Court Update UK, February 23

Old Bailey (Central Criminal Court):

1. Lonely hearts couple who met on Muslim dating site jailed for 26 years over UK terror plot

2. Student found guilty of murder after WhatsApp row stabbing

Royal Courts of Justice:

1. Group seeking justice for Birmingham pub bombing families stages court protest

2. Five more former police officers could face charges over Hillsborough disaster that killed 96 football fans

Mold Crown Court:

1. Grandmother of baby James Hughes describes Deeside murderer Hannah Turtle as pure evil

2. ‘Pure evil’ Hannah Turtle jailed for life for suffocating her baby son

Stafford Crown Court:

1. Arsonist Thomas Ashcroft due to be sentenced for fire which led to evacuation of Royal Stoke University Hospital

2. Rogue trader pocketed £140k from customers after claiming BBC DIY SOS role

Manchester Crown Court:

1. Hotel housekeeper attacked three strangers at bus stop after drunken phone rant at ‘foreign’ woman

2. Consultant tells inquest there was a ‘team failure’ in the care of mum who died from pregnancy complications

Ipswich Crown Court:

1. Community order for man found with offensive weapon outside police station

2. Gang jailed for total of 12 years after burglaries in Colchester and Tiptree

Warwick Crown Court:

1. Nuneaton armed robber jailed after ‘terrorising’ victims

2. Thug threatened to stab pregnant hairdresser with ‘AIDS’ syringe during terrifying robbery

York Crown Court:

1. Man jailed after terrorising family during siege at York shop

Bristol Crown Court:

1. Police promise to learn lessons after collapse of FGM trial in Bristol

2. Drug dealer crashed his BMW X5 after doing 70mph down one of Bristol’s steepest streets

Norwich Crown Court:

1. King’s Lynn attempted child abductor risks ‘ignored’

2. Show us some respect – Norfolk police officer’s plea as man who attacked him and broke his fingers is jailed