30 h. ago Watch salesman who killed himself after being tied up in £1.1million heist had been working in shop that was a 'front for organised crime', court told

Oliver White, 27, took his own life after being accused of 'not putting up enough of a fight' against robbers who grabbed a haul of luxury watches.

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35 h. ago Murder victim was run over in ‘mistaken identity’ before machete attack

Two men had earlier admitted the murder of Michael Beaton, 35, in Greenock.

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36 h. ago Greenock dad murdered by pal in bizarre case of 'mistaken identity'

Michael Beaton was run over by his pal Richard Mullan, before the man they had been trying to target that night caught up with him.

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36 h. ago Michael Beaton murder: Greenock man murdered in 'grotesque' case of mistaken identity, court told

Michael Beaton was murdered in Greenock

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36 h. ago Murder victim was ran over in ‘mistaken identity’ before machete attack

Two men had earlier admitted the murder of Michael Beaton, 35, in Greenock.

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3 d. ago Algerian migrant stole £20,000 of phones and laptops as their owners drank in City bars in crime spree, court told

Munir Ghilas, 28, allegedly targeted drinkers in London bars and pubs between July 24 and October 23 this year.

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3 d. ago Violent killer unmasked after teaming up to murder young dad in Greenock

Andrew McQuillan is the second man to plead guilty to the murder of 35-year-old Michael Beaton in 2023.

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3 d. ago Broken' Kirsty Gallacher bursts into tears in court as she faces driving ban

Telly star Kirsty Gallacher emotionally told a court she was 'broken' as she appeared at a magistrate's court after being banned from driving, after being attacked

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4 d. ago England’s Alex Scott reveals awkward case of mistaken identity saw him congratulated for landing I’m A Celebrity role

ALEX SCOTT is ready to roar for England —  just as his namesake prepares to enter the jungle. The other Alex Scott — the one who won 140 Lionesses caps and became a TV presenter after hanging up her boots — is competing in this year’s  series of I’m a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!...

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4 d. ago Private investigator in Mail legal claim says statement was a ‘forgery’, court told

Associated Newspapers Limited (ANL) is accused by the group of carrying out or commissioning unlawful activities

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4 d. ago Royal escort fatal crash PC 'not driving to standard', court told

Royal escort fatal crash PC 'not driving to standard', court told  BBC

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5 d. ago Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy is released from prison

Sarkozy, who told court his three weeks in jail had been a ‘nightmare’, will serve rest of sentence at home pending appealEurope live – latest updatesThe former French president Nicolas Sarkozy has been released from prison after a judge ruled he could serve the rest of his sentence at home.Sarkozy was driven by car from La Santé prison in Paris accompanied by his wife, the singer Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, and arrived at his home in the west of the city without making a public comment. Earlier, he had told a Paris appeals court by video link that his three weeks in jail had been “gruelling” and a “nightmare”. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Nicolas Sarkozy says life in prison is ‘gruelling’ and ‘a nightmare’

Former French president was talking to court via video link about his request to serve rest of sentence at homeEurope live – latest updatesThe former French president Nicolas Sarkozy has said his time in prison has been “gruelling” and a “nightmare” as he appeared via video link at a court hearing over his request to serve his sentence at home.Sarkozy, dressed in a navy blue suit, appeared on camera from prison on Monday, seated at a table with his lawyers beside him. He told the court: “I want to pay tribute to all the prison staff, who are exceptionally humane, and who have made this nightmare bearable – because it is a nightmare.” Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Lorenzo Musetti reveals what Novak Djokovic told him on court after ATP Finals gift

Lorenzo Musetti was beaten by Novak Djokovic in the final of the ATP 250 event in Athens on Sunday, but the Italian was still able to celebrate a spot in the ATP Finals

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6 d. ago Woman flees UK for Australia after mystery egg attacks that left dog scared to go outside

Former police worker Celine Lockyer is quitting the UK after yobs repeatedly target her home in a bizarre case of 'mistaken identity', leaving even her dog 'scared to go out in the garden'

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8 d. ago Air India pilot ‘not to blame’ for crash that killed 241, court told

The elderly father of the pilot of an Air India flight that crashed on its way to Gatwick has called for an independent probe into the disaster

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8 d. ago Air India flight captain not to blame for crash that killed hundreds, says court

India's Supreme Court told the grieving dad of Air India captain Sumeet Sabharwal that his son was not to blame for the crash that left 241 dead, including 52 Brits

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8 d. ago Prison staff 'identify issue causing mistaken releases' as sex offender arrested

HM Prison service insiders say an 'outdated' and 'unfit for purpose' system called NOMIS is fuelling the rise in accidental releases of prisoners across the UK after a string of high-profile blunders

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8 d. ago Ukraine war briefing: Ukrainian court jails Russian soldier for killing PoW in landmark sentence

The soldier is the first to be jailed for such a crime after being found guilty of shooting dead a Ukrainian soldier who had surrendered in Zaporizhzhia region. What we know on day 1,353See all our Russia-Ukraine war coverageA Ukrainian court has sentenced a Russian soldier to life in prison after finding him guilty of killing a Ukrainian prisoner of war – the first time Ukraine has jailed a suspect on such charges. The court in the south-eastern city of Zaporizhzhia found Dmitry Kurashov, 27, guilty of shooting dead Vitalii Hodniuk, a Ukrainian soldier who had surrendered in January 2024 when his dugout was captured by Russian forces. Kurashov, who was taken prisoner by Ukrainian forces along with other Russian troops soon after and pleaded guilty in court, although he later told reporters he was innocent and wanted to be exchanged in a prisoner swap. He told Reuters after the ruling on Thursday that he did not plan to appeal. The Ukrainian prosecutor general’s office said criminal...

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1 week ago Joey Barton was ‘being provocative to make point’ in posts on female commentators, he tells court

FOOTBALL’S Joey Barton has told a court he was “being provocative to make a point” in posts on female commentators. The former Bristol Rovers boss said his comparison of Lucy Ward and Eni Aluko to killers Fred and Rose West in 2024 was to suggest they were “murdering” commentary. Barton, 43, also told Liverpool crown...

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