10 h. ago Downing Street: Charges dropped in China ‘spy’ case ‘extremely disappointing’

Christopher Cash and Christopher Berry had faced charges under the Official Secrets Act.

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14 h. ago Charges dropped against parliamentary researcher accused of spying for China

Chris Cash and Christopher Berry had both denied violating the Official Secrets Act

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14 h. ago Charges dropped against two men, including Scot, accused of spying for China

Pair had been due to face trial in October but prosecutors drop charges at Old Bailey hearing

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5 d. ago Woman wants you to see what boyfriend did as he's freed after two months

Mandy Russell says she now knows why women drop charges when they are beaten by a partner

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5 d. ago 'My boyfriend left me looking like this, and was in jail for just two months'

Mandy Russell says she now knows why women drop charges when they are beaten by a partner

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6 d. ago Michigan judge dismisses charges against 15 of Trump’s 2020 fake electors

Judge says sufficient evidence of intent wasn’t given against those who signed files claiming Trump won 2020 electionA judge in Michigan dismissed the felony charges against a slate of electors who falsely signed on to documents claiming Donald Trump won the 2020 election in the latest blow to efforts to hold the president and his allies accountable for attempting to overturn the results of the White House race he lost to Joe Biden.Sixteen people were initially charged with eight felonies each related to forgery and conspiracy by the Democratic attorney general, Dana Nessel, in 2023, though one of them had his charges dropped after he agreed to cooperate with the prosecution. The fake electors in Michigan will not go to trial. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Prosecutors drop federal case against woman accused of threatening to kill Trump

Justice Department prosecutors are dropping their federal case against a woman who was charged with threatening to kill President Donald Trump

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1 week ago Powerful portable charger that 'lasts ages' dropped by 23% on Amazon

It's small, it's powerful, it's now reduced and is trending as an Amazon deal

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1 week ago Man accused of stealing flowers left in memory of Ozzy Osbourne has charges dropped

Parviz Jafari claimed a security guard had given him permission to remove some of the flowers

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1 week ago Man accused of stealing Ozzy Osbourne flowers walks free as charges dropped

Parviz Jafari, 45, was charged after reports of a theft from among thousands of tributes left near the Black Sabbath Bench and mural following Ozzy Osbourne's death

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2 w. ago Prosecutors suddenly drop case against Miami attorney accused of bribing DEA agents

Prosecutors have agreed to drop criminal charges against a prominent Miami defense attorney accused of orchestrating a bribery conspiracy two former U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration supervisors

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2 w. ago Cardi B testifies that she didn’t touch security guard accusing her of assault

Rapper accused of spitting on and cutting a security guard on the face with her fingernail in an ongoing trial in LACardi B testified on Wednesday that she didn’t touch a security guard who alleges the rapper cut her face with a fingernail and spat on her in an altercation outside an obstetrician’s office during the hip-hop star’s not-yet-public first pregnancy.“She couldn’t get a scratch from me because I didn’t touch her,” Cardi said on the stand in her second day of testimony in a Los Angeles county court. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago DA dropped charges against woman arrested for having an abortion after public outcry

Lizelle Gonzalez filed a complaint against local Texas officials after they charged her with murder for taking medication to end her pregnancy

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4 w. ago Charge dropped against aristocrat Constance Marten’s partner after baby manslaughter conviction

In July, Constance Marten and Mark Gordon were found guilty of killing baby Victoria after they went off grid to avoid her being taken into care.

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4 w. ago Charge dropped against aristocrat’s partner after baby manslaughter conviction

In July, Constance Marten and Mark Gordon were found guilty of killing baby Victoria after they went off grid to avoid her being taken into care.

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4 w. ago Family of Jean Hanlon make desperate appeal to prosecutors as charges against suspect could be dropped

Jean Hanlon’s body was found in Heraklion harbour in 2009. Her three sons have always believed Jean, 53, from Dumfries, was murdered.

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