1 hour ago DNA recovered from Madeleine McCann’s pillow case does not match family’s alleged stalker

DNA recovered from the pillow case of Madeleine McCann does not match that of her family’s alleged stalker, a forensic expert has told a court.  The sample was taken from the white, embroidered bedding at the McCann home, days after the three-year-old vanished in Portugal in 2007.  But it did not match the profile of...

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7 h. ago Horror injuries of Lola Daviet, 12, ‘raped & strangled by female migrant’ revealed as court hears scale of girl’s terror

A TRAGIC 12-year-old "undoubtedly suffered" during a brutal assault that saw her "raped and strangled" by a female migrant, a court heard. Algerian migrant Dahbia Benkired, now aged 27, is accused of murdering 12-year-old Lola Daviet in a case that shocked France three years ago. A court has now been told the harrowing details of poor Lola's...

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7 h. ago Asian grooming gang in Rochdale that 'humiliated and degraded' vulnerable schoolgirls saw them as 'easy prey', court told

Alleged ringleader Tahir Rashid, 54, is said to have abused two teenagers and also to have raped a girl, 12, in the late 1980s. The prosecution said two alleged victims were friends in Rochdale.

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8 h. ago Madeleine McCann's DNA 'does not match alleged stalker', court told

A forensic expert told the court about tests that had been carried out

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9 h. ago Just Stop Oil supporters sprayed Stonehenge with orange powder, court told

Rajan Naidu, 74, and Niamh Lynch, 22, are accused of using two fire extinguishers filled with cornflour, talc and an orange dye to spray the stones.

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10 h. ago Passenger on Heathrow flight 'handcuffed after shouting and swearing', court told

Simon Jones, 51, became ‘agitated’ on the flight from Los Angeles International Airport to Heathrow on May 23 this year, Uxbridge Magistrates’ Court heard

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11 h. ago Police have kept two DNA profiles of Madeleine McCann in case they eventually find her

Forensic scientist Rosalind Hammond said a mouth swab was taken from imposter Julia Wandelt after she was arrested in February for allegedly harassing the family

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11 h. ago DNA from Madeleine’s pillowcase ‘does not match alleged McCann stalker’

A genetics expert told a stalking trial that Polish national Julia Wandelt, 24, is not the missing Madeleine McCann.

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11 h. ago Police took DNA sample from Madeleine McCann's pillow case days after she disappeared in Portugal, stalking trial hears

A forensic officer from Leicestershire police was let into the McCanns' home in Rothley in Leicestershire to obtain a sample days after Madeleine vanished in 2007.

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57 h. ago Alleged rape victim texted friends saying 'I hate everyone' minutes after attack

As the court case against Terence Crosbie continues, the alleged victim told a court she had been in contact with her friends just moments after being allegedly assaulted

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3 d. ago TikTok influencer’s double murder sentence ‘wholly disproportionate’, court told

Mahek Bukhari was jailed for a minimum of 31 years in September 2023 for her role in the murders of Saqib Hussain and Mohammed Hashim Ijazuddin.

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3 d. ago Actor Micheal Ward’s lawyer will apply to dismiss sexual allegations, court told

The Top Boy star appeared in person at Snaresbrook Crown Court on Friday.

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4 d. ago Kevin Spacey assaulted man despite being told it wasn’t right, court documents claim

ACTOR Kevin Spacey sexually assaulted a man despite being told, “No, this is not right”, court documents allege. The star is being sued at the High Court by the man known only as LNP, who says he suffered pain, anxiety and distress. Elizabeth-Anne Gumbel, for LNP, says in papers filed at the court that the...

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4 d. ago Kevin Spacey told 'this is not right' by man during 'assault', court docs claim

Legal documents claim Kevin Spacey was told "no, this is not right," while the actor allegedly "deliberately assaulted" a man who is suing the Hollywood star for damanges

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4 d. ago Mum who died with baby in tragic home birth said 'I want to be a warrior' as she began to struggle, court told

A midwife told the inquest that the mum was ‘beating herself up almost' as her home birth became troublesome

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4 d. ago Man 'deliberately assaulted' by Kevin Spacey told the actor 'no, this is not right', court documents claim

A man is suing Oscar-winning actor Mr Spacey for damages over claims he suffered 'pain and suffering' and 'anxiety and distress' due to being sexually assaulted.

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4 d. ago Gregg Wallace 'is not entitled to damages' after he claimed BBC had caused him 'distress and harassment' following his sacking, High Court told

Former MasterChef presenter Gregg Wallace, 60, is suing the BBC and BBC Studios Distribution Limited after he was sacked in July.

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4 d. ago Andrew Flintoff reveals feeling of ‘guilt’ after death of Ricky Hatton

Former world welterweight champion Hatton, 46, was found hanged at his home in Hyde on September 14, Stockport Coroner’s Court was told on Thursday.

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4 d. ago Asylum seeker seen drinking in car park after hotel worker’s murder, court told

Deng Majek is alleged to have been spotted chatting and listening to music outside Walsall’s Park Inn hotel after Rhiannon Skye Whyte was stabbed.

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4 d. ago Chinese broadcaster failed to pay Ofcom £300,000 for rule breaches, court told

Star China Media Ltd previously ran an English-language news channel named China Global Television Network but was stripped of its licence in 2021.

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