Prosecutors said Stephen Burton told investors 25,000 rare bottles backed loans, but Bordeaux Cellars held only 217.

A chilling cellphone video played during the sentencing hearing of a 16-year-old boy revealed his involvement in a murder-for-hire plot that resulted in the execution-style killing of tow-truck driver Sulakshan Sevasingam. The video, recorded on July 5, 2024, showed an unknown caller instructing teens to target Sevasingam, with explicit guidance on how to carry out the shooting. The accused, identified only by initials A.P., and two other minors drove through the Kennedy Commons area in a stolen vehicle, searching for their victim. Influential adults connected to the towing industry allegedly recruited the youths, offering financial incentives for the crime. The teens executed the attack at a Shell gas station parking lot, with one of them recording the shooting. The incident is part of a series of targeted shootings between May and July 2024, including attacks on cinemas, auto shops, and other businesses. All three suspects pleaded guilty to multiple charges related to reckless firearm discharges. The victim’s family described the profound impact of the tragedy, while the sentencing hearing continues with discussions about the appropriate youth sentence for first-degree murder.

A foreign national has been sentenced to 60 days in prison for stealing from five shops in Tórshavn and Runavík, KVF reported. The Court of the Faroe Islands also ordered his expulsion from the islands for four years. Twenty days of the sentence are unconditional. The man has already spent half o…

A 60-year-old man from Carinthia was sentenced to 14 months in prison, suspended, for the offence of Nazi re-engagement, ORF reported. He had denied the Holocaust on Facebook and shared the posts with his 5,000 followers. A jury at Klagenfurt Regional Court unanimously found the man guilty. Over …

The Panevėžys Regional Court has sentenced 10 young men to prison for robberies, extortion and other crimes, LRT reported. Nine defendants aged between 18 and 20 received sentences ranging from one to five years, while an accomplice who had been hiding abroad was sentenced in July. The group was …

A 37-year-old man was sentenced to 54 months in prison by the Klagenfurt Regional Court on Wednesday for seriously injuring a woman, ORF reported. He was accused of knocking her down in a residential building and repeatedly kicking her in the face and upper body. The woman suffered serious injuri…

Pirkanmaa District Court has sentenced 24-year-old Anni Eliisa Pieski to five years in prison for aggravated criminal mischief after she set fire to an apartment building in Tampere, Yle reports. The fire started in a studio apartment on Kullervonkatu in the Tammela district shortly after midnigh…

A 69-year-old hobby sheep farmer was convicted twice at Innsbruck Regional Court on Wednesday over posts on his Facebook page, ORF Tirol reported. He had published a recipe for poison that causes wolves and dogs to suffer an agonising death. The judge said at the start of the trial that the defen…

Raja Jackson, the son of former UFC champion Quinton “Rampage” Jackson, has been taken into custody in Los Angeles County to serve a court-approved 90-day jail sentence related to a violent incident at a pro-wrestling event in August 2025. Prosecutors say Jackson seriously injured professional wrestler Stuart Smith during a KnokX Pro Wrestling Academy show in Sun Valley, California, in what began as a staged wrestling environment but escalated into a real assault. According to court records and witness accounts, Smith—who performs under the name “Syko Stu”—struck Jackson backstage with a beer can while appearing to be acting in character. He later apologized, believing Jackson was part of the scripted performance. However, Jackson later entered the ring during Smith’s match, where he slammed him to the ground and delivered multiple punches. Smith reportedly lost consciousness during the attack and sustained severe injuries, including a concussion, facial fractures, and loss of several teeth. He later described long-term effects such as memory loss, cognitive difficulties, and ongoing recovery from traumatic brain injury and reconstructive procedures. Jackson, a trained martial artist, had been livestreaming his visit to the event, adding public visibility to the incident. Although wrestling violence is typically choreographed under the concept of “kayfabe,” prosecutors emphasized that the seriousness of the harm made Jackson criminally responsible regardless of the scripted context. In May, he agreed to a no-contest plea for battery, resulting in a sentence of 90 days in jail, two years of formal probation, and $81,000 in restitution to the victim. His attorney stated that he will likely be released after completing his jail term, pending a later court hearing. Smith later expressed forgiveness toward Jackson despite the lasting impact of his injuries.

