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Domestic violence cases could spiral this Christmas as the country hunkers down, the Director of Public Prosecutions has warned. Max Hill QC said Tier Four restrictions and limits on visiting family and friends will bring ‘further jeopardy to those suffering abuse’ after a year in which offences have surged. It comes as research out today suggests … Read more
President Donald Trump is considering pushing to have a special counsel appointed to advance a federal tax investigation into the son of President-elect Joe Biden, setting up a potential showdown with incoming acting attorney general Jeffrey Rosen. Trump – angry that out-going Attorney General William Barr didn’t publicly announce the ongoing, two-year investigation into Hunter … Read more
A series of multi-million-pound burglaries at celebrity homes could well become the subject of a Hollywood movie, a court was told yesterday. Watches, jewellery and other valuables worth £26million were stolen from stars including Formula 1 heiress Tamara Ecclestone over 13 days, jurors heard. Prosecutor Timothy Cray QC yesterday said the story was likely to … Read more
Prosecutor who lost brother to COVID compiles dossier of evidence ‘showing Dominic Cummings should face prosecution for breaking lockdown laws and perverting the course of justice’ Nazir Afzal submitted evidence to suggest Dominic Cummings may have lied The evidence relates to the chief aide’s controversial trip in April to Durham Mr Afzal’s dossier is based … Read more
Four people, including two former MI5 officers and a former prosecutor, will not face criminal proceedings as part of a major investigation into a top British spy within the IRA’s notorious ‘nutting squad’. Prosecutors in Northern Ireland said that the fourth person, understood to be Stakeknife – the high-ranking Army agent within the IRA – … Read more
A Greek prosecutor has urged ‘arrogant’ Manchester United captain Harry Maguire to ‘show us the video’ that the footballer says will prove his innocence. Maguire is appealing his conviction and suspended prison sentence after he was found guilty of assault during a brawl on the island of Myknonos last month. Ioannis Paradissis said the England … Read more
Harry Maguire showed ‘no remorse’ after being convicted for assaulting police, claims Greek prosecutor who says star’s evidence was contradictory Lawyer Ioannis Paradissis said he couldn’t believe Maguire ‘refused to say sorry’ He said the incident on Mykonos would have been dismissed if he apologised Maguire said he wasn’t drunk but lawyers used his drunkenness as … Read more
A prosecutor representing the Greek policemen Harry Maguire was found guilty of attacking has said the footballer’s conviction could be overturned if he apologises. Yoannis Paradissis also claimed the Manchester United captain’s 20-year-old sister Daisy said nothing about being drugged by Albanians when interviewed by police. A key part of Maguire’s defence was that he, … Read more
Thailand’s probe into a fugitive Red Bull heir accused of killing a policeman in a high-speed Ferrari crash has taken a fresh twist as a top prosecutor quit the case last night. Charges against Yoravuth ‘Boss’ Yoovid over the 2012 collision were dropped last month, causing outrage in Thailand – but the case has since … Read more
Former CPS chief prosecutor Nazir Afzal urges Scotland Yard to ‘thoroughly’ investigate Dominic Cummings’ trip from London to Durham Lawyers for Afzal written to Met chief Cressida Dick, Jo Farrell and Max Hill QC He called for ‘thorough investigation’ into 264-mile journey made by Cummings Letters describe investigation by Durham Police as ‘short, narrow and limited’ By George … Read more