3 h. 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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4 h. 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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27 h. 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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27 h. 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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54 h. 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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3 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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3 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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3 d. ago Ingebrigtsen’s father accused sons of ‘perfect character assassination’, court told

Gjert Ingebrigtsen was secretly recorded by son HenrikFormer coach denies all allegations of violenceThe father of the double Olympic champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen accused his sons of a “perfect character assassination” on a secret recording made after they fired him, a court has been told.Gjert Ingebrigtsen also claimed he had been dragged “down to hell” after he was referred to child services following an incident in January 2022 where he is accused of whipping his daughter, Ingrid, in the face with a wet towel. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Teenager accused of man’s park murder launched ‘intense’ attack, court told

Prosecution counsel Harpreet Sandhu used his closing speech at Leicester Crown Court to accuse the 15-year-old of leaving Bhim Kohli for dead.

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3 d. ago Teenage girl shot dead in north London in feud sparked by social media humiliation, court told

17-year-old Tanesha Melbourne-Blake, shot dead in Tottenham, may not have been intended victim of gang feud, trial hears

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3 d. ago Girl, 17, murdered in Tottenham gang revenge shooting, court told

Girl, 17, murdered in Tottenham gang revenge shooting, court told  BBC

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3 d. ago Teenage girl shot dead in feud sparked by social media humiliation, court told

Marcus La Croix and Michael Clarke deny murdering 17-year-old Tanesha Melbourne-Blake in north London.

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3 d. ago Jakob Ingebrigtsen’s father denies kicking him and whipping daughter

The athletics coach denied all allegations of violence towards his children as the trial entered its second week

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4 d. ago Noel Clarke left women he thought spoke to Guardian ‘fearful and in tears’

Court hears from publisher’s head of investigations about actor’s libel claim over sexual misconduct allegationsThe actor Noel Clarke made calls to some of the women he thought were cooperating with the Guardian prior to the publication of its investigation into his behaviour, leaving them “shaken, fearful and in tears”, the high court in London has heard.The Guardian’s head of investigations, Paul Lewis, was giving evidence in defence of Clarke’s libel claim against the news publisher over allegations of sexual misconduct. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Jakob Ingebrigtsen’s father denies kicking Olympic champion and whipping daughter

Gjert Ingebrigtsen denies all allegations of violenceFormer coach could face six years in jail if found guiltyThe father of the Norwegian track and field superstar Jakob Ingebrigtsen has denied kicking the double Olympic gold medallist and whipping his daughter in the face with a sweaty towel.At the start of the second week of the explosive trial that has gripped Norway, Gjert Ingebrigtsen repeatedly broke down in tears as he insisted that he had never hit anyone in his life – and had been so against violence that he had been discharged from the military. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Rooney lawyers committed ‘serious misconduct’ in Vardy legal battle, court told

Rebekah Vardy’s lawyers claim the amount she must pay in legal costs should be reduced.

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7 d. ago Actress said Noel Clarke would use Bafta to ‘lure women to lair’, court told

Clarke is suing the publisher of the Guardian for libel over articles containing allegations of misconduct, which he denies.

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7 d. ago 'Professional thief' swiped bag from senior Tory Sir David Davis during £15k crime spree at London's busiest train stations, court told

Abderrahim Mamma, 28, allegedly stole Sir David's bag at King's Cross Station on November 4 last year.

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8 d. ago Noel Clarke ‘told producer to fuck off’ when warned about behaviour before sex scene

Actor became ‘resistant and belligerent’ when challenged over treatment of female co-star, witness tells courtNoel Clarke told a producer to “fuck off” after being warned that his behaviour with a female actor before a sex scene would “end up on the front of a national newspaper”, a witness has told the high court.The producer said he had approached the former Doctor Who star after being informed by a distressed actor, named as Maya, that Clarke had said “things like ‘we’re going to fuck later on, we’ll fuck next week’”. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Noel Clarke ‘told producer to fuck off’ when warned about behaviour before sex scene, court told

Clarke was ‘resistant and belligerent’ in conversation about his treatment of female actor, witness tells courtNoel Clarke told a producer to “fuck off” after being warned that his behaviour with a female actor before a sex scene would “end up on the front of a national newspaper”, a witness has told the high court.The producer said he had approached the former Doctor Who star after being informed by a distressed actor, named as Maya, that Clarke had said “things like ‘we’re going to fuck later on, we’ll fuck next week’”. Continue reading...

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