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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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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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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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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.

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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

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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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Restaurateur admits spiking woman’s drink to ‘relax’ her at London club

Vikas Nath, who has a portfolio of top restaurants in the UK and Spain, admits spiking the drink

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Singer Chris Brown appears in London court for ‘bottle attack’ case

The R&B singer appeared at Southwark Crown Court for an eight-minute hearing in front of a senior judge

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Russell Brand appears in court to face two fresh charges including rape

The actor and comedian has already pleaded not guilty to five allegations from between 1999 and 2005

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Russell Brand due in court to face further sexual offence charges

The comedian and actor is set to appear in court charged with two further sexual offences, including rape.

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Met Police officer cleared of GBH after Tasering suspect left in wheelchair

PC Liam Newman, 31, was found not guilty of assault occasioning grievous bodily harm on Tuesday after incident in Redbridge

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Moment Met PC on trial for GBH Tasers man ‘who fell 6ft’ and was left paralysed

Jurors hear Leonard Sandiford was running away from constable Liam Newman when stunned in east London

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Russell Brand posts Christmas video following new rape and sexual assault charges

The TV star posted the video on X as the new charges were confirmed by prosecutors

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Met Police officer who made up sexual assault claim is convicted

PC Lauren Evans was found guilty of perverting the course of justice

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Former BBC DJ Tim Westwood denies rape and assault charges

The 68-year-old has been accused of committing offences against seven women as young as 17 years old

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Teenagers deny carrying out London cyber attack that 'cost TfL £39million'

Thalha Jubair, 19, and Owen Flowers, 18, were arrested in September as part of an investigation by the National Crime Agency and City of London Police

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Moment ‘bitcoin queen’ fraud arrested in her bed as she’s jailed over £5bn stash

Zhimin Qian and Seng Hok Ling were sentenced following a multibillion-pound fraudulent Bitcoin scheme

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