66 h. ago Andrew's bid for police help to smear Virgina Giuffre must be fully investigated, says former prosecutor

Nazir Afzal, the ex-Chief Crown Prosecutor for North West England, today said there needed to be 'full transparency' into whether Andrew asked one of his bodyguards to investigate his accuser.

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4 d. ago Top lawyer accuses chief prosecutor of bungling China 'spying' case saying trial SHOULD have gone ahead

Lord Carlile of Berriew, a long-serving KC and the government's former independent reviewer of terrorism legislation, said there was 'ample' evidence for a prosecution.

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6 d. ago Husband accused of murdering Scots lawyer in US slammed for 'victim blaming' in statement about death

June Bunyon, 37, was allegedly killed and dismembered by her husband in Los Angeles, California in September.

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6 d. ago Husband who ‘murdered’ Scots lawyer in LA blasted for ‘victim blaming’ in vile statement about death

A BRUTE charged with killing his Scots wife in LA has been blasted over “victim-blaming” claims. Jonathan Renteria, 25, has been accused of murdering lawyer June Bunyan, 37. But in a statement released to The Scottish Sun, his attorney said: “My client was deeply distressed by the victim’s threats to take his only child away...

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7 d. ago China spy case evidence was not strong enough for trial, says chief prosecutor

Stephen Parkinson, the Director of Public Prosecutions, insisted the failure of the case was not ‘a question of blame’.

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2 w. ago Top lawyers rounding on chief prosecutor over China spy case collapse rebuked

A CPS source says legal experts are entitled to offer an opinion ‘based on published documents and media reports’.

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2 w. ago London Police Accused of Arresting Jewish Lawyer for Wearing Star of David, Calling It ‘Antagonizing’ to Protesters

London Police Accused of Arresting Jewish Lawyer for Wearing Star of David, Calling It ‘Antagonizing’ to Protesters  Combat Antisemitism Movement

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2 w. ago China is a national security threat to the UK, spy case official warned

Labour prime minister Keir Starmer facing questions after witness statements provided for the trial of two men who allegedly spied for China also say government is ‘committed to pursuing a positive relationship’ with Beijing

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2 w. ago No 10 publishes crucial witness statements in collapsed China spy case

Keir Starmer ordered the release of witness statements provided for the trial of two men who allegedly spied for China

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2 w. ago ICC disqualifies chief prosecutor from Duterte case over perceived conflict of interest

Judges at the International Criminal Court have disqualified the court's chief prosecutor from the case against former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte

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3 w. ago China mega embassy decision ‘set to be delayed again’ amid spy case row

Sir Keir Starmer’s government has faced backlash following the collapse of a trial for alleged Chinese spies

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3 w. ago Man convicted of 38 paedophile offences revealed as police informer who spied on UK activists

Trial of Nick Gratwick, 68, who schemed to rape children as young as six, exposes previous role among green protestersA man who schemed to rape children as young as six was revealed at his trial to have been a police informer who spied on environmental activists.Nick Gratwick, 68, was found guilty on Friday of 38 “abhorrent” paedophile offences, including plans over the last two years to pay to rape or sexually assault children in the UK and abroad. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Starmer says no minister involved in collapse of China spy case

It comes after the country’s chief prosecutor blamed ministers for failing to provide the crucial evidence needed to prosecute.

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3 w. ago UK prosecutor says a spying case collapsed because the government wouldn't call China a threat

England's chief prosecutor says the trial of two British men accused of spying for China collapsed because the government refused to label China a national security threat

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4 w. ago Man accused of murdering Scots lawyer in LA claims he was in 'state of psychosis'

Jonathan Renteria's laywer said his client was "deeply distressed by the victim's threats to take his only child away from him".

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