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Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny appeared in court this morning where he faces up to three-and-a-half years in jail for ‘violating probation.’ Dozens of his supporters were rounded up by riot police outside the gates of the Moscow court and another 20 were detained at a nearby metro station. Only his wife Yulia was allowed … Read more
An armed robber who held a celebrity designer known as the ‘pearl queen’ at knifepoint as he stole £630,000 worth of gems was jailed for 10 years. Ricky Gray, 40, terrorised Christianne Douglas, her husband and an employee at Coleman Douglas Pearls in Knightsbridge, by threatening to disfigure them with acid. Gray entered the store … Read more
Husband of jailed Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe accuses foreign office of passing on threats from Iran that her elderly parents will be harmed if he does not stop criticising the regime Nazanin was jailed in 2016 for allegedly plotting to overthrow Iran’s government The mother-of-one denies the allegations and is currently under house arrest Husband Richard Ratcliffe … Read more
Father-of-11 Nathan Gardner has been jailed for leading police on a high-speed chase through Sussex after a night out with friends A father-of-11 has been jailed after leading police on a high-speed chase in his Porsche hitting speeds of up to 133mph in a 50mph zone after a night out with a friend. Nathan Gardner, … Read more
A carer working with vulnerable young adults who began a relationship with a toyboy gang member, was jailed today for trafficking missing teenagers and using them for county lines drugs dealing. Itman Ismail, now 28, was employed as a deputy manager with a care group in London which supported vulnerable young adults between 2017 and … Read more
These cars were stolen in the plot: 1. Mercedes Sprinter Luton van stolen from Blakenall Bloxwich, Walsall, West Midlands on 17 February (£13,720) 2. Range Rover Sport stolen from Datchet, Slough, Berkshire on 19 February (£28,000) 3. BMW M2 stolen from Grange Park, Northampton on 28 February (£38,000) 4. BMW 740D stolen from Grange Park, … Read more
An Iranian asylum seeker who twice tried to ferry a total of 36 fellow migrants across the Channel in overloaded dinghies – the UK’s biggest people smuggling bid using rubber boats – has been jailed for two years. Fouad Kakaei was sentenced after being found to be in charge of piloting the cramped vessels during … Read more
A bus driver who killed a ‘promising’ academic from China and seriously injured another student after crashing his double-decker into a railway bridge has been jailed. Eric Vice, 64, was driving the service to Swansea University when its upper deck collided with a bridge as he took a detour from his usual route to ‘beat … Read more
The spokeswoman of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was jailed for nine days today to stop her from attending further protests as the Kremlin’s free-speech crackdown extends to the country’s young people. The imprisonment of Kira Yarmysh today for multiple counts of organising a rally comes before pro-democracy Russians are due to take to the … Read more
A cowboy builder has been jailed for 13 months after he ‘financially crippled,’ a family by spending their £46,000 on drink and drugs instead of building an extension. Kelvin and Julie Briggs bought a house in Billingham, Teesside, with hopes of building an extension to make room for Julie’s elderly parents. But after shelling out … Read more