38 h. ago Alleged victim of historic sex abuse in Rochdale wrote ‘love’ note about accused, jury hears

Tahir Rashid, 54, Mohammed Saleem, 46, Sucklane Shah, 46, Amjad Mahmood, 53, Itfaq Hussain, 45, and Arshad Mohammed, 55, all deny the offences they are accused of

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1 week ago Witness describes ‘terrified’ screams of hotel worker ‘stabbed by asylum seeker’

A close friend of Rhiannon Skye Whyte heard three screams and then silence at the time she was fatally stabbed, a jury has heard.

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2 w. ago Madeleine McCann's mum Kate sent texts by 'stalker' claiming 'you are mummy'

Julia Wandelt, 24, a Polish national, is on trial along with Karen Spragg, 61, from Cardiff, accused of stalking the family of Madeleine McCann as a jury heard a series of voice messages

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

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2 w. 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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2 w. 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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2 w. ago Islamist terror suspect accused of plotting Jewish massacre in Manchester 'hero

Walid Saadaoui, 38, from Abram, near Wigan, wanted to kill as many Jewish people as possible in north west and cause 'untold harm', Preston Crown Court heard.

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2 w. ago Men hatched terror plot to ‘kill as many Jewish people as they could’, jury hears

Walid Saadaoui and Amar Hussein secured guns and hundreds of ammunition rounds, Preston crown court toldTwo men accused of plotting a terrorist attack in Greater Manchester secured guns and hundreds of rounds of ammunition in a plan to “kill as many Jewish people as they could”, jurors have been told.Walid Saadaoui, 38, and Amar Hussein, 52, have gone on trial charged with preparing acts of terrorism between 13 December 2023 and 9 May 2024. The prosecution in the case at Preston crown court alleges that they are Islamic extremists with a “visceral dislike” of Jewish people. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Pair accused of plotting to kill Jewish people planned ‘untold harm’, jury hears

Two men are accused at Preston Crown Court of preparing acts of terrorism in Manchester.

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3 w. ago Derek McInnes told Hearts title challenge essentials as Jury pardons David Gray for Hibs start

The Record Sport writers debate the big issues this week as Scotland warned only one outcome will do from double header

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3 w. ago Rochdale gang members jailed for up to 35 years for rape and abuse of teenage girls

Court hears how vulnerable girls were supplied drugs and treated as ‘sex slaves’ between 2001 and 2006Seven men who groomed two vulnerable teenage girls in Rochdale and treated them as “sex slaves” have been jailed for between 12 and 35 years.The gang members raped and sexually abused the girls between 2001 and 2006 from when they were 13. The two girls had “deeply troubled home lives” and were given drugs, alcohol, cigarettes, places to stay and people to be with, a jury heard. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Grand jury to hear case against man accused of setting Virginia city councilman on fire over affair

A judge finds that there is enough probable cause for a man charged with dousing a Virginia city councilman in gasoline and setting him on fire to have his case be sent to a grand jury

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last month Celtic sound of silence raises more questions than answers as Monday Jury split on Hearts title charge

It was a huge weekend in the Scottish Premiership and the Record Sport team get stuck into all the major talking points

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