HISTORICAL FACTS: 6 - The Untold Story

First televised sentencing to make legal history at Old Bailey

Judge Sarah Munro QC is expected to be filmed as she passes sentence on Ben Oliver for the manslaughter of his grandfather.

The Independent UK · Jul 27, 2022

Family of stabbing victim ‘outraged’ as trial delayed by barristers’ strike

The three defendants had spent 16 months in custody ahead of their scheduled four-week trial, which had been due to start last week at the Old Bailey.

The Independent UK · Jul 26, 2022

Boyfriend in court on murder charge after woman’s body found in suitcase

Muhammad Arslan, 26, appeared at the Old Bailey accused of the murder of Hina Bashir

Evening Standard · Jul 20, 2022

Tearful barristers cry on picket line outside court as they walk out in row over pay

Around 50 barristers gathered outside the Old Bailey in London alone in a row over legal aid funding, with many of those gathered seen wearing gowns and wigs

Daily Mirror · Jun 27, 2022

Mother describes anguish after murder of schoolboy Rikki Neave

James Watson, 41, is due to be sentenced for the 1994 murder at the Old Bailey on Friday.

The Independent UK · Jun 24, 2022

Boy, 4, screamed 'mummy don't kill me' as she drowned him in bath

Kingswealth Bayode had begged 'Mummy please don't kill me' moments before he died as his mentally ill mother Oluwakemi Badare, 37, is found responsible for murdering the boy

Daily Mirror · Jun 17, 2022

Masked driver guilty after double shooting

In November 2020, Jason Diallo, 30, was knocked off a bicycle in Ilford, east London, and shot in the head, the Old Bailey heard.

The Independent UK · Jun 13, 2022

Ex-Old Bailey judge offers glimpse ‘behind curtain’ of legal world

Her Honour Wendy Joseph QC has written a book in hopes of promoting greater transparency.

The Independent UK · Jun 10, 2022

Security guard accused of rapper Hypo’s murder appears in court

A security guard accused of murdering London rapper Hypo at a party on the Jubilee weekend has been remanded in custody at the Old Bailey.

Evening Standard · Jun 8, 2022

Tory MP claims BBC tried to make Boris Johnson ‘look like Hannibal Lecter’ in rant against media

‘Does that guy look like someone who has been given a birthday cake or someone who has been locked up for something at the Old Bailey?’

The Independent UK · Jun 7, 2022