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Parliament vulnerable to ‘foreign actors’ after China spying charges dropped, Commons speaker says

Lindsay Hoyle says decision by prosecutors to drop case ‘leaves the door open’ to spies

The Guardian - UK

Commons at risk from ‘foreign actors’ after China spy case dropped, says Speaker

The development sparked criticism across both sides of the political aisle.

Evening Standard

CPS: No outside pressure to drop charges against men accused of spying for China

The CPS faced criticism after proceedings against a former parliamentary researcher and a second man accused of spying for Beijing were stopped.

Evening Standard

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Baby killer Constance Marten compares prosecutors to Harry Potter Dementors in prison diatribe

Constance Marten has complained about her treatment during her Old Bailey manslaughter trial

Evening Standard

Constance Marten and Mark Gordon guilty of killing their baby daughter after ‘recklessly’ going on the run in winter

Baby Victoria was deprived of warmth and shelter during her short life, a court is told, after her parents took her ‘off-grid’

The Independent UK

Jury retires to consider verdict in retrial of Constance Marten and partner over baby death

The aristocrat, 38, and her partner Mark Gordon, a 51-year-old convicted rapist, took their fifth baby ‘off grid’ to stop her being taken into care

The Independent UK

Sword attacker denies re-enacting rampage in chat about ‘killing films’

Marcus Arduini Monzo, 37, has claimed he has no memory of killing Daniel Anjorin, 14, and attacking five other people in Hainault, east London.

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Sword killer of boy, 14, was 'flat Earth' conspiracy theorist fan of Elon Musk, Old Bailey hears

Marcus Monzo filmed himself unboxing a sword bought online a few weeks before he went on the stabbing spree

Evening Standard

Man killed Daniel Anjorin, 14, during sword rampage in east London, jury told

Marcus Monzo, 37, is accused of attempting to murder four others in series of attacks on 30 April last year

The Guardian - UK

Man allegedly murdered boy, 14, with sword in ‘brutal string of attacks’

Marcus Arduini Monzo denies murdering Daniel Anjorin, 14, in Hainault, north-east London, on April 30 last year.

The Independent UK

Hainault sword attack trial: Schoolboy Daniel Anjorin, 14, 'slain' during 'cannabis psychosis' rampage, court told

Trial begins of Marcus Arduini Monzo accused of murdering 14-year-old and attempted murder of four others in north London

Evening Standard

Death of baby of Constance Marten and Mark Gordon was ‘inevitable’, court hears

Constance Marten, 38, and Mark Gordon, 50, are charged with the manslaughter of their baby daughter Victoria.

Evening Standard

Constance Marten and Mark Gordon ‘sought to mask reality’ to jury – court told

Marten, 38, and Mark Gordon, 50, are charged with the manslaughter of their baby daughter Victoria.

Evening Standard

Constance Marten’s partner was convicted of rape as a teen, trial hears

Jurors have been told he served 22 years in prison

The Independent UK

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Constance Marten's partner Mark Gordon is convicted rapist, Old Bailey baby manslaughter trial is told

Mark Gordon spent 22 years in prison for rape, burglary, and assault, trial told

The Independent UK

Aristocrat Constance Marten’s partner refuses to answer prosecution questions over baby death

Mark Gordon, 50, refused to be cross-examined by the prosecution after giving evidence in his defence

The Independent UK

Teenagers admit stabbing 14-year-old schoolboy to death with machete on London bus

Kelyan Bokassa, an aspiring rapper, was stabbed around 27 times

The Independent UK

Youths admit machete murder of 14-year-old boy on bus

Kelyan Bokassa was stabbed around 27 times on a bus in Woolwich, south-east London.

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Sara Sharif’s father and stepmother lose sentence appeal bids

Urfan Sharif and Beinash Batool were found guilty of Sara Sharif’s murder.

The Independent UK

Father and stepmother who murdered 10-year-old schoolgirl Sara Sharif lose bid to reduce prison sentences

Court of Appeal also rules that Urfan Sharif will not have to serve a whole-life order

Evening Standard

Murdered schoolgirl Sara Sharif's father and stepmother lose appeal bid for shorter sentences

Sara Sharif’s father Urfan Sharif should be locked up for the rest of his life, judges have been told.

Evening Standard

Sara Sharif’s father should have received whole life order, Court of Appeal told

Urfan Sharif was handed a life sentence with a minimum term of 40 years for his daughter’s murder.

The Independent UK

Wealthy aristocrat Constance Marten had been living in ‘unsanitary’ tent when pregnant with first baby, jury told

Constance Marten and her partner Mark Gordon deny gross negligence manslaughter of their fifth child Victoria, whose body was found in a rubbish-filled bag-for-life

Evening Standard

Constance Marten ‘fell asleep on newborn baby in tragic accident’, court told

The 37-year-old aristocrat and Mark Gordon, 50, are accused of the gross negligence manslaughter of their daughter Victoria

Evening Standard

Constance Marten and partner ‘exposed newborn to utterly dangerous conditions’, trial hears

Marten, 37, and Mark Gordon, 50, are accused of the gross negligence manslaughter of their baby in early 2023

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