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Andrew Johnston, who appeared as a finalist in the 2008 series of Britain's Got Talent, has been cleared of the rape of two women.

Britain's Got Talent finalist Andrew Johnston cleared of rape charges

Sean 'Diddy' Combs faces sex trafficking and racketeering charges at his federal trial in New York, which kicked off this week with jury selection.

Trial of Sean 'Diddy' Combs gets underway with jury selection

Russell Brand granted bail after appearing in court over rape charges

James Catling, who appeared on the Channel 4 show George Clarke's Amazing Spaces last month, has been accused of rape and sexual assault.

Star of Channel 4's Amazing Spaces accused of rape and sexual assault

Controversial campaigners Just Stop Oil are quitting - bringing an end to years of protests, stunts and soup throwing. The British environmental activist group ''hanging up the hi vis'' saying their initial demands are now Government policy.

Just Stop Oil: Campaign group’s most controversial protests

Mariah Carey’s signature Christmas song was the subject of a copyright infringement case brought to courts in 2022

Mariah Carey copyright lawsuit over Christmas hit dropped

A car dealer must pay more than £9,000 in fines and costs after a visitor to his premises was seriously injured when he fell down an unprotected drop.

Man falls down 6ft drop and gets 'seriously' injured at car dealership

Bargain Hunt star Charles Hanson “had no desire” to put wife in fear

Bargain Hunt star “had no desire” to put wife in fear

Barry Manilow

Barry Manilow’s £1.19m bonus claim should be heard in US, court told

'Brazen' shoplifter hides stolen goods in a pushchair

CCTV: Brazen shoplifter crams pushchair with stolen goods in Poundland

A lawsuit filed against Sean 'Diddy' Combs and Shawn Carter, also known as Jay-Z, that claimed they sexually assaulted a 13-year-old girl in 2000 has been dismissed.

Rape lawsuit filed against Jay-Z and Diddy dismissed

Authorities in the UK have intensified efforts to tackle illegal streaming devices such as modified Fire TV sticks and IPTV services

Dodgy streaming mastermind caught by police

Love Island star is facing court after his dog (pictured) bit a man while supposedly 'out of control'. Photo by Instagram/@jack_charlesf.

Love Island winner Jack Fincham jailed over dangerous dog offences

World number one Jannik Sinner has claimed his second consecutive Australian Open title, making him the hard-court king of men’s tennis.

Jannik Sinner wins Australian Open for second consecutive year

Thieves caught with £5,000 of stolen glasses.

Watch: Thieves caught with £5,000 of stolen designer glasses

Dilovan Sindi.

Watch: Arsonist set fire to customers inside barber shop

CCTV captures remarkable moment crook ransacks city centre jewellers
Raider used furniture to smash cabinets in the shop - but was identified and arrested a few hours after the early-morning raid.
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Comedian Freddie Star appeared on I’m A Celebrity back in 2011 and died in Spain in 2019, aged 76, from heart disease.

Comedian's son appears in court to face sexual assault charges

Five men have been found guilty of a conspiracy to rob a cannabis farm that led to the murder of Kevin Pokuta - and innocent and unrelated 19-year-old dad-of-two who was fatally shot by Jake Brown, of Horninglow Road, in a tragic case of mistaken identity.

Gunman opens fire at dad-of-two in 'mistaken identity' revenge killing

Former BBC broadcaster Huw Edwards arriving at Westminster Magistrates' Court, London

Man sent same indecent images as Huw Edwards is spared jail

Paige Reaney, aged 33, has admitted having sex with a dog

Woman admits having sex with pug multiple times, in court

Footballer Cameron Arneaud was killed by a motorist who was living in the UK illegally, and driving without a licence or insurance.

Footballer, 20, killed by man who had no driving licence or insurance

Kiena Dawes said her former partner, Ryan Wellings, had "killed" her before she died on a railway track in Lancashire

Mum took her own life saying she had been 'murdered' by her boyfriend

Slowthai, whose real name is Tyron Frampton, is accused of rape and sexual assault against two separate women.

Jury sworn in at trial of rapper Slowthai - what is he accused of?

Before-and-after pictures show how a house of horrors which was turned into a makeshift dump has finally been cleared of rubbish after more than a year.

Makeshift tip FINALLY cleared as nightmare neighbour evicted

After being caught speeding four times in three years, Pop Idol star Gareth Gates has been handed a driving ban.

Pop Idol star Gareth Gates driving ban after speeding in Range Rover

Wissam Ben Yedder has been convicted of drink driving and sexual assault.

