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No criminal charges over death of ice hockey player during game – what this means for sport and the law

The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has announced that no criminal charges will be brought against Canadian ice hockey player Matt Petgrave in relation to the death of American player Adam Johnson during a British Elite League match in October 2023.

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Police and prosecutors’ details shared with Israel during UK protests inquiry, papers suggest

Exclusive: Documents indicate government gave embassy contact details while arms factory protest was investigated

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Nursery worker charged over death of ‘beautiful’ toddler

The 14-month-old boy died at Fairytales Day Nursery in Dudley in December 2022

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‘Depraved’ sexual predator who raped woman and secretly filmed others is jailed

Police said Craig France targeted young women at nightclubs and took them to his home where he had set up hidden cameras.

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Husband of woman found dead in a car in London charged with murder

Harshita Brella moved to the UK last April with Pankaj Lamba, who is believed to no longer be in the country

The Guardian - UK

New details revealed in case of Harshita Brella found murdered in car in east London

A Channel 4 Investigation has spoken to Harshita Brella’s family in India as well as relatives of her husband Pankaj Lamba, the prime suspect in her killing

Evening Standard

Russian captain of North Sea crash ship charged over death of crew member

The Solong’s master Vladimir Motin, 59, of Primorsky, St Petersburg, in Russia, has been charged with gross negligence manslaughter, police said.

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Captain of Solong cargo ship that collided with oil tanker charged with manslaughter

Vladimir Motin, 59, from St Petersburg, will appear at Hull Magistrates Court on Saturday.

The Independent UK

Stalker who turned up at Cheryl Tweedy’s home weeks after Liam Payne’s death jailed

A judge said the singer was ‘very distressed and upset’ by Daniel Bannister’s actions

The Independent UK

Stalker who ‘terrified’ Cheryl Tweedy by turning up to her home jailed

Daniel Bannister, 50, has already served three months in prison and could be released in a matter of weeks.

Evening Standard

‘Tick box exercise’ over CPS casework quality must ‘fundamentally change’

Inspectors discovered a culture where legal managers were ‘reluctant’ to give prosecutors feedback on improvement for ‘fear of overwhelming them’.

The Independent UK

Police boss wanted to release Southport killer’s religion to stop disinformation

Merseyside Police chief constable Serena Kennedy said she was advised against publishing the detail by local CPS, while national CPS approved.

Evening Standard

BBC Board admits it ‘fell short and failed people’ following Tim Westwood review

The review was launched following allegations about Westwood, who was accused of sexual misconduct and predatory behaviour by multiple women in 2022.

Evening Standard

Man convicted over plot to commit FGM in ‘landmark case’ has sentence increased

Emad Kaky, 48, had his sentenced increased to seven years’ imprisonment after the case was referred to the Court of Appeal

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Boy, 15, charged with murder after stabbing at Sheffield school

Teenager was arrested after stabbing of Harvey Willgoose, also 15, at All Saints Catholic high school on Monday

Evening Standard

Officer ‘was determined’ to pursue prosecution of Chelsea striker Sam Kerr

Kerr, 31, is on trial charged with causing racially aggravated harassment to Pc Stephen Lovell after calling him ‘stupid and white’.

Evening Standard

Russell Brand 'moves to US' claiming British authorities are 'attacking' him amid BBC misconduct review

The comedian is now a staunch Donald Trump supporter and has settled in Florida

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Former US government adviser who flew to UK to rape ‘nine-year-old girl’ jailed

Rahamim Shy, 47, travelled to Bedfordshire from New York in February last year to have sex with the girl after more than a month of planning.

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Evening Standard

Protesters challenging sentences acted ‘out of sacrifice’, Court of Appeal told

Sixteen climate protesters jailed for up to five years are seeking to appeal against their sentences as being ‘manifestly excessive’.

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Father guilty of murdering daughter after stabbing her in kitchen ‘play-fight’

Simon Vickers, 50, gave different accounts of what happened in the seconds before he plunged a kitchen knife into his daughter Scarlett’s chest.

Evening Standard

Authorities deny witholding information on Southport attacks

Full details of the prosecution case will be made public when Axel Rudakubana is sentenced on Thursday.

Evening Standard

Woolwich stabbing: Schoolboy Kelyan Bokassa, 14, killed on London bus was stabbed 27 times, court hears

Two teenagers have appeared in court charged with murder after Kelyan Bokassa died from knife wounds on the Route 472 bus in Woolwich

Evening Standard

Man who performed 'mobile circumcisions' on children across south of England jailed

Mohammad Siddiqui performed unnecessary painful circumcisions on children in areas including London

Evening Standard

British Transport Police sergeant’s four-letter race jibe on ex-partner when suntan made her skin darker

London-based Ian Koch demonstrated a pattern of coercive control towards two women

The Guardian - UK

Met police hand over ‘full file’ to CPS on Premier League player accused of rape

The Metropolitan police have given a file of evidence on a Premier League footballer accused of rape to the Crown Prosecution Service

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