1 hour ago Eleanor Donaldson to undergo further medical tests ahead of trial, court told

Former DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson and his wife deny historical sex offences.

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17 h. ago Countdown champion 'growled' as he stabbed rival at fan tournament, jury hears

A jury heard how John Cowen, 31, uttered a “half-growl, half-scream” before running across the room where the club had gathered in Blackpool with a knife in his hand

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21 h. ago Countdown champion, 31, who stabbed rival at quiz convention felt 'cheated' because rivals were using an app to practise

John Cowen, 31, attacked Thomas Carey moments after arriving at the gathering of former contestants from the Channel 4 quiz show last September.

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21 h. ago Countdown champion heard ‘growling’ before lunging across table to stab rival, court told

John Cowen, 31, is said to have to run across a room with a knife and lunged across a table to attack a rival

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26 h. ago North Londoner 'murdered sex worker seven months after raping another', court told

Simon Levy has been charged with murdering Sheryl Wilkins, 39, on August 24 and with two counts of rape against a second woman in January

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33 h. ago Corrupt police calls handler stole confidential info about probe for drug dealer pal

Dundee Sheriff Court was told that Moran spent three years abusing the force's computer network to access sensitive information to pass on.

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45 h. ago Terror suspect ‘may need gang for protection if jailed in US’, court told

Daniel Andreas San Diego, 47, was one of the agency’s ‘most wanted fugitives’ after bombings in San Francisco, California, in 2003.

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45 h. ago Countdown champ 'unfit to stand trial' over alleged stabbing of fellow contestant

A countdown champion has been deemed unfit to stand trial for allegedly stabbing a fellow contestant at a meet up in Blackpool

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45 h. ago Man 'snatched girl, 5, and sexually assaulted her' before mum heard her crying

A jury sitting at Birmingham Crown Court has been told the defendant, Mohammed Abdulraziq, 32, was found in a state of undress with a five-year-old child after her mother heard her crying from inside his property

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46 h. ago Countdown champion, 31, accused of stabbing rival contestant at a tournament is unfit to stand trial, judge rules

John Cowen, 31, was arrested after allegedly attacking Thomas Carey, a former Cambridge University maths student, with a knife at the Countdown in Blackpool event last September.

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49 h. ago Countdown champion to face court accused of stabbing fellow contestant at meet

He is due to face trial today

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51 h. ago Dad 'had no chance' in fatal crash after brothers raced BMW and Audi, court told

Abubakr Yusaf and Umar Yusaf both deny causing Rhys Jenkins' death

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3 d. ago Boy, 17, stabbed nine times in fatal London group attack, court told

A 15-year-old boy appeared at the Old Bailey on Monday charged with murdering 17-year-old Yeray Sanchez-Morales.

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6 d. ago Trans woman feared vigilante violence after Graham Linehan’s social media posts, court told

Father Ted creator on trial accused of harassing transgender activist Sophia Brooks

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6 d. ago Graham Linehan ‘relentlessly’ posted abuse about trans teenager, court told

Prosecution tells hearing Father Ted writer’s posts about Sophia Brooks, 18, were ‘oppressive and unacceptable’Graham Linehan, the co-creator of Father Ted, “relentlessly” posted abusive and vindictive material on social media about an 18-year-old transgender activist, a court has heard.Linehan’s posts about Sophia Brooks were “oppressive and unacceptable”, the prosecution told a hearing at Westminster magistrates court. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Father Ted creator Linehan’s trans activist posts were ‘oppressive’, court told

The Irish comedy writer faces trial accused of harassing transgender activist Sophia Brooks.

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7 d. ago Detroit man sentenced for ‘senseless’ killing of roommate after argument over Taco Bell

Mark Newsome told the court that Dale Francis Mitchell had tried to punch him in the face in the days preceding the deadly encounter

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7 d. ago Black server at Cracker Barrel was called ‘burnt biscuit’ by coworkers as bosses did nothing to stop racism: suit

Exclusive: Roberta Mendez claims in court papers that her shift leader brazenly told her, ‘I don’t like Black people.’

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7 d. ago Porsche driver killed in knife fight in ‘Wild West’ scenes, court told

Mohamed Abdi, 21, was allegedly stabbed by Awad Abdel Samad, 24, during an outbreak of violence on central London’s bustling Edgware Road.

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8 d. ago Mother of knifeman who stabbed footballer to death 'tried to help him flee to Jamaica following murder', court told

Kami Carpenter, 22, was convicted of murdering 23-year-old Cody Fisher, who was knifed on the dance floor of The Crane nightclub in Digbeth, Birmingham , during a Boxing Day 2022.

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