11 h. ago Social worker told toddler was asleep on visit in weeks before death, court hears

A trial at Mold Crown Court has heard Ethan suffered ‘catastrophic head injuries’.

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11 h. ago DNA profile from victim’s skirt linked to suspect in trial for 1967 Bristol murder, court hears

Forensic scientist says ‘strong evidence’ links Ryland Headley, 92, with murder and rape of Louisa DunneA forensic scientist was able to produce a full DNA profile for the suspected murderer of a woman who died in 1967 after examining her skirt and hair that had been kept in police storage for almost 60 years, a jury has been told.Andrew Parry told the court there was “strong scientific evidence” to link the skirt Louisa Dunne was wearing when she was found and hair police took from her body with 92-year-old Ryland Headley, who is on trial for her rape and murder. Continue reading...

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16 h. ago Rapper faces charges for support of terrorist group not Palestine, court told

Liam Og O hAnnaidh appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday.

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27 h. ago Married deputy headteacher, 51, befriended schoolgirl and had sex with her before being caught because she told a pal, court hears

John Harvey, 51, who was an assistant head teacher at Penryn College, is said to have formed a relationship with the girl while she was still a student.

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35 h. ago Paedo sent intimate photo of himself to undercover cop pretending to be 13

Barry Stevenson, 28, was jailed for 15 months at Airdrie Sheriff Court and told he will be under supervision for two years when he is released.

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37 h. ago Juror dismissed from Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs trial over conflicting statements about residency

Juror 6 reportedly claimed during jury selection that he lived in the Bronx but told court staff he lived in New JerseyThe judge presiding over the high-profile federal sex-trafficking and racketeering trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs dismissed a juror on Monday over conflicting statements about his residency.The juror, identified as Juror 6, reportedly claimed during jury selection that he lived in the Bronx, but last week, prosecutors said that he told a court staff member that he had been living in New Jersey, making him ineligible for a Manhattan federal jury. Continue reading...

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37 h. ago Murder accused shot cousin and injured brother after wake row, court told

Jahmel Joseph allegedly shot Jordan Rodney and Omar Joseph after an earlier falling out at a family gathering in west London on June 11.

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40 h. ago Man accused of killing his dad after he 'performed sex act on dog', court told

Ivan Sarawanskyj died at the age of 73 after suffering multiple injuries in a 'deliberate and sustained attack' at his Southport home on Braemar Avenue. His son is standing trial

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60 h. ago Wagner Group arson accused ‘scared’ by news of ‘Russian terrorism’, court told

Ugnius Asmena, 20. admitted being at the scene of the fire last March.

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61 h. ago Car rampage killer was on bail from immigration detention centre, court told

Albanian national Emiljano Kasaj was suffering from severe mental illness when he deliberately used his Mercedes to kill a pedestrian and a cyclist.

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5 d. ago GCHQ intern risked exposing 17 colleagues when he took data home, court told

Hasaan Arshad used his mobile phone to transfer confidential information to his own computer, the Old Bailey heard

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6 d. ago Woman, 34, killed husband, 30, then phoned 999 and said she had found him hanged

Amy Pugh, 34, told a jury at Stafford Crown Court that she had found her husband hanging when she opened the back door of her family home in Newport, Shropshire.

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6 d. ago Inspector ‘disappointed’ to be injured by alleged sword attacker, court hears

Inspector Moloy Campbell told a court how he was injured as he tried to detain Marcus Arduini Monzo in north-east London in April last year

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6 d. ago Man 'battered mum's lover to death' during Manchester derby day birthday party, court told

Jack Naylor is accused of losing his temper inflicting fatal injuries on Thomas Gomm, 44, during a boozy gathering at the defendant's mother's house in Salford

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6 d. ago Man battered to death his mother's ex during Manchester derby day birthday party, court told

Jack Naylor is accused of losing his temper inflicting fatal injuries on Thomas Gomm, 44, during a gathering to celebrate his 22nd birthday

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6 d. ago Man battered his mum's ex to death during Manchester derby day birthday party, court told

Jack Naylor is accused of losing his temper inflicting fatal injuries on Thomas Gomm, 44, during a gathering to celebrate his 22nd birthday

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7 d. ago 'Jealous' man knifed wife more than 25 times as she pushed baby in pram, court told

Kulsuma Akter was knifed more than 25 in a 'ferocious attack' in front of her seven-month-old baby while she was pushing the tot in a pram, a court heard

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7 d. ago Company linked to Baroness Mone must pay back £121m for ‘faulty’ PPE, court told

The Department of Health and Social Care is suing PPE Medpro for allegedly breaching a deal for 25 million surgical gowns.

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7 d. ago Constance Marten victim of ‘relentless and dogged’ smears, court told

Marten and convicted rapist Mark Gordon are on trial at the Old Bailey accused of the manslaughter of their newborn baby Victoria.

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7 d. ago Brit facing death penalty over Angel Delight cocaine haul insists she was framed

Lisa Stocker, 39, is currently on trial at Denpasar central court where she told a jury she had been "framed" after cops arrested her and her partner at the airport entering Bali

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