2 h. ago Thug admits Paisley fire rampage as details of frenzied morning emerge

The High Court in Glasgow was told a mass emergency response was summoned with properties evacuated, writes Connor Gordon.

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7 h. ago Andrew Tate told woman ‘I’m debating whether to rape you’, court papers allege

Claims by four women are filed at high court, including of rape, coercive control and assault and battery Andrew Tate told a woman he was “debating whether to rape you or not” before he strangled and forced himself upon her, according to one of four women suing the self-proclaimed misogynistic influencer.He is also accused of whispering “good girl” as he raped a woman he employed at his webcam business whom he had separately threatened with a gun, and strangling another so often that she developed spots from burst capillaries around her eyes. Continue reading...

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10 h. ago Andrew Tate held gun to woman's face and said' do as I say', court told

Controversial social media influencer Andrew Tate is accused of holding a gun to a woman’s face before saying “you’re going to do as I say or there’ll be hell to pay”, according to court documents. Documents from the case, submitted to the UK’s High Court by four women who allege Tate used sexual violence against them, surfaced on Thursday.

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25 h. ago Prince Harry’s ‘life is at stake’ over security arrangements, says lawyer

Home Office legal team deny ‘bespoke’ plan drawn up by Ravec for duke’s protection is inadequateThe safety, security and life of the Duke of Sussex is at stake in his appeal against arrangements for his security while in the UK, the court of appeal has been told.Prince Harry appeared at the high court in London for a second day as he challenged the decision of the Executive Committee for the Protection of Royalty and Public Figures, known as Ravec, that he should receive a different degree of protection at public expense while in the UK after he stepped down as a working royal and moved abroad. Continue reading...

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26 h. ago Duke of Sussex’s ‘life at stake’, Court of Appeal told in security challenge

Harry has attended both days of an appeal over the level of his security while in the UK.

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30 h. ago Harry security decision in ‘unique set of circumstances’, Court of Appeal told

The duke returned to the Royal Courts of Justice in London on Wednesday.

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32 h. ago Royals news live: Prince Harry at second day of security appeal after court told he ‘felt forced to step back’

Prince Harry has arrived at the Court of Appeal for the final day of his security appeal hearing

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35 h. ago Royals news live: Harry ‘felt forced to step back’, High Court security appeal told as second day set to begin

Comes as King Charles and Queen Camilla landed in Italy for four-day state visit

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52 h. ago BBC TV doctor 'sexually assaulted boy, 12, during consultation', court told

A former BBC TV doctor groped a young boy during a consultation and told him to get an erection during a consultation which left him mentally scarred, a court heard

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53 h. ago Royals news live: Prince Harry and Meghan Markle ‘felt forced’ to step back, High Court security appeal told

King Charles and Queen Camilla have landed in Italy to embark on their four-day state visit

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54 h. ago Harry and Meghan ‘felt forced to step back’ from royal family, court told

Harry appeared at the Royal Courts of Justice on Tuesday.

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54 h. ago BBC TV doctor sexually assaulted boy, 12, and forced male patient to look at 'East German style pornography' in appointment, court told

Aivar Bracka, 73, is charged with four counts of indecent assault and one count of indecent assault against a child aged 14 or younger.

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4 d. ago Dealer found with £10,000 worth of drugs argues with judge about their valuation

He told the court a drug expert was 's*** at his job' and said: 'If they were worth that amount I would be rich'

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6 d. ago ‘International man of mystery’ denies aiding Russia sanctions breach, court told

Dmitrii Ovsiannikov, 48, the former mayor of Sevastopol in occupied Crimea, is facing seven counts of circumventing sanctions.

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6 d. ago Noel Clarke allegations had ‘high public interest’, Guardian editor tells court

Bafta endorsement could have escalated actor’s allegedly abusive behaviour towards women, Kath Viner saidThe editor-in-chief of the Guardian, Katharine Viner, has told the high court there was a “very high public interest” in reporting allegations made against Noel Clarke after he received a special Bafta award.In a witness statement, Viner said she believed it was conceivable that the actor’s endorsement by the British academy film awards could lead to an escalation of his allegedly abusive behaviour towards women. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Labour ignored education department plea to delay VAT on private school fees until new year so Government could net almost £1bn extra from families

Lawyers for the Government have told the High Court bringing forward the date by eight months would raise 'an additional revenue of over £900 million'.

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7 d. ago Noel Clarke sources said they were acting out of ‘moral obligation’, court told

The actor is suing The Guardian’s publisher, Guardian News and Media, over seven articles and a podcast.

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8 d. ago ‘I never realised something wasn’t right’: Carlo Ancelotti denies €1m tax fraud

Manager accused of failing to pay tax due on image rightsItalian claims salary arrangement seemed ‘quite normal’The Real Madrid coach, Carlo Ancelotti, who is on trial for allegedly defrauding Spain’s tax office of more than €1m in undeclared earnings from image rights, has told a court he believed his financial affairs were in order and “never thought a fraud could have been committed”.Prosecutors allege the 65-year-old former Chelsea and Everton manager used shell companies outside Spain to conceal “the real beneficiary of the income from the exploitation of his image rights” in 2014 and 2015. They are seeking a jail term of four years and nine months and a fine of €3.2m. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Guardian journalist received large number of leads after Noel Clarke article, court told

Lucy Osborne tells high court she was ‘taken aback’ at number of people in contact over the actor’s alleged sexual misconductA Guardian journalist who has worked on high-profile investigations into allegations of sexual misconduct by men said the volume of fresh leads received after writing about Noel Clarke was the most she had ever witnessed.Lucy Osborne, who, with Sirin Kale, carried out the Guardian’s investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct against the Doctor Who actor, told the high court that she was “taken aback” by how many people got in touch after publication of the first article. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Prisoner told fellow inmate he was involved in killing of teenager, court hears

Marcus La Croix, 37, is accused alongside Michael Clarke, 35, of murdering 17-year-old Tanesha Melbourne-Blake during a ‘ride-out’ in north London.

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