Footballer dodges jail after being convicted of sexual assault

Amanj Hasan Zada is arrested.

Human trafficker labelled 'best smuggler' jailed for boat crossings
Watch some of the video evidence that led to the conviction of a prolific people smuggler who organised cross-Channel small boat crossings to the UK.
Richard Hunt

Amanj Hasan Zada is arrested.

Watch: People smuggler who advertised services on Facebook is arrested

Nganjo Endeley

Hospital doctor headbutted waiter after turning up late to restaurant

Video shows a man drifting then crashing with parked cars as well as injuring a member of the public.

Watch as reckless driver crashes car doing donuts and injures onlooker

Teenager Logan MacPhail has been jailed after killing his 15-year-old girlfriend.

Teenager who fatally stabbed ex-girlfriend jailed for life

Ambulance worker Stacey Smith has been jailed for 20 years after attacking her boss with a hammer over a rota dispute.

Ambulance worker who attacked boss with hammer jailed

Hugh Nelson has been jailed for 18 years. Photo: Greater Manchester Police

Jail for ‘depraved’ paedophile who used AI to make child abuse pics

(L-R, top to bottom) Shiza Harper, Sean Harper, Mark Kishon Christopher, Matthew Dean Martin have been jailed after attempting to kidnap an Essex coroner.

'Ludicrous' pseudo-legal group who attempted to kidnap coroner jailed

Child killer nurse Lucy Letby has had her second appeal bid dismissed

Child serial killer Lucy Letby loses second appeal bid

Former Chilean footballer Jorge Valdivia, who is considered to be one of the greatest players of his generation, has been arrested on suspicion of rape.

Ex-World Cup star Jorge Valdivia arrested on suspicion of rape

CCTV catches angry man throwing mayonnaise, bread and eggs at magistrates court

Caught on CCTV! Angry man throws mayo and eggs at court building

Nigel Robinson-Wright

Undertaker told man to have sex with corpse and posed with dead bodies

Video grab from footage as Police have mocked a group of dopey dealers who were caught after they videoed themselves bagging up illegal drugs.

Watch dopey drug dealers film themselves bagging up heroin and cocaine

Laura Carrillo, 27, was killed when she fell off Jake Barton's KTM RC 390 motorcycle and into the path of an oncoming vehicle near Whitchurch, Shropshire

Biker who killed girlfriend spared jail after family ask for mercy

GP tried to kill mother's partner with fake Covid booster jab

Gary Rowbotham was jailed

Raider followed runaway dog into house and joined in burglary

Serial pervert groped woman in town centre when she sat on bench

Child rapist Thomas Crabtree

Evil predator raped young boy in car after grooming him on Snapchat

The Criminal Behaviour Order prevents Swift from entering the following premises, including forecourts and car parks attached to the named premises - Best One Store, 65 Airedale Road, Castleford, Premiere Post Office, 63 Airedale Road, Castleford, Go Local, 17 The Squeare, Airedale, Castleford and Tesco Express, Fryston Road, Airedale, Castleford.

Silent Crime round-up: Shoplifter banned from stores

Anthony Halstead has been jailed

Paedophile carried out seven shocking sex attacks on a child under 13

Paedophile Jonathan Jackson

Evil paedophile who raped 13-year-old girl is jailed for sex crimes

Peter Barber has been jailed

Paedophile found with thousands of indecent images of children

Music mogul and businessman Sean 'Diddy' Combs is facing a catalogue of charges

Woman says she was drugged and filmed as Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs raped her

(Left to right) Giselle Prosper, 13, Juliana Prosper, 48, and Kyle Prosper, 16, were all found dead at a flat in Luton on Friday morning.

Tributes to 'strong mother' and 'beautiful' teens found dead at home

Millie Bradley, 20, who has been sentenced to two-years-and-three months in a Young Offender's Institute

Teenage girlfriend who helped murderer gets locked up

Metropolitan Police constable Perry Lathwood has had his assault conviction quashed after being convicted of the assault of a woman who was wrongly arrested for fare evasion.

Met Police cop convicted of assault on woman has conviction quashed

Callum Fraser

Sexual thrills perv followed girls then defecated in front of them

Liam Nicholls has been jailed for 11-and-a-half years.

'Pure evil' man jailed for more than 10 years after rape conviction

Lorcan Elliott has been jailed.

Man paid children to perform sex acts on Snapchat, TikTok and Skype

Gavin Thornton was caught by an undercover cop

'High risk' paedophile caught after sending video to undercover cop