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Afghan man pleads guilty to rape, kidnap days after sexual assault in Oxfordshire

Najeebullah Arab, a 39-year-old Afghan national, has pleaded guilty to kidnapping, rape and sexual assault in two separate attacks on women in Oxfordshire earlier this year, a UK court heard.

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Duke of Marlborough charged with controlling or coercive behaviour towards estranged wife

Spencer-Churchill, a relative of Sir Winston Churchill and Diana, faces fresh charges at Oxford Crown Court

The Independent UK

Duke of Marlborough faces allegations of controlling or coercive behaviour

Charles James Spencer-Churchill – a relative of Sir Winston Churchill and Diana, Princess of Wales – has not formally entered pleas.

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Jailed terrorist threatened to shoot prison officer over a jacket potato

Brock, 57, threatened to shoot the guard because the jacket potato did not meet his dietary requirements

The Independent UK

Man who ‘foolishly’ agreed to help steal £4.75m gold toilet avoids jail time

“I am a good person” said the 36-year-old after his sentencing

The Independent UK

‘Foolish’ middleman in £4.75million Blenheim Palace gold toilet heist walks free from court

Frederick Doe, 37, also known as Frederick Sines, had been found guilty by a jury at Oxford Crown Court of conspiracy to transfer criminal property

Evening Standard

‘Mercy killing’ daughter avoids jail after smothering terminally-ill father

Oxford Crown Court heard Mr Davenport had been suffering from terminal pancreatic cancer and was in a great deal of pain.

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Two men guilty over theft of £4.75m golden toilet from Blenheim Palace

It is believed the distinctive toilet has now been split up and disposed of, Oxford Crown Court was told previously.

Evening Standard

Men found guilty of stealing £4.75m golden toilet from Blenheim Palace

The fully-functioning 18-carat toilet was a star attraction in an art installation before its theft

The Independent UK

Man guilty of burglary over theft of £4.75m golden toilet from Blenheim Palace

Jurors at Oxford Crown Court on Tuesday found Michael Jones, 39, from Oxford, guilty of burglary.

Evening Standard

Footage shows UN judge claiming ‘immunity’ to police before slavery conviction

Lydia Mugambe was found guilty of all four charges at Oxford Crown Court on Thursday.

Evening Standard

UN judge found guilty of forcing young woman to work as slave

Lydia Mugambe forced the young woman to work as her maid and provide free childcare

The Independent UK

Man accused of stealing gold toilet ‘used it day before raid’, court told

The fully-functioning £4.75 million toilet was stolen in a raid in the early hours of September 14 2019.

Evening Standard

Man accused of stealing £4.75m gold toilet ‘used it day before raid’, court hears

The toilet artwork, entitled America, weighed 98 kilos and was taken in a five-minute ‘audacious raid’

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Man accused of stealing gold toilet checked web headlines about raid – court

Oxford Crown Court heard that Michael Jones had searched for details about the burglary in the days following the raid at Blenheim Palace in 2019.

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Blenheim staff woken by breaking glass during gold toilet theft, court told

On Wednesday jurors sitting at Oxford Crown Court heard from the written statements of witnesses to the break-in.

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Gold toilet stolen from Sir Winston Churchill’s home has been broken up, court hears

The fully functioning toilet, entitled America, had been installed as an artwork at Blenheim Palace

Evening Standard

Gold toilet stolen from Blenheim Palace in ‘audacious raid’, court hears

The toilet, which was created by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan, was a star attraction in an exhibition

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Shocking footage of teenage driver inhaling laughing gas before killing three friends in 100mph crash

Thomas Johnson’s BMW 3 series ploughed into roadside furniture and a tree near Abingdon

The Independent UK

Teenage driver jailed for killing three passengers after inhaling laughing gas

Thomas Johnson was behind the wheel of a BMW 3 series when the car crashed into roadside furniture and a tree, killing three passengers.

The Independent UK

Grammy-nominated rapper Slowthai cleared of raping two women at a house party

Jurors came back after more than ten hours of deliberation following a trial at Oxford Crown Court to return not guilty verdicts

Evening Standard

Jurors retire to consider verdict in rape trial of rapper Slowthai

The prosecution alleges the musician, whose real name is Tyron Frampton, and his friend Alex Blake-Walker raped two women at a house party

The Independent UK

Musician Slowthai tells jury that rape allegations against him are ‘not true’

The Grammy-nominated musician, whose real name is Tyron Frampton, is accused of raping the woman at a house party following a performance in Oxford.

Evening Standard

Musician Slowthai tells jury that rape allegations against him are 'not true'

The Grammy-nominated musician, whose real name is Tyron Frampton, is accused of raping the woman at a house party following a performance in Oxford.

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Slowthai rape accuser denies she was jealous, court hears

The Grammy-nominated musician, whose real name is Tyron Frampton, is accused of raping the woman at a house party following a performance in Oxford.

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