11 h. ago Tearful officer tells court ‘I’m not trigger happy’, after tasering amputee, 92

Police had been called to Park Beck care home in St Leonards-on-Sea after Donald Burgess had reportedly threatened staff with a serrated knife.

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51 h. ago Erin Patterson mushroom murder trial LIVE updates: Digital forensics expert tells court what was found on computer seized from Patterson's home

Follow Daily Mail Australia's live coverage of accused mushroom chef Erin Patterson's murder trial here.

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61 h. ago Gerry Adams had reputation as ‘warmonger’, victims’ campaigner tells court

Mr Adams is suing the BBC over a claim made by a source in a documentary that alleged he had sanctioned the killing of a former Sinn Fein official.

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4 d. ago Singer Dawn Richard tells court Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs hit Cassie Ventura on day six of trial

‘He would punch her, choke her, slap her,’ says Richard as second week of music mogul’s sex-trafficking trial resumesThe second week of Sean “Diddy” Combs’s racketeering conspiracy and sex-trafficking trial began on Monday morning with the singer Dawn Richard returning to the witness stand.Combs, 55, is facing charges of sex-trafficking, racketeering conspiracy, and transportation to engage in prostitution. He was arrested in September 2024 and has pleaded not guilty to all of the charges. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs hit Cassie Ventura, singer Dawn Richard tells court on day six of trial

‘He would punch her, choke her, slap her,’ says Richard as second week of music mogul’s sex-trafficking trial resumesThe second week of Sean “Diddy” Combs’s racketeering conspiracy and sex-trafficking trial began on Monday morning with the singer Dawn Richard returning to the witness stand.Combs, 55, is facing charges of sex-trafficking, racketeering conspiracy, and transportation to engage in prostitution. He was arrested in September 2024 and has pleaded not guilty to all of the charges. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Singer Dawn Richard tells court she saw Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs be violent with Cassie Ventura

‘He would punch her, choke her, slap her,’ says Richard as second week of music mogul’s sex-trafficking trial resumesThe second week of Sean “Diddy” Combs’s racketeering conspiracy and sex-trafficking trial began on Monday morning with the singer Dawn Richard returning to the witness stand.Combs, 55, is facing charges of sex-trafficking, racketeering conspiracy, and transportation to engage in prostitution. He was arrested in September 2024 and has pleaded not guilty to all of the charges.In the US, the domestic violence hotline is 1-800-799-SAFE (7233). In the UK, call the national domestic abuse helpline on 0808 2000 247, or visit Women’s Aid. In Australia, the national family violence counselling service is on 1800 737 732. Other international helplines may be found via www.befrienders.org. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Singer Dawn Richard tells court Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs hit Cassie Ventura

‘He would punch her, choke her, slap her,’ says Richard as second week of music mogul’s sex-trafficking trial resumesThe second week of Sean “Diddy” Combs’s racketeering conspiracy and sex-trafficking trial began on Monday morning with the singer Dawn Richard returning to the witness stand.Combs, 55, is facing charges of sex-trafficking, racketeering conspiracy, and transportation to engage in prostitution. He was arrested in September 2024 and has pleaded not guilty to all of the charges.In the US, the domestic violence hotline is 1-800-799-SAFE (7233). In the UK, call the national domestic abuse helpline on 0808 2000 247, or visit Women’s Aid. In Australia, the national family violence counselling service is on 1800 737 732. Other international helplines may be found via www.befrienders.org. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Pregnant drugs mule, 19, who was caught trying to smuggle 22kg of cannabis into Britain from Canada is spared jail after telling court she needed cash for a house deposit

Daniella KanKam-Adu, 19, was offered £250 in return for smuggling £225,000 worth of cannabis from Canada to Newcastle Airport on March 3 this year.

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4 d. ago Pregnant drugs mule, 19, who was caught trying to smuggle 22kg of cannabis into Britain from Canada is spared jail after telling court she need cash for house deposit

Daniella KanKam-Adu, 19, was offered £250 in return for smuggling £225,000 worth of cannabis from Canada to Newcastle Airport on March 3 this year.

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4 d. ago Erin Patterson may have visited locations of death cap mushroom sightings, murder trial hears

Expert tells court that phone records show ‘potential’ for accused to have been in Outtrim and Loch days after reports of deadly fungi were posted onlineWho are Erin Patterson and the other key figures in Australia’s mushroom murders trial?Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAn analysis of Erin Patterson’s mobile phone records revealed she may have visited two locations soon after death cap mushroom sightings were reported, a court has heard.Patterson, 50, has pleaded not guilty to three charges of murder and one charge of attempted murder relating to the lunch she served at her house in Leongatha, Victoria, about 135km south-east of Melbourne.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Mushroom trial live: witnesses to continue giving evidence on day 14 of Erin Patterson murder trial

Australian woman, 50, faces three murder charges and one charge of attempted murder over lethal mushroom lunch. Follow live updatesMcKenzie says in her role she answered calls from members of the public and professionals regarding ingestion of a range of poisonous substances including fungi.She tells the court what her role involved when someone calls the help line:We need to ascertain the circumstances, for instance it might be a toddler who has a nibble of a little brown mushroom and nothing more. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Can YOU guess who these celebrities are meant to be? Eight of the worst court sketches as Kim Kardashian takes the stand in $10m jewel heist trial

They are among the world's most recognisable people, A List celebrities with millions of fans worldwide - not that you would be able to tell from these woeful court sketches.

