A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder following a “sudden death” in a Northamptonshire prison. Officers were called to HMP Five Wells in Wellingborough at around 9.30am on Tuesday after a 49-year-old man was found dead. A 20-year-old man was arrested and remains in custody, police said. HMP Five Wells opened in 2022 … Read more
A bouncer at Heaven nightclub accused of a “predatory” rape of a woman after she was turned away from the venue is set to stand trial next May. Morenikeji Adewole, 47, is accused of having sex with the woman without consent on November 1 close to the world-famous gay club in Charing Cross. The Dartford … Read more
Two of the most inveterate abusers in the history of the US Roman Catholic church’s clergy molestation scandal once converged on the same victim – before each was brought to justice years later for other crimes. An altar server and former Boy Scouts member who grew up in New Orleans endured a wide range of … Read more
An 18-year-old man has been sentenced to one year in a Dubai jail for having a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old girl, a campaign group has said. Marcus Fakana, of Tottenham, “feels abandoned by the British government and Keir Starmer”, Detained in Dubai said. Radha Stirling, the group’s chief executive, said the sentence was an … Read more
A trans firefighter has been accused of jumping the queue to qualify by becoming a woman during exams to take advantage of lower pass marks required by female candidates. Named only as David L Y, the firefighter initially failed to pass the examinations when they were a man but then said they were changing gender. … Read more
A high-profile barrister has been accused of professional misconduct after she criticised a judge’s ruling over a domestic abuse case by saying it echoed a “boys’ club”. Women’s rights campaigner Dr Charlotte Proudman, who specialises in family law, denied the accusation as she appeared before a disciplinary tribunal on Tuesday over comments she made on … Read more
Nigel Farage squirmed in a heated interview as he was questioned on a Reform UK MP’s assault conviction for kicking his former girlfriend 18 years ago. The party leader described James McMurdock as someone who has “picked himself up from a terrible situation and made a big success.” The former investment banker did not publicly … Read more
A British teenager has been jailed in Dubai for having sex with a 17-year-old girl while the pair were on holiday. Marcus Fakana, an 18-year-old from Tottenham in north London, was on a trip with his parents when he struck up a holiday romance with the girl. Upon finding out of the relationship on her … Read more
An asylum seeker found guilty of killing four migrants who died in a boat he piloted across the English Channel has lost his bid to challenge his convictions and sentence. Ibrahima Bah was convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to nine and a half years’ detention after the deaths in the “unseaworthy” boat he steered between … Read more
The country’s prisons will still run out of space despite Government plans to build four more jails, the Justice Secretary has said. Shabana Mahmood also suggested councils could be overruled to push through the building plans in a bid to grip the overcrowding crisis. The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has promised to find a total … Read more