after being dismembered by his porn star lover, has been accused of sexually assaulting a teenager. 

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40 h. ago No explanation why weapons were in boot of loyalist’s car, court hears

Winston Irvine and Robin Workman will be sentenced next week for firearms offences.

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40 h. ago Nevada hearing could provide look into dispute over who will control Murdoch empire

Case has been unfolding in state court in Reno but proceedings have remained under sealA hearing before Nevada’s high court today could provide the first public window into a secretive legal dispute over who will control Rupert Murdoch’s powerful media empire after he dies.The case over the Murdoch family trust has been unfolding behind closed doors in state court in Reno, Nevada. But the proceedings have remained under seal, with the Nevada courts barely acknowledging the legal action even exists. Continue reading...

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40 h. ago Nevada hearing could provide look into legal battle to control Murdoch empire

Case has been unfolding in state court in Reno but proceedings have remained under sealA hearing before Nevada’s high court on Wednesday could provide the first public window into a secretive legal dispute over who will control Rupert Murdoch’s powerful media empire after he dies.The case over the Murdoch family trust has been unfolding behind closed doors in state court in Reno, Nevada. But the proceedings have remained under seal, with the Nevada courts barely acknowledging the legal action even exists. Continue reading...

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