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Aristocrat Constance Marten refuses to continue cross-examination in trial over baby death

Jurors were told the mother, who is accused of gross negligence manslaughter of her newborn daughter, will not give any more evidence

The Independent UK

Mark Gordon to represent himself in trial over death of baby girl, court told

Judge tells jurors at the Old Bailey that Gordon’s previous barrister has ‘withdrawn’ from the case

Evening Standard

Delay to Constance Marten evidence after complaints of headache and toothache

Marten and Mark Gordon are accused of the manslaughter of their baby Victoria.

Evening Standard

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Simon Armitage ‘excited to be northerner’ getting City of London freedom

He performed a reading at the ceremony.

The Independent UK

Family hail justice for little ones as mother jailed over four boys’ fire deaths

Deveca Rose was in Sainsbury’s when her two sets of twins, aged three and four, became trapped in a blaze at the family home.

The Independent UK

‘Eunuch maker’ extreme body modification ring can challenge sentences, court rules

Warning distressing content: Mastermind Marius Gustavson and his acolytes jailed earlier this year after carrying out ’grisly and gruesome’ procedures on unprecedented scale

The Independent UK

Met Police marksman cleared of murdering Chris Kaba as bodycam footage reveals moments before shooting

Martyn Blake’s acquittal sparks protest but Met police chief Sir Mark Rowley says system for holding officers to account is ‘broken’

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Judge gave warning after ex-home secretary’s ‘regrettable’ tweets ahead of trial

Suella Braverman said firearms officers ‘mustn’t fear ending up in the dock for carrying out their duties’.

Evening Standard

Man accused of killing schoolboy Daniel Anjorin during Hainault sword rampage appears in court

Marcus Arduini Monza will face trial next year accused of murdering the schoolboy and attacking four others

The Independent UK

Man accused of killing chef after Notting Hill Carnival to be charged with murder

Omar Wilson is accused of repeatedly punching Mussie Imnetu in the head

Evening Standard

Constance Marten and partner guilty of concealing the birth of their baby girl

Constance Marten and Mark Gordon fled from the authorities to try to avoid their baby being taken into care

Evening Standard

Mastermind of sick pay-per-view 'human butchery' website Marius Gustavson jailed for life

Marius Gustavson made £300,000 from Eunuch Maker site where he streamed paying customers being mutilated by him and others

Evening Standard

Met Police officer accused of Chris Kaba murder is named for the first time

The police officer accused of Chris Kaba’s murder had been referred to as NX121 during earlier legal proceedings

Evening Standard

Suspected ‘Beatles’ death squad member jailed for terror offences

Aine Leslie Davis, 39, was deported from Turkey last August.

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The Independent UK

Victory for media freedom as court quashes Met Police efforts to seize journalist’s documents

The judgment comes after a 17-month legal battle held entirely in secret, and is being hailed as a significant victory for the freedom of the press and investigative reporting

The Guardian - UK

Met officer charged with murder of Chris Kaba can be named, judge rules

Identity of firearms officer NX121, which had been protected by a court order, can be revealed next year

The Independent UK

Naming murder accused Met marksman poses no immediate risk to life, judge rules

Chris Kaba, 24, died when he was shot through the windscreen of a car.

The Independent UK

Police marksman charged with Chris Kaba murder to be publicly named next year

Recorder of London Mark Lucraft KC ruled on Monday that the Metropolitan Police marksman will be identified.

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Police officer accused of Chris Kaba murder will be named at trial

Chris Kaba was shot dead by a police officer in Streatham during a car stop

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Family of woman killed by a police driving at 84mph in Brixton call for 999 speed limit

The parents of a woman knocked down and killed by a police car travelling at 84mph have slammed an “insulting” sentence given to the Met officer who was behind the wheel.

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Chris Kaba: Judge issues contempt of court warning in murder case

Judge Mark Lucraft KC made the unusual intervention at the Old Bailey

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‘Hundreds of Met officers hand in weapons’ after marksman charged with Chris Kaba murder

“They feel betrayed by a total lack of support from Scotland Yard,” said ex marksman Tony Long

Evening Standard

Met firearms officers ‘anxious’ after Chris Kaba murder charge, says Sir Mark Rowley

Met commissioner reveals he met 70 firearms officers on Thursday ‘to reflect on the events of this week’

The Independent UK

Officers ‘anxious’ after marksman charged with Chris Kaba murder – Met chief

Sir Mark Rowley said he saw ‘uncertainty’ and ‘worry’ in the faces of the 70 officers he has met since the murder charge was announced.

The Independent UK

Sara Sharif: Girl found dead at home with ‘constellation’ of injuries ‘had note under pillow’

Urfan Sharif, Beinash Batool and Faisal Malik are due to trial following the death of Sara Sharif in Woking, Surrey in August

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