Karen Roberts Editor
  • Aberdeen
  • National World

Karen Roberts is Late News Editor for NationalWorld and specialises in covering crime, courts and the justice system. She was previously a crime and courts reporter at the Evening Express and The Press and Journal, as well as serving as Content Editor at the Evening Express.

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Focus Areas

  • Crime
  • Courts
  • The Justice System

305 Articles
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Women in military ‘don’t stand a chance in the fight’ when reporting sex assaults

There have been repeated calls for the investigation and prosecution of sex offences to be dealt with by civilian pol...

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Anne Sacoolas avoids jail over death of teen motorcyclist Harry Dunn in crash

Anne Sacoolas was being sentenced after admitting causing the death of Harry Dunn by careless driving

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Russia frees US basketball star Brittney Griner in prisoner exchange

The US has been trying to negotiate the release of WNBA star Brittney Griner from her prison sentence in Russia for m...

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Double killer David Fuller gets four more years over sexual abuse of 23 dead women

David Fuller who previously admitted to the murders of Wendy Knell and Caroline Pierce, is already serving a whole li...

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Charity worker on housing challenges domestic abuse survivors face

One of the biggest decisions survivors ever make is to leave the situation where the violence is, but when they do th...

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What stage the Online Safety Bill is at and ‘legal but harmful’ debate explained

Parts of the Online Safety Bill aimed at cracking down on “legal but harmful” content are due to face further scrutin...

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over 1 year ago
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Anne Sacoolas won’t return to the UK for Harry Dunn death crash sentencing hearing

A renewed application for Anne Sacoolas to appear via a video link has been granted

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over 1 year ago
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Family of mum who died after eating Pret wrap back call for new reporting system

An inquest had been held into the death of Celia Marsh, who had an acute dairy allergy, and died after eating a sandw...

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Former Tory MP Imran Ahmad Khan loses sexual assault conviction appeal

Lawyers for Imran Ahmad Khan argued his conviction was “unsafe” because the case against him was “weak”

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The crimes of prolific UK serial killers from Jack the Ripper and Harold Shipman

The total number of people murdered by serial killers such as Harold Shipman and Steve Wright may never be known

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over 1 year ago
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Matt Hancock says ministers were told Covid could kill 820,000 people in UK

Matt Hancock’s diaries detailing what went on behind the scenes during the pandemic have been released

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over 1 year ago
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Colleague ‘surprised at baby’s turn for the worse’, Lucy Letby trial is told

Lucy Letby is accused of murdering seven babies and attempting to kill 10 others

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