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Former London Labour councillor denies Westminster 'honeytrap' plot

Oliver Steadman, 29, appeared at Southwark Crown Court to face allegations he was behind a series of ‘flirty’ messages and explicit images sent to a series of MPs

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Ex-Arsenal star Thomas Partey pleads not guilty to two new counts of rape at London court

The 32-year-old midfielder appeared at Southwark Crown Court on Monday to deny twice raping a woman in London on a day in December 2020

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Ex-Met officer admits role in ‘crash for cash’ fraud

Kuldip Singh pleaded guilty after staging crashes and making false claims which netted thousands in insurance payouts

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Two men jailed over £65k watch robbery outside Mayfair café

Besart Krasniqr was robbed of his Patek Philippe watch while walking through central London in the afternoon

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Police officer made women ‘feel sorry for him’ so they loaned him money – court

Lewis Rollins, 28, is alleged to have used his ‘vile rage’ and threats of suicide to take money from several partners to feed his gambling addiction.

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Thomas Partey to deny two new rape charges, court hears

The former Arsenal midfielder intends to plead not guilty to allegations dating to December 2020, court hears

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Moment ‘prolific’ thief grapples with wealthy tourist outside Mayfair restaurant in bid to snatch £37k watch

Mohamed Sellaoui, 19, has been remanded in custody ahead of sentencing

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Immigration officers accused of stealing money and property from small boat migrants

Six immigration officers employed by the Home Office face money laundering charges

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Thief stole handbag from victim in Soho containing Faberge egg and watch worth at least £2million

The court heard the Faberge egg taken from the victim has not been located

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Thief stole handbag containing Faberge egg worth £2.8 million

The whereabouts of the valuable egg is unknown

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Russell Brand Pleads Not Guilty in Court Over Fresh Sexual Assault Charges Involving Two Women

Russell Brand appeared at Southwark Crown Court to deny two new rape and sexual assault allegations, adding to his ongoing legal battles in London.

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Russell Brand pleads not guilty to rape and sexual assault charges

Comedian/actor Russell Brand has pleaded not guilty to charges of rape and sexual assault during appearance at Southwark Crown Court in London on Tuesday (24.02.26)

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Russell Brand pleads not guilty to further sex offence charges including rape

The actor and comedian has already pleaded not guilty to five allegations relating to the period between 1999 and 2005

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Ex-DJ jailed for selling nearly £7m counterfeit aircraft parts from home garage

Jose Alejandro Zamora Yrala, 38, admitted forging more than 60,000 authenticity certificates for engine parts on his home computer from 2019 and 2023.

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Reality TV stars plead guilty over illegal Instagram posts plugging FX trading

Lauren Goodger was among the celebrities who admitted breaking the law after acting as so-called ‘finfluencers’.

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Love Island and Towie stars plead guilty over illegal Instagram finance scheme

Lauren Goodger was among the celebrities who admitted breaking the law

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Trump 'could give US refuge' to man who burned Koran in front of Turkish embassy in London

The man, who sought asylum in the UK from Turkey, claimed he burned the Koran as a protest against ‘Islamic extremism’

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Ex-Arsenal footballer Thomas Partey charged with two more counts of rape

Partey joined Arsenal from Atletico Madrid in 2020.

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Restaurateur was caught on CCTV spiking woman’s drink in Mayfair club

Vikas Nath, 63, laced the woman’s spicy margarita with GBL after she left him with the drink at Annabel’s.

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Mum-of-four stole almost £100,000 from church to fund ‘high lifestyle’

Francisca Yawson, 37, was given a suspended sentence after pleading guilty to nine counts of theft

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Restaurateur guilty of spiking woman’s drink at Mayfair club

Vikas Nath, 63, laced the woman’s spicy margarita with gamma-butyrolactone.

The Independent UK

Michelin-star restaurant boss guilty of spiking woman’s drink in Mayfair club

Vikas Nath, 63, laced the woman's spicy margarita with gamma-butyrolactone (GBL) at Annabel’s

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Top London restaurateur Vikas Nath guilty of spiking woman's drink at private members' club Annabel's

Vikas Nath claimed he spiked the drink to ‘relax’ the woman rather than as part of a plan to have sex with her

The Independent UK

Restaurateur accused of spiking woman’s drink with date-rape drug tells jury he was ‘wrong’

Vikas Nath, 63, used a straw to put gamma-butyrolactone (GBL) into the woman’s drink on January 15, 2024

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Top restaurateur accused of using date-rape drug at Annabel's 'warned victim about drink spiking'

The alleged victim told jurors she had been ‘betrayed’ by Vikas Nath, whose portfolio of top restaurants include Michelin-starred Benares in Mayfair

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