61 m. ago Americans linked to Congo coup attempt plead not guilty to US criminal charges

Four Americans pleaded not guilty to criminal charges in a federal court in Utah after authorities said they conspired to stage a violent coup in Congo that failed

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85 m. ago ‘Distracted’ dentist avoids jail after killing cycling pensioner

Lucinda Collins ploughed through a junction after being told on a call to her mother that her father was dying.

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1 hour ago Woman killed man in unprovoked attack after asking to be sent back to hospital

Christina Howell stabbed Hubert Brown to death in a racist and unprovoked attack, the sentencing judge said.

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3 h. ago Man who ordered pizza after stamping on ‘gentle giant’ friend’s head jailed

Caine Lonsdale, 34, has been jailed for a minimum of 15 years for the murder of his friend Jonathan Dittia, 40, in his flat in Nottinghamshire.

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3 h. ago Pair jailed over bid to smuggle £1.5m of drugs into UK in crates of watermelons

Scott McSeveney and Steven Lawson, both from Shotts, were both sentenced at the High Court in Glasgow on Friday.

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3 h. ago Jodie Marsh blames 'online trolls' for ruining her 'life dream' of running animal sanctuary as she appeals licensing refusal

The 46-year-old former glamour model told Chelmsford Magistrates' Court that online trolls are behind much of the criticism of her animal sanctuary Fripps Farm in Lindsell, Essex.

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5 h. ago Woman ‘felt trapped’ after alleged rape by former Britain’s Got Talent contestant

The former Britain’s Got Talent contestant denies two counts of rape and a count of sexual assault

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5 h. ago Headteacher who attacked deputy due to ‘overwhelming sexual jealousy’ jailed

Anthony John Felton, 54, was sentenced to two years and four months after attacking his deputy Richard Pyke, 51.

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5 h. ago Woman ‘felt frozen’ after alleged rape by former Britain’s Got Talent contestant

Andrew Johnston, 30, denies two counts of rape and one count of sexual assault.

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5 h. ago Trial dates set for former mayor of Liverpool Joe Anderson and co

Anderson appeared at Preston Crown Court with other defendants, including former politician Derek Hatton.

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6 h. ago Mother who killed son, six, after hearing ‘demonic voices’ handed hospital order

Karolina Zurawska, 42, from Swansea, was handed an indefinite hospital order at Swansea Crown Court on Friday.

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23 h. ago International court appeals panel orders judges to reconsider Israel's jurisdiction challenge

Appeals judges at the International Criminal Court have ordered a pretrial panel to reconsider an Israeli appeal against the court’s jurisdiction over Gaza and the West Bank

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25 h. ago Man convicted of murdering partner on night she planned to leave him

Kieron Goodwin, 33, denied killing 29-year-old Olivia Wood but was found guilty of her murder after a five-week trial at Bristol Crown Court.

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27 h. ago Professional footballer jailed for causing death of cyclist in crash

Mansfield Town forward Lucas Akins admitted causing the death by careless driving of cyclist Adrian Daniel, 33, in Huddersfield.

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29 h. ago Congolese drug dealer wins legal fight to remain in UK after he is released from prison because his son has rare blood disease

The British asylum court dismissed the Home Office's attempts to deport the convicted criminal, ruling it would be 'unduly harsh' on his son, who has a rare blood disease.

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29 h. ago Man who pretended to be paramedic jailed for sexual offences

Jamie Kadolski, 24, of Norwich, previously worked as a call handler for the East of England Ambulance Service.

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40 h. ago Outrage as cricket legend pleads guilty to strangling woman but walks free from jail

The former Australia cricketer has walked free from court after being handed a part-suspended four-year prison sentence for a series of domestic violence charges

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44 h. ago Judge's son remarkable act of forgiveness in court as he's jailed for shocking family crime

The son of former Judge Jeffrey Ferguson, 74, showed a remarkable act of forgiveness toward his father after he was convicted of fatally shooting his mother Sheryl, 65, on Tuesday.

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50 h. ago Victim’s mother can ‘never forgive’ woman jailed for paddleboarding deaths

Nerys Lloyd, 39, was sentenced to 10 years and six months at Swansea Crown Court on Wednesday.

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50 h. ago John Swinney breaks silence on Maggie Chapman's Supreme Court criticism

John Swinney has responded to Maggie Chapman’s criticism of the Supreme Court.

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