Wealthy aristocrat Constance Marten and her convicted rapist partner “sought to mask the reality” to the jury and were “picking and choosing what questions to answer”, a prosecutor has said.
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Cancer patients are being hit by a critical shortage of a key drug, while some people are only eating once a day to ration supplies, pharmacists have warned. The ongoing
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A 12-year-old boy who ran over and killed his foster carer had been placed in her care six days before the tragedy despite concerns raised by a social worker, an
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A housebound disabled woman killed herself as her mental health deteriorated after her benefits were incorrectly stopped, a coroner has found. Extracts from notes Jodey Whiting (pictured), 42, left for
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Comedian and actor Russell Brand has pleaded not guilty to charges of rape and sexual assault. The 49-year-old appeared (pictured) in the dock at Southwark Crown Court on Friday flanked
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The alleged driver of a car that ploughed into a crowd at Liverpool’s victory parade has been charged with offences such as wounding and causing grievous bodily harm against six
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Two care workers who drugged and sexually abused a vulnerable child they were supposed to be looking after have been jailed, police have said. Liam Ramsey, 40, and Stephen Hurst,
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Two police officers who used a Taser and synthetic pepper spray on a one-legged 92-year-old man have been cleared of assault. Pc Stephen Smith, 51, and Pc Rachel Comotto, 36,
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A 92-year-old amputee who was sprayed and tasered by police officers after he threatened care home staff with a knife was “suffering delirium”, a jury was told. Pc Stephen Smith,
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Extending police powers for detaining mental health patients to NHS staff could cause “significant harm with dangerous consequences”, leading organisations have warned. The Royal College of Psychiatrists, the Association of
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