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Mail publisher’s bid to end court cases over alleged unlawful activity to start

Sir Elton John, the Duke of Sussex and Baroness Lawrence are part of a group bringing claims over alleged unlawful information-gathering.
Labour said rape survivors are denied justice for years (Dominic Lipinski/PA)
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Sex assault survivors suffer ‘devastating’ crown courts backlog impact – report

Rape Crisis England & Wales says its report shines a light on the ‘disastrous impact’ of the backlog on victims.
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Mother of murdered Ellie Gould calls for ’25-year starting point for overkill’

Carole Gould said she hopes that recommendations made by Clare Wade KC in an independent review will lead to tougher sentencing.
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Man left with head injury after attack at west London Tube station

British Transport Police release images of man they wish to speak to in connection with incident

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Afghan families say they are ‘trapped’ in hotels after losing High Court case

At a hearing in January, their lawyers alleged the Home Secretary was failing to fulfil a commitment to help them rebuild their lives in the UK.
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Gwyneth Paltrow says she is ‘victim’ of ski crash as she takes stand

The Oscar-winning actress said she did ‘not believe’ the testimony of previous witnesses and that her version of events was ‘categorically’ the truth

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Cash van driver jailed after faking £920,000 armed heist

Andrew Measor handcuffed himself to his security van’s steering wheel in east London

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London woman given home 150m away in Stoke wins fight with council

Nadia Zaman argued it was legally incumbent on Waltham Forest Council to secure accommodation as ‘close as possible’ to her home

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Ex-fireman jailed for directing child abuse in Philippines from Scotland

Gary Campbell admitted sexual abuse charges involving children as young as four.
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Campaigners win bid to continue injunction protecting Plymouth trees

A campaign group has won the latest round in a legal battle with the city council over trees which were cut down in Plymouth.
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Jury in Victoria death crash fails to reach verdicts

The prosecution asked for time to consider whether to seek a retrial.
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Government defends ‘exceptional’ delays in Salisbury poisonings inquiry

Dawn Sturgess died after being exposed to the nerve agent Novichok left in a discarded perfume bottle in July 2018.
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Man denies lying to jury to ‘bail out’ alleged killer of nine-year-old Olivia

Nicky McHale was accused of lying to provide an alibi for Thomas Cashman who denies killing Olivia Pratt-Korbel in Dovecot, Liverpool.
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Two men cleared of conspiracy to rob Amir Khan in gunpoint watch theft

Ismail Mohamed and Nurul Amin were unanimously found not guilty

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Stephen Lawrence murder suspect Jamie Acourt earning £3,600 a month, court told

Acourt appeared in court over his failure to pay back £90,000 he made from a £3 million drugs plot.
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Man who was convicted of killing wife thanks to Alexa recordings is jailed

Serial domestic abuser Daniel White murdered his wife, Angie, at their home in Plasmarl, Swansea, in October 2022.
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Man who murdered motorcyclist has minimum jail term reduced

Brandon McNeil, now aged 20, admitted murdering Shane Jerome, 23, in Brixton, south London, in July 2021.
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Man accused of murdering Olivia Pratt-Korbel is innocent, witness tells court

Nicky McHale said he saw Thomas Cashman in the garden of a house at the time of the shooting.
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Two boys found dead at home with their mother had been strangled, inquest told

The bodies of Nadja de Jager, 47, and her sons Alexander, nine, and Maximus, seven, were discovered at their home in London on March 9.
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Teen charged with attempted murder after Walthamstow bus stabbing

Charges come after boy was stabbed on Route 158 bus in Walthamstow

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Four arrested over fatal shooting of teen at illegal rave in Leyton

Scotland Yard has offered a reward of up to £20,000 for information leading to the identification, arrest and prosecution of whoever is responsible

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Man jailed for drug-fuelled attack on four-year-old girl

Sean Lochrie, 33, was handed a prison term of more than six years for assaulting the youngster, leaving her with two broken arms.
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Nigerian politician and wife facing jail after ‘landmark’ organ-harvesting case

Senator Ike Ekweremadu, 60, his wife Beatrice, 56, and Dr Obinna Obeta, 51, were found guilty at the Old Bailey.
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Man found guilty of east London hammer attack murder

Erik Feld killed Ranjith Kankanamalage in Tower Hamlets in August 2021

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Cashman denies being in ‘murder frame of mind’ on night of Pratt-Korbel shooting

Thomas Cashman is accused of killing nine-year-old Olivia Pratt-Korbel and injuring her mother after chasing another man into their home.
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Met PC asked Black colleagues ‘why don’t you go to your own country’

The Met launched an investigation after concerned colleagues reported PC Toby Caswell’s behaviour

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Teenager found guilty of murdering boy in knife attack near school

A 17-year-old boy, who was 16 at the time, was found guilty of murdering Khayri McLean in Huddersfield