Jeremy Kyle unpacks the new that Russell Brand has been convicted of rape and sexual assault, and is now expected to face a substantial prison sentence. A jury found the entertainer guilty of one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault, following a four-week trial at Southwark Crown Court in London.
He was found not guilty of two other counts of rape, and one count of attempted indecent assault. Brand was refused bail and will spend the weekend in custody before he is due to return to the same court on Monday for sentencing.
He could also face new rape charges within weeks after he was convicted on Thursday of attacks on four women. It’s been revealed that the Crown Prosecution Service is considering bringing further charges after he was accused of two more rapes, including that of a 16-year-old girl.
His conviction has piled fresh pressure on the BBC over its failure to control its stars after it emerged Brand had boasted that his boss at the broadcaster was “incredibly tolerant” of his sexual behaviour.
Meanwhile, Henry Nowak’s murderer Vickrum Digwa will spend at least 25 years behind bars after his original sentence of 21 years was ruled “unduly lenient”.
Digwa had his sentence increased by four years after the Court of Appeal heard that he abused the Sikh privilege of carrying a knife. Digwa, who is Sikh, lied to police after the stabbing, claiming his victim had made racial slurs and physically assaulted him.
Channel migrants have become a defining battleground in France’s presidential election. Édouard Philippe, Emmanuel Macron’s former prime minister, has threatened to tear up a key border treaty unless Britain agrees to pay more.
The Le Touquet agreement allows British and French officers to carry out border checks in each other’s countries, giving British officers the right to operate in Calais and other crossing points.
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