Dine and dash group jailed 5 years after £385 bill
Four diners who ran out on a €447 (£385) restaurant bill in Cerceda, A Coruña in 2021 have been convicted and sentenced to eight months in prison for fraud.
Category : Prosecution
Golders Green suspect denies attempted murder
Essa Suleiman, 45, pleaded not guilty at the Old Bailey to three counts of attempted murder over a knife rampage in Golders Green and Southwark.
Gangster jailed over murder plot after girl, 9, shot
Beytullah Gunduz, 40, a senior Hackney Turks member, was jailed for life with a minimum term of 20 years for conspiring to murder Onur Guzel, who survived a shooting outside his family restaurant.
Danny Tommo denies Channel boat slashing charge
Far-right activist Daniel Thomas, known as Danny Tommo, pleaded not guilty to criminal damage after allegedly slashing a boat in the English Channel with an emergency responder on board.
Daniel 'Tommo' Thomas denies Channel boat slashing charge
Daniel Thomas, 37, pleads not guilty to criminal damage after allegedly slashing a boat in the English Channel with an emergency responder on board.
Masked men 'set fire to pub's Union Jacks' and 'shout Allahu Akbar'
Two masked men burnt a pub’s Union Flags while shouting “Allahu Akbar”, a court has heard. Three men deny racially aggravated criminal damage.
Two British women, eight dogs killed in Romania crash
Two British women, aged 61 and 41, died in a four-vehicle crash in Romania. Eight of the ten dogs on board also died. A manslaughter investigation has been launched.
Boy, 11, dies in hospital after Sydney shooting
An 11-year-old boy shot in the face and neck in Sydney has died in hospital. NSW Police have launched an investigation, with three men arrested.
Met chief: Justice system must put children before paedophiles
Met Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley criticised the justice system after a paedophile who used AI to create nude images was bailed to a flat overlooking a playground.
Hero Brit gave up rescue seat before RPG death, inquest hears
Philip Mawer, 58, from Shaftesbury, Dorset, was unlawfully killed in an RPG attack by Al-Shabaab militants at a Mozambique hotel, an inquest heard. He gave up his rescue helicopter place to save others.
Alan Jones trial: Prosecution drops charge as witnesses testify
Prosecutors unexpectedly drop a charge against Alan Jones as witnesses testify on complaints M and H, shifting the trial timeline.
Son accused of stabbing father 40 times in deadly attack
A Long Island man allegedly stabbed to death by his son told 911 'I'm being murdered' during the attack. The son faces second-degree murder charges.
Man, 25, died after caffeine overdose, inquest rules
A 25-year-old man died after accidentally overdosing on caffeine tablets, an inquest has ruled. Alfie Goddard suffered a cardiac arrest after taking the capsules.
Matt Lucas reveals autism diagnosis and need for solitude
Little Britain star Matt Lucas has publicly revealed for the first time that he is autistic, explaining that he needs periods of solitude to recharge.
Second child dies after Blue Mountains stabbing; mother charged
A one-year-old has died in hospital five days after an alleged stabbing in the Blue Mountains, bringing the death toll to two children, as the mother faces an additional murder charge.
Closing speeches in Daniel Gravell rape trial
Closing speeches are being delivered in the trial of former teacher Daniel Gravell, accused of raping three women in incidents alleged to have occurred in 2001, 2005 and 2011.
City banker told girlfriend 'kill yourself already', court hears
A depressed woman told jurors how her City banker boyfriend told her to 'kill yourself already, you freak', before she fatally stabbed him.
Ivan Toney in court over Soho nightclub assault charge
England striker Ivan Toney, 30, appears in court charged with assaulting Saber Da Silva at a Soho nightclub on Wardour Street in December last year.
Teen charged after girl, 15, allegedly assaulted in Aberdeen
An 18-year-old man has been arrested and charged after a 15-year-old girl was allegedly sexually assaulted near a wooded area in Aberdeen in the early hours of Sunday.
Thousands still owed £2.6m in rail fare injustice payouts
More than half of those wrongly convicted in the rail fare Single Justice Procedure scandal have not claimed compensation, with £2.6m in penalties still unpaid.
Alleged gunman's 'Breck heads' threat before shootings
A man accused of four shootings and a gunpoint robbery told an associate 'these Breck heads can f*** off' in a supposed 'declaration of intent', a court heard.
Youth worker pregnant after abusing boy, 14, avoids jail
Annie Hall, 21, fell pregnant after a month-long sexual abuse campaign against a 14-year-old boy she met at a bus station. She has avoided jail.
Man charged over crash that killed six and orphaned girl, 11
Christopher Cockell, 50, charged with six counts of causing death by dangerous driving over 2024 A61 crash that killed six, including family of four.
Woman killed in Glasgow flat suffered 78 injuries, court hears
Brodie MacGregor, 23, suffered 78 injuries before her death in Springburn. Alexander Brennan denies murder. A pathologist described her facial injuries as unprecedented.
Putney Pusher Suspect's Family Claims Innocence After Death
The family of Nicholas Brandram, the Putney pusher suspect found dead this week, say he was innocent and took his own life due to pressure from a Met Police investigation.
Duct-taped plane passenger breaks silence after incident
Layne Lundeen, 67, charged with assault and disorderly conduct after being duct-taped to his seat on an American Airlines flight, has spoken out in court.
School tip-off leads to jail for paedophile who raped woman
Danny Hailes, 22, of Chesterfield, was jailed for 10 years after being found guilty of sexual offences against a teenager and raping a woman while under investigation.
Kirk family blames Utah university for activist's assassination
Lawyers for Charlie Kirk's family say reckless decisions by Utah Valley University officials led to his assassination by a rooftop sniper, prompting a potential lawsuit.
Jury discharged in Newton Hospital metal bar attack trial
The jury in the trial of Omar Momand, accused of attacking six staff at Newton Community Hospital with a metal bar, has been discharged. A new trial is set for February 15.
Army officers 'let down' soldier over assault claim, court told
Two army officers 'let down' a teenage soldier who later killed herself by mishandling her sexual assault allegation, a court martial heard. Jaysley Beck, 19, told officers she was touched by a superior.
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