A man charged with the murder of his one-month-old son will stand trial next year. Tony Bartlett is accused of killing his son Atticus Bartlett in 2022. Atticus was taken to hospital in a critical condition after police were called to a property in Chard, Somerset, on 16 July. He died a week later. Mr...
Getty Images Dott won the World Snooker Championship in 2006 Former world snooker champion Graeme Dott has appeared in court for the first time over alleged child sex offences. The 47-year-old Scot, who won the world championship in 2006, is accused of two historical charges relating to two children both aged about 10 at the...
Getty Images The Supreme Court is to deliver its verdict on how a woman should be defined in law. The announcement marks the culmination of a long-running legal battle between the Scottish government and a women’s group. The outcome could have far-reaching implications on how sex-based rights apply across Scotland, England and Wales. The Scottish...
An Afghan man accused of threatening to kill Nigel Farage while he travelled to the UK has appeared in court. Fayaz Khan, 25, is alleged to have posted a video on TikTok in October, where he made a gun gesture and told the Reform party leader he was going to “pop pop”, Westminster Magistrates’ Court...
EPA Andrew Tate, pictured in the US in February, denies all of the women’s allegations. A civil case brought by four women against Andrew Tate is believed to be a legal first, a barrister for his accusers has said. The women accuse Tate of rape, assault and coercive control between 2013 and 2015. One claims...
In what North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein called a “dark day” for the state, the North Carolina Supreme Court on Friday delivered a partial victory to Republican Judge Jefferson Griffin, who is challenging some 65,000 votes in his bid to overturn the narrow win of his Democratic opponent and incumbent state Supreme Court Justice Allison...
Seven more people have appeared in court charged over an acid attack which left a man seriously injured. The victim was at home with his daughter in Lipson Road on 21 February, Plymouth Magistrates Court heard. Ria Park, prosecuting, said two men broke in and threw acid at him, “causing significant injuries to him”. The...
A 16-year-old boy has appeared in court charged with murder after a man was fatally stabbed in Leicester. Police said Louis Howard, 35, died at the scene after officers were called to a house in Oakdale Close, Braunstone Frith, shortly after 22:40 BST on Wednesday. A post-mortem examination confirmed Mr Howard died from a stab...
Paul Kirby Europe digital editor EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock Imamoglu supporters gathered outside the jail complex at Silivri Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, who’s Turkey’s biggest rival to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, has appeared in court for the first time since he was arrested last month and placed in a high-security jail. Imamoglu is being held on corruption and...
The US Supreme Court has ordered the Trump administration to facilitate the return of a Maryland man, who was mistakenly deported to El Salvador’s notorious mega-jail. The Trump administration had conceded that Kilmar Abrego Garcia was deported by accident, but appealed against a federal court’s order to return him to the US. On Thursday, in...
Parents who said their councils had illegally reduced services for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) have lost their High Court battle. The claim was brought against Devon County Council and Bristol City Council’s involvement in multimillion-pound rescue packages from the government – known as Safety Valve agreements. Parents claimed the deal involved...
Coleen Rooney’s lawyers did not commit misconduct over her costs in the so-called Wagatha Christie row with Rebekah Vardy, a High Court judge has ruled. Mrs Vardy sued Mrs Rooney for libel in 2022 but lost. The pair are now locked in a further battle over how much Mrs Vardy should pay in legal costs....
Prince Harry’s decision to step back from his life as a working royal resulted in a “unique set of circumstances”, a government barrister has told the Court of Appeal. Sir James Eadie KC said it was right to take a flexible approach to the level of personal security he should be given after he stepped...
A number of Wednesday’s front pages reflect on the Duke of Sussex’s appearance at the High Court in London challenging a Home Office decision to set the level of his personal security while he is in Britain on a “case by case” basis. “Sidelined” is Metro’s headline as the paper touts a “deep royal split...
On Monday evening, the U.S Supreme Court ruled that, at least for now, the Trump administration can continue invoking the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 to deport migrants. The ruling comes after President Donald Trump issued an executive order last month asserting his right to use the law. The ruling wasn’t a total win for...