17 h. ago Trans woman feared vigilante violence after Graham Linehan’s social media posts, court told

Father Ted creator on trial accused of harassing transgender activist Sophia Brooks

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17 h. ago Graham Linehan ‘relentlessly’ posted abuse about trans teenager, court told

Prosecution tells hearing Father Ted writer’s posts about Sophia Brooks, 18, were ‘oppressive and unacceptable’Graham Linehan, the co-creator of Father Ted, “relentlessly” posted abusive and vindictive material on social media about an 18-year-old transgender activist, a court has heard.Linehan’s posts about Sophia Brooks were “oppressive and unacceptable”, the prosecution told a hearing at Westminster magistrates court. Continue reading...

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21 h. ago Father Ted creator Linehan’s trans activist posts were ‘oppressive’, court told

The Irish comedy writer faces trial accused of harassing transgender activist Sophia Brooks.

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28 h. ago Detroit man sentenced for ‘senseless’ killing of roommate after argument over Taco Bell

Mark Newsome told the court that Dale Francis Mitchell had tried to punch him in the face in the days preceding the deadly encounter

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36 h. ago Black server at Cracker Barrel was called ‘burnt biscuit’ by coworkers as bosses did nothing to stop racism: suit

Exclusive: Roberta Mendez claims in court papers that her shift leader brazenly told her, ‘I don’t like Black people.’

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40 h. ago Brit gym boss who faked his death to flee to Spain found guilty of raping Tinder dates

Scottish gym boss James Clacher, 57, has been found guilty of raping two women he met on dating apps. Clacher fled to Spain to try and avoid facing justice but was caught by cops

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42 h. ago Porsche driver killed in knife fight in ‘Wild West’ scenes, court told

Mohamed Abdi, 21, was allegedly stabbed by Awad Abdel Samad, 24, during an outbreak of violence on central London’s bustling Edgware Road.

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43 h. ago Mother of knifeman who stabbed footballer to death 'tried to help him flee to Jamaica following murder', court told

Kami Carpenter, 22, was convicted of murdering 23-year-old Cody Fisher, who was knifed on the dance floor of The Crane nightclub in Digbeth, Birmingham , during a Boxing Day 2022.

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45 h. ago Ozzy Osbourne theft case dropped after court told man permitted to take flowers

The case against Parviz Jafari was withdrawn after prosecutors reviewed evidence and accepted they could not prove he acted dishonestly.

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60 h. ago Two friends told a court judge a story about this BMW but their claims were soon in tatters

Investigators thought something smelt funny - a few basic checks later and the two friends were heading to prison

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65 h. ago Baby girl shaken to death amid parents’ toxic relationship, court told

Kaylani Kalanzi suffered catastrophic brain injuries as well as a broken leg and ribs, and died in hospital

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3 d. ago Pensioner 'killed beloved wife of 60 years and wrote heartbreaking 5

William Haxworth, 88, is charged with murdering his wife Delia, 85, but has now been deemed unfit to stand trial, a jury at Bristol Crown Court was told on Monday

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3 d. ago Carpenter, 52, who kicked police officer during Epping migrant hotel protest is spared jail

Jimmy Hillard, of Loughton, Essex, went to the demonstration at the Bell Hotel in Epping on Friday, a hearing at Chelmsford Magistrates' Court was told on Monday.

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3 d. ago Young man shot dead over stolen motorbike told ‘that’s karma’, court hears

Rico Andrews was blasted in the chest by a pillion passenger on a moped in Battersea, south-west London, in October 2023.

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6 d. ago Rise of sovereign citizen movement a challenge to Australia’s world

Pseudo-legal conspiracy theories that deny the authority of the state are an increasing issue in firearm disputesAustralia was once the gold standard for gun safety. Experts say it’s losing controlWhy the gun lobby says it’s ‘winning’ – Full Story podcastRead more from our investigation into gun control in AustraliaIn 2024, the suspected Porepunkah gunman Dezi Freeman told the Victorian supreme court his firearm licence had been taken.“I had my firearms licences cancelled and lost my club membership,” Freeman wrote in a submission. In the hearing, he sought to challenge the cancellation of his driver’s licence. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Epping asylum seeker injunction could spark more protests, Court of Appeal told

The Home Office and Somani Hotels is asking the Court of Appeal to overturn a temporary block on asylum seekers being housed at the Bell Hotel.

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7 d. ago Epping asylum seeker injunction ‘risks setting precedent’, Court of Appeal told

The Home Office and Somani Hotels, which owns the Bell Hotel in Epping, are seeking to challenge the injunction granted last week.

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8 d. ago Who is Dezi Freeman, suspected gunman on the run in rural Australia after two officers killed?

The 56-year-old ‘sovereign citizen’ once told a court he was a disability pensioner and claimed his family had been persecuted by the state

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8 d. ago Ice cream vendor suffered 'catastrophic' injuries, court told | ITV News

Ice cream vendor suffered 'catastrophic' injuries, court told | ITV News  ITVX

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8 d. ago Ice cream seller suffered ‘catastrophic’ injuries in north London knife attack, court told

Shazad Khan, 41, was allegedly set upon by Zaher Zaarour while selling ice cream in Wembley

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