Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One app.

Start reading

Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles. One news app.

Start reading

The Latest Breaking News from Snaresbrook Crown Court

Met Police officer who tried to meet girl, 10, for sex after messaging her ‘stepfather’ online spared jail

PC Grant Long, 34, snared by an undercover officer posing as a paedophile

Evening Standard

Actor Micheal Ward’s lawyer will apply to dismiss sexual allegations, court told

The Top Boy star appeared in person at Snaresbrook Crown Court on Friday.

Evening Standard

Police call for further potential victims of sex offender and paedophile to come forward

The Metropolitan Police believe Vruj Patel, 26, may have continued to offend until recently, when he was detained

The Independent UK

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Ex-EFL assistant referee jailed for multiple child sex offences

Gareth Viccars, 47, previously admitted a string of child sex offences involving three 15-year-old girls

The Independent UK

Hundreds urged to get tested for HIV after 'predatory’ rapist convicted as police fear more victims

Police appeal for potential victims of Jonathan Carl to come forward after he was jailed for rape and reckless transmission of a STD

Evening Standard

Woman accused over migrant hotel incident admits affray

Channay Augustus appeared at Snaresbrook Crown Court by videolink on Friday.

Evening Standard

Top Boy actor Micheal Ward appears in court charged with rape and sexual assault

The 27-year-old is next due to appear at Snaresbrook Crown Court on 25 September

The Independent UK

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Actor Micheal Ward bailed after appearing in court charged with rape

He will now face Snaresbrook Crown Court on September 25.

The Independent UK

Ricky Jones case should not be compared to Lucy Connolly, lawyer says

Jurors deliberated for just over half-an-hour and found Ricky Jones not guilty on Friday

The Independent UK

Ricky Jones case should not be compared to Lucy Connolly – lawyers

Ricky Jones faced trial at Snaresbrook Crown Court after he called for far-right activists’ throats to be cut during an anti-racist rally last year.

The Independent UK

Labour councillor cleared over cutting throats comment at rally

Ricky Jones faced trial accused of encouraging violent disorder at an anti-racism rally in the wake of the Southport murders.

Evening Standard

Suspended Labour councillor cleared over call to cut far-right protesters’ throats

Ricky Jones described the activists as ‘disgusting Nazi fascists’

The Independent UK

Jury retires in trial of Labour councillor over ‘throat-cutting’ comments

Ricky Jones has denied encouraging violent disorder after he told a crowd at an anti-racist rally that ‘Nazi fascists’ should have their throats cut.

Evening Standard

Labour councillor's cutting throats comment at east London rally 'out of character', says friend

Ricky Jones, 58, is on trial accused of one count of encouraging violent disorder at the Walthamstow rally, which he denies

Evening Standard

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

The Independent UK

Labour councillor’s cutting throats comment at rally ‘out of character’ – friend

Ricky Jones is on trial accused of one count of encouraging violent disorder, which he denies.

The Independent UK

Labour councillor ‘horrified’ by ‘cutting throats’ comment at rally, jury told

Ricky Jones has denied encouraging violent disorder after he told a crowd at an anti-racist rally that fascists should have their throats cut

The Independent UK

Celebrity osteopath unmasked as serial voyeur jailed after spying on 2,000 women

Torben Stig Hersborg, 64, was caught with a telescope and video camera parked outside student accommodation in north London in December.

Evening Standard

Woman who used wigs and false papers to take UK citizenship tests jailed

Josephine Maurice, 61, appeared at Snaresbrook Crown Court, east London, via video link.

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

Evening Standard

Woman driver pleads not guilty to causing death of cyclist Harry Webb in Hackney

Accused expected to claim she suffered ‘loss of consciousness’, court told

Evening Standard

Rogue landlords who crammed up to 23 people into two bed flat where man died in e-bike fire fined £90,000

Father-of-two Mizanur Rahman, 41, died from the effects of smoke inhalation after the fire in the flat in Shadwell, east London

Evening Standard

Man from Barnet jailed for 14 years after removing condom without consent

Laurence Rafter, 43, of Bittacy Hill, Barnet appeared at Snaresbrook Crown Court on Friday, February 28

Evening Standard

Dramatic moment paedophile, 21, linked to neo-Nazi abuse cult is arrested in Hackney

Richard Ehiemere will be sentenced at Snaresbrook Crown Court on May 1

The Independent UK

Two men to face trial over allegedly helping prison escapee Daniel Khalife

Adeel Khan, 30, and Imran Chowdhury, 25, are accused of helping Khalife after he escaped from HMP Wandsworth in September 2023.

Evening Standard

Second man denies helping Daniel Khalife escape prison

Adeel Khan, 30, from Waltham Forest, east London, is accused of helping Khalife after he escaped from HMP Wandsworth in September 2023.

Evening Standard

Woman denies owning or being in charge of pit bull terrier that killed friend

Akif Mustaq was injured on his neck, windpipe, thumb and thigh.

1 2 3

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

The Metropolitan Police

1,159 stories

the Labour party

1,096 stories

the Crown Prosecution Service

Snaresbrook Crown Court

51 stories

NAT

32 stories

Thames Magistrates Court

30 stories

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.