UK Courts

Man charged with teen's death

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A homeless labourer has been charged with the murder of a teenager who was stabbed to death in south London. Steven Braithwaite, 30, is due to appear before Sutton Magistrates' Court on Thursday accused of murdering 17-year-old...                    

Thousands of file-sharers face legal action in UK

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By Peter Griffiths LONDON (Reuters) - Thousands of people suspected of sharing music, films and games over the Internet will be pursued through the courts for damages, lawyers for entertainment companies said on Wednesday....                    

Drunk teenager throws rabbit against wall and films its death

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A drunken 14-year-old girl killed a rabbit by swinging it from its ears and smashing it repeatedly against a wall - while filming the brutal attack on a mobile phone, a court heard today. The teenager, who had drunk three...                    

Ex-police man's laundering case

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David Lloyd did not enter a plea at the hearing A retired police officer has appeared at Bristol magistrates court charged with money laundering and misusing police information. David Lloyd, 53, a retired South Wales Police...                    

Husband in court over wife death

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The husband of a businesswoman found stabbed to death at their family home has been remanded in custody charged with her murder. Alisdair Sinclair, 47, appeared at Basingstoke Magistrates' Court on Wednesday accused of stabbing...                    

Ant convicted of breakout bid

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An environment campaigner today walked free from court after being convicted of trying to escape from Abingdon police station. But the 41-year-old, known as The Ninja Ant, was cleared of possessing an offensive weapon after...                    

'Months' on ward for attacked boy

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Sam is an A-level student at Clarendon House Grammar School A 17-year-old boy who was found in a street with serious head injuries is expected to remain in hospital for several months. Sam Eastwell, from Ramsgate in Kent, was...                    

Man jailed for NHS smoking scam

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A modern day "Walter Mitty" who stole £90,000 posing as an NHS no-smoking advisor, has been jailed for 18 months. Harry Singer, 55, from Earl's Court, west London, invented an army of imaginary quitters as part of his scam to...                    

Man gets probation for baby slap

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A man who slapped a nine-month-old baby so hard that her ear and face turned purple has been given two years' probation at Glasgow Sheriff Court. Douglas Crichton, 34, of the city's Sandyhill area, admitted assaulting the baby...                    

Baby beater jailed for six months

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A man who was caught on camera repeatedly punching a friend's sleeping baby has been jailed for six months. The parents of the 20-month-old boy had become concerned about the behaviour of Stephen Carty, 39, and put a camera in...