67 h. ago Constance Marten tells manslaughter trial she 'feared being dubbed evil over baby's death'

Runaway aristocrat says she didnt’t hand herself into police for fear of being branded a ‘murderess’ and bought petrol as she considered cremating her baby

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67 h. ago Constance Marten tells jurors she feared being branded an ‘evil mother’

Marten, 37, and Mark Gordon, 50, are charged with the manslaughter of their daughter Victoria.

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4 d. ago Major supermarket issues urgent recall for chicken over food poisoning fear

Asda is urgently recalling its own-brand chicken breast slices over fears that the product was packaged with an incorrect use-by date.

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6 d. ago Constance Marten denies carrying baby in supermarket bag while on the run

Constance Marten calls the suggestion she and her co-accused carried their baby Victoria in a supermarket bag ‘absolutely absurd’

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1 week ago Constance Marten tells Old Bailey trial she went on run after 'my children were stolen by the state'

Aristocrat accused of manslaughter told the Old Bailey she did ‘everything to protect’ her baby daughter

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1 week ago Aristocrat Constance Marten had no choice but to go on the run with newborn after her other four children were 'stolen by the state', court hears

Constance Marten, 37, and Mark Gordon, 50, are charged with the manslaughter of their daughter Victoria, who died after they went off-grid in early 2023.

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1 week ago Constance Marten tells court ‘we did everything we could to protect’ baby

Marten, 37, and Mark Gordon, 50, are charged with the manslaughter of their daughter Victoria.

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1 week ago Constance Marten tells Old Bailey trial 'my children were stolen by the state'

Aristocrat accused of manslaughter told the Old Bailey she did ‘everything to protect’ her baby daughter

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1 week ago Delay to Constance Marten evidence after complaints of headache and toothache

Marten and Mark Gordon are accused of the manslaughter of their baby Victoria.

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1 week ago Constance Marten's evidence at baby manslaughter OId Bailey trial delayed by toothache

Her partner Mark Gordon has chosen not to give evidence at his manslaughter trial

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1 week ago Mark Gordon not giving evidence in trial over death of baby girl

He is accused of the manslaughter of baby Victoria alongside aristocrat Constance Marten.

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1 week ago Constance Marten's partner Mark Gordon opts not to give evidence at baby manslaughter OId Bailey trial

Mark Gordon has chosen not to give evidence at his manslaughter trial

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2 w. ago Constance Marten used ‘summer’ sleeping bags in winter, court told

Marten, 37, and Mark Gordon, 50, are accused of the manslaughter of their daughter Victoria, who died after they went off-grid in early 2023.

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2 w. ago Baby Victoria exposed to ‘substantial risk of hypothermia’ – expert

Constance Marten, 37, and Mark Gordon, 50, are accused of the manslaughter of their daughter Victoria in 2023.

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3 w. ago Russell Brand fears US prosecution over sexual assault claims

Comedian’s legal team attempting to delay a civil case filed in New York

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4 w. ago Russell Brand fears prosecution in the US over accuser's sex misconduct allegations on filmset of Arthur

In a civil complaint, the 49-year-old comic and actor has been accused of exposing himself to a woman before following her into a bathroom and allegedly attacking her.

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4 w. ago Urgent recall issued for popular chocolate brand's Easter eggs amid fears they contain METAL

An urgent recall has been issued for a popular Easter Egg over fears that the product may contain metal. Customers are being asked to return the two eggs to where they bought them for a refund.

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