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Racist woman jailed for tube rant

A drunk passenger who hurled racist abuse at fellow Tube travellers in a tirade that became an internet sensation has been jailed for 21 weeks.

Former security chief at Lloyds Banking Group faces fraud charges

A former fraud and security chief at Lloyds Banking Group is to be prosecuted over an alleged £2.5m fraud, in an embarrassing development for the part-nationalised bank.

Met officer in court on attempted child sex charge

A serving Scotland Yard officer appeared in court today charged with trying to meet a child on the internet for sex.

Six charged in London over trafficking Indian woman

Six people, including a butcher and an optician, have been charged in connection with trafficking an Indian woman, Scotland Yard said today.

Rebekah Brooks, former CEO of News International, outside her lawyers' London office after being charged with conspiracy to pervert the course of justice in connection with the hacking scandal

Rebekah Brooks 'baffled and angry' over criminal charges

Rebekah Brooks angrily criticised police and prosecutors for dragging her friends and family into the phone-hacking scandal last night as she said she was "baffled" at facing criminal charges.

Scotland Yard policeman charged with attempting to meet child for sex

A serving Scotland Yard officer has been charged with trying to meet a child on the internet for sex.

Three in court after terror swoop

Three men appeared in court today charged following a counter-terrorism investigation into a network suspected of smuggling a banned stimulant drug from Britain to America.

ETA suspect Eneko Gogeaskoetxea Arronategui loses extradition battle

A suspected Basque terrorist has lost his High Court bid to halt his extradition to Spain to stand trial for terror-related offences - including the attempted assassination of the king of Spain.

Woman admits racist rant on Tube

A woman London Underground passenger has admitted hurling racist abuse at fellow passengers after a video of her appeared on the internet.

Four charged with plotting terror attacks

Court told gang planned to use explosives and guns in attacks inspired by al-Qa'ida

Luton four in court on terror charges

Four men appeared in court today to face terrorism charges.

US mother Eileen Clark loses extradition battle

An American mother-of-three has finally lost her battle in the UK courts against extradition back to the US.

Riots officer charged over racial abuse

The Scotland Yard officer accused of racially abusing a suspect during last summer's riots will appear in court next month.

Albanian murder suspect arrested

An Albanian man accused of multiple murders in his home country has been arrested in the UK after 15 years on the run, Scotland Yard said.

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