Tristan Kirk

Courts Correspondent

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Tristan Kirk is Courts Correspondent at The Standard, reporting from the most important cases in London's criminal and civil courts as well as covering legal affairs and the declining state of our courts. He covers major cases of murder and terrorism from the Old Bailey, is a leading national voice on open justice, and has investigated the growing use of secretive courts.... MORE

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Tristan Kirk is Courts Correspondent at The Standard, reporting from the most important cases in London's criminal and civil courts as well as covering legal affairs and the declining state of our courts. He covers major cases of murder and terrorism from the Old Bailey, is a leading national voice on open justice, and has investigated the growing use of secretive courts.

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Crime
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Pensioner killed by mentally ill man in 'Hunger Games' delusion

Lee Byer has been detained indefinitely in a mental hospital after stabbing to death popular pensioner Thomas O’Halloran in West London

10 May 2024
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UK

Arsenal legend Paul Merson banned from driving over speeding tickets

Paul Merson appeared at Guildford magistrates court on Friday

10 May 2024
<p>Former parliamentary researcher Christopher Cash is accused of spying for China (Jeff Moore/PA)</p>
Crime

Ex-Parliamentary researcher to face 2025 trial over 'spying for China'

Christopher Berry and Christopher Cash are both accused of breaching the Official Secrets Act

10 May 2024
<p>Dylan Earl appeared at the Old Bailey (Jonathan Brady/PA)</p>
Crime

'Russian spy' accused of London arson attack to face trial next year

Alleged Russian spy Dylan Earl was remanded in custody at the Old Bailey until his trial next year

10 May 2024
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UK

Jeremy Vine in libel claim over Joey Barton 'bike nonce' slur

Jeremy Vine is at the High Court for the first stage of his libel battle with Joey Barton

9 May 2024
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UK

Premier League figure anonymised by High Court in 'sex abuse' case

A judge agreed to anonymise a leading Premier League figure as he faces a claim of sexual abuse

9 May 2024
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London

Detectorist finds centuries-old silver thimble 'treasure' in Thames

Vadims Haritonovs was scouring the river banks close to the Houses of Parliament in Westminster when he came across the thimble

8 May 2024
<p>Actor Kevin Spacey had a judgment set aside at the High Court (Yui Mok/PA)</p>
UK

Kevin Spacey sued by actor over 'sexual assault PTSD' claim

Kevin Spacey denies fresh claims of sexual misconduct being leveled against him in a new Channel 4 documentary

8 May 2024
<p>Court sketch of Donald Trump watching on as Stormy Daniels is questioned</p>
World

Stormy Daniels admits she 'hates' Trump in bombshell trial testimony

Porn star claims she spanked Trump with a magazine before sex and took a $130,000 payoff to stay silent out of ‘fear’

8 May 2024
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Crime

'Armed robber' denies £130,000 Post Office raid in Hounslow

More than £130,000 was allegedly stolen in the raid on a Hounslow Post Office

7 May 2024
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Crime

Hainault sword attack victim was 'largely decapitated'

Marcus Arduini Monzo allegedly ran up behind Daniel Anjorin and slashed him in the neck and chest as the youngster was walking to school

7 May 2024
<p>Angela van den Bogerd told the Post Office inquiry payments were not made to ‘hush up’ the suicide of Martin Griffiths</p>
UK

Post Office 'hushed up' hounding of branch manager after suicide

Martin Griffiths took his own life after being wrongly accused of stealing from his Post Office till

26 Apr 2024
<p>Dylan Earl appeared at Westminster magistrates court on Saturday after his arrest on April 19

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Crime

'Russian spy' accused of orchestrating arson attack on businesses

Details of the case had been kept under wraps for national security reasons, but can be reported today for the first time

26 Apr 2024
<p>Laurna Porter (left) carried out the fraud with the help of her friend Julie Atkins (right)</p>
Crime

Law firm worker jailed for £634,000 fraud on dead people's estates

Laurna Porter targeted the estates of the deceased with no close family to avoid her fraud being detected

26 Apr 2024
<p>Angela van den Bogerd giving evidence to the inquiry (Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry/PA)</p>
UK

Ex-Post Office exec refuses to apologise for Horizon IT scandal role

Angela van den Bogerd faces two days of questioning over the Post Office Horizon IT scandal

25 Apr 2024
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London

Met Police officer quits in disgrace after cyber flashing allegation

PC Luke Stokes was spared criminal charges after being accused of sending unwanted sexual messages to train passengers

25 Apr 2024
<p>Tiffany Treanor-Johnson outside court</p>
Crime

Woman in court accused of hit and run after cyclist death in Hackney

Harry Webb, a 27-year-old music student, died in hospital two days after sustaining ‘terrible’ injuries

24 Apr 2024
<p>Robert Walker-McDaid was sentenced at Warwick crown court on Friday</p>
Crime

British video gamer sentenced over US shooting in 'swatting' stunt

Robert Walker-McDaid carried out a ‘swatting’ stunt which led to a US man being shot in the face

19 Apr 2024
<p>A woman has been jailed for stalking the singer Harry Styles (David Mirzoeff/PA)</p>
Crime

Harry Styles stalker who bombarded pop star with 8,000 cards is jailed

Harry Styles has been stalked by two different people in the last five years

19 Apr 2024
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UK

Cabinet Office accused of 'systemic racism' by former civil servant

Rowaa Ahmar accused officials in Boris Johnson’s government of bullying and discrimination, in an employment tribunal claim which has now been dropped.

18 Apr 2024