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The Latest Breaking News from Southwark Crown Court

Restaurateur was caught on CCTV spiking woman’s drink in Mayfair club

Vikas Nath, 63, laced the woman’s spicy margarita with GBL after she left him with the drink at Annabel’s.

Evening Standard

Mum-of-four stole almost £100,000 from church to fund ‘high lifestyle’

Francisca Yawson, 37, was given a suspended sentence after pleading guilty to nine counts of theft

The Independent UK

Restaurateur guilty of spiking woman’s drink at Mayfair club

Vikas Nath, 63, laced the woman’s spicy margarita with gamma-butyrolactone.

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Michelin-star restaurant boss guilty of spiking woman’s drink in Mayfair club

Vikas Nath, 63, laced the woman's spicy margarita with gamma-butyrolactone (GBL) at Annabel’s

The Independent UK

Top London restaurateur Vikas Nath guilty of spiking woman's drink at private members' club Annabel's

Vikas Nath claimed he spiked the drink to ‘relax’ the woman rather than as part of a plan to have sex with her

Evening Standard

Restaurateur accused of spiking woman’s drink with date-rape drug tells jury he was ‘wrong’

Vikas Nath, 63, used a straw to put gamma-butyrolactone (GBL) into the woman’s drink on January 15, 2024

The Independent UK

Top restaurateur accused of using date-rape drug at Annabel's 'warned victim about drink spiking'

The alleged victim told jurors she had been ‘betrayed’ by Vikas Nath, whose portfolio of top restaurants include Michelin-starred Benares in Mayfair

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Restaurateur admits spiking woman’s drink to ‘relax’ her at London club

Vikas Nath, who has a portfolio of top restaurants in the UK and Spain, admits spiking the drink

The Independent UK

Singer Chris Brown appears in London court for ‘bottle attack’ case

The R&B singer appeared at Southwark Crown Court for an eight-minute hearing in front of a senior judge

The Independent UK

Russell Brand appears in court to face two fresh charges including rape

The actor and comedian has already pleaded not guilty to five allegations from between 1999 and 2005

The Independent UK

Russell Brand due in court to face further sexual offence charges

The comedian and actor is set to appear in court charged with two further sexual offences, including rape.

Evening Standard

Met Police officer cleared of GBH after Tasering suspect left in wheelchair

PC Liam Newman, 31, was found not guilty of assault occasioning grievous bodily harm on Tuesday after incident in Redbridge

Evening Standard

Moment Met PC on trial for GBH Tasers man ‘who fell 6ft’ and was left paralysed

Jurors hear Leonard Sandiford was running away from constable Liam Newman when stunned in east London

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Russell Brand posts Christmas video following new rape and sexual assault charges

The TV star posted the video on X as the new charges were confirmed by prosecutors

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Met Police officer who made up sexual assault claim is convicted

PC Lauren Evans was found guilty of perverting the course of justice

The Independent UK

Former BBC DJ Tim Westwood denies rape and assault charges

The 68-year-old has been accused of committing offences against seven women as young as 17 years old

Evening Standard

Teenagers deny carrying out London cyber attack that 'cost TfL £39million'

Thalha Jubair, 19, and Owen Flowers, 18, were arrested in September as part of an investigation by the National Crime Agency and City of London Police

Evening Standard

Moment ‘bitcoin queen’ fraud arrested in her bed as she’s jailed over £5bn stash

Zhimin Qian and Seng Hok Ling were sentenced following a multibillion-pound fraudulent Bitcoin scheme

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Ex-BBC DJ Tim Westwood on Bail After Facing 15 Sex Crime Charges Spanning Three Decades

Ex-BBC DJ Tim Westwood granted bail after facing 15 sex crime charges involving seven women across three decades. Case to resume at Southwark Crown Court.

The Independent UK

How Chinese fraudster involved in £5.5 billion Bitcoin scam evaded UK authorities for six years

Zhimin Qian, 47, was arrested in April 2024 in what has been described as the UK’s largest cryptocurrency seizure

Evening Standard

Chris Brown allowed to return to US as bail conditions changed

Judge Tony Baumgartner granted the change to the US musician’s bail conditions at Southwark Crown Court on Tuesday.

The Independent UK

Fraudster couple lived luxury lifestyle after defrauding over 3,000 people out of £28m with holiday scam

The Rowes spent £110k on school fees, a house in Hampshire with stables, and £26k on a private jet trip

International Business Times UK

Who Is Fayaz Khan, the Afghan TikToker Jailed for Threatening Nigel Farage?

Afghan TikToker Fayaz Khan has been jailed for five years in the UK after posting a video threatening Nigel Farage, highlighting rising concerns over online criminal threats.

The Independent UK

Small boat migrant who threatened to kill Nigel Farage on TikTok jailed for five years

Fayaz Khan had made ‘gun gestures’ when posting a video about the Reform UK leader

Evening Standard

Small boat migrant who made threat to kill Farage on TikTok jailed

Fayaz Khan, 26, was convicted of making the threat last week, having previously pleaded guilty to entering the UK illegally.

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