One of the men accused of murdering poisoned spy Alexander Litvinenko will be told he can give evidence at the inquiry into his death in July, the Royal Courts of Justice has heard.

One of the men suspected of murdering poisoned spy Alexander Litvinenko wanted to be a “porno star” and had no links to the gas and oil industry as he claimed, an inquiry has heard.

The widow of poisoned spy Alexander Litvinenko has told the inquiry into his death that he believed Vladimir Putin was involved in “criminal conduct”.

The widow of poisoned spy Alexander Litvinenko has told the inquiry into his death that she has not spoken to his father since he branded him a “traitor”.

The widow of poisoned spy Alexander Litvinenko is to give evidence at the public inquiry in England into his death.

An inquiry into the death of the Russian fugitive has finally opened. But those who say that justice delayed is justice denied have doubts that the truth will ever emerge, writes Mary Dejevsky

Pop star Rihanna has won a legal battle with high street store Topshop over a T-shirt with her image.

Topshop have appealed against the ruling which banned it from selling clothes featuring Rihanna.

The Badger Trust is back in court today with a new legal challenge over the British Government’s badger cull policy.

Honeymoon murder suspect Shrien Dewani will be extradited to South Africa on April 7, the country’s government has said.

There have been angry scenes outside a London court after an inquest jury concluded that Mark Duggan was lawfully killed by police.

The sister of Barry George, who spent eight years in prison after being wrongly convicted of the murder of TV presenter Jill Dando, said the dismissal of his claim for compensation was a “travesty of justice”.

Warren Gatland has backed Rory Best to make a big impact on the British and Irish Lions tour after the Ulster hooker received a late-call up.

Hillsborough justice campaigner Anne Williams has died after fighting cancer.

Sensitive evidence alleged to expose poisoned spy Alexander Litvinenko’s ties to MI6 will be examined in secret, a coroner in the UK has ruled today.

A new police investigation into the Hillsborough Disaster was announced by the UK Home Secretary today.

The High Court is being asked today to quash the original accidental death inquest verdicts returned after 96 Liverpool football fans died in the crush at Hillsborough 23 years ago.

British Prime Minister David Cameron has long-held views about media regulation in the UK formed when he worked for a major commercial broadcaster in the 1990s, he told the Leveson Inquiry into press standards today.

An investigation was ordered after a protester burst into the Leveson Inquiry as Tony Blair was giving evidence and yelled “this man should be arrested for war crimes”.

Britain's Justice Leveson today gave his strongest indication of the measures he believes are needed to tackle problems in the UK Press in the wake of the phone-hacking scandal.

Former Sun and News of the World editor Rebekah Brooks is expected to lift the lid on her close relationship with British Prime Minister David Cameron in evidence to the Leveson Inquiry today.

Rebekah Brooks will appear before the Leveson Inquiry next week.

Sorry did not seem to be the hardest word at the Leveson inquiry into press standards as Rupert Murdoch gave a humble show during his final day of grilling.

Sorry did not seem to be the hardest word at the Leveson Inquiry into press standards today as Rupert Murdoch gave a humble show during his final day of grilling.

Rupert Murdoch faces a two-day grilling under oath at the Leveson Inquiry into press standards this week.

A Scotland Yard chief forced to resign over the phone-hacking scandal gives evidence today at the Leveson Inquiry into press standards.

Three Scotland Yard officers involved in the original police investigation into phone hacking at the News of the World (NotW) will give evidence to the Leveson Inquiry today.

Piers Morgan will appear before the Leveson Inquiry today via videolink from the United States.

A judge asked lawyers to tidy a courtroom housing one of the UK’s biggest civil trials – because the Queen is due to visit.

A “THANKFUL” Julian Assange has won a last chance to seek to block his extradition from Britain to Sweden, where he faces sex crime allegations.

Harry Potter author JK Rowling and actress Sienna Miller will give evidence about their experiences of media intrusion to the Leveson Inquiry in London today.

Hugh Grant suggested today that a newspaper may have broken into his flat after he was caught with a prostitute in Hollywood.

Milly Dowler’s parents arrived at the Royal Courts of Justice today to give evidence to the press standards inquiry triggered by revelations about the hacking of their murdered daughter’s phone.

BRITAIN’S press is “in the dock” for abuses ranging from phone hacking to hounding celebrities and crime victims, the Leveson Inquiry heard yesterday.

POLICE believe the publishers of the News of the World were involved in hacking phones as recently as 2009, the Leveson Inquiry into press standards heard yesterday.

WIKILEAKS founder Julian Assange has condemned the European arrest warrant system that has led to moves to extradite him to Sweden over sex crime allegations.

The most senior judges in England and Wales have been accused of trying to gag the media after criticising politicians who have deliberately disclosed the content of privacy cases covered by injunctions.

THERE is no evidence the security services could have prevented the 2005 London bombings, a coroner found while warning that changes were necessary to help prevent further such atrocities.

Each of the 52 victims of the July 7 2005 terrorist attacks in London would have died "whatever time the emergency services reached and rescued them", a coroner ruled today.

Mark Cueto will be available for England’s Rugby World Cup campaign – and the summer warm-up internationals – after he received a nine-week ban for gouging.

A CHRISTIAN couple morally opposed to homosexuality because of their faith lost a landmark High Court battle yesterday over the right to become foster carers.

A Christian couple morally opposed to homosexuality because of their faith lost a landmark High Court battle in Britain today over the right to become foster carers.

The July 7 extremists received bomb-making instruction from a mystery figure in Pakistan, an inquest in London heard today.

Four dissident republicans will today begin a court appeal after they were successfully sued by families bereaved in the Omagh bombing.