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London Underground and its contractors have been fined £300,000 after a runaway train careered out of control. London Underground, Tube Lines Ltd and Schweerbau GMBH pleaded guilty to endangering passengers and staff under Health and Safety law. The 29-tonnes maintenance wagon hurtled through seven tube stations on the Northern line before it was stopped. A […]
Ex-Liberal Democrat cabinet minister Chris Huhne forced his wife to take his speeding points, Southward Crown Court heard. Mr Huhne’s former wife, Vicky Pryce, 60, leaked the story to the press as revenge for his affair with another woman. The offence happened a decade ago in March 2003 when Mr Huhne’s car was caught by […]
April Jones’ alleged killer appeared in court today and pleaded not guilty to her abduction and murder. Mark Bridger, 46, replied “not guilty” to both charges at Mold Crown Court. The judge has ruled an order under the Contempt of Court Act so that none of the evidence presented will be publicly reported. However he […]
A teenage girl who has accused N Dubz rapper Dappy of starting a brawl at a petrol station has admitted sending tweets about selling her story to the press. Earlier today, Grace Cochran confirmed in the trial that she had sent a tweet saying she was “in the process of sending the singer down”. Dappy, […]
A man killed his girlfriend at her family home in Hackney, east London after promising never to hurt her again, a court heard. Within hours of making his New Year resolution never to harm her, Myles Williams, 19, allegedly broke into his girlfriend’s house and attacked her and her brother and sister. Kirsty Treloar, 20, […]
The billionaire husband of heiress Eva Rausing is being represented by a top 7/7 lawyer after he was arrested on suspicion of her murder, it emerged today. Mrs Rausing’s body was discovered by officers searching the couple’s £50 million Belgravia home on Monday after her husband Hans Kristian was stopped by police driving erratically in […]
There’s so much at stake in the restaurant industry these days – from money, to reputation, to loyal customers, and then there’s ego. Heading to a restaurant that headlines with three prominent names one might expect these to be the chef, owners, artistic directors or culinary visionaries. But no, I later (and thankfully) find out. […]
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Suspect allegedly racially abused and strangled by Metropolitan Police officers
A Metropolitan Police constable has been accused of racially abusing a suspect who had allegedly been strangled by another officer. PC Alex MacFarlane, 53, has been reported saying to Mauro Demetrio: “The problem with you is you will always be a n*****”. PC MacFarlane was arrested and taken to Forest Gate police station in east […]