84 m. ago Owner of two XL Bully dogs that savaged a father to death was 'dismissive' when concerns were raised over hounds, court hears

James Trimble-Pettit, 31, has admitted being the owner of two XL bully dogs which were out of control when they attacked Ian Price, 52, in Stonall, near Sutton Coldfield in September 2023.

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85 m. ago Tragedy as mum, 34, and baby die after home birth as chilling warning 'not passed on'

Jennifer Cahill's husband Rob said his wife’s medical notes never stated that her choice to have a home birth was 'out of guidance', a court heard

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2 h. ago 'I'm a 70% DNA match for missing Maddie, you can't dispute the facts,' woman accused of stalking Kate McCann says in messages played to court

Julia Wandelt told Kate McCann: 'You are my mother, it's science no one can deny it', a court heard yesterday. She added: 'I am not a scammer, I am your daughter'.

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3 h. ago Owners of luxury £2.5m estate failed to properly train man crushed by quadbike, court hears

Nicholas Prest, 71, and his wife Anthea, 70, deny being to blame for the death of a groundsman

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4 h. ago Holly Willoughby kidnap and murder plotter Gavin Plumb back in court in matter of days

Gavin Plumb, who has given a life sentence in prison over a plot to kidnap, rape and murder TV presenter Holly Willoughby, is set to have his appeal bid heard in court next week

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4 h. ago Tommy Robinson says Elon Musk is paying his legal costs as trial begins

Robinson allegedly failed to comply with officers who ‘became concerned’ by his behaviour at Channel TunnelTommy Robinson claimed Elon Musk was paying his legal costs, as he went on trial for refusing to comply with a request made by counter-terrorism police as he tried to leave Britain last year.The far-right activist, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley Lennon, refused to give police the pin for his phone because it had “journalistic material on it” after they stopped him at the Channel tunnel on 28 July 2024, a court heard. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Man murders lover 7 days before she is due to give birth in horrific rampage

WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT. A man who brutally killed his heavily pregnant lover has learned his fate after jurors heard horrific evidence in court

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4 h. ago Female pedestrian, 56, 'died after being hit by double decker bus outside busy London railway station' during rush hour, court hears

Mirsime Berisha, 48, allegedly struck Kathleen Finnegan (pictured), 56, while driving a Volvo double decker bus outside Victoria station in central London.

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5 h. ago Tommy Robinson ‘stopped by police at border in Bentley with thousands in cash’

He told police he would not give up the Pin for his phone because he did not want them to see his ‘journalist material’, a court heard.

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6 h. ago Holly Willoughby murder plot security guard appeal due later this month

Gavin Plumb’s bid for an appeal is due to be heard on October 21, according to court listings.

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7 h. ago Tommy Robinson told police 'not a chance bruv' when they asked for his phone's PIN after he was stopped at the Channel Tunnel, court hears

The former English Defence League leader was stopped by officers on July 28 last year while driving his silver Bentley to Benidorm, his trial at Westminster Magistrates' was told.

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8 h. ago Tommy Robinson refused to provide phone Pin ‘to protect journalistic material’

Westminster Magistrates’ Court heard Robinson refused to give the password to police because the phone held information about ‘vulnerable girls’.

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

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9 h. 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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10 h. ago Former Premier League boss who coined term iconic term faces going BANKRUPT

Former Premier League boss Iain Dowie has stumbled into serious financial issues and now has a hearing scheduled at the High Court 15 years after his last job in football

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29 h. ago In Venezuela’s ‘darkest hours’, will peace prize boost opposition or backfire?

María Corina Machado’s Nobel award puts focus on country but analysts doubt it will produce democratic changeIn March 2019 as a nationwide blackout plunged Venezuela into darkness, hundreds of citizens huddled on a basketball court in the city of Maracaibo to hear their leader promise to guide them out of the gloom.“We are, quite literally, living through our darkest hour. But these are also the brightest of times,” María Corina Machado told supporters as they used mobile phones to illuminate the night. Continue reading...

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30 h. ago AI tools churn out ‘workslop’ for many US employees lowering trust | Gene Marks

Studies show widespread errors in AI-generated work, as employers fail to train staff properlyArtificial intelligence sure has been taking a lot of flak lately.Only 8.5% of the 48,000 people recently surveyed by accounting firm KPMG said that they “always” trust AI search results. Another report from Gartner found that more than half of consumers don’t trust AI searches, with most reporting “significant” mistakes. Continue reading...

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52 h. ago Georgia’s story: how a domestic abuse victim’s suicide was ruled an unlawful killing by her partner

A London coroner found Georgia Barter’s death was caused by years of violence and coercive control by Thomas Bignell. Her family want justice, but the CPS won’t charge him and the police can’t find himOn 26 April 2020 Georgia Barter, a long-term victim of domestic abuse, died in hospital after taking a fatal overdose of painkillers. Last week, in an extraordinary verdict, a coroner ruled that Georgia, 32, was unlawfully killed by her abusive partner.A court heard how GPs, nurses and police officers all had chances to intervene in Thomas Bignell’s violent campaign against Georgia, but failed to do so. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Man jailed for at least 23 years for murdering Syrian boy in Huddersfield

Alfie Franco, 20, stabbed Ahmad Al Ibrahim after taking ‘petty exception’ to teenager brushing past his girlfriend A man has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 23 years for murdering a teenage Syrian refugee after he brushed past his girlfriend in Huddersfield town centre.Leeds crown court heard how Alfie Franco, 20, stabbed Ahmad Al Ibrahim, 16, shortly after Ibrahim brushed past Franco’s girlfriend in April. He was found guilty of murder on Thursday. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago He calmly licked his ice cream then plunged a knife into the neck of a passing teenager

The court heard there had been 'at most, minor contact' with Alfie Franco's girlfriend, before he plunged a knife into the neck of 16-year-old Ahmad Al Ibrahim

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