9 h. ago Harrowing bombshells in case of missing girl, 6, 'sold for eyes and skin' by mum

Heartrending details have emerged in the trial of Racquel 'Kelly' Smith, who was convicted of trafficking her own six-year-old daughter, Joshlin Smith, in a case that has shocked and sickened people across the world

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11 h. ago Russell Brand arrives at court to enter plea on rape and sexual assault charges

Russell Brand has arrived at Southwark Crown Court today for a plea and trial preparation hearing after he was charged with rape and sexual assault earlier this year

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11 h. ago Russell Brand arrives at court as he enters plea for rape and sexual assault charges

Former comedian and actor Russell Brand has arrived at Southwark Crown Court as he enters his plea and trial preparation hearing for his rape and sexual assault charges

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48 h. ago Prosecuting man for burning Qur’an ‘reintroducing blasphemy law’, court told

Hamit Coskun, 50, held burning text outside Turkish consulate London, Westminster magistrates court heardProsecuting a man for burning the Qur’an is “tantamount to reintroducing a blasphemy law” in Great Britain, a trial has heard.Hamit Coskun, 50, shouted “fuck Islam”, “Islam is religion of terrorism” and “Qur’an is burning” as he held aloft the burning Islamic text outside the Turkish consulate in Rutland Gardens, Knightsbridge, London, on 13 February, Westminster magistrates court heard. Continue reading...

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48 h. ago Prosecuting man for burning Qur’an ‘reintroducing blasphemy law’, UK court told

Hamit Coskun, 50, held burning text outside Turkish consulate London, Westminster magistrates court heardProsecuting a man for burning the Qur’an is “tantamount to reintroducing a blasphemy law” in Great Britain, a trial has heard.Hamit Coskun, 50, shouted “fuck Islam”, “Islam is religion of terrorism” and “Qur’an is burning” as he held aloft the burning Islamic text outside the Turkish consulate in Rutland Gardens, Knightsbridge, London, on 13 February, Westminster magistrates court heard. Continue reading...

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48 h. ago Lawyers press detective after trial hears graphic details from ex

Lawyers press detective after trial hears graphic details from ex-players about night of alleged assaults  CBC

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55 h. ago Britain risks 'reintroducing a blasphemy law' by prosecuting man, 50, who allegedly shouted 'f*** Islam' as he burned Koran outside Turkish consulate, court hears

The prosecution of a man who allegedly burned a Koran outside the Turkish consulate in London risks 'reintroducing a blasphemy law' in the UK, a court heard today.

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56 h. ago Criminalising Koran burning would be reintroducing blasphemy law, court told

Hamit Coskun is on trial at Westminster Magistrates’ Court.

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57 h. ago Burning of Koran outside Turkish consulate in Knightsbridge ‘posed a threat to public order’, trial hears

Hamit Coskun, 50, allegedly shouted ‘f*** Islam’, ‘Islam is religion of terrorism’ and ‘Koran is burning’ as he held the flaming Islamic text aloft

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58 h. ago Conviction of man over Koran burning ‘could resurrect crime of blasphemy’

Hamit Coskun, 50, is due to stand trial at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday.

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60 h. ago UK politics live: minister defends Labour’s justice record after warnings of threat to public safety

Housing minister says previous government left prison system in state of ‘criminal neglect’ amid warnings over early release plan The government is seeking to give a boost to smaller developers with faster planning decisions and financial backing to speed up building new homes.It will set out the detail of proposals to cut red tape and for planning decisions to be shifted away from councillors and towards expert officers as part of efforts to meet Labour’s pledge to build 1.5m homes by 2029-30.We’ve inherited, as you know, a housing system that’s not building enough homes part of the reason it is broken is that we’re overly reliant on a small number of large volume housebuilders. So we’ve got to diversify the housing market and get smaller housebuilders back in the game.In the 1980s they used to produce about 40% of all homes. Today it’s less than 10%, and so the package we’re announcing today allocating land specifically to SME housebuilders, providing them with more financial supp...

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62 h. ago Erin Patterson mushroom murder trial LIVE updates: Erin Patterson's daughter's cancer scare is revealed as mushroom murder trial hears details about family's medical history

Follow Daily Mail Australia's live coverage of accused mushroom chef Erin Patterson's murder trial here.

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2 d. ago RECAP | World juniors sexual assault trial hears from 1 of the 5 accused men for 1st time, via police video

RECAP | World juniors sexual assault trial hears from 1 of the 5 accused men for 1st time, via police video  CBC

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3 d. ago World juniors sexual assault trial hears from 1 of the 5 accused men for 1st time, via police video

World juniors sexual assault trial hears from 1 of the 5 accused men for 1st time, via police video  CBC

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3 d. ago Majority of social media posts on fertility misleading, untrustworthy and put patients health at risk

The content poses a serious threat to public health and could put people at risk during one of the most time-sensitive and emotionally charged stages of their life, researchers warn.

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4 d. ago Protester accosts judge as Erin Patterson trial hears how officials tried to find source of deadly mushrooms

Health department witness tells Victorian supreme court of efforts to glean information from Patterson in days after fatal mushroom lunchWho are Erin Patterson and the other key figures in Australia’s mushroom murders trial?Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastErin Patterson spent days after the beef wellington lunch speaking with a department of health official in detail about sourcing the mushrooms for the meal from an Asian grocer and Woolworths, a Victorian court has heard.Day 19 of Patterson’s trial at the Latrobe Valley law courts in Morwell was also interrupted by a protester, who shouted accusations at Justice Christopher Beale before being escorted out of the room by police.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Female prison officer had fling 2 inmates – robber and crim who has 147mph police chase

A female police officer will face a plea hearing soon before facing trial later this year for allegedly having sexual relations with two inmates during her time working in a prison

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8 d. ago Jennifer Aniston's accused stalker found mentally incompetent for trial, but wants a second opinion

A man charged with stalking Jennifer Aniston and crashing his car through the front gate of her home has been found mentally incompetent to stand trial, but he has demanded a second opinion at a court hearing

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9 d. ago Diddy trial live: Amber Heard expert offers heartrending testimony on what Cassie Ventura 'endured'

Sean ' Diddy ' Combs has continued to put on the charisma for the audience in the courtroom during his federal sex-trafficking and racketeering trial.

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9 d. ago Diddy trial live: Amber Heard trial expert offers heartrending testimony on what Cassie Ventura 'endured'

Sean ' Diddy ' Combs has continued to put on the charisma for the audience in the courtroom during his federal sex-trafficking and racketeering trial.

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