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6 d. ago Woman tells court she has been left 'completely destroyed' by 'cowardly bully'

Richard Clement's victim had been left suffering with flashbacks and panic attacks and she said he has 'completely destroyed me'

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7 d. ago Diddy trial live: Cassie tells court what put the ‘nail in the coffin’ of her relationship with music mogul

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’s ex-girlfriend is being cross-examined in Manhattan federal court later as the defense argues she consented to ‘freak-offs’

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8 d. ago Jakob Ingebrigtsen tells court he has ‘had no motives for lying’ as father’s trial closes

Defence team call for acquittal of athlete’s father, GjertJakob, 24, says it is ‘embarrassing to be a victim’The Norwegian Olympic champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen has told a court that he finds it “embarrassing to be a victim of domestic violence” on the final day of the trial of his father and former coach, Gjert.This week prosecutors called for Gjert to be given a jail sentence of two and a half years for hitting and verbally abusing Jakob, the Olympic 1500m champion in Tokyo and 5,000m gold medallist in Paris, and his younger sister, Ingrid. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Erin Patterson trial live: death cap mushroom toxin detected in beef wellington leftovers and dehydrator, toxicologist tells court

Australian woman, 50, faces three charges of murder and one charge of attempted murder relating to a beef wellington lunch she served at her house in Leongatha. Follow live updatesErin Patterson’s defence lawyer, Sophie Stafford, is cross-examining Cripps.Stafford says Cripps is “not very clear” on what Patterson said about how much she ate at the lunch in July 2023. Cripps agrees.Is it your recollection that firstly she didn’t eat her entire portion?Yes. She indicated she didn’t eat it all. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Mushroom trial live: child protection worker tells court Erin Patterson said she felt ‘isolated’ from in

Australian woman, 50, faces three charges of murder and one charge of attempted murder relating to a beef wellington lunch she served at her house in Leongatha. Follow live updatesPatterson’s defence lawyer, Sophie Stafford, is cross-examining Cripps.Stafford asks Cripps about her conversation with Simon Patterson at Monash medical centre on 1 August 2023. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Cassie Ventura tells court at day three of trial that Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs raped her

Music mogul’s former girlfriend describes physical abuse, control and violence at trial in New York CityA timeline of allegations and charges against Sean CombsSinger Casandra “Cassie” Ventura, a former girlfriend of Sean “Diddy” Combs and a key witness in the federal sex-trafficking and racketeering trial of the music mogul, returned to the witness stand in New York City on Wednesday morning and testified that Combs raped her, assaulted one of his employees, and detailed abuse she says occurred in their over decade-long relationship.Ventura, who is eight and a half months pregnant, began her second day of testimony by revisiting the hotel surveillance footage of her 2016 assault by Combs. She said Combs was yelling at her and then threw a vase at her in the elevator lobby.In the US, the domestic violence hotline is 1-800-799-SAFE (7233). In the UK, call the national domestic abuse helpline on 0808 2000 247, or visit Women’s Aid. In Australia, the national family violence counsellin...

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9 d. ago Cassie Ventura tells court Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs blackmailed her with ‘freak

Music mogul’s former girlfriend describes physical abuse, control and violence at trial in New York CityA timeline of allegations and charges against Sean CombsSinger Casandra “Cassie” Ventura, a former girlfriend of Sean “Diddy” Combs and a key witness in the federal sex-trafficking and racketeering trial of the music mogul, returned to the witness stand in New York City on Wednesday morning, as the high-profile trial enters its third day.Ventura, who is eight and a half months pregnant, began her second day of testimony by revisiting the hotel surveillance footage of her 2016 assault by Combs. She said Combs was yelling at her and then threw a vase at her in the elevator lobby.In the US, the domestic violence hotline is 1-800-799-SAFE (7233). In the UK, call the national domestic abuse helpline on 0808 2000 247, or visit Women’s Aid. In Australia, the national family violence counselling service is on 1800 737 732. Other international helplines may be found via www.befrienders.org...

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9 d. ago BBC reporter tells court she took ‘utmost care’ with Gerry Adams allegation

Mr Adams is suing the BBC over what he has called a ‘grievous smear’ that alleged he sanctioned the killing of a former Sinn Fein official.

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