Tristan Kirk

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Crime

Harry Maguire fined for speeding days after World Cup squad snub

Harry Maguire is one of three Manchester United stars prosecuted for speeding

11 Jun 2026
Crime

Asylum seeker who raped girl, 16, in south London detained for 7 years

Shahram Rasouli, 19, carried out the attack on the girl in August last year after she and a friend were convinced to go to his Salvation Army-run accommodation in Denmark Hill, south London

30 Apr 2026
Crime

Man accused of stealing £125,000 of wine and whisky from Mayfair shop

Mohamed Hammoud, 20, pleaded not guilty to burglary at Southwark Crown Court on Friday

24 Apr 2026
Ulez expansion court case
London

Tory politician sacked as magistrate after ‘two-tier justice’ claims

Bromley councillor Simon Fawthrop criticised a judge who had convicted four anti-ULEZ activists for harassing Mayor of London Sir Sadiq Khan

23 Apr 2026
Crime

Russell Brand says he had ‘exploitative’ sex with 16-year-old at height of fame

The comedian and actor turned podcaster is facing trial this autumn over allegations of rape and sexual assault.
23 Apr 2026
Crime

X Factor finalist on attempted murder charge makes heart sign in dock

Gabrielle Carrington, 29, appears in court accused of attempting to murder Klaudia Zakrzewska outside a nightclub on Argyll Street

21 Apr 2026
Crime

X Factor finalist facing attempted murder charge makes heart sign from dock

Gabrielle Carrington has more than 365,000 followers on Instagram.
21 Apr 2026
Crime

Football fan cleared of manslaughter over one-punch death in London

Sunderland supporter Lewis MacLeod, 36, was accused of killing 43-year-old Michael Edwards during an incident on Borough High Street

20 Apr 2026
Crime

Firearms officer ‘said good girl’ after 'cocktail bar sexual assault'

Sergeant Constandino Simeonidis, 55, came up behind the woman and grabbed her bottom, it is said, before allegedly carrying out a sexual assault

20 Apr 2026
Crime

Pensioner convicted in fast-track court after one-letter typo on insurance forms

The pensioner realised the error after she received a letter from the DVLA.
20 Apr 2026
Crime

Former London Labour councillor denies Westminster 'honeytrap' plot

Oliver Steadman, 29, appeared at Southwark Crown Court to face allegations he was behind a series of ‘flirty’ messages and explicit images sent to a series of MPs

15 Apr 2026
London

Eddie Redmayne hit with fine for breaking London 20mph speed limit

Redmayne’s Audi was clocked by a speed camera at 28mph as he drove towards West Kensington

15 Apr 2026
Crime

Thomas Partey enters not guilty pleas to two new rape allegations

The 32-year-old footballer left Arsenal for Villarreal last summer.
13 Apr 2026
Crime

Ex-Arsenal star Partey pleads not guilty to two new counts of rape

The 32-year-old midfielder appeared at Southwark Crown Court on Monday to deny twice raping a woman in London on a day in December 2020

13 Apr 2026
Crime

Thief jailed for stealing £2m Faberge egg in handbag theft at Soho pub

Enzo Conticello, 29, took the Givenchy handbag from a woman as she stood in the smoking area of the Dog and Duck in November 2024.
9 Apr 2026
Lewis Rollins court case
Crime

Met Police officer who abused girlfriends guilty of coercive control

Lewis Rollins, 28, used women he met on dating apps to fund his out-of-control betting habit

9 Apr 2026
Crime

Katie Price banned from driving again over 80mph speeding ticket

Court papers show Price was charged with speeding and failing to give information relating to the identification of the driver

8 Apr 2026
Crime

Ex-Facebook worker investigated for 'downloading 30k private pictures'

The engineer, who lives in London, is currently on police bail after he was sacked by the social media giant last year

7 Apr 2026
Crime

England cricketer Ben Duckett guilty of speeding at 93mph

It comes after the 31-year-old batter was involved in a drunken incident during the winter Ashes tour

31 Mar 2026
Crime

Billionaire's west London home burgled twice in four days

Thieves stole jewellery, cash, luxury handbags and designer clothes from Paul Coulson’s £8.7 million Knightsbridge townhouse in December last year

31 Mar 2026
Crime

Russell Brand’s rape trial delayed until October

The court heard it would be a struggle to find jurors who could sit through the start of the summer holidays.
30 Mar 2026