7 h. ago Algerian migrant stole £20,000 of phones and laptops as their owners drank in City bars in crime spree, court told

Munir Ghilas, 28, allegedly targeted drinkers in London bars and pubs between July 24 and October 23 this year.

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11 h. ago Broken' Kirsty Gallacher bursts into tears in court as she faces driving ban

Telly star Kirsty Gallacher emotionally told a court she was 'broken' as she appeared at a magistrate's court after being banned from driving, after being attacked

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28 h. ago Private investigator in Mail legal claim says statement was a ‘forgery’, court told

Associated Newspapers Limited (ANL) is accused by the group of carrying out or commissioning unlawful activities

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57 h. ago Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy is released from prison

Sarkozy, who told court his three weeks in jail had been a ‘nightmare’, will serve rest of sentence at home pending appealEurope live – latest updatesThe former French president Nicolas Sarkozy has been released from prison after a judge ruled he could serve the rest of his sentence at home.Sarkozy was driven by car from La Santé prison in Paris accompanied by his wife, the singer Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, and arrived at his home in the west of the city without making a public comment. Earlier, he had told a Paris appeals court by video link that his three weeks in jail had been “gruelling” and a “nightmare”. Continue reading...

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61 h. ago Nicolas Sarkozy says life in prison is ‘gruelling’ and ‘a nightmare’

Former French president was talking to court via video link about his request to serve rest of sentence at homeEurope live – latest updatesThe former French president Nicolas Sarkozy has said his time in prison has been “gruelling” and a “nightmare” as he appeared via video link at a court hearing over his request to serve his sentence at home.Sarkozy, dressed in a navy blue suit, appeared on camera from prison on Monday, seated at a table with his lawyers beside him. He told the court: “I want to pay tribute to all the prison staff, who are exceptionally humane, and who have made this nightmare bearable – because it is a nightmare.” Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Lorenzo Musetti reveals what Novak Djokovic told him on court after ATP Finals gift

Lorenzo Musetti was beaten by Novak Djokovic in the final of the ATP 250 event in Athens on Sunday, but the Italian was still able to celebrate a spot in the ATP Finals

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5 d. ago Air India pilot ‘not to blame’ for crash that killed 241, court told

The elderly father of the pilot of an Air India flight that crashed on its way to Gatwick has called for an independent probe into the disaster

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5 d. ago Air India flight captain not to blame for crash that killed hundreds, says court

India's Supreme Court told the grieving dad of Air India captain Sumeet Sabharwal that his son was not to blame for the crash that left 241 dead, including 52 Brits

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5 d. ago Ukraine war briefing: Ukrainian court jails Russian soldier for killing PoW in landmark sentence

The soldier is the first to be jailed for such a crime after being found guilty of shooting dead a Ukrainian soldier who had surrendered in Zaporizhzhia region. What we know on day 1,353See all our Russia-Ukraine war coverageA Ukrainian court has sentenced a Russian soldier to life in prison after finding him guilty of killing a Ukrainian prisoner of war – the first time Ukraine has jailed a suspect on such charges. The court in the south-eastern city of Zaporizhzhia found Dmitry Kurashov, 27, guilty of shooting dead Vitalii Hodniuk, a Ukrainian soldier who had surrendered in January 2024 when his dugout was captured by Russian forces. Kurashov, who was taken prisoner by Ukrainian forces along with other Russian troops soon after and pleaded guilty in court, although he later told reporters he was innocent and wanted to be exchanged in a prisoner swap. He told Reuters after the ruling on Thursday that he did not plan to appeal. The Ukrainian prosecutor general’s office said criminal...

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6 d. ago Joey Barton was ‘being provocative to make point’ in posts on female commentators, he tells court

FOOTBALL’S Joey Barton has told a court he was “being provocative to make a point” in posts on female commentators. The former Bristol Rovers boss said his comparison of Lucy Ward and Eni Aluko to killers Fred and Rose West in 2024 was to suggest they were “murdering” commentary. Barton, 43, also told Liverpool crown...

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7 d. ago He thought selling cocaine was 'easy money', then police pulled him over in his Land Rover

Phillip Robinson's advocate told the court his client now realised that becoming involved supplying Class A drugs 'was the worst possible way to clear his debts'

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7 d. ago Pubgoer smashes stranger with bubble gum machine in Wild West

Luke Williams, 30, left his victim with 'horrific' injuries after the attack at The New Glynne Arms in Broughton, North Wales which 'came from nowhere', a court was told

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7 d. ago Probation officer covers face as court told she 'had romantic relationship with prisoner'

Bethany Dent-Reynolds, 27, is accused of having an 'inappropriate, romantic relationship' with Kieran Robinson, a prisoner at HMP Belmarsh in south east London

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7 d. ago British boxer assaulted Turkish cab driver and left him for dead by the road 'after panic attack caused him to think he was being kidnapped'

A British boxer facing 33 years in a Turkish prison for allegedly brutally assaulting a taxi driver told a court he acted in panic because he thought he was being kidnapped.

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8 d. ago Eni Aluko ‘astounded’ by Barton post comparing her to serial killers, court told

The former England women’s footballer told Liverpool Crown Court the pair had previously exchanged ‘friendly, supportive’ private messages.

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8 d. ago Woman accused of stalking Madeleine McCann’s parents ‘confused’, court told

Julia Wandelt’s barrister also argued that the 24-year-old was polite to Kate McCann during a visit to her home last year.

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8 d. ago Cardiff woman accused of stalking Madeleine McCann’s parents caused 'significant distress', court told

Karen Spragg is on trial at Leicester Crown Court facing one count of stalking alongside Julia Wandelt, who is accused of falsely claiming to be the missing girl

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8 d. ago Cardiff woman 'tormented' Madeleine McCann’s parents in 'cruel' stalking campaign, court told

Karen Spragg is on trial at Leicester Crown Court facing one count of stalking alongside Julia Wandelt, who is accused of falsely claiming to be the missing girl

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9 d. ago Baby Emmanuel’s father Jake Haro sentenced to decades in prison for 7

Emmanuel’s grandmother told the court that the father’s crime had ‘destroyed my whole family’

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9 d. ago Former chaplain to late Queen was snared in paedophile sting after sending indecent messages to who he thought was a teenage boy

A former chaplain to the late Queen admitted sending indecent messages to a person he believed to be a 14-year-old boy, a court was told.

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