7+ hour ago  (777+ words) Two “experienced and talented hackers” forced Transport for London (TfL) to “pull the plug” on its systems at a cost of £29 million, a court has heard. Thalha Jubair, 20, and Owen Flowers, 18, conducted an “extremely serious hack” on TfL’s online network…...

6+ hour, 10+ min ago  (1160+ words) Jurors were told the victim was targeted by the men as she was ‘staggering in the street’ and was ‘incapacitated’ in the early hours of October 4 last year (Gareth Fuller/PA) Two asylum seekers who repeatedly raped a woman on…...

8+ hour, 35+ min ago  (251+ words) A counterfeit security licence has been seized during inspections of licensed premises in Brent. The operation took place across Brent as part of a national crackdown on illegal activity in the private security industry. Brent Council’s Licensing Authority carried out…...

13+ hour, 11+ min ago  (414+ words) The family of a British man jailed in Iran on spying charges says he has been sentenced to an additional two years in prison. Craig Foreman and his wife Lindsay were sentenced to 10 years’ prison in February after being convicted…...

12+ hour, 40+ min ago  (858+ words) Counter-terrorism police are probing whether the suspect held over Ann Widdecombe’s killing was motivated by left-wing extremism and had been plotting violence against other high-profile figures. Detectives confirmed Miss Widdecombe’s death was a “targeted attack”, and said whether the suspect…...

3+ day, 11+ hour ago  (491+ words) Before Full Council on Monday, I asked Brent Council’s lead member for Cleaner Streets, Transport, and Public Realm for a breakdown of the number of penalty charge notices issued to drivers entering School Streets during restricted hours. I also asked…...

6+ day, 31+ min ago  (288+ words) Graham Linehan has been awarded a settlement from the Metropolitan Police over a civil claim against the force after he was arrested for social media posts about transgender issues. The 58-year-old Irish comedy writer was arrested by the Met at…...

6+ day, 6+ hour ago  (396+ words) A former Olympic canoeist has pleaded not guilty to deliberately damaging the recently renovated Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, a politically charged case that his lawyers other Trump critics have derided as an abuse of power. David Hearn, who competed in…...

1+ week, 8+ hour ago  (574+ words) The last woman hanged in the United Kingdom will be granted a conditional pardon, Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy has said. Ruth Ellis was executed on July 13, 1955, after being convicted of murdering David Blakely. Mr Lammy shared the news in…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (1051+ words) The Duke of Sussex is set to discover the outcome of his legal claim against the publisher of the Daily Mail over claims of unlawful information gathering, one of several cases involving Harry in recent years. Harry and several other…...