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BIZARRE: Southwark crown court - What They Never Told You

Police officer tasered care home resident then joked about it on Facebook hours later

Both officers were cleared of assault of Mr Burgess following a trial at Southwark Crown Court last year

The Independent UK · Sep 30

Members of UK’s largest mobile phone smuggling network jailed after sending thousands of stolen iPhones abroad

Prosecutors said the men were part of a ‘sophisticated and organised criminal network’

The Independent UK · Sep 25

Former BBC Radio 1 DJ Tim Westwood Faces 17 Charges Involving Nine Women After Two Further Charges

Prosecutors have authorised two further sexual offence charges against former BBC Radio 1 DJ Tim Westwood, bringing the total to 17 involving nine women, the Metropolitan Police said.

International Business Times UK · Sep 22

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Property tycoon who throttled theatregoer for singing during Queen musical is jailed

The former property tycoon was previously jailed for hiring a hitman to murder his ex-partner

The Independent UK · Sep 11

Tory campaign chief and MP candidate wife admit cheating with election bets

The Conservative Party ’s former campaigning director Anthony Lee and his wife Laura Saunders have pleaded guilty to cheating at gambling regarding the 2024 general election date. Saunders was a parliamentary candidate for Bristol North-West, while Lee managed campaign deployment when then-prime minister Rishi Sunak called the election. The couple…

The Independent UK · Sep 10

Girl, 16, Left Anxious Around Older Men After Algerian Attacker's Sex Assault Conviction Ends in Suspended Sentence

Sofiane Belasri, convicted of sexually assaulting a teenager in London, received a suspended sentence, leaving the victim anxious around older men. The case highlights ongoing concerns about violence against women.

International Business Times UK · Sep 8

Fashion designer ‘feared for his life’ after £137,000 watch cut from wrist in Mayfair robbery

Ali Eldahouzze, 22, and Abdel El Habchi, 30, were found guilty of robbing a Richard Mille watch from Romanian entrepreneur Catalin Botezatu

The Independent UK · Sep 3

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Thieves guilty of Mayfair robbery of fashion designer’s £137,000 designer watch

Ali Eldahouzze, 22, and Abdel El Habchi, 30, have been found guilty of robbing Romanian entrepreneur Catalin Botezatu as he left a restaurant in Berkeley Square

Evening Standard · Sep 3

Influencer sobs in court as he denies robbing entrepreneur of designer watch in central London

Influencer Abdel El Habchi, 30, claims another defendant threatened to ‘burn his kids’ if he went to police

Evening Standard · Aug 29

Man in court accused of stealing actor’s £100,000 Patek Philippe watch

Rachid Bouchibne, 27, is charged with robbing Alexander Johnson in London in June 2024.

Evening Standard · Aug 10

Man found guilty of strangling ex-partner he told: ‘I will finish you’ in west London

Alvin Gitahi was found guilty of murdering ex-partner Vivienne Baraka after a pattern of abusive behaviour

Evening Standard · Aug 7

Domestic abuser guilty of strangling ex-partner who sent desperate text for help

Alvin Gitahi was found guilty of murdering Vivienne Baraka in her home in March 2024

The Independent UK · Aug 7

Full timeline of Simon Levy’s crimes: From first assault to guilty verdict

The sex attacker’s crime spree spanned from 2018 to 2025

The Independent UK · Aug 7

Met Police officer convicted of common assault for spraying colleague with PAVA spray

PC Adam Sahel, 34, will be sentenced at Southwark Crown Court on September 23

Evening Standard · Aug 6

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Evening Standard · Aug 4

Officer ‘felt like piece of meat’ in alleged sex assault by senior Met colleague

Insp Dave Newman, 39, is accused of sexually assaulting three female officers on a dance floor in Soho while on a night out in 2023

Evening Standard · Jul 27

Pro-Palestine activist spared jail after scaling Big Ben in 17-hour protest

A pro-Palestine protester who caused serious disruption by climbing Big Ben and sitting on the London landmark for 17 hours has been given a suspended prison sentence.

International Business Times UK · Jul 27

Chris Brown Guilty Plea: Could His Prison Sentence Force Him To Miss the R&B Tour?

Chris Brown pleaded guilty to affray in a London court. Here's how his October sentencing could affect the remaining dates of his R&B Tour

BANG Premier · Jul 24

Chris Brown pleads guilty to affray over London nightclub attack

Chris Brown has pleaded guilty to affray over a 2023 incident in a London nightclub in which a man was hit over the head with a bottle.

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The Independent UK · Jul 24

Chris Brown met by cheering fans after pleading guilty to affray over ‘vicious and unprovoked’ bottle attack

Chris Brown was met by cheering fans as he left Southwark Crown Court after admitting affray over a “vicious and unprovoked” bottle attack at a central London club.

Evening Standard · Jul 24

Singer Chris Brown admits affray over ‘vicious and unprovoked’ bottle attack

Brown ‘struck the victim twice over the head with a glass bottle’, the CPS said.

The Independent UK · Jul 24

Chris Brown pleads guilty to affray after Mayfair nightclub incident

The R&B singer waved to supporters as he arrived at court

Evening Standard · Jul 24

Singer Chris Brown pleads guilty to affray after bottle attack at Mayfair club

Assault charges were dropped against the 37-year-old.

Evening Standard · Jul 24

R&B star Chris Brown admits affray over London nightclub bottle attack as police mugshot released

Chris Brown was flanked by security guards as he arrived at Southwark Crown Court on Friday

Evening Standard · Jul 24

Chris Brown arrives at London court for ‘bottle attack’ hearing

The R&B singer is due to face a jury trial over an allegation he attacked a former friend at the Tape private members’ club in Mayfair.

Evening Standard · Jul 17

Tory MP Patrick Spencer in tears as he is found not guilty of sexual assaults at Groucho Club in London

MP cleared of sexually assaulting two women during a night out at private members club in Soho

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