21 h. ago Man who murdered friend to have case sent to Court of Appeal over 'irregularities'

Jonathan Snape was told in 2018 he must serve a minimum of 24 years

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3 d. ago Daughter of Hyde Park bombing victim awarded further damages at Court of Appeal

Sarah Jane Young’s father, Lance Corporal Jeffrey Young, was one of four soldiers killed by the explosion on July 20 1982.

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4 d. ago Extreme body modification ring members should have sentences reduced, court told

The Court of Appeal were hearing the cases of Janus Atkin, David Carruthers, Ashley Williams from Newport, as well as three other men, who were all jailed for their roles in male castration, penis removal and other procedures - Warning this article includes detail of genital and limb mutilation

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4 d. ago Noel Clarke loses latest challenge ahead of libel trial with Guardian

Appeal court says there is ‘no basis’ to delay start of hearings next weekThe court of appeal has refused Noel Clarke permission to challenge a trial judge’s decision not to throw out the Guardian’s defence in a libel claim.The 49-year-old actor is suing Guardian News and Media (GNM) over a series of articles in which more than 20 women accused him of sexual misconduct. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Noel Clarke denied appeal over bid to throw out Guardian defence in libel trial

The libel trial of the claim brought by the actor against the publisher of the newspaper is due to start on Monday.

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4 d. ago What is Andrew Tate accused of and why has he travelled to the US?

The ‘misogynist influencer’ and his brother Tristan have been held in Romania by a travel ban since being arrested in late 2022The self-styled “misogynist influencer” Andrew Tate and his brother, Tristan, both charged with human trafficking and other offences in Romania, have flown to the US after a travel ban was lifted.Local authorities said prosecutors had approved a request from the brothers, who are dual British-US nationals, to travel. A Romanian court ruled in favour of an appeal from the Tates to lift a precautionary seizure on multiple assets, a representative for Andrew Tate said on Thursday. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Mike Amesbury is now spared prison: MP to walk free from court after appealing 10

The 55-year-old was jailed for 10 weeks on Monday for battering Paul Fellows, 45, after a 2am argument by a taxi rank in Amesbury's home town of Frodsham, Cheshire.

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4 d. ago Jailed MP Mike Amesbury wins appeal as court suspends prison sentence for assault

A senior judge concluded there was a 'realistic prospect of rehabilitation'

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4 d. ago Mike Amesbury is now spared prison: MP walks free from court after appealing 10

MP Mike Amesbury has walked free from court today after his 10-week prison sentence for punching a constituent in the street was suspended for two years at his appeal hearing.

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4 d. ago Mike Amesbury: Former Labour MP jailed for punching man has sentence suspended for two years on appeal

Former Labour MP Mike Amesbury has had his 10-week prison sentence for assault suspended for two years following an appeal at Chester Crown Court.

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4 d. ago Disgraced MP Mike Amesbury arrives at court in handcuffs to appeal jail sentence for sucker

The 55-year-old MP for Runcorn and Helsby was filmed striking constituent Paul Fellows, 45, after they had an argument by a taxi rank at 2am in Frodsham, Cheshire, on October 26.

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4 d. ago Jailed MP Mike Amesbury back in court to appeal against sentence

The 55-year-old Independent MP for Runcorn and Helsby was jailed for 10 weeks for assault.

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5 d. ago Jailed MP Mike Amesbury to return to court to appeal against sentence

The 55-year-old Independent MP for Runcorn and Helsby was jailed for 10 weeks for assault.

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6 d. ago French fugitive whose escape left two officers dead extradited from Romania

Mohamed Amra’s arrest ends nine-month manhunt when armed assailants ambushed prison convoy in NormandyA notorious French fugitive who staged a deadly escape that killed two guards last year has been extradited from Romania to France, days after his arrest in Bucharest ended a nine-month international manhunt.Mohamed Amra, nicknamed “The Fly”, was arrested near a shopping centre in Bucharest on Saturday after being identified by Romanian police, despite having dyed his hair red, possibly to evade detection. The Bucharest court of appeal approved his extradition request on Sunday. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Terror plotter who planned Hyde Park shooting loses appeal against sentence

Edward Little was sentenced to life in prison with a minimum term of 24 years in January 2024.

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6 d. ago TikTok star, 20, brutally murdered in knife attack as friend remains in critical condition

Sain Lucian TikTok influencer Jolie William died after an attacker broke into the guest house she was staying at with a friend, stabbing both of them multiple times, with the friend still in hospital

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6 d. ago Sentence for woman who kept baby in a drawer not ‘unduly lenient’, court rules

The woman, who cannot be named to protect the identity of her children, was jailed for seven-and-a-half years last November.

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7 d. ago US court upholds Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes’s conviction

Holmes, who is serving nine years, attempted to overturn conviction over multimillion-dollar investor fraud scandalA US court upheld the conviction of the Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes for defrauding investors out of hundreds of millions of dollars while operating her failed blood-testing startup, once valued at $9bn, rejecting her multi-year appeal. The court also upheld the conviction of Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani, once Holmes’s romantic partner and president of Theranos.A three-judge panel for the 9th US circuit court of appeals in San Francisco rejected claims of legal errors at their separate trials held in 2022. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Sick family friend helped search for missing schoolgirl he'd murdered

Audrii Cunningham, 11, vanished on her way to her school bus stop in Livingston, Texas, with a huge search launched to find her.

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1 week ago Noel Clarke loses Court of Appeal bid in latest stage of his libel claim against Guardian publisher

The actor is suing Guardian News and Media over a string of articles from 2021 and 2022 which accused him of sexual misconduct.

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