4 h. ago Major car companies chose to ‘cheat’ rather than ‘follow the law’ over emissions, court told

Major car manufacturers are in court over claims that several diesel vehicles made from 2009 onwards contained “prohibited defeat devices” (PDDs)

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5 h. ago Evidence from Bloody Sunday soldiers and civilians is contradictory, court told

A defence barrister for Soldier F has argued evidence in the case is ‘fundamentally contradictory’.

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5 h. ago Tommy Robinson 'called officer a c***' when asked for his phone pin, court told

Robinson is accused of failing to comply with the Terrorism Act at the Channel Tunnel when asked for his pin, allegedly saying: 'Not a chance bruv... you look like c*** so you ain't having it'

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5 h. ago Covid denier encouraged ‘serious violence’ during pandemic, court told

Paul Martin, of Suffolk Road, Croydon, has admitted having a stun gun but denied the other two charges against him.

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5 h. ago Tommy Robinson snared by cops in a silver Bentley on the way to Benidorm, court told

Far-right activist Tommy Robinson told police he would not give up the Pin for his phone because he did not want them to see his "journalist material", his trial has heard

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6 h. ago Car makers ‘would rather cheat than follow law’ over emissions, High Court told

Around 1.6 million motorists are taking legal action against more than a dozen manufacturers at the High Court in London.

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6 h. ago BREAKING 'Fake' Madeleine McCann in court as she told Kate 'you are mummy', jury hears

This is a breaking news story and is being constantly updated by our reporters as the breaking news story develops

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6 h. ago 'Fake' Madeleine McCann in court as she told Kate 'you are mummy', jury hears

Leicester Crown Court heard Wandelt, accused of stalking Madeleine's mum Kate, sent her a message which read: “You are mummy. You know it’s me. You know I’m not crazy"

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7 h. ago Tommy Robinson told police ‘not a chance bruv’ when they demanded he hand over his mobile pin, court told

Tommy Robinson, 42, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, is standing trial after being charged under the terrorism act

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8 h. ago High Court 'dieselgate' trial begins as 1.6M motorists take legal action against major carmakers

The claim is the largest of its kind in English history, with the High Court previously told it is believed to be worth at least £6billion.

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51 h. ago A55 traffic: Man dies in horror car crash that closed major road for SEVEN hours

Police confirmed a man has in a single car crash on the A55 in the early hours of the morning and led to the road being closed for about seven hours

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3 d. ago Man who entered UK on small boat found guilty of threatening to kill Nigel Farage

Fayaz Khan, 26, made the threat in a TikTok video that Reform UK leader told the court was ‘pretty chilling’A man who came to the UK on a small boat has been found guilty of making a threat to kill Nigel Farage in a TikTok video.Fayaz Khan, 26, an Afghan national, was found guilty by a majority of 10 jurors to two after almost 12 hours of deliberation at Southwark court court. He had made the threat to kill the Reform UK leader in October last year in a video that Farage told the court was “pretty chilling”. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago McCann 'stalker' appeared at village vigil claiming to be missing Maddie

Janet Kennedy, who is Kate McCann's aunt, told Leicester Crown Court she 'could not accept' that Julia Wandelt, 24, was her missing great-niece.

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3 d. ago Autotrader issues major warning to car owners over common DIY hacks

Car scratches can escalate from £90 to £200 in repair costs when DIY attempts backfire, drivers have been warned

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4 d. ago McCann 'stalker' sent Madeleine’s sister 'creepy messages', court told

Amelie McCann says Julia Wandelt ‘played with her emotions’ during alleged stalking campign

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4 d. ago Increase sentence for Gisèle Pelicot rapist, prosecutor tells court of appeal

Dominique Sie recommends 12-year jail term after Husamettin Dugan’s ‘refusal to take responsibility’ for assaultThe French state prosecutor has called for the jail term of an unemployed builder to be increased after he contested his conviction for raping Gisèle Pelicot after she had been drugged unconscious by her husband.Dominique Sie, the lead state prosecutor, told the court of appeal in Nîmes that Husamettin Dogan’s claims of innocence were an example of how rape culture was still widespread in society as part of “archaic” forms of “male domination”. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Madeleine McCann's sister speaks out after 'creepy' messages from woman 'pretending to be missing girl'

Madeleine McCann's sister has told Leicester Crown Court how an alleged stalker sent 'creepy messages' pretending to be missing sister

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4 d. ago Man killed pregnant girlfriend after telling her to have abortion, court told

Shaine March, 47, has admitted the manslaughter of Alana Odysseos, 32, by diminished responsibility but denies murder.

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5 d. ago Kate McCann tells court of stress caused by alleged stalker calling her ‘Mum’

Julia Wandelt is on trial accused of targeting the McCann family with a two-and-a-half-year harassment campaignKate McCann has said it was hard to hear an alleged stalker refer to her as “Mum”, as she gave evidence in the trial of a woman who claimed to be her missing daughter.Speaking from behind a screen, McCann told Leicester crown court she was left frightened and distressed by the actions of Julia Wandelt, 24, who is accused of a two-and-a-half-year harassment campaign. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Gisèle Pelicot tells appeal trial she never gave consent to man convicted of rape

Woman says at retrial of Husamettin Dogan that ‘no victim should feel shame’ as court shown video evidenceGisèle Pelicot, who survived almost a decade of rape by dozens of men after she was drugged by her ex-husband, has told a French court that she never gave consent for anyone to abuse her while she was in a comatose state and that no victim should ever feel shame.Addressing the appeal trial on Wednesday of an unemployed builder who has contested his conviction for raping her, she said: “For me, the harm has been done – I will need to rebuild from these ruins and I think I’m on the right road – but what I want to say to others is that I never regretted my decisions, from filing a legal complaint until today. I want to say to victims to never be ashamed of what was imposed on them, because they’re never responsible.” Continue reading...

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