2 h. ago Inmate denies murdering disgraced Lostprophets frontman Ian Watkins with a makeshift knife inside HMP Wakefield, court hears

Samuel Dodsworth, 43, pleaded not guilty to the charge of murder and denied possessing a makeshift knife inside the prison.

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4 h. ago Girl, 10, charged with rape and attempted murder of child, 5, in horror attack

WARNING, DISTRESSING CONTENT: A distraught mum found her young daughter, 5, in such a state that she did not recognise her, heard court, as she made a tearful plea

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4 h. ago Hollyoaks Rizwan Khan's chilling words heard in court as he's jailed for rape

Former Hollyoaks star Rizwan Khan has been sentenced after being found guilty of raping two women.

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5 h. ago Family court judge blasts 'astronomical' £300k cost for boy to attend specialist outdoor activity care placement

Liverpool Family Court heard the child, who had been involved in organised crime, would 'benefit enormously' from the 17-week placement.

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6 h. ago Hollyoaks' Rizwan Khan jailed for rape as chilling demand heard in court

Former Hollyoaks star Rizwan Khan has been sentenced after being found guilty of raping two women, as well as sexually assaulting a victim and slapping a child – in separate incidents

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18 h. ago Monster shook girlfriend’s baby son to death just one week after they first met

Kieran Humphreys, 33, was left to look after six-month-old Archie after just a week of dating Saskia Woodbridge, now 20, and shook the baby to death at a house in Bedfordshire, a court heard

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19 h. ago 'Adventurous' Brit crushed to death by her own van during tropical cyclone in Australia

Eleanor Thompson, known as Ellie, was pronounced dead after she was found under the vehicle in Burringbar, New South Wales, on March 11, an inquest at Ruthin Coroner's Court heard

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19 h. ago Witness in Prince Harry case against Mail publisher says his confession was false

Gavin Burrows says signature on alleged statement is ‘not mine’ and denies carrying out illegal activity on behalf of Associated NewspapersA private investigator central to the legal action by the Duke of Sussex and others against the publisher of the Daily Mail has claimed that his signature on an earlier witness statement was a “forgery”, the high court has heard.Gavin Burrows, linked to the most serious allegations of unlawful information gathering made by seven prominent individuals including Elton John and Doreen Lawrence, retracted his alleged confession, saying it was “completely false”. Continue reading...

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21 h. ago Police officer 'forgot to turn his body worn camera on' when he fatally struck grandmother, 81, as he ran a red light while escorting the Duchess of Edinburgh, court hears

Christopher Harrison, 68, was riding his BMW motorcycle in a motorcade for the royal when he struck 81-year-old Helen Holland in Earl's Court, west London.

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23 h. ago 'Ringleader' of Rotherham sex abuse ring has three years added to prison sentence after being found guilty of raping girl, 13, in alleyway

Sageer Hussain, 40, was found guilty of rape at Sheffield Crown Court following a trial which heard how he targeted his victim when she was about 13 years old.

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24 h. ago The taste of freedom: Ex French president Nicolas Sarkozy is APPLAUDED by diners as he goes for lunch at Paris restaurant with Carla Bruni a day after his release from jail

After spending just 20 days in La Sante prison, Sarkozy was freed on Monday following an appeal court hearing. He arrived home in a car with blacked-out windows, escorted by police.

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29 h. ago BBC presenter died after car overturned in horror crash on holiday as major update given

BBC presenter Lynda Sian Shahwanwas was on a family holiday in Canada when she was involved in a terrible car crash, an inquest at Pontypridd Coroner's Court heard

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30 h. ago Stalker trans woman, 28, harassed top surgeon carrying out gender reassignment surgery and threatened to ‘batter’ her

A TRANS woman who threatened to "batter" a surgeon after she carried out her gender reassignment surgery is facing jail.  Vivienne Taylor, 28, admitted threatening Tina Rashid, bombarding her with emails and turning up at her workplace unexpectedly. Westminster Magistrates' Court heard Taylor said she would "batter her and s*** her partner" in a horror stalking campaign. She admitted...

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47 h. ago Chinese 'Bitcoin Queen' behind £5.5bn crypto scam evaded authorities by going on lavish sightseeing trips in Europe and staying in luxury hotels, court hears

Zhimin Qian (pictured), 47, masterminded a Ponzi scheme which defrauded more than 128,000 victims in China between 2014 and 2017 before fleeing to the UK.

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49 h. ago Met Police motorcyclist escorting the Duchess of Edinburgh through London sped through red light at 58mph and killed grandmother, court hears

Christopher Harrison, 68, was riding his BMW motorcycle at 58mph in a motorcade for the royal when he struck 81-year-old Helen Holland in Earl's Court..

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49 h. ago Teenager who killed Harry Pitman, 16, after stabbing the schoolboy in the neck at New Year's Eve fireworks is jailed for at least 16 years

Areece Lloyd-Hall, 18, stabbed Harry Pitman in the neck after he accidentally bumped into another boy while playfighting on Primrose Hill in north London , a court heard.

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49 h. ago Inside life of luxury of mastermind behind £5.5 billion Bitcoin scam

A Chinese fraudster involved in a Bitcoin scam worth more than £5.5 billion spent years evading British authorities sightseeing across Europe and staying in luxury hotels, a court heard.

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50 h. ago Nicolas Sarkozy walks free: Former French president will leave prison later today following appeal court hearing

Sarkozy, 70, who will be placed on judicial supervision, will also be banned from leaving the French territory, the court said. An appeal trial is expected to take place later.

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51 h. ago Caroline Flack's friend feared she was 'going to die' hours before court hearing

In the new documentary, Caroline Flack: Search for the Truth, the TV presenter's closest friend Mollie Grosberg opens up about a concerning phone call

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53 h. ago Nicolas Sarkozy says life in prison is ‘gruelling’ and ‘a nightmare’

Former French president was talking to court via video link about his request to serve rest of sentence at homeEurope live – latest updatesThe former French president Nicolas Sarkozy has said his time in prison has been “gruelling” and a “nightmare” as he appeared via video link at a court hearing over his request to serve his sentence at home.Sarkozy, dressed in a navy blue suit, appeared on camera from prison on Monday, seated at a table with his lawyers beside him. He told the court: “I want to pay tribute to all the prison staff, who are exceptionally humane, and who have made this nightmare bearable – because it is a nightmare.” Continue reading...

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