UK Court

'You're Getting F*** All'

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 01.04.2013 | UK

An angry divorcee in Coalville, Leicester, has hung up a sign outside his house aimed at his ex-wife following what appears to be an acrimonious split...

Schoolgirl Who Dressed Up As Boy To Take 16-Year-Old's Virginity Jailed

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 22.03.2013 | UK Universities & Education

A 17-year-old schoolgirl who dressed up as a boy and used a sex toy to take her younger victim's virginity has been jailed for three years. Justine...

Teen School Shooter Wears 'Killer' T-Shirt At Sentencing (PICTURES)

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 20.03.2013 | UK

A teenage school shooter who killed three students in a murderous rampage arrived at court for his sentencing with the word "KILLER" emblazoned in bla...

Justice for Frances Andrade: A Success or a Failure?

Javed Khan | Posted 15.04.2013 | UK
Javed Khan

The welfare of victims should be the top priority of the justice system. When victims are left to suffer without help it can compromise justice as people will think twice about coming forward at all. Some may decide the price is too high and refuse to participate - which is a failure for justice, the 'system' and for society, and offenders will walk free.

Father Accused of Killing Children In Blaze Hears 999 Call

PA | Posted 13.02.2013 | UK

Mick Philpott, accused with his wife of killing their six children in a house fire, made a desperate attempt to avoid hearing in court a 999 call made...

Driver Fakes CCTV Footage To Dodge Speeding Conviction

PA/Huffington Post UK | Posted 31.01.2013 | UK

A delivery driver who tried to dodge a speeding conviction by faking CCTV footage to support an alibi has walked free from court. Roger Moore, 44, ...

The Battle for Coyte Farm - Why Are Sainsbury's So Keen to Destroy British Farmland?‏

Lenny George | Posted 01.04.2013 | UK
Lenny George

Sainsbury's is the UK's third biggest supermarket chain and are primarily a food company - food accounts for over 70% of their sales. Yet they are keen to build over farmland at a time when people are increasingly concerned about how enough food will be produced for the growing populations of the future.

Broadcaster Stuart Hall Charged With Historical Sexual Offences

Posted 22.01.2013 | UK

Veteran BBC broadcaster Stuart Hall, 83, has been charged with rape and 14 counts of indecent assault in relation to alleged offences between 1967 and...

Wife Of Paralysed Stuntman Eddie Kidd In Court On Domestic Assault Charge

PA/Huffington Post UK | Posted 09.01.2013 | UK

The estranged wife of former motorcycle stuntman Eddie Kidd is to appear in court on Wednesday charged with assaulting him. Samantha Kidd, 44, is a...

Cancer Boy, 7, Awaits High Court Radiotherapy Decision

PA | Posted 08.12.2012 | UK

A High Court judge will today decide whether a seven-year-old boy can undergo radiotherapy treatment following surgery on a brain tumour. Mr Justic...

Theresa May Granted Right To Appeal For Abu Qatada's Deportation

PA | Posted 05.12.2012 | UK

Home Secretary Theresa May has been granted permission to appeal against the decision to allow radical preacher Abu Qatada to stay in the UK, court of...

Judge Orders Removal Of Facebook 'Paedophile' Page

PA/ The Huffington Post UK | Posted 30.11.2012 | UK

A Facebook page which monitors paedophiles has restarted just hours after it was removed after a High Court order, bringing into sharp focus the diff...

Britain's Most Dangerous Criminals Appeal Sentences

PA | Posted 11.10.2012 | UK

Leading judges have been urged to overturn sentences imposed on two murderers and a rapist which prevent them ever being released from prison. Kill...

Man Who Ran Over 'RoboCop' Awaits Sentencing

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 28.09.2012 | UK

A man who admitted running over a policeman once nicknamed RoboCop for his work on a city estate will be sentenced for dangerous driving on Friday. ...

Man Arrested Over Murder Of Nichola Hughes and Fiona Bone Released Without Charge

Huffington Post UK | Felicity Morse | Posted 21.09.2012 | UK

A man who was arrested in connection with the murder of policewomen Nicola Hughes and Fiona Bone has been released without charge, according to Sky Ne...

Woman Charged After Toddler Given Bleach In A Bottle

PA | Posted 15.09.2012 | UK

A woman was remanded in custody today when she appeared in court over an incident where an 11-month-old boy was given a bottle feared to contain bleac...

Man Accused Of Cooking Live Hamster Appears In Court

PA/Huffington Post UK | Posted 05.11.2012 | UK

A man accused of cooking a live hamster will appear in court on Thursday. James White, 21, of Popes Head Court, off Market Street, York, was arrest...

Cost Cuts 'Pressure Court Services'

PA | Posted 25.10.2012 | UK

The court service is under "unprecedented pressure" and the fair administration of justice is being "severely undermined" by cost-cutting, a union sai...

Force-Feeding Is 'Not In Best Interests' Of Three Stone Anorexic Patient, Argues NHS

PA | Posted 24.08.2012 | UK

A High Court judge was asked to rule that force-feeding would not be in the "best interests" of an anorexic woman whose weight is just over three sto...

Ex-Wellington College Master 'Crept Into Dorms To Sexually Abuse Boys'

PA | Posted 28.06.2012 | UK Universities & Education

A former teacher who allegedly sexually assaulted three pupils at one of Britain's most prestigious schools was exonerated of abusing two boys at a di...

Twitter Joke Trial In Court

PA | Posted 27.06.2012 | UK

The case of a man found guilty of sending a menacing tweet returns to court today. Paul Chambers was fined £385 and ordered to pay £600 costs at ...

Man 'Used Facebook To Incite Riot'

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 20.06.2012 | UK

A mechanic used Facebook to try to incite a riot and urged others to attack the police and Muslims during the height of last summer's riots, a court h...

Shafilea Ahmed Murder: Sister 'Frozen In Shock' At Parents' Crime, Court Hears

PA/Huffington Post UK | Posted 23.05.2012 | UK

The sister of Shafilea Ahmed broke down in tears today as she described the moment she witnessed her parents allegedly murdering her sister. Afterw...

Teenager Murdered Because Of 'Shame' On Her Family

PA | Posted 21.05.2012 | UK

A couple murdered their "westernised" teenage daughter because they believed her conduct was bringing shame on the family, a court has heard. The d...

Sister 'Witnessed Parents Murdering Her Sibling'

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 21.05.2012 | UK

A couple evaded justice for murdering their teenage daughter for seven years because the only witness was her sister, a court heard on Monday. The ...