2 h. ago Depraved Diddy was high for TWENTY FOUR years but is now savior who should be freed immediately to preach to America, court hears

LIVE UPDATES: Sean 'Diddy' Combs faces sentencing today for crimes prosecutors say deserve more than a decade behind bars as the pleads for 'mercy' and a swift release.

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6 h. ago Company director took cocaine before he killed woman in horror three

The court heard how Lynn had been travelling through Galashiels that day when he soon had to stop as he felt unwell before carrying on his journey.

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6 h. ago Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs in court as sentencing hearing gets under way – live updates

Music mogul, who could face lengthy prison sentence after being convicted of prostitution charges in July, pleaded with judge for a ‘second chance’ Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs sentencing: what to knowThe prosecution submitted several victim impact statements to the court ahead of sentencing, including one from Ventura.“While the jury did not seem to understand or believe that I engaged in freak-offs because of the force and coercion the defendant used against me, I know that is the truth, and his sentence should reflect the reality of the evidence and my lived experience as a victim” Ventura wrote. Continue reading...

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8 h. ago Pensioner made peace signs before being beaten to death by teenage girls, court hears

Fredi Rivero was killed by a single punch in the street in an unprovoked attack in Holloway Road

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11 h. ago Scots railway volunteer travelled 260 miles to Yorkshire to abuse two young boys

Alistair Langlands from Dundee has been jailed after a court heard the 'sexual predator' took advantage of his position to satisfy his appetite for young boys.

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21 h. ago Female prison officer, 34, who smuggled phones into jail for her inmate lover is locked up

Amie Turner's secret came to light in April 2016 when intelligence reports first raised concerns about her behaviour, Manchester Crown Court heard.

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29 h. ago Prince Harry's case against Daily Mail: legal researchers hatched a 'camouflage scheme' to 'mislead' High Court, hearing is told

Prince Harry and Baroness Lawrence's legal team 'hatched a scheme' to mislead the High Court in the high-profile trial they are bringing with others against the Mail, a hearing was told.

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31 h. ago Airdrie dad on sex offenders' register after twice being caught in online grooming stings

The town's sheriff court heard that Scott Crossan, 43, sent naked photos to adults pretending to be children.

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31 h. ago Myleene Klass' alleged stalker sent letter 'signed in blood' to Nicola Sturgeon, court hears

Schizophrenic Peter Windsor, 61, 'pledged his soul to Satan' in the note to the former First Minister which was posted in 2020.

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31 h. ago Alleged Myleene Klass stalker sent Nicola Sturgeon letter ‘signed in blood’

Man accused of sending letter to former first minister in which he ‘pledged his soul to Satan’

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32 h. ago Mylene Klass 'stalker' sent Nicola Sturgeon letter 'signed in blood'

Peter Windsor was arrested in January 2023 over the letter, which was posted to the former first minister in 2020, but a decision was taken not to prosecute him, a trial at Birmingham Crown Court was told.

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33 h. ago Referee who admitted child sex offences called victim ‘little girl’, court hears

Gareth Viccars, from Milton Keynes, admitted a string of child sex offences involving three 15-year-old girls.

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36 h. ago Campaign against Museum of London demolition to be heard at High Court

Campaign against Museum of London demolition to be heard at High Court  Dezeen

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37 h. ago She was a good employee for years, before she suddenly decided to turn to crime

Danielle Longstaffe was spared prison because she was pregnant and has now been back in court for a Proceeds of Crime Act hearing

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45 h. ago Mushroom murderer Erin Patterson will appeal her convictions, court told

Lawyers for Erin Patterson confirmed on Thursday that she would appeal her convictions, after she was sentenced to life imprisonment last monthMushroom murderer Erin Patterson will appeal her convictions, the Victorian supreme court has heard.Patterson’s barrister, Richard Edney, confirmed she would appeal during a short hearing in Melbourne on Thursday morning. Continue reading...

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45 h. ago Mushroom murderer Erin Patterson will appeal against her convictions, court told

Lawyers for Erin Patterson confirmed on Thursday that she would appeal against her convictions, after she was sentenced to life imprisonment last monthFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMushroom murderer Erin Patterson will appeal against her convictions, the Victorian supreme court has heard.Patterson’s barrister, Richard Edney, confirmed she would appeal during a short hearing in Melbourne on Thursday morning. Continue reading...

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48 h. ago Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs tells judge he wants to address the court for the first time at his sentencing hearing

Prosecutors are asking the judge to put the rapper behind bars for more than 11 years

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52 h. ago Obsessed man 'breastfed' from woman, 60, to get back at his mother

Michael Jones, 32, contacted the woman even though he was banned from seeing her, a court heard

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55 h. ago Pensioner died 'after being pushed to the ground by his stepson in a dispute over cottage left to him by his late wife', court hears

Pensioner Peter Skilton, 87, died when he was allegedly pushed to the ground and 'knocked out cold' by his stepson in a dispute over a cottage left to him by his late wife, a court heard today.

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56 h. 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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