14 h. ago 'Hitman' accused of gunning down Scottish gangsters at Costa del Sol Irish bar arrives in Spain to stand trial

Michael Riley, 44, was charged in the UK with the murders of Lyons gang members Ross Monaghan, 43, (right) and Eddie Lyons Jnr, 46, (left) at Monaghans Bar in Feungirola on May 31.

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37 h. ago Funeral director pleads guilty to charges after police found human remains

Robert Bush has pleaded guilty to multiple charges of fraud relating to misleading families of the deceased but will stand trial on charges of preventing lawful and decent burials in October next year

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59 h. ago London people smuggler caught after yacht of migrants ran aground

Mohammed Ali Nareman, 37, was deemed unfit to stand trial because he suffered from depression, panic attacks and post-traumatic stress disorder

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6 d. ago Two teenage boys to stand trial charged with murder of Glasgow schoolboy Amen Teklay

The two boys are said to have struck 15-year-old Amen with a sword.

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8 d. ago Man accused of killing young mum and three kids in house fire dies of heart attack awaiting trial

Mohammed Shabir, 45, was taken ill at HMP Leeds, where he was being held on remand, due to stand trial in connection with the deaths of Bryonie Gawith, 29, and her three children last August

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8 d. ago Gran shot dead in her home after sons stole phone from drug dealers, court told

Jackie Rutter, 53, was shot dead in her own home in Moreton, Wirral, after her sons stole a phone from two drug dealers, a court has heard as four men and a woman stand trial

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8 d. ago LIVE court updates as two men stand trial over Islamic State

Walid Saadaoui and Amar Hussein deny terror charges

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9 d. ago Jury selection starts as two men stand trial accused of terror plot to attack Jewish community

Walid Saadaoui, 38, and Amar Hussein, 52, deny terror charges

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1 week ago Australian accused of Afghanistan war crime pleads not guilty but trial held until at least 2027

A prosecutor has told a court an Australian soldier charged with a war crime in Afghanistan won't stand trial until at least 2027

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2 w. ago I’m a Celebrity star Lord Brocket will not stand trial for rape until late 2027

Judge Martin Edmunds apologised for the late date, saying the combination of a backlog of cases and those in custody matters ‘must take priority’.

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2 w. ago ‘Gunman’ accused of shooting dead two Scots gangsters at Spanish pub ‘fears revenge attacks in prison’

THE alleged hitman accused of gunning down Eddie Lyons Jnr and Ross Monaghan will ‘fear for his life’ if he’s banged up in a Spanish jail, a court heard. Michael Riley, 44, is fighting extradition from the UK over the murders of the Lyons gang kingpins in Fuengirola, Spain. And at the latest hearing his...

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2 w. ago Six ‘trafficking gang’ suspects accused of bringing women from Romania to Scotland for sex

SIX people are to stand trial accused of trafficking a string of women into Scotland for prostitution. The group are claimed to have been involved in the lucrative crime which saw females brought from Romania mainly into Aberdeen between January 2023 and December last year. Prosecutors claim adverts were put online and arrangements made for...

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2 w. ago Man to stand trial for ‘throwing lit firework into busy Celtic bar’ on day of Rangers Old Firm clash

A MAN will stand trial accused of throwing a lit firework into a Celtic bar. Gary Clark, 24, is alleged to have chucked the missile into Gallagher's Bar on Glasgow city centre on December 15 2024. Court papers claim that Clark, of Clarkston, East Renfrewshire, acted with others unknown to form a disorderly crowd. Clark...

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2 w. ago Man accused of murdering mum and three kids in fire dies in custody

Mohammed Shabir was due to stand trial later this year with two other defendants

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3 w. ago Man accused of murdering mum and three young kids in house fire found dead in prison

Mohammed Shabir, 45, was due to stand trial for the murders of Bryonie Gawith, 29, and her three children, Denisty Birtle, nine, Oscar Birtle, five, and 22-month-old Aubree Birtle - who tragically died in a house fire

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3 w. ago Man accused of killing a young mum and her three kids in house fire found dead in jail

Mohammed Shabir, 45, was found dead at HMP Leeds, where he was being held on remand, due to stand trial in connection with the deaths of Bryonie Gawith, 29, and her three children last August

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3 w. ago New Zealand mother convicted of killing her children in ‘suitcase murder’ trial

Hakyung Lee was extradited from South Korea to stand trial after her children’s bodies were found in suitcases in an abandoned storage unit

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4 w. ago Real Madrid defender Raúl Asencio to stand trial over alleged sharing of explicit video

Asencio and three former youth players to face trialCase relates to alleged incident in Gran Canaria in 2023The Real Madrid defender Raúl Asencio and three former youth players at the club are to stand trial in connection with the alleged filming and distribution of sexual videos involving two women, one of whom was a minor at the time.According to court documents, three of the defendants are accused of “one count of distributing child pornography, as well as two offences against privacy”. Their bail has been set at €20,000 each (£17,400). The fourth, who is understood to be Asencio, is accused of two offences against privacy and has had his bail set at €15,000. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Real Madrid defender Raul Asencio to stand trial after alleged sexual offence

The prosecutor is seeking a prison term of two-and-a-half years for Asencio, 22, over two crimes against privacy

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4 w. ago Alan Jones pleads not guilty to 27 charges after number of alleged victims drops from 11 to nine

Former 2GB and Sky News Australia broadcaster was not in court on Thursday when it heard 17 of previous 44 charges had been droppedFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAlan Jones faces 25 charges of indecent assault and two of sexual touching relating to nine complainants after prosecutors revealed two alleged victims would no longer be part of the case against the veteran broadcaster.Jones was on Thursday expected to make his first appearance in court this year to be committed to stand trial on 44 charges of indecent assault against 11 victims aged 17 and older. Continue reading...

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