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Gary Glitter makes ‘deaf’ court appearance as historic sex charges are sent to Old Bailey

The former glam rock star appeared via videolink at Westminster Magistrates’ Court after being charged with four historic sexual offences allegedly committed against one complainant between 1978 and 1981.

BANG Premier · Aug 5

Heathrow special constable and his Hackney-based taskmaster jailed for total of 18 years for spying for China

Dual Chinese-UK national Peter Wai carried out 'shadow policing' ops on Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters and dissidents living in Britain on the orders of Bill Yuen, court told

Evening Standard · Jun 18

NHS trust cleared of manslaughter after woman takes life in mental health unit

Alice Figueiredo died at Goodmayes Hospital in Redbridge in 2015

The Independent UK · Jun 9, 2025

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Mark Gordon 'attacked police officers in neo-natal ward of hospital after birth of baby with Constance Marten'

Mark Gordon attacked police officers in the neo-natal ward of a hospital, trial hears

Evening Standard · May 27, 2025

Father who shook eight-week-old daughter jailed for her murder after she succumbed to injuries six years later

Kyle Kitchen was jailed for life with a minimum of 17 years for murdering his daughter Primrose Kane, who was left disabled by an attack on her at eight-weeks-old

The Independent UK · Apr 2, 2025

Teenager stabbed in transphobic attack by gang of youths outside Harrow roller blades disco

The victim suffered nine knife wounds and was subjected to transphobic slurs

The Independent UK · Jan 15, 2025

Leicestershire man admits arson attack on Ukraine-linked business in London

Dylan Earl, 20, is believed to be the first person to be convicted under the National Security Act 2023

The Guardian - UK · Oct 25, 2024

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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’

Evening Standard · Oct 21, 2024

Leicester Square stabbing: Trial set for man accused of attacking 11-year-old girl

Ioan Pintaru is accused of stabbing tourist in Leicester Square in ‘random’ attack

Evening Standard · Sep 10, 2024

Three men jailed for life after footballer murdered in rival gangs feud

Taylor Cox, 19, was shot in an alleyway in north London in June 2021.

Evening Standard · Dec 15, 2023

US spy stabbed near GCHQ 'in revenge for murky secret services'

Former GCHQ worker Joshua Bowles attacked a US spy in revenge for 'murky' intelligence work

Evening Standard · Oct 27, 2023

Mehmet Koray Alpergin: Popular DJ tortured to death near Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, court told

Mehmet Koray Alpergin and his girlfriend were abducted as they returned home from a restaurant in Mayfair last October

Evening Standard · Sep 20, 2023

Popular DJ tortured to death near Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, court told

Mehmet Koray Alpergin and his girlfriend were abducted as they returned home from a restaurant in Mayfair, central London, last October.

The Independent UK · Sep 20, 2023

Convicted rapist jailed for life for second attack months after release

Mukalazi, 40, grabbed his victim from behind and told her: ‘If you scream I will rip your tongue out.’

The Independent UK · Sep 8, 2023

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The Independent UK · Aug 14, 2023

Daughter appears in court accused of murdering mother found in canal

Arizo Nour, from Feltham in West London, appeared before the Old Bailey on Friday.

The Independent UK · Aug 4, 2023

Satanist neo-Nazi who was spared jail as teenager imprisoned for 38 months after admitting fresh crimes

Harry Vaughan was 18 when he admitted 14 terror offences

Evening Standard · Aug 3, 2023

Satanist neo-Nazi jailed for 38 months after admitting string of fresh crimes

Harry Vaughan, from Twickenham, was previously spared jail as a teenager

The Independent UK · Jul 28, 2023

Drug-driver who killed woman and her dogs in crash jailed for six years

Olivia Riley, 41, was walking her pets on the Chelsea embankment in May last year when she was mowed down by an Audi TT driven by Laszlo Dancs.

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The Guardian - UK · Jun 23, 2023

Essex lorry deaths: alleged gang ringleader pleads guilty to manslaughters of 39 people

Marius Mihai Draghici yet to be sentenced over deaths of Vietnamese nationals found in trailer in Purfleet

The Independent UK · Jun 23, 2023

People smuggler pleads guilty to manslaughter of 39 Vietnamese migrants

The migrants were found dead in the container which had been transported by ferry from Zeebrugge in Belgium to Purfleet early on October 23 2019.

The Independent UK · Jun 16, 2023

Man who killed partner and her father believed they were ‘replicas’, court hears

Achilleas Costa was committed indefinitely to a psychiatric hospital for stabbing Fernanda Assis, 31, and Joanilson Souza De Assis, 61, to death.

The Independent UK · Jun 14, 2023

Satanist Neo-Nazi admits fresh crimes after being spared jail as a teenager

Harry Vaughan had developed an interest in right-wing extremism, Satanism, the occult and violence from the age of 14, the Old Bailey heard.

Liverpool Echo · May 30, 2023

Man kept gun next to his bed 'in case society broke down'

Alan Madden was snared by a counter terrorism investigation into suspected right-wing extremism material on social media

The Independent UK · May 26, 2023

Man who murdered girlfriend’s young son in campaign of ‘sadistic abuse’ is jailed

Drug addict Jake Drummond beat and tortured Jacob Lennon, leaving him with a face like a ‘panda’, court hears

Evening Standard · Apr 24, 2023

Wealthy businessman with a grudge ‘targeted barristers in bomb plot after High Court battle’

A senior barrister was the target of a bomb plot in the heart of London’s legal district because of a “deep-seated grudge” from a £1 million High Court battle, the Old Bailey has heard.

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