Sun, May 3rd, 2009 | U.K. |

Mr Kerr "lived life to the full" A 33-year-old man has been charged with the murder of financial advisor Geoff Kerr in County Antrim last Monday. He is to appear at Ballymena Magistrates Court tomorrow morning. Four other people - two men ...Read More

Delroy Grant in court accused of 'night stalker' sex attacks

Thu, Nov 19th, 2009 | U.K. |

Delroy Grant in court accused of 'night stalker' sex attacks A man accused of a series of sex attacks on elderly women was remanded in custody today to appear in court again this month. Delroy Grant, 52, of Brockley, south-east London, appeared at Greenwich magistrates court and was ordered to appear ...Read More

Southport woman faces child sex charges

Thu, Nov 19th, 2009 | U.K. |

Southport woman faces child sex charges A woman will appear in court today charged with child sex offences following the investigation into paedophile Colin Blanchard. Blanchard, 38, nursery worker Vanessa George, 39, and Angela Allen, 39, admitted a string of offences at Bristol crown court last month. Merseyside ...Read More

Southport woman charged with paedophile offences

Wed, Nov 18th, 2009 | U.K. |

Southport woman charged with paedophile offences Merseyside police have charged a 43-year-old woman from Southport with possessing and making indecent images of a child, and sexual activity with a child. The woman, whose identity has not been released, is due to appear today at Bootle magistrates ...Read More

In court, the carer accused of being London's notorious 'Night Stalker'

Mon, Nov 16th, 2009 | U.K. |

In court, the carer accused of being London's notorious 'Night Stalker' Dressed in a police-issue white tracksuit and flanked by two female custody officers, Delroy Easton Grant stood in the dock at Greenwich magistrates' court yesterday morning. The unassuming 52-year-old spoke only to confirm his name and address during the brief ...Read More

'Night stalker' suspect charged with series of rapes and sexual assaults

Mon, Nov 16th, 2009 | U.K. |

'Night stalker' suspect charged with series of rapes and sexual assaults A man accused of raping and sexually assaulting a series of elderly people over a 17-year period appeared in court for the first time today. Delroy Grant, the alleged "night stalker" serial rapist, was charged with a series of sex attacks ...Read More

Delroy Grant in court charged over 'night stalker' serial sex attacks

Mon, Nov 16th, 2009 | U.K. |

Delroy Grant in court charged over 'night stalker' serial sex attacks The 52-year-old father was remanded in police custody after a brief hearing at Greenwich magistrates court. He is facing 22 charges including five rapes, six indecent assaults and 11 burglaries since 1992. The court heard that police want to question him over ...Read More

Palestinians seek UK arrest of Ehud Barak

Tue, Sep 29th, 2009 | World |

Palestinian rights groups have asked a British court to issue an arrest warrant for Israeli defense chief Ehud Barak, who is in the country to meet with Prime Minister Gordon Brown and other officials. Tayab Ali, who is representing the Palestinian ...Read More

Harry Potter actor sentenced to community service

Tue, Jul 21st, 2009 | Entertainment |

LONDON (Reuters) - A judge Tuesday ordered actor Jamie Waylett, who plays school bully Vincent Crabbe in the Harry Potter movies, to serve 120 hours of community service after he admitted growing cannabis at his mother's home. District judge Timothy Workman ...Read More

‘Harry Potter’ actor charged with growing pot

Wed, Jul 8th, 2009 | Most Viewed |

LONDON - A teenage member of the Harry Potter film cast was charged on Tuesday with illegally growing 10 cannabis plants, Scotland Yard said. Jamie Waylett, 19, who plays school bully Vincent Crabbe, will appear at Westminster Magistrates Court in central ...Read More

Thief caught using cabbie's phone

Tue, Jun 23rd, 2009 | U.K. |

The burglar used the sim card from his victim's mobile phone A man who burgled a taxi driver's home was caught when he used the victim's mobile phone to order a cab from the firm he worked for, a court ...Read More

Court for second woman in child abuse case

Sat, Jun 20th, 2009 | U.K. |

A second woman arrested in relation to a child abuse investigation at a nursery appeared in court today. Angela Allen, 39, was charged following an investigation at the Little Ted’s Nursery in Plymouth. Allen of Bulwell, Nottingham, appeared at the magistrates court ...Read More

Sick dad 'murder' son, 45, in court

Wed, Jun 17th, 2009 | U.K. |

A MAN appeared in court yesterday accused of murdering his terminally-ill dad in hospital. Postal worker Ralph Stephenson, 45, was remanded in custody. The father of two was arrested after a post-mortem showed his dad, also Ralph, 86, was strangled. He had been ...Read More

Child porn probe suspect in court

Tue, Jun 16th, 2009 | U.K. |

A man appeared in court yesterday over the possession of child porn which sparked the investigation into nursery worker Vanessa George. Colin Blanchard (38), from Littleborough, near Rochdale, Greater Manchester, appeared by video-link from HMP Manchester at the city's Magistrates Court. Steve ...Read More

Nursery image probe man remanded

Tue, Jun 16th, 2009 | U.K. |

The nursery was closed following the two arrests A man has appeared in court in relation to indecent images of children found in an investigation which led to the arrest of a nursery worker. Colin Blanchard, 38, from Greater Manchester, will ...Read More

Man charged with widow's murder

Mon, Jun 15th, 2009 | U.K. |

Tests showed the victim died from head injuries A 20-year-old man has been charged with the murder of an 85-year-old woman who was found dead at her home in Hull. Joan Charlton's body was discovered at her home in West Parade ...Read More

Man charged over restaurant crash

Mon, Jun 15th, 2009 | U.K. |

The restaurant was full of people eating Sunday lunch A 26-year-old man has been remanded in custody charged with dangerous driving after he drove a car through the front of a restaurant in County Fermanagh. Kevin Barry Slattery, of McClay Park ...Read More

Pictured: The joking face of the nursery worker accused of sex ...

Mon, Jun 15th, 2009 | U.K. |

This is the nursery worker facing trial for the sexual abuse of young children as she jokes around in front of a friend's camera. Vanessa George, 39, in pictures taken before her arrest, is seen with cut up pieces of a ...Read More

Husband remanded over body in bin

Sat, Jun 13th, 2009 | U.K. |

Melanie Wallner's body was found in the wheelie bin seven days ago The husband of a woman whose body was found in a wheelie bin in Surrey has been remanded in custody after appearing in court charged with murder. Unemployed chef ...Read More

Cheers as horse killer banged up

Sat, Jun 13th, 2009 | U.K. |

A farmer who left 114 emaciated horses, ponies and donkeys to die was jailed for 24 weeks yesterday. In one of the country's worst ever cases of animal cruelty, James Gray, 45, was also ordered to pay £400,000 costs to the ...Read More

Farmer James Gray jailed for 'grotesque' neglect of 100 horses ...

Fri, Jun 12th, 2009 | U.K. |

James Gray, 45, and four other members of his family were banned from keeping horses, ponies and donkeys following the neglect, which was described by vets as the "the worst case of animal cruelty" they had ever seen. The Gray family ...Read More