5 h. ago Noel Clarke had life ‘smashed’ by Guardian misconduct allegations, court told

The actor is suing Guardian News and Media for libel.

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10 h. ago Dry cleaning boss is accused of helping wellness guru brother hide £3.8million he siphoned off his wealthy heiress girlfriend

Bahador Amini faces allegations at London's High Court over finances that went missing from multimillionaire socialite Vanessa Wurm, 41.

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18 h. ago Man cut into 27 pieces and dumped at different locations across UK before niece received strange texts

Marcin Majerkiewicz, 42, has been accused of murder in Manchester Crown Court after he allegedly cut the body of Stuart Everett, 67, into 27 different pieces after attacking him at the home they shared

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3 d. ago Noel Clarke allegations in Guardian story 'had more holes than a colander', court told

Actor Noel Clarke is suing Guardian News and Media (GNM) over seven articles and a podcast which claimed 20 women had come forward with allegations of misconduct against him

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4 d. ago Sudan files case to UN court alleging UAE is breaching genocide convention by funding rebels

Sudan has filed a case at the top United Nations court accusing the United Arab Emirates of breaching the genocide convention by arming and funding the rebel paramilitary group Rapid Support Forces in Sudan’s deadly war

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4 d. ago How MJ the Musical sanitised Michael Jackson’s story: ‘Can we really sit in a theatre and pretend?’

MJ the Musical has already made millions for Jackson’s estate. But as the Broadway hit opens in Australia and the estate prepares to face two of Jackson’s alleged victims in court, fans may ask: is buying a ticket OK?Get our weekend culture and lifestyle emailThere’s a moment in MJ the Musical where the King of Pop tells a prying reporter: “I want to keep this about my music.”Over the last four years, as the jukebox musical has swept through the US, London and Hamburg, netting four Tony awards and more than US$245m to date on Broadway alone, the debate that has followed it has mirrored that which followed the bombshell allegations aired in the Emmy-winning 2019 documentary Leaving Neverland: can we separate Michael Jackson’s impeccable musical legacy from his deeply tarnished public image? Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Neil Gaiman brands rape accuser 'fantasist' and he has WhatsApp messages that prove their relationship was 'consensual'

Neil Gaiman has asked a federal court in Wisconsin to dismiss Scarlett Pavlovich's lawsuit against him, alleging she 'fabricated a tale of abuse' against him and his wife Amanda Palmer.

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5 d. ago Trio of 'Nazis' who allegedly amassed weapons for terrorist attacks on mosques and synagogues wanted to 'start race war', court told

A court has heard how a trio of 'Nazis' allegedly amassed hoards of weapons in preparation for terror attacks on religious sites which they hoped would 'start a race war'.

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5 d. ago Neil Gaiman asks US court to dismiss lawsuit alleging rape and sexual assault

The author’s motion to dismiss argued that the case should be heard in New Zealand, where the alleged abuse took place, and called accuser Scarlett Pavlovich ‘a fantasist’Neil Gaiman has asked a US district court to throw out a civil lawsuit accusing him of rape and sexual assault, filed last month by a woman who previously worked for the author and his former partner, Amanda Palmer.The motion to dismiss, filed on Tuesday, argued that the case should be heard in New Zealand, where the alleged abuse took place, rather than in the US. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Trial of Noel Clarke’s libel claim against The Guardian publisher to begin in London

The Bafta-winning actor is suing Guardian News and Media at the High Court over a series of articles alleging sexual misconduct

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7 d. ago ‘That’s not me’: Blatter and Platini restate innocence in Swiss fraud case

Pair cleared in 2022 but federal prosecutor appealedFormer Fifa president tells reporters: ‘I am very positive’Sepp Blatter, the former president of Fifa, and Michel Platini, the France great and former president of Uefa, have restated their innocence in relation to allegations of fraud when appearing on Monday in a Swiss court.The pair were cleared of fraud in July 2022 at a lower Swiss court following a seven-year investigation into a payment of 2.2m Swiss francs (£1.7m) from Fifa to Platini with Blatter’s approval in 2011, for consultancy work a decade earlier. The Swiss federal prosecutor has appealed against that decision, leading to a new hearing at the extraordinary appeals chamber of the Swiss criminal court in Muttenz, near Basel. The prosecutor asked for the judgment to be set aside in full. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Russell Brand faces High Court lawsuit over 'sexual abuse' allegation

Russell Brand is being sued in London’s High Court over ‘sexual abuse’

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7 d. ago Billionaire Lambo Guy Adrian Portelli set to face Melbourne court FOUR years after cops allegedly caught him doing burnouts

Billionaire Adrian Portelli is set to take centre stage on Tuesday as he fronts court again over 'hoon' allegations that have been haunting him for more than four years.

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8 d. ago Russell Brand hit by first ever UK sex abuse allegations lawsuit in the High Court

An individual, believed to be a woman, has allegedly filed a 'personal injury sex abuse' case against Russell Brand at London's High Court.

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1 week ago London court throws out extradition of alleged Thales middleman

London court throws out extradition of alleged Thales middleman  Global Investigations Review

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1 week ago It’s Jekyll and Hyde, says son of French surgeon accused of abusing 299 patients

Relatives of Joël Le Scouarnec, who allegedly sexually assaulted young patients, tell court of split personalityMembers of a French surgeon’s family have described discovering the “Jekyll and Hyde” character of the man accused of raping or sexually assaulting 299 young patients while they were sedated or recovering from operations.As the alleged victims waited for Joël Le Scouarnec’s former wife to give evidence at his trial in the French city of Vannes in Brittany, other relatives spoke of his split personality. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Illegal migrant Uber Eats driver hangs his head in shame as court hears how he raped woman in her home

Roiber Andres Rodriguez Melendez, 21, hung his head in shame as he appeared in court for the first time after allegedly raping an Uber Eats customer in her home earlier this month.

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1 week ago Shocking excuse of female teacher with stripper pole 'who dreamt of sex with boys then raped 10 of them'

Married Indiana teacher Brittany Fortinberry, 31, showed her students sex toys and a stripper pole before going on to assault them, court documents allege.

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1 week ago Australian citizen detained 32 times at Sydney airport accuses border force of systemic racism

Hubert Igbinoba, who is suing the Australian government, says he is singled out because he is black – a claim the government deniesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAn Australian citizen detained 32 times at Sydney airport – without allegation or charge – has told the federal circuit court he is stopped and searched almost every time he enters the country because he is black.Okungbowa Hubert Igbinoba also told a directions hearing on Tuesday that an $80,000 settlement offer from the government was an attempt to silence him.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Elon Musk messages to alleged mother of 13th child released after court order

Ashley St Clair has been accused of "seducing" and "baby trapping" the richest man in the world.

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