Five supporters of the Just Stop Oil climate campaign who conspired to cause traffic gridlock on the London ring road have been sentenced to long prison terms by a judge for “going from concerned campaigners to fanatics”. Roger Hallam, Daniel Shaw, Louise Lancaster, Lucia Whittaker De Abreu and Cressida Gethin were found guilty last week… Read More »
A protester from climate change group Just Stop Oil was arrested Today’s hearing in the Court of Appeals could determine the future of civil disobedience. As a number of climate activist cases reach the courts, the plea used to acquit most of those accused may soon be cut short. The argument that companies would be… Read More »
Jurors saw the first glimpses of a newborn baby who died after his parents escaped. Constance Marten, 36, and her partner Mark Gordon, 49, are on trial at the Old Bailey accused of the manslaughter of baby Victoria. The couple are alleged to have been traveling around the UK and living off the grid to… Read More »
The names of teenager Brianna Ghey’s killers will be released by the media when they are sentenced, the judge ruled. Lady Justice Yip ordered the press to identify the teenagers responsible for the “frenetic and vicious” attack on 16-year-old Brianna, who was stabbed 28 times with a hunting knife in the head, neck, chest and… Read More »
Two women and a man were found guilty of murdering a defenseless woman who was tortured, starved and beaten to death. Shakira Spencer died after falling under the influence of her former neighbor, 38-year-old Ashana Studholme, her 26-year-old boyfriend, Shaun Pendlebury, and their friend, 44-year-old Lisa Richardson. The defendants, from West London, “treated him like… Read More »