Couple deny embezzling £138,000 from dying boy's fundraiser

Prosecutors allege Sharyn and Mark McInally-Johnston embezzled the money while acting as organisers and administrators of a GoFundMe set up for Nathaniel Nabena by his father. Nathaniel, from Nigeria, died from an…

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Further criminal allegations made against Russell Brand

Read our privacy notice . Further criminal allegations against Russell Brand have been made to police since the beginning of his trial. The Metropolitan Police confirmed several people have been in contact during and…

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David Walliams accused of grooming and sexually exploiting girls as young as 15

His identity as the celebrity subject to the allegations, which he denies, can be revealed after he lost a High Court challenge against the Guardian and ITN media outlets. The outlets have accused Walliams, 55 , of…

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Aberdeen flat fire treated as deliberate

Emergency services were called to Richmond Walk, in the Rosemount area, just after 20:20 on Monday. One person received treatment at the scene for the effects of smoke inhalation. Police Scotland said the fire was being…

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Rejoining EU should be ‘long-term objective’ for UK – Scottish Labour leader

Read our privacy notice . Scottish Labour leader Michael Marra has called for the UK to rejoin the European Union – insisting this should be a “long-term objective” for the whole country. The Labour MSP – who said he…

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'It was a long time ago': Squirming Lucy Powell says she 'regrets' helping to set up Russell Brand interview with Ed Miliband in Labour's 2015 election campaign

The Cabinet minister admitted she 'regrets' helping to set up the publicity stunt for the then-Labour leader before the election. But extraordinarily she argued in a round of interviews that there was no way of vetting…

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Revealed: David Walliams accused of using celebrity status to prey on young women for sex

The allegations include accounts from two women who said they first met the star when they were 15 years old. Both women, now in their 30s, said they had been groomed by Walliams and that the experience had affected them…

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What are the key legal issues surrounding the David Walliams case?

Here are the key issues surrounding the case. What was the case about? Walliams, referred to in court as PPT and described as a "well-known individual", attempted to secure a permanent injunction to stop the Guardian and…

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Teacher banned over late-night WhatsApp messages to pupil

Join today Already a member? Log in A teacher who sent more than 100 late-night messages to a pupil has been banned from the profession. Richard Hill, a science teacher who had taught at Trafalgar School in Portsmouth…

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Backlash after councillor tells Russell Brand to 'stay strong'

He made the comments on social media, and claimed he had received death threats as a result, which South Wales Police was investigating. On Monday, Brand, 51, was sentenced to 10 years and six months in prison for rape…

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