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China spy case collapsed due to ‘systemic failures’, not conspiracy, damning report reveals

Government warned against dismissing the case as a ‘one-off’ caused by outdated espionage laws, warning parallels in new legislation must be handled carefully to prevent a similar issue happening again

The Independent UK

Hadush Kebatu makes bombshell claim: 'I tried to hand myself in to police before arrest'

The Metropolitan Police has said it is ‘not aware of any evidence’ to support Kebatu’s claim.

Evening Standard

Epping sex offender Hadush Kebatu was given £500 to 'stop him disrupting flight to avoid deportation'

Hadush Kebatu was deported on Tuesday evening after being arrested following a huge manhunt when he was wrongly freed from prison

Evening Standard

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Metropolitan Police and Crown Prosecution Service 'have allowed antisemitism to go unpunished in London'

Jewish community groups have compiled a dossier of suspected hate crimes, including death threats and support for Hamas, by pro-Palestine protesters over the last two years

Evening Standard

Starmer praises official who submitted evidence in collapsed China spy case

The Prime Minister has not seen the witness statement provided to the Crown Prosecution Service by deputy national security adviser Matthew Collins.

Evening Standard

‘We will win again’: Kneecap respond to threat of terror charge appeal from UK prosecutors

A Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) spokesperson said they were appealing the decision to dismiss the terrorism case against Kneecap rapper Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh. The case was thrown out last month and now, Kneecap have released a statement addressed to the "Police (British) State".

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MPs demand ‘clear explanation’ for dropping of charges in China spy case

The Crown Prosecution Service’s justification for stopping the case against Christopher Cash and Christopher Berry is inadequate, MPs suggested.

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‘Manipulative’ asylum seeker at centre of Epping hotel protests jailed for sexually assaulting girl

A judge said Hadush Kebatu posed a ‘significant risk of reoffending’ after his offences sparked protests outside asylum hotels across the UK

The Independent UK

Man charged over Westminster blackmail allegation

Oliver Steadman, 28, has been charged following an investigation which looked into messages including alleged unsolicited indecent pictures.

The Independent UK

Man charged with blackmail over incidents involving MPs, say police

Oliver Steadman, 28, also charged with communication offences, say Scotland Yard and Crown Prosecution Service

The Guardian - UK

Asylum seeker facing jail for sexual assaults that sparked Epping protests

Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu was found guilty of five offences on Thursday.

Evening Standard

Terror charges brought against three over 'Palestine Action support'

Met Police officers have made dozens of arrests for suspected Palestine action support

Evening Standard

Police officer in Manchester Airport incident was ‘uncontrolled bully with a badge’, court told

PC Marsden used unnecessary violence against two brothers, a jury was told

The Independent UK

Police officer denies he ‘lost control’ in aftermath of alleged airport assault

Pc Zachary Marsden was being cross-examined about an incident at Manchester Airport in July last year.

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The Independent UK

Jury shown footage of ‘brothers in Manchester Airport brawl with police officers’

Mohammed Fahir Amaaz, 20, and his brother, Muhammad Amaad, 26, have been accused of assaulting officers at the airport last year

The Independent UK

Man who sold weight loss pills made from poison jailed

Kyle Enos bought DNP – a poisonous industrial chemical – from the dark web

Evening Standard

Third man arrested after 'arson attacks' on properties linked to Keir Starmer

A 34-year-old man was arrested in the Chelsea area on suspicion of conspiracy to commit arson with intent to endanger life

Evening Standard

Nursery worker charged with manslaughter over toddler’s death

Noah Sibanda, aged 14 months, died at a nursery in Dudley in December 2022.

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The Guardian - UK

CPS decision to charge Sam Kerr was attack on free speech, says lawyer

Exclusive: Geoffrey Robertson KC calls for investigation into prosecutors’ handling of case against footballer

Evening Standard

London student accused of Bournemouth beach murder told police he ‘blacked out’

Nasen Saadi denies the murder of Amie Gray and attempted murder of Leanne Miles on Bournemouth beach in May

The Independent UK

Student accused of beach murder told police he ‘blacked out’, court told

Nasen Saadi denies the murder of Amie Gray and attempted murder of Leanne Miles on Bournemouth beach in May.

Evening Standard

Police officer ‘infatuated’ with criminal jailed for giving him information

Lorna Pennycook illegally accessed information on West Midlands Police systems between 2017 and 2021 and gave it to Anthony Kennedy.

The Independent UK

Stalking victims will be able to learn who the perpetrator is under new crackdown

Courts will be able to hand out protection orders even when individuals have been acquitted if sufficient evidence exists to indicate they pose a risk

Evening Standard

What are safe access zones and is silent prayer banned?

The zones are now in place in England and Wales, with the equivalent having come into force in Scotland in September and Northern Ireland last year.

The Independent UK

Police asked Black Studies professor for help on ‘coconuts’ case before his own ‘house n*gro’ investigation

Exclusive: It has emerged that the academic, 41, was approached by the Metropolitan Police in April to lend his expertise to a Crown Prosecution Service review into whether Marieha Hussain should be charged for her ‘coconuts’ placard.

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