The billionaire retail tycoon Mike Ashley is closing in on a takeover of Harvey Nichols, one of Britain's best-known department store chains, in a deal which is expected to see the business briefly placed into administration.
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Authorities say the 14-year-old killed his grandparents before gunning down five teachers at his school.
Delays to sexual assault charges and failures to report past convictions in court hearings gave Simon Levy chance to attack more women Catastrophic errors left a prolific and proven sex offender free before he murdered two women in London, it can be revealed. On Friday, an Old Bailey jury found Simon Levy, 40, guilty of murdering Carmenza Valencia-Trujillo in March 2025 and Sheryl Wilkins five months later. The CPS admitted errors at three court hearings in May, June and August 2025, which ended in Levy remaining free. It would not specify publicly what those were, but a source authorised to speak for the organisation said they included failing to mention he had been arrested for Valencia-Trujillo’s murder, and that it could find no record or mention of Levy’s past sexual assault convictions, nor that he was a suspect in a 2024 rape. The CPS said: “We accept there was relevant information regarding bail that was not provided to the court when bail applications were being considered. Our actions fell short of the standards that victims, families and the public are entitled to expect … We could and should have taken a more robust approach to representations about bail.” By May 2025, police wanted Levy remanded, fearing he posed a “high risk of reoffending” with his crimes “escalating”. Levy failed to attend three crown court hearings for the train attacks, and the CPS accepts there is no evidence of a warrant being sought for his detention. For two he claimed illness, for the other that he was not informed. His final non-appearance in crown court was on 11 August 2025. A fortnight later he murdered Wilkins. A CPS source said individuals involved in the Levy case had been disciplined. The assaults on the London tube network and trains were investigated by BTP. Officers…
Simon Levy was a serial sex offender who was being monitored by the Metropolitan Police.