A Sydney childcare worker has been sentenced to 12 years’ imprisonment, with a non-parole period of seven years, after pleading guilty to multiple serious child abuse offences committed across several childcare and out-of-school-hours care centres. The man, aged 27, was found to have abused his position of trust by filming and producing child abuse material involving nine children aged between five and nine years old while employed at numerous centres across Sydney. The Downing Centre District Court heard that the offender led what the judge described as a “dual life”, appearing socially engaged and aspiring to a career in law enforcement while privately engaging in severe criminal conduct involving child exploitation material. Judge Guy Newton said the man had abused his authority for sexual gratification and described his offending as a grave breach of trust in institutions relied upon by parents and carers. The court was told the offender worked across dozens of childcare settings between 2018 and 2024, during which time he secretly recorded children in vulnerable situations, including in restricted areas. Digital forensic analysis of seized devices revealed extensive illegal material, and police also uncovered evidence of his refusal to comply with password disclosure orders. Victim impact statements highlighted the devastating and long-lasting consequences for families, including ongoing anxiety, loss of trust in childcare services, and significant disruption to work and family routines. One parent described feeling unable to trust any environment outside their direct supervision. The offender was also placed on the NSW Child Protection Register for 15 years. Authorities noted the case underscores both the importance of safeguarding children in institutional care and the difficulty of detecting such offences within trusted environments.

Abdul Halim Khan was convicted of 21 offences against seven women and girls between 2004 and 2015

A 31-year-old man has been jailed for seven and a half years at Leeds Crown Court for the knifepoint rape and attempted rape of a vulnerable teenager. Abdi Wahab Abdulla was sentenced on Friday follow

A serial offender has been jailed for 22 months at the Old Bailey after carrying out a string of sexual assaults and a stalking campaign on the London Underground network.

Alina Burns, 18, has pleaded guilty to attempted murder and three counts of possession of a bladed article following a far-right axe attack in Bristol.

The Sentencing Act 2026 has come into force today, mandating a fundamental shift in the judicial approach to short-term incarceration across England and Wales. Under the new legislative framework, cou

Jeremiah Joshua Smith has been sentenced to an extended term of imprisonment following a violent domestic assault that left his former partner with a fractured spine. The 40-year-old, of no fixed addr

A 28-year-old man has been jailed for four years at Basildon Crown Court after carrying out a sustained knife attack following a break-in at his Southend residence. The defendant, a Jamaican national

In a high-stakes constitutional showdown at the Royal Courts of Justice, Mr. Justice Chamberlain has reserved judgment on whether the High Court can intervene in the ICGS investigation into Rupert Low

A 33-year-old Sudanese national who abducted a five-year-old girl from a Birmingham street before carrying out a sexual assault has been sentenced to 11 years in prison.

A convicted knifepoint robber and drill rapper who twice gave police the slip in a single week has been detained in northwestern France following an international search operation.

A delivery driver from Manchester has been sentenced to more than two years in prison after being found guilty of sexually assaulting a woman while making a food drop-off in Northwich.

Rapper and actor Justin Clarke-Samuel, known as Ghetts, has been sentenced to 12 years in prison at the Old Bailey for the "shocking" hit-and-run killing of a 20-year-old student.

Leicester justice: Harringworth Road predator jailed after snatching a missing teen, giving her cannabis, and subjecting her to a brutal double rape.

Rupert Lowe and the Restore party have detailed a constitutional strategy centered on the proposed Great Clarification Act, a legislative mechanism designed to grant Parliament the power to override j