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Life sentence for date rapist convicted of three more rapes
A convicted date rapist has today been sentenced to life imprisonment for three more rapes on teenage women, Scotland Yard said.
Met protest treatment ruled ‘unlawful’ by High Court
Police acted unlawfully when they filmed a “kettled” legal observer and required the handover of personal information before they would release her, the High Court ruled today.
Mark Duggan death: application for judicial review into police protocol rejected
The mother of a man whose death by police sparked riots across Tottenham and London had an application for a judicial review into police protocol rejected.
Judge overturns Newham Council betting shop decision
Another betting shop has been given the green light to open up after Newham Council lost their legal battle against gambling chain Paddy Power today.
‘I thought I was safe - then they raped me’: Girl tells of alleged sex ring attack
A teenage girl thought she was escaping an argument when she got into a car with a Chadwell Heath man – but he took her to a house and raped her, a court heard today.
Carole Waugh death: Accused deny murder of former oil executive
One of the men accused of killing wealthy oil executive Carole Waugh, whose body was found in a lock-up in New Malden, today admitted attempting to dispose of her body.
Alexander Litvinenko death: Ruling over public inquiry due in July
A ruling into whether a public inquiry should take the place of an inquest into the death of the poisoned spy Alexander Litvinenko is due early next month, the High Court was told today.
Carole Waugh death: Men accused of murder to appear in court
Two men accused of the murder of former oil executive Carole Waugh are to appear in court today.
North London man convicted of teen murder yards from mother’s home
A man from Pinner was today convicted of murdering an 18-year-old man in a “revenge” attack over a BlackBerry phone.
High Court judge issues Morden abduction plea
The courts “will not give up” in their search for a woman who abducted her daughter after custody was awarded to her father, a High Court judge said today.
Stratford pensioner feared death during rape ordeal, court hears
Hazel Backwell, 66, was assaulted in her home in Stratford 16 years ago and died in 2002 having never seen her attacker brought to justice.
Man on US drugs charges must be extradited with anonymity, High Court rules
A man from west London who is wanted in the US for conspiring to import crystal meth must be extradited without the public knowing his identity, the High Court ruled today.
Girl tells court of escape from alleged child prostitution ring hours before friend ‘raped’
A teenage girl fought off the advances of an alleged sexual predator in an Ilford hotel hours before he allegedly raped her friend, a court heard today.
Reggae star Smiley Culture ‘plunged knife into his own chest’, inquest hears
A reggae star whose death prompted protests outside New Scotland Yard plunged a kitchen knife into his own chest after police arrested him at his home, an inquest jury has been told.
Man slapped woman on Tube in ‘unprovoked assault’
A man who slapped a woman across the face in an unprovoked assault on the Tube has been sentenced to an 18-month community order.
Pakistan cricketer Asif loses London court appeal for match-fixing
Pakistan paceman Mohammad Asif has lost his appeal over his match-fixing conviction.
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- Max Clifford sex charges trial to start next year, court hears
- Pakistan cricketer in London to appeal Lord’s no-ball plot conviction
- Reggae star Smiley Culture inquest to begin
- Gunman found guilty of attempting to murder amputee in her bed
- Man on trial for second time accused of raping Stratford pensioner
- Case dropped against man accused of offensive Woolwich tweets
- Campaigners blast HS2 plans as they take objections to Appeal Court
- Spitalfields man caused rush hour misery by napping next to DLR line
- Woolwich attack: Man appears in court over offensive tweets
- Plans to allow pre-recorded witness evidence in courtrooms to be trialled in Kingston
- Andrew Jaipaul murder trial: defendant, 16, rode off after being splashed with victim’s blood
- Moroccan student convicted of murdering Kilburn fashion designer he met off Facebook
- 16 sentenced as police tackle drug gang in Mitcham
- Luke Fitzpatrick murder: Trio jailed for total of 56 years
- Woolwich attack: ‘Joke’ tweeter receives community order
- Teen paedophile sentenced to eight years for raping girl, 11
- Phone hacking: Rebekah Brooks trial set for September
- Newham pulls YouTube gang videos to tackle gang violence
- Man who raped 11-year-old girl in north London to be sentenced
- Man appears in court on terror charges linked to Woolwich suspect friend
- Phone hacking: PM’s former spin doctor appears in court to deny charges
- Terror charges for second man in Woolwich suspect friend probe
- Date set for Hyde Park IRA bomb trial
- Woolwich attack: Accused tells court he is a ‘soldier’ and a ‘British citizen’
- Artist’s conviction for child sex offences may be reviewed for ‘leniency’
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