Top UK security officials will face questions over an aborted China spying case brought by its chief prosecutor, which collapsed at the same time that it is seeking to rebuild economic ties with the country. The case against Christopher Berry and Christopher Cash, who were charged last year under the Official Secrets Act over allegations…
Efforts to bring back high-profile economic offenders such as Nirav Modi and Vijay Mallya from the United Kingdom have gained momentum with a team from Britain’s Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) recently visiting Tihar Jail, an official said on Sunday. The visit, carried out last week, was aimed at assessing prison conditions to satisfy legal requirements…
Haider Ali Found Not Guilty in UK Rape Case. Photo: X Pakistan international cricketer Haider Ali has been cleared of rape charges in the UK after the Police found no conclusive evidence to proceed with the case. Greater Manchester Police and the Crown Prosecution Service have reportedly closed the investigation, and the 24-year-old is allowed…
A woman in the United Kingdom recalled her harrowing memories, alleging that her former husband had drugged, raped and took photographs when she was unconscious. In a report by the BBC, the woman said that her husband has been abusive and controlling in private. To hide the identity of the victim, the BBC gave her…
A British man who served 38 years in prison for murder had his conviction overturned on Tuesday after forensic evidence from the crime scene was tested and found not to match his DNA. The man, Peter Sullivan, 68, is thought to be the victim of the country’s longest miscarriage of justice involving a living prisoner….
British laws restricting what the police can say about criminal cases are “not fit for the social media age,” a government committee said in a report released Monday in Britain that highlighted how unchecked misinformation stoked riots last summer. Violent disorder, fueled by the far right, affected several towns and cities for days after a…
Andrew Tate, the online influencer known for his misogynistic views, has been accused of raping two women and threatening one of them with a gun, in a claim filed in Britain’s High Court. The accusations are part of a civil suit filed by the two women, and two others, last June against Mr. Tate. The…
Prosecutors in Britain have charged Russell Brand, the comedian and actor, with multiple counts of sexual assault, including two counts of rape. The country’s Crown Prosecution Service announced the charges on Friday. Jaswant Narwal, a prosecutor, said in the statement that Mr. Brand would appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court in London for a first hearing…
More than two years after he was ensnared in a murder conspiracy case, a young man was freed from prison on Wednesday after Britain’s Court of Appeal found that the authorities had misidentified him in a video. The man, Ademola Adedeji, 21, was among 10 young Black men from Manchester whom prosecutors had accused of…