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Tory MP Patrick Spencer in tears as he is found not guilty of sexual assaults at Groucho Club in London

MP cleared of sexually assaulting two women during a night out at private members club in Soho

Evening Standard

MP Patrick Spencer found not guilty of Groucho Club sexual assaults

A jury deliberated for just over seven hours before finding Spencer not guilty of two counts of sexual assault.

Evening Standard

MP accused of Groucho Club sex assault ‘bit of a pest’, says alleged victim

Patrick Spencer, 38, lost the Conservative whip in Parliament after being charged with two counts of sexual assault

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MP ‘groped breasts of two women’ at London’s Groucho Club, court told

AN MP groped the breasts of two women at London’s Groucho Club after pestering them to have a drink with him, a court has heard.

The National (Scotland)

MP 'groped women at London's Groucho club', court hears

Patrick Spencer, the MP for Central Suffolk and North Ipswich, is accused of drunkenly coming up behind the women and putting his arms around them

Evening Standard

MP Patrick Spencer ‘groped two women’ at London’s Groucho Club, court told

Patrick Spencer, who lives in Suffolk, was suspended from the Tory Party and had the whip withdrawn after the sexual assault charges were brought last year

The Independent UK

‘Predator’ caught ‘red-handed’ trying to rape woman near Buckingham Palace let go by police

Ramzi Barkat, 54, tailed the lone woman out of St James’s Park in the early hours of September 7 2024, Southwark Crown Court heard

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Metropolitan Police officer raped woman at her home after New Year’s Eve party

Rupert Edwards, 33, was jailed for raping a female police officer

The Independent UK

Worker used his job at UPS to smuggle £10m worth of cocaine in to UK for kingpin

The illegal drugs supply operations were cracked when law enforcement agencies gained access in 2020 to the secure EncroChat messaging system

The Independent UK

London art gallery linked to Princess Eugenie cleared of breaching Russia sanctions

Hauser & Wirth has a showroom in Savile Row, Mayfair, and locations in New York, Los Angeles, Hong Kong, and Paris

Evening Standard

Former MP and aide to Rishi Sunak pleads guilty to election date gambling

Craig Williams admitted using confidential information to place bets on the timing of the poll.

Evening Standard

Rishi Sunak’s former aide pleads guilty to general election betting scandal

Craig Williams, 41, is ex-MP for Montgomeryshire and Cardiff North and was a key figure in Mr Sunak’s inner circle

The Independent UK

Thief who told police ‘you’re lucky I’m not grooming girls’ jailed after £19,000 crime spree

The judge warned Neville Stanbury, 58, that he may die in prison if he does not choose to give up drugs

Evening Standard

Former Nigerian oil minister who allegedly stayed in £2.8m central London home cleared of bribery charges

Diezani Alison-Madueke was cleared of five counts of bribery and one of conspiracy to commit bribery

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London Labour activist admits offence linked to alleged vote rigging

Gabriel Leroy, 24, appeared at Southwark Crown Court on Tuesday and pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit a Computer Misuse Act offence

The Independent UK

Murderer drove 50 miles with partner and children in car to kill business associate over debts

The killer fled after the stabbing before briefly returning to retrieve the mobile phone he had dropped

Evening Standard

Pro-Palestine protester who caused 'serious disruption' after climbing Big Ben in stunt guilty

Daniel Day guilty of causing a public nuisance after triggering a large emergency services response and costing taxpayers an estimated £67,000

The National (Scotland)

Palestine activist who sat on Big Ben found guilty of causing public nuisance

A PRO-PALESTINE protester who caused “serious disruption” by climbing Big Ben barefoot and sitting on the London landmark for 17 hours has been…

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Evening Standard

Pro-Palestine protester who climbed Big Ben barefoot guilty of public nuisance

Daniel Day’s actions cost the taxpayer £67,000 by triggering an emergency services response, road closures and public transports diversions.

The Independent UK

Princess Diana barrister accused of setting up ‘elaborate’ system to avoid paying £2m in tax

Robert Venables KC is accused of failing to properly declare his income across seven years while working as one of the country’s leading tax lawyers

The Independent UK

Barefoot man holding Palestinian flag seen scaling Big Ben’s Elizabeth Tower in CCTV footage

A pro-Palestine protester is accused of climbing the Elizabeth Tower, also known as Big Ben , and remaining there for over 15 hours. Daniel Day, 30, from Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex , denies intentionally or recklessly causing a public nuisance during the incident on 8 March last year. CCTV footage reportedly shows…

Evening Standard

Former Met officer jailed for sexual offences against teenage boy

Former PC Grant Fulker was sentenced to 15 months in jail at Southwark Crown Court after being found guilty of sexual assault and attempted sexual assault

The Times of India

Fake ancient statues worth £680,000 exposed after UK fraudster slipped up on paperwork

In an audacious plot, a man from Gloucestershire aimed to peddle counterfeit ancient sculptures, purportedly valued in the hundreds of thousands, at a prestigious Sotheby’s auction. However, forensic experts quickly dismantled his charade, pinpointing that the invoices were produced with contemporary printing methods rather than the 1970s technology he claimed.

Evening Standard

Met officer convicted for 'despicable' rape on New Years Day

PC Rupert Edwards was found guilty of raping a woman in January 2018, and will face an accelerated misconduct hearing

Evening Standard

Man who told synagogue manager ‘Jew, I’m going to kill you’ is jailed

Tavius Jean Charles, 36, pleaded guilty last month to eight offences against six victims.

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