Former French PM and British wife go on trial accused of ‘paying her a million euros of public cash’

Former French PM and his British wife go on trial accused of ‘paying her a million euros of public cash to do almost no work as his personal assistant’ in fake jobs row that wrecked his bid to become President Franois Fillon, 65, and Welsh wife Penelope, 64, are accused of embezzlement Fillon allegedly paid … Read more

From The Trial Of Christine Keeler on TV to a George IV exhibition and Spies In Disguise, 7 Events

7 Events: From The Trial Of Christine Keeler on TV to a George IV exhibition and Spies In Disguise in cinema, Event picks the top things to do this week By Keeba Roy for The Mail on Sunday Published: 22:01 GMT, 28 December 2019 | Updated: 22:01 GMT, 28 December 2019 The TV Show: The … Read more

Hedge fund boss Sanjay Shah in £1.5bn tax fraud trial

London born hedge fund boss Sanjay Shah is suspected of swindling Danish tax authorities by setting up sham trades A London-born hedge fund boss accused of masterminding a £1.5billion tax fraud is facing one of the most expensive trials in British legal history. Sanjay Shah is suspected of devising an elaborate scheme to swindle Danish … Read more

Three-parent baby born in first ever clinical trial to test the technique

A woman has given birth to a ‘three-parent baby’ in the first ever clinical trial to test the controversial procedure. The 32-year-old Greek woman had four failed IVF attempts before she heard about the trial by Spanish doctors.  The Barcelona-based team used a technique called maternal spindle transfer (MST) to put DNA from one of her … Read more

Jury in £322m fraud trial against four Barclays executives discharged

The jury in the fraud trial against four Barclays executives has been discharged. John Varley, the bank’s chief executive from 2004 to 2011, and three of his senior staff have been on trial since January over claims they illegally sweetened the deal for Qatari investors. It was alleged that they funnelled £322m in secret payments … Read more