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Student’s killer branded a coward after refusing to appear for sentencing

Dennis Akpomedaye was jailed for life with a minimum term of 29 years for murdering girlfriend Anna Jedrkowiak.
Southend United have secured an urgent court order allowing the payment of players and accountants before deadlines that threaten the club’s survival (PA)
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Southend United secure court order over player payments to help ensure survival

A lawyer for the club told a judge they would ‘simply cease to exist’ if payments to playing staff and for the filing of accounts were not made.
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Prison guard suspended for alleged abuse of US fugitive, court told

A preliminary extradition hearing in the case of Nicholas Rossi was heard at Edinburgh Sheriff Court on Wednesday.
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Man jailed for at least 29 years for ‘barbaric’ murder of ex-girlfriend

Dennis Akpomedaye, 30, tried to decapitate Anna Jedrkowiak while stabbing her almost 40 times in an alleyway after midnight.
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Boy, 12, died after wall collapsed on him as he helped his dad

Scott-Swaley Stevens was crushed under a garage wall at his home in Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, in October 2022

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Teenagers deny murdering two 16-year-olds stabbed on streets of London

The four have pleaded not guilty to the murders of Charlie Bartolo and Kearne Solanke

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Former Pc accused of raping woman before he joined the Met granted bail

Jade Ebanks, 29, was suspended from duty as a police constable after he was arrested.
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Met police put spit hood on 91-year-old woman’s head and pointed Taser

Officer suspended and five others on restricted duties as police watchdog investigate

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‘Wonder Woman’ and ‘Batgirl’ cleared of affray over karaoke brawl

Miriam Ahmed was dressed as Wonder Woman as she rushed to the defence of her wife in a karaoke brawl

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‘Use surge policing to tackle knife hotspots’, minister says

Policing minister called for more stop and search ‘done respectfully’ to get knives off London’s streets

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Wealthy businesswoman ‘should pay estranged husband more than £6.5 million’

Louise Backstrom, 33, who is worth about £250 million, and Martin Wennberg had been embroiled in a private family court dispute over money in London.
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Man denies stabbing rugby player to death outside Cornwall nightclub

Jake Hill, 24, has pleaded not guilty to murdering Michael Allen outside Eclipse.
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Teenager charged with breaching social media video banning order

Bacari-Bronze O’Garro, 18, known as Mizzy, is set to appear at Thames Magistrates’ Court.
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The Family Court system that gave Finley Boden back to his killer parents

A barrister has explained the workings of the Family Courts, one of the most secretive parts of the court system.
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Mental health care assistant groomed underage patients on Snapchat

Daniel Knight sent sexualised messages to his underage victims and offered to buy one cocaine and alcohol.
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Serco fined more than £2m after custody officer kicked to death

Humphrey Burke attacked Lorraine Barwell as she tried to escort him from his cell in Blackfriars Crown Court

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Woman left with broken teeth after Shoreditch High Street attack

Man punched two people at Shoreditch High Street station after being pushed on stairs, said police

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Missed opportunities to prevent suicide of officer cadet at Sandhurst – inquest

Olivia Perks, 21, was discovered dead at the prestigious Sandhurst military academy in Berkshire in February 2019.
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Parents who murdered their baby son on Christmas Day jailed for life

Shannon Marsden and Stephen Boden inflicted 130 separate injuries on 10-month-old Finley Boden before his death

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‘Sadistic sexual killer’ who murdered Sarah Crump in 1991 is jailed

Smith showed no emotion as he was branded a ‘sadistic sexual killer’ and a ‘habitual and dishonest liar’

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‘Monster’ parents who brutally murdered ‘perfect’ baby jailed for life

Shannon Marsden and Stephen Boden ‘worked together’ to murder their son surrounded by filth and cannabis, a court heard.
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Eva Green to receive more than £1m towards legal costs after court win over film

The actress successfully sued White Lantern Film after production on A Patriot was shuttered in October 2019, claiming she was entitled to her fee.
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Teenager Mizzy arrested two days after court appearance over TikTok ‘prank’

The Metropolitan Police confirmed an 18-year-old had been arrested on Friday.
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Life sentence for ‘sadistic sexual killer’ for double jeopardy murder

David Smith, 67, was found guilty of the 1991 murder of 33-year-old Sarah Crump, 30 years after he was cleared.
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Ex-MP praises action over Met police VIP child abuse probe officer

The National Crime Agency is under pressure to suspend Steve Rodhouse from his £200,000-a-year job