Premier League footballer blackmail trial: Messages between defendants revealed
A former Take Me Out contestant sent a message stating that a Premier League footballer’s “days are numbered” before allegedly blackmailing him, a court heard.
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Camelot employee told friends about Lottery fraud, court told
A former Camelot employee who is said to have conspired with an alleged conman to fake a multimillion- pound-winning Lottery ticket told friends about the fraud before killing himself, a court heard.
Premier League footballer jumped from hotel window amid blackmail bid, jury told
A Premier League footballer was blackmailed after being filmed in a hotel room with a woman who was not his partner, a court has heard.
Three in court accused of murdering Pc Andrew Harper
Three teenagers have appeared in court charged with the murder of Pc Andrew Harper.
Murder accused ‘saddened’ by Jodie Chesney’s death, court hears
A young man claimed to be “deeply saddened” at the death of teenager Jodie Chesney as he refused to help police, a court has heard.
Pictures of ‘ninja eggs’ allegedly for use in terror attack shown to jury
Jurors in a trial of an alleged Islamic State supporter suspected of plotting an attack on the British army or police were shown photos of “ninja eggs” on Tuesday.
No 10 disowns attack on ‘politically biased’ Scottish judges
Downing Street has been forced to distance itself from claims Scottish judges were “politically biased” following the ruling that the suspension of Parliament was unlawful.
Alesha MacPhail’s mother condemns prison sentence reduction
The mother of Alesha MacPhail has condemned the jail term cut for her daughter’s murderer and warned he will always pose a danger to children.
MP Charlie Elphicke denies sexually assaulting two women
MP Charlie Elphicke has appeared in court to deny three counts of sexual assault against two women.
Dean Saunders told ‘you can’t even stand up’ at time of drink-drive arrest
“Arrogant” ex-Liverpool striker Dean Saunders was told “you can’t even stand up” by police, footage of his arrest has revealed.
Legal bid to stop Boris Johnson suspending Parliament begins at Edinburgh’s Court of Session
A legal bid seeking to prevent Prime Minister Boris Johnson from suspending Parliament has begun in Scotland’s highest civil court.