Music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs was denied bail and will remain in custody after a jury found him guilty on two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution. He was acquitted of the most serious charges of racketeering and sex trafficking. The BBC’s Nomia Iqbal looks at the significance of his verdict and what comes...
In total, the jury deliberated for 13 hours over three days to come to a unanimous decision on the charges against Combs. Read full article at source...
The jury in the Sean Combs case sent the judge a note today indicating that they had reached a verdict on four of the five charges against him. However, on the remaining charge they said they saw no possibility of progress because some jurors had fixed opinions. The jury, comprising eight men and four women,...
Reuters French ex-surgeon Joel Le Scouarnec has admitted sexually abusing hundreds of patients A verdict is expected on Wendesday in the case of Joel Le Scouarnec, the former surgeon who has admitted sexually abusing hundreds of patients, mostly under age, between 1989 and 2014. Le Scouarnec, 74, has been dubbed France’s most prolific paedophile. He...
A verdict is due in the trial of 10 people accused of robbing US celebrity Kim Kardashian of millions of dollars’ worth of jewellery in Paris nearly a decade ago. Nine men and one woman are accused of carrying out or aiding the armed burglary of £10m (£7.55m) worth of jewellery, including a diamond engagement...
French cinema star Gérard Depardieu faces a suspended prison term and registration as a sex-offender if he is convicted today of assault. At his trial six weeks ago, the court heard testimony from two women who said the 76-year-old actor groped them during work on a film set in Paris in 2021. Depardieu denies the...
Getty Images “We are losing to everyone, everywhere.” That could be a quote from a Conservative, as the previous party of government struggles to rebuild trust with the electorate. But it isn’t. It’s a despairing message from a new Labour MP, elected in last year’s general election landslide. Labour had a terrible night when many...
“Incredible.” That was the single word uttered under her breath by Marine Le Pen as she stormed out of a Paris courtroom this morning. She left the court early – just before hearing that she was barred from running for office for five years after being found guilty of embezzlement of EU funds – almost...
Bradley Gerrard Local Democracy Reporting Service Google Maps Nick Spence, a member of Feniton Parish Council, said the district council should have turned the application down A proposal to build up to 86 homes in a Devon village is due to be decided at appeal after planners failed to make a decision. Developer Taylor Wimpey’s...