Northamptonshire Police launch investigation into coronavirus deaths Temple Court care home

Detectives are looking into what happened at a care home where 15 people died following an intake of NHS hospital patients.  One source from Temple Court in Kettering claimed the care home was ‘pressured’ into taking untested patients to ‘free up hospital beds,’ with a source saying the facility took in 15 NHS patients in … Read more

High Court judge censured for ‘ill-tempered and at times offensive language’ in libel case

A High Court judge who was counsel to the Leveson inquiry ‘harassed and intimidated’ an unrepresented claimant in a libel case and used ‘ill-tempered and at times offensive language’, fellow judges have said.  Mr Justice Jay has been been censured for his use of ‘immoderate’ language towards a claimant in the case, who was not represented by … Read more

FCA shares the insurers’ coronavirus claims it will test in court

Siân Williams-Jones initially thought her business was covered as her policy included a ‘notifiable disease’ clause Multiple insurers have began to pay out to businesses on policies they previously claimed didn’t cover coronavirus-forced closures, as the financial watchdog revealed those it will test them in court. There has been a series of disputes in recent months … Read more

Sixteen insurers face court battle over lockdown claims

Sixteen insurers face court battle accused of wriggling out of paying claims to lockdown-hit firms By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 BST, 1 June 2020 | Updated: 22:11 BST, 1 June 2020 Sixteen insurers are facing a High Court battle with the City watchdog after being accused of wriggling out of paying … Read more

Minneapolis cop Derek Chauvin set to appear in court charged with George Floyd’s murder

Fired Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin was moved to one of the most secure prisons in the US Sunday night, DailyMail.com can exclusively reveal. In a highly unusual move, Chauvin, who is facing a murder charge in the death of George Floyd, was transferred late Sunday to Oak Park Heights Prison – Minnesota’s only Level … Read more

James Stunt’s former bodyguard stole 16-carat yellow diamond worth £515,000 from tycoon, court hears

James Stunt’s former bodyguard stole a 16-carat yellow diamond worth £515,000 from a safe during a £20million raid on the tycoon’s Belgravia mansion, a court heard. Justinas Ivaskevicius, 34, allegedly swiped the rock at some point between 12 and 15 December 2017. Police attended the address to find no forced entry and interviewed Mr Stunt’s … Read more

Man, 29, appears in court charged with murder of 16-year-old Louise Smith 

Shane Mays, 29, spoke only to confirm his name and address as he appeared before Portsmouth Magistrates’ Court this morning (pictured with his wife Cjay, Louise’s cousin)  The husband of 16-year-old Louise Smith’s cousin today appeared in court charged with the teenager’s murder.  Shane Mays, 29, spoke only to confirm his name and address as he … Read more

Ex-girlfriend of ‘Babes in the Wood’ murderer appears in court

‘Babes in the Wood’ murderer Russell Bishop’s ex-girlfriend appears in court charged with perjury over evidence in 1987 trial that saw him acquitted 31 years before he finally faced justice Jenny Johnson, 54, appeared before magistrates in Brighton earlier today She had been dating Babes in the Wood killer Russel Bishop in the 1980s Bishop … Read more

Abused wife Sally Challen wins court battle to inherit estate of the husband she beat to death 

Sally Challen wins court battle to inherit £1million estate of the abusive husband she beat to death Sally Challen was jailed for life when she murdered her husband Richard in 2011 After being freed from prison last year, Mrs Challen, 66, can now claim his estate A judge ruled that Mr Challen’s own behaviour was violent … Read more

Six people accused of murdering 19-year-old law student Aya Hachem in Blackburn appear in court

Six people accused of murdering 19-year-old law student Aya Hachem in Blackburn appear in court Six people charged with murder of law student Aya Hachem in Blackburn, Lancs The 19-year-old innocent passer-by was gunned down near her home in the town Five men and a woman have been charged with murder and attempted murder They … Read more