Lizzie Dearden

20 hours ago | straitstimes.com | Lizzie Dearden |Mark Landler

LONDON – In a room at the Old Bailey courthouse in London, six men went on trial this week over an arson attack on a business that was shipping satellite equipment to Ukraine. Down the hall, a separate hearing involved an alleged plot to inflict “serious violence” on Iranian journalists working in Britain. And in May, six Bulgarians were sentenced to prison for being part of a Russian spy ring operating from a guesthouse on England’s east coast.

1 day ago | nytimes.com | Lizzie Dearden |Mark Landler

Jonathan Hall, a British government adviser, said in an interview that hostile states were paying local criminals to carry out acts of violence, espionage and intimidation. In a room at the Old Bailey courthouse in London, six men went on trial this week over an arson attack on a business that was shipping satellite equipment to Ukraine. Down the hall, a separate hearing involved an alleged plot to inflict "serious violence" on Iranian journalists working in Britain.

3 days ago | nytimes.com | Lizzie Dearden

Portuguese police are combing an area near the resort where the British girl disappeared in 2007, as German authorities continue to investigate a suspect, Christian Brückner. New searches are being carried out in Portugal as part of the investigation into the disappearance of Madeleine McCann, a British child who went missing while on vacation with her parents more than 18 years ago.

1 week ago | nytimes.com | Lizzie Dearden

A 53-year-old British man appeared in court on Friday in Liverpool, England, charged with driving his car into a crowd celebrating Liverpool Football Club's Premier League title. The man, Paul Doyle, said to be a father of three and a former Royal Marine, appeared tearful as he spoke at Liverpool Magistrates' Court to confirm his name, date of birth and address.

1 week ago | nytimes.com | Lizzie Dearden

Liverpool F.C. Victory Parade Paul Doyle, 53, was accused of dangerous driving and other assault charges after almost 80 people were injured when a vehicle plowed into a crowd of soccer fans. The police filed seven charges on Thursday against a 53-year-old British man after a car hit a packed crowd in Liverpool, England, earlier this week, injuring almost 80 people at a parade to celebrate Liverpool F.C.'s Premier League soccer title.