12 h. ago Bulgarian spy helped Wirecard’s Marsalek plan Kabul airlift for CIA, court told

Claim dismissed by prosecution lawyers at Old Bailey sentencing hearing

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15 h. ago Murder accused claimed wife was ill in England weeks after her death, court told

Richard Satchwell is accused of murdering Tina Satchwell at their home between March 19 and 20 2017.

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16 h. ago Mother saw gunman shoot son near Damilola Taylor centre, court told

Jesse Lloyd-Smith, 20, was fatally injured close to the Damilola Taylor centre in Peckham, south-east London, the Old Bailey was told on Thursday.

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16 h. ago Sugababes singer Keisha Buchanan was 'beaten' by footballer ex who 'controlled what she ate and stopped her wearing red lipstick', court told

A former football star has been accused of a ten-year campaign of abuse and harassment against Sugababes star Keisha Buchanan.

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17 h. ago British 'stalker' told American influencer she needed 'kidnap insurance' before following her to Bali and threatening to 'go 50 Shades of Grey' on her, court told

In a video Rob Keating sent to social media personality Alexandra Saper, he also threatened to 'tie you up' and 'spank you', a trial in Portsmouth heard.

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18 h. ago Former Scots Britain’s Got Talent finalist cleared of raping two women

Andrew Johnston told Southwark Crown Court both women had told "a pack of lies".

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19 h. ago Girl, 6, playing outside died after she 'ran out into road', court told

An inquest has been opened and adjourned

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22 h. ago Teen best friends died 'holding each other's hands' in 75mph horror crash on the way to prom after driver ignored pleas to slow down

Two teen best friends were laid next to each other 'holding hands' after they died in a horror 75mph crash on their way to their school leavers ball, a court was told. 

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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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36 h. ago Raploch residents remain in limbo six months after being given move ultimatum

The latest development at Penman Court saw residents being told they may have to move out for “approximately 12-14 weeks” - but there has been no news since then.

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37 h. ago Man found dismembered in suitcase had 'raped and blackmailed teen,' court told

A witness under the pseudonym James Smith appeared by video at the Old Bailey during the trial of Yostin Mosquera, who is accused of murdering and dismembering Albert Alfonso, 62, and Paul Longworth, 71

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38 h. ago Terror suspect tried to enter Israeli embassy with two knives, court told

Abdullah Sabah Albadri, 33, is accused of carrying a pair of kitchen knives in his trousers when he jumped onto the embassy’s eight-foot fence

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41 h. ago Satchwell became suspect in missing wife’s case in August 2022, court told

Ann Marie Twomey she could not comment on the previous investigating team’s 2017 search of the Satchwell home.

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42 h. ago British 'stalker' followed American influencer to Bali with rope in suitcase after bombarding her with messages about his sexual fantasies, court told

Rob Keating, 39, allegedly sent 'incessant and constant' emails and video messages to influencer Alexandra Saper, including a threat to abduct her from her Indonesian tropical island home.

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59 h. ago Elderly patients 'murdered by serial killer nurse' who was dubbed the 'Angel of Death' may have died of natural causes, Court of Appeal told

Colin Campbell was jailed for 30 years in 2008 for the murder of four pensioners and the attempted murder of another at hospitals in Leeds, Yorkshire, by injecting them with insulin.

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62 h. ago Jury retires in trial of Britain’s Got Talent finalist accused of rape

Andrew Johnston told the court he has ‘never sung a note’ since the allegations were made.

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66 h. ago Mark Gordon to represent himself in trial over death of baby girl, court told

Judge Mark Lucraft KC told jurors at the Old Bailey that Gordon’s previous barrister John Femi-Ola KC has ‘withdrawn’ from the case.

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67 h. ago Rebekah Vardy to pay £1.2m of Coleen Rooney’s legal fees after libel case

Court previously heard that ‘Wagatha Christie’ battle had left Rooney with legal bill of more than £1.8mRebekah Vardy has agreed to pay almost £1.2m of Coleen Rooney’s legal fees after their high-profile libel case, a judge has been told.A court had previously heard that Rooney ran up a legal bill totalling more than £1.8m after she successfully defended Vardy’s 2022 high court claim, which became known as the “Wagatha Christie” case. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Hearing to assess full costs of Wagatha Christie libel battle due to begin

A specialist costs court has previously been told that Coleen Rooney’s claimed legal bill from the libel claim totalled more than £1.8 million.

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4 d. ago Erin Patterson trial live: estranged husband Simon to resume evidence in mushroom murder trial

Australian woman has pleaded not guilty to charges of murder and attempted murder relating to a beef wellington 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?The jury has entered the courtroom for day five of the trial.Erin Patterson’s lawyer, Colin Mandy SC, is continuing his cross-examination of Simon Patterson, Erin’s estranged husband.The court was shown text messages where Simon and Erin communicated about her “forgotten” invitation to her mother-in-law’s 70th birthday. Simon said at this point in time there was “tension” in Erin’s relationship with his parents and between the pair.Simon told the court Erin had “struggled” with mental illness and postnatal depression after the birth of their first child.Simon said his estranged wife “hates” hospitals as he was asked about her discharging herself from Leongatha hospital against medical advice following the lunch. Continue ...

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