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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 24, 2025

Met Police officer who made up sexual assault claim is convicted

PC Lauren Evans was found guilty of perverting the course of justice

Evening Standard · Dec 9, 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

The Independent UK · Dec 8, 2025

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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 21, 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

Evening Standard · 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.

International Business Times UK · Nov 11, 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

The Independent UK · Nov 10, 2025

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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.

Evening Standard · Oct 28, 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

The Independent UK · Oct 16, 2025

Who Is Fayaz Khan, the Afghan TikToker Jailed for Threatening Nigel Farage?

Afghan TikToker Fayaz Khan has been jailed for five years in the UK after posting a video threatening Nigel Farage, highlighting rising concerns over online criminal threats.

International Business Times UK · Oct 15, 2025

Small boat migrant who threatened to kill Nigel Farage on TikTok jailed for five years

Fayaz Khan had made ‘gun gestures’ when posting a video about the Reform UK leader

The Independent UK · Oct 14, 2025

Small boat migrant who made threat to kill Farage on TikTok jailed

Fayaz Khan, 26, was convicted of making the threat last week, having previously pleaded guilty to entering the UK illegally.

Evening Standard · Oct 14, 2025

Migrant who threatened to kill Nigel Farage gave police false name, court told

Fayaz Khan is due to be sentenced at Southwark Crown Court on Tuesday.

Evening Standard · Oct 14, 2025

Migrant guilty of threatening to kill Nigel Farage in TikTok video

The Reform UK leader has described the incident as ‘pretty chilling’

The Independent UK · Oct 10, 2025

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Evening Standard · Oct 8, 2025

Migrant accused of threatening to kill Nigel Farage opts not to give evidence

Fayaz Khan, 26, is charged with making a threat to kill the Reform UK leader between October 12 and 15 last year.

Evening Standard · Sep 29, 2025

Woman admits money laundering after seizure of £5.5 billion of Bitcoin

Zhimin Qian pleaded guilty to acquiring and possessing criminal property at Southwark Crown Court on Monday, the Metropolitan Police said.

Evening Standard · Sep 27, 2025

Liam Gallagher dedicates Stand By Me to brother accused of rape at Oasis concert

Oasis have returned to the UK for two final shows at Wembley as part of their Live ‘25 tour.

Evening Standard · Sep 26, 2025

Liam and Noel Gallagher’s older brother Paul pleads not guilty to rape and other sex offences

Gallagher, 59, denied all the charges as he appeared at Southwark Crown Court

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The Independent UK · Sep 23, 2025

Man spared jail for assault after Koran burned outside Turkish consulate in London

Moussa Kadri told Hamit Coskun ‘I’m going to kill you’ before slashing at him with a knife, prosecutors say

International Business Times UK · Sep 19, 2025

Hyde Park Rape Suspect Is Confirmed To Be An Islamic Terrorist: Did He Enter UK As An Asylum Seeker?

Abdelrahmen Abouelela, convicted of rape in Hyde Park, was previously sentenced in Egypt for terrorism offences, raising scrutiny over UK asylum checks and security gaps.

Evening Standard · Sep 16, 2025

Pictured: Asylum seeker staying at Hilton hotel who raped woman in Hyde Park

Abdelrahmen Adnan Abouelela, 42, lured the woman to a secluded spot while she was walking home from a night out before raping her

The Independent UK · Sep 3, 2025

Asylum seeker denies raping and sexually assaulting woman in London hostel

Iraqi national Yousif Al-Maliki is accused of attacking the woman at the Astor Hostel in South Kensington on August 1.

Evening Standard · Sep 3, 2025

Asylum seeker denies raping woman in London hostel after arriving in the UK illegally

Yousif Al-Maliki, 31, is accused of raping and sexually assaulting the woman at the Astor Hostel in South Kensington on August 1

Evening Standard · Aug 6, 2025

Son battered frail father, 78, to death with dumbbell in row over £40

Aston Lambert was found guilty of murdering his father by a jury at Southwark Crown Court

Evening Standard · Jul 30, 2025

Afghan migrant denies threatening to kill Nigel Farage in TikTok video while making journey to UK

Fayaz Khan allegedly made threats against the Reform UK leader and other social media users between October 12 and 15 last year

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