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Cannabis-user who stamped passer-by to death found guilty of murder

Chukwuemeka Ahanonu, 24, murdered Nila Patel after his car overturned near a Leicester hospital.

Evening Standard · Mar 23

Camp leader who abused boys is ‘monstrous paedophile’, wife tells court

Jon Ruben drugged wife Susan so she did not wake up when he carried out his attacks.

Evening Standard · Feb 6

Camp leader who abused boys after lacing sweets is ‘sadistic, monstrous paedophile’, wife says as he is jailed

Jon Ruben leaned forward in the dock with his head in his hands as graphic details of how he abused the boys were read out to the court

The Independent UK · Feb 6

NHS manager who raped girl, 12, after Snapchat grooming jailed for 28 years

Self-professed ‘monster’ Paul Lipscombe sexually abused and incited six girls while employed by an NHS trust in Coventry.

Evening Standard · Nov 11, 2025

Court system in crisis as ‘jaw-dropping’ delays mean first trials listed for 2029

Exclusive: One barrister said his client might not live to see his case come to trial in four years

The Independent UK · May 21, 2025

My family have paid ‘heavy price’, says mercy killing daughter

Dr Lisa Davenport, 55, smothered Barrie Davenport, 88, with a pillow at his home in Banbury, Oxfordshire, in October 2022.

Evening Standard · Apr 11, 2025

‘Mercy killing’ daughter avoids jail after smothering terminally-ill father

Oxford Crown Court heard Mr Davenport had been suffering from terminal pancreatic cancer and was in a great deal of pain.

Evening Standard · Apr 11, 2025

Victims’ minister accused of ‘factual inaccuracies’ over use of video evidence in UK trials

Top justice expert criticises use of MoJ study to back up claims by Alex Davies-Jones that there is no impact on conviction rates when video evidence is used

The Guardian - UK · Mar 30, 2025

UK rape victims are waiting too long for court cases, say top lawyers

Campaigners urge overhaul of system for prioritising hearings as less serious crimes move ahead in queue

The Guardian - UK · Feb 23, 2025

‘Lives on hold’: a day in the crown court where cases are delayed for years

Backlog in cases set to reach 100,000 in England and Wales without action on shortage of barristers and judges

The Guardian - UK · Dec 9, 2024