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Former Labour minister ran ‘shoddy and inadequate’ Covid testing firm, court hears

Shahid Malik is one of five people on trial at Bradford crown court accused of fraudulent trading and public nuisance

The Guardian - UK · Oct 23, 2025

Former Labour MP ran ‘shoddy and inadequate’ Covid-19 testing lab, trial told

Shahid Malik is one of five people accused of taking advantage of the Government’s need to scale up testing for the virus in 2021.

Evening Standard · Oct 22, 2025

Three neo-Nazis jailed for plotting terror attacks on UK mosques and synagogues

Group of ‘like-minded extremists’ styled themselves after the SS and amassed arsenal of more than 200 weapons

The Guardian - UK · Oct 17, 2025

Teenagers celebrated 14-year-old’s murder with rap lyrics, court hears

Gordon Gault was stabbed in the arm with a machete like one used by British Army Gurkhas, jurors were told.

The Independent UK · Nov 15, 2023

Boy fatally stabbed as part of tit-for-tat violence between groups, court hears

Teenager Gordon Gault died in hospital after he was stabbed in Newcastle’s West End last November.

The Independent UK · Nov 15, 2023

Man planning to bomb Leeds hospital was talked out of it by patient, court told

Prosecution says member of public ‘saved many lives’ by persuading Mohammed Farooq to abandon plot

The Guardian - UK · Oct 30, 2023

London terror plot accused watched IS videos, court told

Al Arfat Hassan, who is on trial with 16-year-old, used ‘cupcakes’ as code word for bomb, jury hears

The Guardian - UK · Jun 8, 2023

Teenager murdered boy, 15, after stabbing him as he walked to school

Khayri Mclean was stabbed in the chest, which penetrated his heart and one of his lungs

Manchester Evening News · Mar 22, 2023

Teenager found guilty of murdering boy in knife attack near school

A 17-year-old boy, who was 16 at the time, was found guilty of murdering Khayri McLean in Huddersfield.

The Independent UK · Mar 22, 2023

Teenager guilty of murder of Huddersfield boy on way home from school

A 15-year-old youth admitted murder at a previous hearing

The Independent UK · Mar 22, 2023