Huge ‘Ndrangheta mafia trial involving 350 suspects begins in Italy in specially converted courtroom

Italy‘s largest mafia trial in more than 30 years opened Wednesday, as prosecutors seek to strike a blow against the ‘Ndrangheta crime syndicate, whose tentacles reach worldwide.  More than 350 alleged members of the mafia and the politicians, lawyers, businessmen and others accused of enabling them face a judge in a specially converted courtroom in the … Read more

Horror in courtroom as defendant sets himself on fire

Horror in courtroom as defendant, 38, douses himself in hand sanitiser then sets himself ABLAZE as he faces judge for breaching restraining order against ex-lover Kamil Kalwarski furious at being hauled to court over restraining order breach Polish national had allegedly warned court staff that he would set himself ablaze  Van driver smuggled lighter and … Read more

Coleen Rooney cradles family dog Pip as it’s revealed Rebekah Vardy will issue courtroom denial

Coleen Rooney went on with her daily routine on Tuesday, two days before her rival Rebekah Vardy will make a bombshell courtroom denial in the pair’s libel case.  Wayne Rooney’s wife was stern-faced as she picked up coffee with her family’s pet Pomeranian dog Pip. MailOnline can reveal that Rebekah will deny under oath that she was ‘The … Read more

JAN MOIR on the Johnny Depp courtroom horror

Was it really only four months ago when Johnny Depp and Amber Heard uncorked the fizzing horror of their marriage in a British courtroom? Four months in which Depp must have enjoyed moments when he felt hopeful about his future and the outcome of this libel trial, only to have them dashed so completely yesterday. … Read more

Robot judges will replace humans in the courtroom ‘in 50 years’

Robots that analyse a defendant’s body language to determine signs of guilt will replace judges by the year 2070, according to an artificial intelligence expert.  Writer and speaker on AI Terence Mauri believes the machines will be able to detect physical and psychological signs of dishonesty with 99.9 per cent accuracy.  He claims they will … Read more