15 h. ago Female British teacher, 53, accused of 'sexually assaulting young child' shouldn't be extradited to Turkey as she is depressed, court told

Rebecca Richardson appeared at Westminster Magistrates' Court on Thursday as she fights extradition to Turkey over allegations she sexually assaulted a young child.

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15 h. ago Homeless Finnish man committed £2,000 'dine and dash' at one of London's most prestigious hotels, court told

Homeless Mikko Luistinen, 58, allegedly tucked into a sumptuous meal with wine at the five-star Dorchester Hotel on Park Lane.

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19 h. ago Female Brit teacher, 54, in court accused of sexually assaulting a child in Turkey

British teacher Rebecca Richardson, 54, was accused of sexually assaulting a child in Istanbul in 2019, but a UK court was today told she should not be extradited to the country

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20 h. ago ICJ hears Sudan case accusing UAE of ‘complicity in genocide’

United Arab Emirates says Sudan ‘misusing’ world court in proceedings relating to African nation’s civil warThe international court of justice will rule in the next few weeks on whether the United Arab Emirates can be plausibly found “complicit in the commission of genocide” by arming the Rapid Support Forces militia in Sudan’s civil war.The case was brought by Sudan, whose acting justice minister, Muawia Osman, told the world court in The Hague last week that the country’s “ongoing genocide would not be possible without the complicity of the UAE, including the shipment of arms to the RSF”. Sudan wants ICJ judges to force the UAE to stop its alleged support for the RSF and make “full reparations”, including compensation to victims of the war. Continue reading...

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21 h. ago Woman charged with causing cyclist's death was driving at 53mph in 20mph area prior to collision, court told

Music student Harry Webb died two days after the crash, which happened as he cycled to London Fields lido

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39 h. ago Match of the Day's Jonathan Pearce is spared speeding driving ban after arguing he could be sacked if he was not able to get to games

The BBC Radio Five Live commentator told Lavender Hill magistrates court that he would face 'exceptional hardship' without his license - and even lose his home.

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41 h. ago Constance Marten used ‘summer’ sleeping bags in winter, court told

Marten, 37, and Mark Gordon, 50, are accused of the manslaughter of their daughter Victoria, who died after they went off-grid in early 2023.

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64 h. ago Afghan migrant with AK47 face tattoo threatened to kill Nigel Farage in TikTok video making gun gesture and saying 'pop, pop' before taking dinghy across Channel to Britain, court told

An Afghan migrant threatened to shoot Nigel Farage in a TikTok video where he made a gun gesture and said 'pop, pop' before crossing the Channel, a court has heard.

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65 h. ago Baby boy dies on first day of St Lucia holiday with family after falling out of bed

Tommy Taylor-Mclean, seven months, died on the first day of the trip to St Lucia, when he fell out of bed and developed a bleed on the brain, East London Coroner’s Court was told today

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69 h. ago High Court case against Andrew Tate believed to be legal first, judge told

Four women, who cannot be identified, are suing Andrew Tate over allegations of sexual violence, which he denies.

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3 d. ago Colombian cleaner stole £188k of jewellery from Jordanian princess's London home during pandemic before trying to auction it in Paris, court told

Maria Taborda Henao, 69, yesterday denied swiping diamond rings, bracelets, watches and earrings while working for Princess Firyal of Jordan (pictured) at her £6million Belgravia property in 2020

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3 d. ago Woman alleging abuse by Jesse Lingard’s grandfather messaged player, court told

Kenneth Lingard, 86, denies 17 counts of indecent assault.

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6 d. ago Tommy Robinson should have prison sentence cut 'because he has PTSD and isolation is affecting his mental health'

Tommy Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, is serving an 18-month prison sentence for contempt of court are breaching an injunction.

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6 d. ago Court told line between IS sympathiser and member ‘crossed’ by ex

Lisa Smith’s defence team had argued her IS membership conviction ‘falls short of Irish law’.

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6 d. ago Love Island star, 30, dubbed 'Barbie' was actually 'business brain' for £53m cocaine smuggling gang, court is told

Magdalena Sadlo, 30, used her management skills to painstakingly prepare criminal accounts for top table crooks in the Middle East.

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6 d. ago Jesse Lingard's grandfather 'left girl so traumatised after sexually abusing her for 14 years she wanted to kill herself', court told

The alleged victim made her claims against Kenneth Lingard, of Warrington, Cheshire, to police after watching a Channel 4 documentary about the life of his footballer grandson.

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6 d. ago Tommy Robinson should have prison sentence cut as behind bars segregation to stop Muslim inmates attacking him is 'making him ill and affecting his mental health', court told

Tommy Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, is serving an 18-month prison sentence for contempt of court are breaching an injunction.

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6 d. ago Tommy Robinson should have sentence reduced as jail ‘making him ill’, court told

Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, was jailed for 18 months for the civil offence of contempt of court in October last year.

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7 d. 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 d. 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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