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Former politician Lord Nazir Ahmed found guilty of rape attempt in the 1970s

Peer and former politician Lord Nazir Ahmed has been found guilty of attempting to rape a young girl when he was a teenager in the 1970s. Ahmed, 64, who quit the House of Lords but retains the title Lord Ahmed of Rotherham, was found guilty on ...

06 Jan 2022 at 18:25

Man handed life sentence for attacking girlfriend and killing her unborn baby

A man has been handed a life sentence for attacking his girlfriend and killing her unborn child. Asa Davison, 35, was told he would serve a minimum of 12 years behind bars before being considered for parole because of his “violent” and ...

06 Jan 2022 at 18:25

Body recovered from Thames is missing man Harvey Parker

A body recovered from the River Thames is missing 20-year-old Harvey Parker, the Metropolitan Police have confirmed. The force was alerted to reports of a body in the Thames near Embankment, central London, by the Royal National ...

06 Jan 2022 at 21:55

Television producer cleared of deliberately causing car to crash into his bike

A television producer has been cleared of deliberately causing a car to crash into the back of his bike in a case described as “unique and bizarre” by his celebrity lawyer. Paul Crompton, 54, was accused of suddenly braking in ...

06 Jan 2022 at 21:25

Philanthropic society faces calls to disband after Colston statue verdict

A Bristol philanthropic organisation is facing calls to disband after its attempts to dilute new wording for a plaque on the statue of slave trader Edward Colston were aired in court. During the trial of four people charged ...

06 Jan 2022 at 13:25

MP Margaret Ferrier to face trial accused of travel while having Covid symptoms

An MP accused of putting people at risk by travelling between Glasgow and London by train with coronavirus symptoms is to stand trial in August. Margaret Ferrier is accused of wilfully exposing people “to the risk of ...

06 Jan 2022 at 13:25

Rees-Mogg defends jury system as Tory MPs raise concerns following Colston trial

Jacob Rees-Mogg has defended the jury system as one of the UK’s “greatest monuments” after criticism from Conservative MPs that the Colston statue trial in Bristol could result in the future “defacement” of public ...

06 Jan 2022 at 14:25

Scotland

Man jailed for online racist abuse of footballer Yannick Bolasie

A man who sent racist abuse to footballer Yannick Bolasie, and was then found to have images of child abuse on his phone, has been jailed. Kirk Thompson was handed a year-long prison term at Kirkcaldy Sheriff ...

06 Jan 2022 at 13:55

Student accused of 30th London teen homicide of 2021 appears in court

An A-level student accused of killing another boy in a “planned” knife attack has appeared at the Old Bailey. The 16-year-old youth allegedly repeatedly stabbed Ionut Elvis Tacu in Yiewsley village, in the ...

06 Jan 2022 at 13:55

US judge to hear arguments over motion to dismiss Duke of York’s civil sex case

A US judge is to hear arguments over a motion to dismiss a civil sex lawsuit brought against the Duke of York. Virginia Giuffre is suing Andrew for alleged sexual assault when she was a teenager, but the ...

04 Jan 2022 at 03:55

Boy charged over stabbing of 30th teenage homicide victim in London

A 16-year-old boy has been charged with murder after another boy, also 16, became the 30th teenage homicide victim in London in 2021. Officers attended reports of a boy suffering a puncture wound at ...

04 Jan 2022 at 11:25

Quadruple murder suspect in crown court dock for first time

A man has appeared in court charged with the murders of a mother and three children. Damien Bendall, 31, is alleged to have raped and murdered 11-year-old Lacey Bennett, as well as being accused of ...

04 Jan 2022 at 11:55

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