77 m. ago Premier League star details how burglars took cash, jewellery and his sports car

Alexander Isak, of Newcastle United, was burgled along with two other people over a few days last spring, a court heard

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2 h. ago Delivery driver killed ‘when thief hit parked car to stop him hanging onto van’

Claudiu Carol-Kondor, 42, died while trying to stop Mark Ross, 32, stealing his van while he was delivering parcels for Amazon

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2 h. ago London student who drugged and raped 10 women may have 50 more victims, police fear

Police source says extent of Zhenhao Zou’s violence against women could be worst seen in BritainZhenhao Zou: ‘charming’ PhD student who filmed dozens of attacks on womenA PhD student who charmed women so he could drug, video and attack them has been convicted of raping 10 women in London and China, with police fearing he may have 50 more victims.Zhenhao Zou, 28, was convicted by a jury at Inner London crown court on Wednesday, after more than 18 hours of deliberations. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Chinese PhD student studying in UK guilty of drugging and raping 10 women

Detectives fear Zhenhao Zou, 28, may have targeted more than 50 more women and could be one of the worst sex offenders the UK has seen.

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4 h. ago London student who drugged women and filmed attacks convicted of 11 rapes

Zhenhao Zou, 28, who carried out attacks in London and China, described in court as ‘every woman’s nightmare’Warning: this article contains graphic details some readers may find disturbingA PhD student who charmed women so he could drug, video and attack them has been convicted of 11 rapes on 10 women in London and China.Zhenhao Zou, 28, was convicted by a jury at Inner London crown court on Wednesday, after more than 18 hours of deliberations. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Park murder accused, 15, told witness he had anger issues, jury told

Jurors at Leicester Crown Court also heard claims that the youth charged with murdering Bhim Kohli, 80, said ‘it is what it is at the end of the day’.

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5 h. ago Mother remanded in custody after being charged with murder of toddler daughter

Alice Mackey, 42, appeared at Basingstoke Magistrates’ Court charged with the murder of Annabel Mackey, two.

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6 h. ago Woman, 42, charged with murder of daughter, two, who was found in pond

Alice Mackey, of Oakhanger, Hampshire, was remanded in custody to appear at Winchester Crown Court on Friday.

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6 h. ago Rotherham rapists who groomed and attacked vulnerable teenage girls they called 'fresh meat' are jailed for total of nearly 40 years

Romulad Stefan Houphouet and Absolom Sigiyo have been jailed at Sheffield Crown Court for 20 years and 18-and-a-half years respectively.

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6 h. ago Burglars took car and cash in raid on Newcastle player’s home, court hears

Striker Alexander Isak was targeted when he was out of his home last April, a court was told.

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6 h. ago Alexander Isak was 'targeted by a family of burglars who carried out a series of raids' after 'arriving in the UK on a ferry from France just days prior'

Alexander Isak was targeted by a gang of burglars who carried out a string of high-value break-ins, Newcastle Crown Court has heard.

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7 h. ago Man in court on murder charge after woman found dead at home

Matthew Battenbough is accused of killing Leanne Williams in Gomer Road in the Townhill area of Swansea on February 27.

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8 h. ago Justice Secretary says backlog will go up despite record court sitting days

The major review led by Sir Brian Leveson is expected to report on reforms to the court system in the spring.

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10 h. ago Justice chiefs accused by MPs of failing to act quickly to tackle spiralling courts crisis

The Crown Court backlog has spiralled to more than 73,000 cases with the system mired in chronic delays and some trials being listed as far away as 2028

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18 h. ago Crown court judges to sit at record level to tackle delays – Justice Secretary

The Government also confirmed funding for repairs and maintenance for courts will rise from £120 million last year to £148.5 million this year.

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25 h. ago 'It's like I woke up one day and I'd lost five years of my life

Victims are being failed by record crown court delays which are deepening their trauma and making many feel justice is 'out of reach', the Victims’ Commissioner has warned

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30 h. ago Gang used Apple Airtag to find £35million worth of cocaine left floating off the Scilly Isles by South American drug lords, court hears

Truro Crown Court heard yesterday that 1,078kgs of high-purity cocaine had been left in the sea in 49 sacks, all containing Apple tracking devices, so their location could be monitored by GPS.

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31 h. ago Police make fresh appeal 15 years after father’s disappearance

Colleagues of Donavan Van Lill raised the alarm on March 3 2010 when he did not show up for work that afternoon at a leisure centre in Chippenham.

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46 h. ago Sick boyfriend, 39, who forced his partner to have sex with their pet pug while he filmed the abuse is jailed for nearly six years

Graham Marshall, 39, who forced his partner to perform sex acts on the couple's pug Charlie over a two year period appeared at Sheffield Crown Court where he was jailed for five years.

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48 h. ago Man denies helping thief sell gold from golden toilet after Blenheim Palace raid

Frederick Doe is accused of helping James Sheen sell gold from an 18-carat toilet that was stolen in an ‘audacious raid’ at Blenheim Palace in 2019.

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