34 h. ago MPs like Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana will NOT be prosecuted for supporting terror group Palestine Action

Despite officially being branded a terrorist organisation, in an astonishing move, elected MPs will be able to openly back the extremist group from the safety of the Commons chamber.

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45 h. ago Four remanded in custody after RAF aircraft ‘damaged by Palestine Action’

Amy Gardiner-Gibson, Jony Cink, Daniel Jeronymides-Norie, and Lewie Chiaramello, are charged with conspiring to commit criminal damage.

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60 h. ago The Gatsby of Sleaze: Diddy loved the fawning comparisons to F. Scott Fitzgerald's party

TOM LEONARD: A jury in Manhattan sensationally found him not guilty of sex trafficking his ex-girlfriends through a decades-long criminal enterprise and also cleared him of two other charges.

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62 h. ago Trump’s DOJ looks at criminal charges for election officials it says don’t do enough to safeguard voting systems

Trump has spread unfounded claims the 2020 election was fraudulent

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67 h. ago With Diddy now a convicted felon, is there anything else he can be tried for?

With the mogul having now been convicted on prostitution charges,The Independent spoke to several attorneys about what, if anything, Combs can be tried for – and whether the charges could be federal or state, criminal or civil.

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3 d. ago Lucy Letby could face new charges over more baby deaths at hospitals where she worked

Detectives probing baby deaths at the hospitals where Lucy Letby trained and worked have submitted a file of evidence to prosecutors who will consider whether criminal charges should be brought

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3 d. ago Substation fire that shut Heathrow Airport was preventable, says watchdog report

Ofgem said it had opened an official enforcement investigation into National Grid Electricity Transmission.

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3 d. ago Bryan Kohberger is due to appear in court to plead guilty in University of Idaho stabbings

More than two years after the stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho students shocked the rural community of Moscow, Idaho, the former criminal justice doctoral student charged in the murders is expected in court Wednesday to plead guilty in a deal to avoid the death penalty

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5 d. ago Palestine Action protest at Woolwich crown court as activists appear in the dock

Eighteen Palestine Action activists are awaiting trial on burglary and criminal damage charges

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5 d. ago Pennsylvania judge considers if witnesses must testify in trial over Idaho students' stabbings

A hearing in Pennsylvania will determine if several witnesses will have to testify at a former criminal justice student's trial on charges he stabbed to death four college students in Idaho in 2022

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6 d. ago Andrew Tate escapes criminal charges for alleged attack on model Bri Stern in Beverly Hills hotel

Andrew Tate will not face criminal charges after Bri Stern accused him of choking her during sex at a Beverly Hills hotel, citing lack of evidence. His lawyer says Tate fully cooperated.

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7 d. ago Son of Norway’s crown princess charged with rape, sexual assault and bodily harm

Police in Oslo announce charges against Marius Borg Høiby after months-long investigation involving ‘double-digit’ number of alleged victimsOslo police on Friday announced charges against Marius Borg Høiby, the eldest son of Norway’s crown princess, on counts including rape, sexual assault and bodily harm after a months-long investigation of a case that involved a “double-digit” number of alleged victims.Høiby, the son of Crown Princess Mette-Marit and stepson of the heir to the throne, Crown Prince Haakon, has been under scrutiny since he was repeatedly arrested in 2024 amid allegations of rape and on preliminary charges of bodily harm and criminal damage. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Black children arrested in London ‘15% more likely to be criminalised’ than white children

Report finds black offenders less likely to receive mentoring to help them avoid getting criminal record at early ageBlack children detained by police are 15% more likely to be “criminalised”, that is charged and put into the criminal justice system, than white children detained for similar types of offences, a study has found.The report by the Youth Endowment Fund (YEF), which tackles youth violence, found that black children were 14.8% less likely to be offered diversion, which can include mentoring or counselling, that usually results in them avoiding getting a criminal record at an early age. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Trump calls for Israel to 'cancel' corruption trial against 'great hero' Netanyahu after two leaders 'went through hell together'

Netanyahu is the first Israeli prime minister will take the stand as a criminal defendant, over charges of accepting tens of thousands of dollars' worth of gifts.

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9 d. ago Harvard researcher accused of smuggling frog embryos indicted on more charges

Russian-born Kseniia Petrova, conducting cancer research for Harvard’s medical school, indicted on three new countsA Harvard University researcher detained by Ice for months after being accused of smuggling frog embryos into the US was indicted on Wednesday on additional criminal charges.Kseniia Petrova, a Russian-born scientist conducting cancer research for Harvard Medical School, was indicted on Wednesday by a federal grand jury in Boston on one count of concealment of a material fact, one count of false statement and one count of smuggling goods into the United States. She had originally been charged with smuggling in May. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Trump’s top DOJ enforcer Emil Bove says he’s not a ‘henchman’ as he denies bombshell whistleblower claims

Pam Bondi’s chief deputy won’t deny telling prosecutors to say ‘f*** you’ to judges

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1 week ago Essex farm at heart of car smuggling ring linked to London crime epidemic

Baldwins Farm, in Essex, has been associated with organised crime where stolen cars have ended up with arrests taking place where criminals have ended up in prison for drug and firearm charges.

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1 week ago Trump lawyer turned top DOJ official said prosecutors should ignore court orders and tell judge ‘f*** you’: whistleblower

Attorney turns whistleblower after he was fired for admitting government mistakenly deported Kilmar Abrego Garcia

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2 w. ago New York mayoral candidate arrested by Ice: ‘Trump is looking to stoke conflict, weaponize fear’

Brad Lander was manhandled and marched out of the courthouse after trying to shield a man from arrest – but, he tells the Guardian, he’s not backing downAs New York city comptroller and mayoral candidate Brad Lander was hauled away by masked Ice agents on Tuesday, all he could think about was whether there was anything more he could do for the man he was trying to help, an immigrant New Yorker named Edgardo.Both men ended up detained, but unlike Edgardo’s, Lander’s ordeal was over after a few hours. By the time New York governor Katy Hochul marched him out of the courthouse – after proclaiming, of his arrest: “This is bullshit” – videos and photos of the officers manhandling him had gone viral. The arrest of yet another elected official prompted widespread condemnation of another sign of the US’s steady slide into authoritarianism. A host of New York politicians, along with a swelling crowd of angry New Yorkers, awaited Lander outside the courthouse in downtown Manhattan. (Andrew Cu...

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2 w. ago Suspect in Minnesota lawmaker killing had more than 45 names of elected officials, FBI says – live

FBI affidavit says suspect Vance Boelter had names and home addresses for more than 45 officials, ‘mostly or all Democrats’A federal judge is set to consider on Monday whether to extend an order blocking President Donald Trump’s plan to bar foreign nationals from entering the United States to study at Harvard University.US District Judge Allison Burroughs during a hearing in Boston will weigh whether to issue an injunction barring Trump’s administration from implementing his latest bid to curtail Harvard’s ability to host international students while the university’s lawsuit challenging the restrictions plays out. Continue reading...

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