80 m. ago Julia Wandelt's letter to Kate McCann in full from 'cruel' sign

A woman who falsely claims to be Madeleine McCann wrote a disturbing letter to the missing girl's mum Kate where she made a DNA plea, a court has heard

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1 hour ago Teenage fare dodger 'assaulted by police officer' after pushing through ticket barriers, court hears

PC Adrian Young is accused of grabbing a teenage fare dodger around the neck at a London train station

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10 h. ago Dad accused of murdering girlfriend had sex with another woman hours earlier, court hears

Rebekah Campbell, 32, was stabbed 18 times during a 'sustained and violent assault' inside her own home on April 15 this year

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11 h. ago Reform treasurer's firm seeks millions in damages over investment 'fraud' after tech start

Candy Ventures Sarl (CVS) insists it has been the victim of a 'clear case of fraud', the High Court heard yesterday.

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15 h. ago Girl, 12, killed after 'being crushed under fallen tree branch for two hours'

Brooke Wiggins, aged 12, was playing with friends and using a rope swing in Banstead, Surrey, when the branch snapped and she died after being crushed by the tree, a court heard

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16 h. ago Ashling Murphy killer's chilling seven words to wife after school teacher murder

A court heard how Jozef Puska told his wife Lucia Istokova he 'didn't mean to kill that girl' but she was 'scared' to inform the authorities following the shocking murder

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16 h. ago Man told 999 'I've just killed my girlfriend in the hot tub' Scots court hears

Aren Pearson denies murder by stabbing Claire Leveque, compressing her neck, and holding her head under water.

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17 h. ago Boy, 16, was killed 'in the blink of an eye' when he was stabbed in the neck at New Year's Eve fireworks display on Primrose Hill, court hears

Harry Pitman, 16, died in front of revellers who had gathered to celebrate on December 31, 2023.

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18 h. ago Man who fatally stabbed Syrian war refugee, 16, in the neck after 'minor contact' with his girlfriend 'just wanted to cut him', court hears

Ahmad Al Ibrahim, 16, died after being stabbed by Alfie Franco, 20, whose girlfriend he had brushed past on a crowded shopping street in Huddersfield on April 3.

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19 h. ago 'Polish Madeleine' confronted Kate and Gerry McCann at their home demanding DNA test, court hears

Julia Wandelt and her supporter Karen Spragg also discussed rummaging through Kate and Gerry McCann's rubbish in an attempt to find something the could take a DNA sample from.

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19 h. ago Alleged stalker signed letter addressed to McCanns as Madeleine, court hears

Julia Wandelt, 24, who has claimed to be Madeleine McCann, and 61-year-old Karen Spragg are on trial accused of stalking the missing girl’s parents.

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20 h. ago Man turned up at the wrong flat and died four hours later, court hears

Paul Ince, 31, denies killing John Ithell with a single, 'devastating' punch

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21 h. ago Man, 67, felt 'used' by stepdaughter and her husband before he 'went berserk' and stabbed them to death in argument over money, court hears

Mother-of-four Chloe Bashford, 30, was beaten by a hammer before being repeatedly stabbed to death in a frenzied attack at her home in June 2023.

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23 h. ago British fraudster will not attend court in person for confiscation hearing

Mark Acklom previously admitted five counts of fraud against his ex-girlfriend.

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25 h. ago Judge is shot dead during property dispute court hearing and two plaintiffs are also wounded

Appeals court judge Astrit Kalaja was presiding over the man's case when the man opened fire, police said.

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26 h. ago High Court to hear major legal challenge over 'baffling' Greater Manchester masterplan change

Greater Manchester's Places for Everyone plan is to face legal scrutiny over the proposed loss of green belt land at London's high court

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38 h. ago Mother 'murdered' her son, five, and tried to kill herself after 'challenges of caring for him' made her depressed, court hears

Claire Button, 35, has pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of her child Lincoln Brookes at their family home, but denies murdering him.

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39 h. ago Woman asked 'am I gonna die?' after boyfriend stabbed her 18 times, trial hears

Rebekah Campbell was stabbed 18 times in an attack by her boyfriend Michael Ormandy at her flat, a court has heard

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40 h. ago ‘Stalker’ who claimed she was Madeleine McCann contacted missing girl’s mother 60 times in a day, jury told

Julia Wandelt, who had previously claimed to be two other missing girls, told the McCanns ‘don’t give up on your daughter’, a court heard

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40 h. ago 'This woman is not Madeleine McCann', jury told in stalking trial

Julia Wandelt, 24, from Poland, has no familial link to the McCanns despite her claiming to have memories of Madeleine’s childhood and disappearance, a court heard

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