Gjert Ingebrigtsen, the father and former trainer of Norwegian star Jakob Ingebrigtsen, has been cleared of abusing the two-time Olympic champion. In the climax of a trial that has gripped Norway, the court announced that there was insufficient evidence of Jakob’s claims that his father had overseen a childhood of fear and intimidation marked by...
A man cleared of murder has been sentenced for possessing the knife he used in the fatal incident in Plymouth last year. Tahla Redwan was found not guilty of murdering 36-year-old Shane Sweet, from Plymouth, by a jury at Plymouth Crown Court on Tuesday. Redwan, 20, admitted he stabbed Mr Sweet twice in the chest...
An Australian bouncy castle operator at the centre of a tragedy in 2021 that killed six children and seriously injured three has been cleared of breaching safety laws. A court found Rosemary Anne Gamble, who runs the business Taz-Zorb, not guilty, ruling that the incident was “due to an unprecedented weather system” that was “impossible...
The former head of India’s wrestling federation has been cleared in a sexual harassment case filed by a minor female wrestler. A court in the capital, Delhi, accepted a Delhi police report, recommending the cancellation of the case against Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh. A former MP from the governing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Singh still...
A woman accused of having an illegal abortion has been cleared by a jury. Nicola Packer, 45, cried as she was acquitted of “unlawfully administering to herself a poison or other noxious thing” with the “intent to procure a miscarriage”. Her trial at Isleworth Crown Court heard she took abortion medicine at home during the...
Ben Woolvin BBC South West home affairs correspondent Erin Black BBC News, South West BBC The IOPC said Mr Colwell had no case to answer over the alleged use a work mobile phone to exchange personal messages The police watchdog has concluded there is no evidence of gross misconduct by the former acting chief constable...
Charlotte Edwards Business reporter, BBC News Getty Images The transport secretary has pledged to reduce the number of learner drivers in England waiting more than five months to sit practical tests. Heidi Alexander said the government would aim to clear the backlog by next summer, providing at least 10,000 extra driving tests a month to...
Joshua Nevett Political reporter PA Media An anti-Brexit activist has been cleared of breaching a police ban after playing music on loudspeakers at a protest outside Parliament in London. Steve Bray, 56, faced trial over the incident on Parliament Square, which took place before then-Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was questioned by MPs in the House...
Four Real Madrid players have been cleared to face Arsenal in their Champions League quarter-final despite three being punished by Uefa. Last month, European football’s governing body opened an investigation into allegations of indecent conduct by Antonio Rudiger, Kylian Mbappe, Vinicius Jr and Dani Ceballos during their last-16 win against Atletico Madrid. The four allegedly...
Shakib Al Hasan has been cleared to bowl again in all England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) competitions and The Hundred having previously served a suspension because of his action. The Bangladesh all-rounder played one game for Surrey in the County Championship in September 2024, and was reported by the umpires. In December he received...
