Katie Holmes to star in and produce new biopic about Watergate prosecutor Jill Wine-Banks

Katie Holmes is set to take the big screen with a new political film inspired by pioneering lawyer Jill Wine-Banks. Holmes, 42, will play the Watergate prosecutor in an adaptation of her 2020 memoir The Watergate Girl: My Fight For Truth and Justice Against A Criminal President, Deadline reported on Monday. In addition to starring … Read more

Michelle Dockery transforms into steely prosecutor as she continues to film Anatomy Of A Scandal

Michelle Dockery transforms into steely prosecutor as she continues to film Netflix’s political drama Anatomy Of A Scandal in London By Eve Buckland For Mailonline Published: 12:15 GMT, 28 February 2021 | Updated: 12:15 GMT, 28 February 2021 Michelle Dockery cut a chic figure as she continued to film gritty scenes for new Netflix series of Anatomy Of … Read more

Top prosecutor raises debate over whether age of criminal responsibility should be raised

The head of the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has raised debate over whether the age of criminal responsibility in England and Wales should be raised above 10, amid fears that too many children are being tried as adults. Director of Public Prosecutions Max Hill QC expressed concerns over the existing law in a podcast in … Read more

Top prosecutor warns victims of abuse are more in danger since Tier 4 curbs were brought in 

Domestic violence cases could spiral this Christmas as the country hunkers down, the Director of Public Prosecutions has warned. Max Hill QC said Tier Four restrictions and limits on visiting family and friends will bring ‘further jeopardy to those suffering abuse’ after a year in which offences have surged. It comes as research out today suggests … Read more

Trump asking about special prosecutor for Hunter Biden

President Donald Trump is considering pushing to have a special counsel appointed to advance a federal tax investigation into the son of President-elect Joe Biden, setting up a potential showdown with incoming acting attorney general Jeffrey Rosen. Trump – angry that out-going Attorney General William Barr didn’t publicly announce the ongoing, two-year investigation into Hunter … Read more

Multi-million-pound burglaries of stars including Tamara Ecclestone could be a film, says prosecutor

A series of multi-million-pound burglaries at celebrity homes could well become the subject of a Hollywood movie, a court was told yesterday. Watches, jewellery and other valuables worth £26million were stolen from stars including Formula 1 heiress Tamara Ecclestone over 13 days, jurors heard. Prosecutor Timothy Cray QC yesterday said the story was likely to … Read more

Dominic Cummings should face prosecution for breaking lockdown, says former top prosecutor 

Prosecutor who lost brother to COVID compiles dossier of evidence ‘showing Dominic Cummings should face prosecution for breaking lockdown laws and perverting the course of justice’ Nazir Afzal  submitted  evidence to suggest Dominic Cummings may have lied  The evidence relates to the chief aide’s controversial trip in April to Durham Mr Afzal’s dossier is based … Read more

Britain’s IRA spy Stakeknife, two MI5 officers and prosecutor will not face charges

Four people, including two former MI5 officers and a former prosecutor, will not face criminal proceedings as part of a major investigation into a top British spy within the IRA’s notorious ‘nutting squad’. Prosecutors in Northern Ireland said that the fourth person, understood to be Stakeknife – the high-ranking Army agent within the IRA – … Read more

‘This is war’: Italy’s top anti-mafia prosecutor opens case against 450 suspected gangsters

Italy‘s top anti-Mafia  prosecutor Nicola Gratteri, 62, is finalising a legal case against 450 members of the ‘Ndrangheta crime family.  On Friday, the prosecutor, who has spent the past 30 years living under close police protection as he is major target for Mafia crime families, opened his latest court case against the syndicate.  The case, … Read more

Greek prosecutor tells Harry Maguire to reveal video of Mykonos arrest

A Greek prosecutor has urged ‘arrogant’ Manchester United captain Harry Maguire to ‘show us the video’ that the footballer says will prove his innocence.  Maguire is appealing his conviction and suspended prison sentence after he was found guilty of assault during a brawl on the island of Myknonos last month.   Ioannis Paradissis said the England … Read more