UK Courts

Government 'Worried' That Serious Criminals Are Escaping Court

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 03.04.2013 | UK

The government has ordered a review into the use of police cautions amid fears that too many criminals are avoiding court. Justice Secretary Chris ...

PICTURES: 'Justice Has Been Served'

PA | Posted 03.04.2013 | UK

The families of the killer couple Mick and Mairead Philpott said justice had been served with their convictions for the manslaughter of their children...

'An Evil, Stupid, Shameful Act'

The Huffington Post UK/PA | Posted 03.04.2013 | UK

A leading police officer who was part of the investigation into the fire branded the diabolical actions of the Philpotts as "stupid" and "shameful". ...

Could There Be A 'Plebgate' Prosecution?

PA/ The Huffington Post UK | Posted 28.03.2013 | UK

A file of evidence linked to the investigation into the "Plebgate" row has been passed to prosecutors, Scotland Yard said. The information was give...

'A Worrying Disregard For Freedom Of Expression'

The Huffington Post UK | Jessica Elgot | Posted 28.03.2013 | UK

An academic has lost his case against the Universities and Colleges Union, which he alleged is anti-Semitic, with the furious tribunal slamming those ...

Jailed: Ex-Policeman Who Sold Stories To The Sun

PA | Posted 27.03.2013 | UK

A former police officer has been jailed for 10 months for selling details of the arrests of footballer John Terry's mother and Rolling Stone Ronnie Wo...

Television Star Cleared Of Sexual Assault

PA | Posted 26.03.2013 | UK

A young television actor has been cleared of sexually assaulting a teenage boy. London's Blackfriars Crown Court heard claims that the star, who ca...

Police 'Violated' My Human Rights At Airport, Claims Mother-Of-Three

PA | Posted 21.03.2013 | UK

A Muslim woman is seeking a legal declaration that her human rights were violated when she was prosecuted after refusing to submit to an interrogation...

Muslim Convert Admits Terrorist Offences At Old Bailey

PA | Posted 15.03.2013 | UK

Muslim convert Richard Dart has admitted terrorism charges at the Old Bailey. Dart, Imran Mahmood and Jahangir Alom pleaded guilty on Friday to pre...

Derby Fire Accused 'Did Not Shower For 12 Weeks'

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 14.03.2013 | UK

A man accused of starting a fire that killed six of his children has told a court he did not shower or use the bath for 12 weeks before the incident. ...

'You Regarded Her As Your Property, Your Slave'

PA | Posted 14.03.2013 | UK

A man who is alleged to have killed his six children in a house fire was accused today of treating his wife like a slave. Michael Philpott, 56, was...

Philpott Ashamed Of Threesome On Night Of Blaze

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 13.03.2013 | UK

A father accused of killing his six children in a house fire had a threesome with his wife and another man the night the blaze started, a court has he...

Fraudsters Faked Hollywood Blockbuster Starring Andrea McLean In Tax Scam

PA | Posted 13.03.2013 | UK

Fraudsters who pretended to be behind a Hollywood blockbuster were forced to hastily make a film called A Landscape Of Lies on a shoestring budget in ...

SAS Sniper Must Face Retrial

PA | Posted 13.03.2013 | UK

An SAS sniper has won an appeal against convictions for illegally possessing a pistol and ammunition. Danny Nightingale, 38, of Crewe, Cheshire, wa...

Vicky Pryce 'Could Appeal Conviction'

The Huffington Post UK | Tom Moseley | Posted 13.03.2013 | UK

Jailed Vicky Pryce will "actively consider" appealing her conviction for perverting the course of justice, her lawyer says. The economist was sent ...

Derby House Fire Accused Denies Starting Blaze

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 13.03.2013 | UK

A man accused of killing his six children in a house fire has told a court he did not start the blaze but that he has his suspicions about who did. ...

Dog-Lover Sues Harvey Nichols Over Handbag Pooch Confrontation

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 11.03.2013 | UK

A dog-loving barrister who claims she was assaulted and falsely imprisoned in Harvey Nichols, Knightsbridge, when she attempted to take her lapdog int...

'I Just Can't Believe This Is Happening'

PA | Posted 06.03.2013 | UK

A father accused of killing his six children in a house fire told police he could not believe he was being arrested over the blaze, a court has heard....

Teacher Jailed Over Affair With Pupil

PA | Posted 05.03.2013 | UK

A judge has jailed a science teacher who had an affair with a 15-year-old pupil saying he needed to send a warning to any others in his profession "th...

Trio Deny Murdering Child Rapist

PA | Posted 05.03.2013 | UK

Three men beat a convicted child rapist to death and then one of the alleged attackers boasted "there's one more paedo off the street", a court has he...

Wanted Killer Put Grenade In Man's Mouth

PA | Posted 05.03.2013 | UK

Dale Cregan put a hand grenade in the mouth of a man he held captive while on the run from police, a court heard. Jermaine Ward, 24, claims one-eye...

'A Dark Night For British Justice' As Ministers Vote For Secret Court Hearings

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 05.03.2013 | UK Politics

Civil liberties campaigners have vowed to continue fighting the government's plans to hold secret court hearings for cases of sensitive national secur...

Vicky Pryce Accused Of 'Cooking Up' Defence Over Speeding Points

PA | Posted 01.03.2013 | UK

The ex-wife of disgraced former MP Chris Huhne "cooked up" her defence and took his speeding points as "a quick fix to an inconvenient problem", a cou...

'They Have Nothing On Me'

PA | Posted 02.03.2013 | UK

A man accused of killing six of his children in a fatal blaze was heard saying "they have nothing on me" in covert recordings made in a prison van, a ...

Schizophrenic Killed Stranger Then Demanded To See The Queen

PA | Posted 01.03.2013 | UK

A man turned up at Buckingham Palace within hours of killing a stranger and demanded to see the Queen, the Old Bailey heard. Ghodratollah Barani st...