6 h. ago Businessman tried to kiss air steward on flight home with wife, court hears

Philip Gould, 64, tried to kiss a male flight attendant and said 'there are not enough people on the plane to restrain me' while flying home from the Bahamas on a British Airways flight with his wife, a court heard

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9 h. ago Mum killed ‘severely disabled’ daughter, 8, and took her own life in tragic murder

A MUM killed her disabled eight-year-old child and then took her own life, a coroner's court has heard. Martina Karos, 40, killed her blind, non-verbal daughter and herself in their home with toxic carbon monoxide. Emergency services raced to their home in Kersal, Salford after reports that Eleni Edwards, 8, hadn't gone to school. After...

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12 h. ago HSTikkyTokky moans 'it'll take him years' to repay £17,000 after police chartered a private jet to bring him back to the UK... despite 'earning £2,000

Details of the controversial influencer's finances were heard during a court hearing today as police unsuccessfully tried to reclaim £28,350.27 after chartering the aircraft.

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19 h. ago Singer Zubeen Garg was swimming ‘severely intoxicated’ before he died, court hears

Garg, 52, was in Singapore ahead of a scheduled performance when he drowned at sea after joining a private yacht outing near the Lazarus Island

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22 h. ago ‘A nasty little song, really rather evil’: how Every Breath You Take tore Sting and the Police apart

Sting and his former bandmates go to the high court over a royalties dispute this week – the latest chapter in the song’s remarkably fractious storyThis week’s high court hearings between Sting and his former bandmates in the Police, Stewart Copeland and Andy Summers, are the latest chapter in the life of a song whose negative energy seems to have seeped out into real life.Every Breath You Take is the subject of a lawsuit filed by Copeland and Summers against Sting, alleging that he owes them royalties linked to their contributions to the hugely popular song, particularly from streaming earnings, estimated at $2m (£1.5m) in total. Sting’s legal team have countered that previous agreements between him and his bandmates regarding their royalties from the song do not include streaming revenue – and argued in pre-trial documents that the pair may have been “substantially overpaid”. In the hearing’s opening day, it was revealed that since the lawsuit was filed, Sting has paid them $870,0...

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28 h. ago Schoolboy 'white supremacist' who planned attack on synagogue found with weapons and Nazi memorabilia in bedroom, court hears

The 16-year-old is said to have been filled with 'hate and racism' and joined a banned neo-Nazi group which encouraged its followers to ignite a race war.

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30 h. ago Man who stole £800 worth of meat from Aldi jailed and hit with supermarket ban

Chelmsford Magistrates’ Court heard that Matthew Jenkins stole £782.96 worth of meat from an Aldi store, including premium wagyu steaks

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36 h. ago Sting has paid £600,000 to Police bandmates after they started suing him, court hears in row over streaming royalties

The bassist, along with his company Magnetic Publishing, are said to owe more than £1.49 million in 'arranger's fees' to drummer Stewart Copeland, and guitarist Andrew Summers.

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37 h. ago Dutch court hears arguments in Nexperia mismanagement case that upset the global auto industry

Lawyers for Nexperia and its Chinese owners have faced off in an Amsterdam courtroom over alleged corporate mismanagement

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39 h. ago Teenagers ‘planned to attack man who thought he was meeting girl, 16’

Woolwich Crown Court heard Alexander Cashford was chased and hit with rocks and a bottle at a seaside resort in Kent last year.

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42 h. ago Kneecap terrorism appeal LIVE: Dropped charges against Mo Chara to be fought today

Today, an appeal against the judge's decision to throw out the terrorism case against Kneecap's Mo Chara will be heard at the High Court, months after the case was dismissed

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57 h. ago Nurse asked takeaway workers if wrap contained nuts before she suffered a fatal allergic reaction, court hears

A nurse asked takeaway workers if a wrap contained nuts before she suffered a fatal allergic reaction, a court heard.

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58 h. ago Russian captain did 'absolutely nothing' to stop ship from 'obvious collision course' with oil tanker which killed one crew member, court hears

Vladimir Motin, 59, was on sole watch duty when his vessel smashed into the US oil tanker the Stena Immaculate, causing the death of Mark Angelo Pernia, 38.

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58 h. ago Ex Spandau Ballet star Ross Davidson raped and sexually assaulted women court hears

Former Spandau Ballet star, Ross Davidson - who used the stage name Ross Wild - has been accused of raping and sexually assaulting women

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58 h. ago Teens 'sent man, 49, messages using fake girl's name before accusing him of being a paedophile and beating him to death with rocks' on the Isle of Sheppey, court hears

A 16-year-old girl and two boys aged 15 and 16 are accused of meeting Alexander Cashford, 49, in Leysdown-on-Sea, on the Isle of Sheppey, in Kent, before 'beating him to death', last August.

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60 h. ago Container ship captain ‘did nothing’ to prevent deadly Humber estuary crash, court hears

Vladimir Motin, 59, was charged after his container ship, Solong, collided with US oil tanker the Stena Immaculate

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65 h. ago Chilling CCTV shown as boyfriend accused of throwing teen from 37ft window

Jordan Herring, 22, denies attempted murder after his girlfriend fell from a fourth-floor flat in Solihull and suffered life-threatening injuries, Birmingham Crown Court heard

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65 h. ago US supreme court to hear trans athletes cases that could erode key protections

A ruling against two athletes in West Virginia and Idaho could have far-reaching implications for civil rightsThe US supreme court is considering the rights of transgender youth athletes on Tuesday in a major hearing on state laws banning trans girls from girls sports teams.Oral arguments center on two cases of trans students who sued over the Republican-backed laws in Idaho and West Virginia prohibiting them from participating in girls athletic programs. The cases could have far-reaching implications for civil rights, with a ruling against the athletes potentially eroding a range of protections for trans youth and LGBTQ+ people more broadly. Continue reading...

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65 h. ago US supreme court hearing trans athletes cases that could erode key protections

A ruling against two athletes in West Virginia and Idaho could have far-reaching implications for civil rightsThe US supreme court is considering the rights of transgender youth athletes on Tuesday in a major hearing on state laws banning trans girls from girls sports teams.Oral arguments center on two cases of trans students who sued over the Republican-backed laws in Idaho and West Virginia prohibiting them from participating in girls athletic programs. The cases could have far-reaching implications for civil rights, with a ruling against the athletes potentially eroding a range of protections for trans youth and LGBTQ+ people more broadly. Continue reading...

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2 d. ago Supreme Court takes up culture war battle over transgender athletes in school sports

The Supreme Court is hearing arguments over state laws barring transgender girls and women from playing on school athletic teams

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