Love Island and Towie stars plead guilty over illegal Instagram finance scheme Lauren Goodger was among the celebrities who admitted breaking the law The Independent UK · Feb 20
Trump 'could give US refuge' to man who burned Koran in front of Turkish embassy in London The man, who sought asylum in the UK from Turkey, claimed he burned the Koran as a protest against ‘Islamic extremism’ Evening Standard · Feb 16
Ex-Arsenal footballer Thomas Partey charged with two more counts of rape Partey joined Arsenal from Atletico Madrid in 2020. Evening Standard · Feb 12
Restaurateur was caught on CCTV spiking woman’s drink in Mayfair club Vikas Nath, 63, laced the woman’s spicy margarita with GBL after she left him with the drink at Annabel’s. Evening Standard · Feb 6
Mum-of-four stole almost £100,000 from church to fund ‘high lifestyle’ Francisca Yawson, 37, was given a suspended sentence after pleading guilty to nine counts of theft The Independent UK · Feb 6
Restaurateur guilty of spiking woman’s drink at Mayfair club Vikas Nath, 63, laced the woman’s spicy margarita with gamma-butyrolactone. Evening Standard · Feb 6
Michelin-star restaurant boss guilty of spiking woman’s drink in Mayfair club Vikas Nath, 63, laced the woman's spicy margarita with gamma-butyrolactone (GBL) at Annabel’s The Independent UK · Feb 6
Top London restaurateur Vikas Nath guilty of spiking woman's drink at private members' club Annabel's Vikas Nath claimed he spiked the drink to ‘relax’ the woman rather than as part of a plan to have sex with her Evening Standard · Feb 6
Restaurateur accused of spiking woman’s drink with date-rape drug tells jury he was ‘wrong’ Vikas Nath, 63, used a straw to put gamma-butyrolactone (GBL) into the woman’s drink on January 15, 2024 The Independent UK · Feb 4
Top restaurateur accused of using date-rape drug at Annabel's 'warned victim about drink spiking' The alleged victim told jurors she had been ‘betrayed’ by Vikas Nath, whose portfolio of top restaurants include Michelin-starred Benares in Mayfair Evening Standard · Feb 3
Restaurateur admits spiking woman’s drink to ‘relax’ her at London club Vikas Nath, who has a portfolio of top restaurants in the UK and Spain, admits spiking the drink The Independent UK · Feb 2
Singer Chris Brown appears in London court for ‘bottle attack’ case The R&B singer appeared at Southwark Crown Court for an eight-minute hearing in front of a senior judge The Independent UK · Jan 28
Russell Brand appears in court to face two fresh charges including rape The actor and comedian has already pleaded not guilty to five allegations from between 1999 and 2005 The Independent UK · Jan 20
Russell Brand due in court to face further sexual offence charges The comedian and actor is set to appear in court charged with two further sexual offences, including rape. Evening Standard · Jan 20
Evening Standard · Jan 13 Met Police officer cleared of GBH after Tasering suspect left in wheelchair PC Liam Newman, 31, was found not guilty of assault occasioning grievous bodily harm on Tuesday after incident in Redbridge
Evening Standard · Jan 8 Moment Met PC on trial for GBH Tasers man ‘who fell 6ft’ and was left paralysed Jurors hear Leonard Sandiford was running away from constable Liam Newman when stunned in east London
Evening Standard · Dec 24, 2025 Russell Brand posts Christmas video following new rape and sexual assault charges The TV star posted the video on X as the new charges were confirmed by prosecutors
Evening Standard · Dec 9, 2025 Met Police officer who made up sexual assault claim is convicted PC Lauren Evans was found guilty of perverting the course of justice
The Independent UK · Dec 8, 2025 Former BBC DJ Tim Westwood denies rape and assault charges The 68-year-old has been accused of committing offences against seven women as young as 17 years old
Evening Standard · Nov 21, 2025 Teenagers deny carrying out London cyber attack that 'cost TfL £39million' Thalha Jubair, 19, and Owen Flowers, 18, were arrested in September as part of an investigation by the National Crime Agency and City of London Police
Evening Standard · Nov 11, 2025 Moment ‘bitcoin queen’ fraud arrested in her bed as she’s jailed over £5bn stash Zhimin Qian and Seng Hok Ling were sentenced following a multibillion-pound fraudulent Bitcoin scheme
International Business Times UK · Nov 11, 2025 Ex-BBC DJ Tim Westwood on Bail After Facing 15 Sex Crime Charges Spanning Three Decades Ex-BBC DJ Tim Westwood granted bail after facing 15 sex crime charges involving seven women across three decades. Case to resume at Southwark Crown Court.
The Independent UK · Nov 10, 2025 How Chinese fraudster involved in £5.5 billion Bitcoin scam evaded UK authorities for six years Zhimin Qian, 47, was arrested in April 2024 in what has been described as the UK’s largest cryptocurrency seizure
Evening Standard · Oct 28, 2025 Chris Brown allowed to return to US as bail conditions changed Judge Tony Baumgartner granted the change to the US musician’s bail conditions at Southwark Crown Court on Tuesday.
The Independent UK · Oct 16, 2025 Fraudster couple lived luxury lifestyle after defrauding over 3,000 people out of £28m with holiday scam The Rowes spent £110k on school fees, a house in Hampshire with stables, and £26k on a private jet trip