Nick Miao
@nickcwmiao.bsky.social
Independent journalist documenting the exercise of justice from London's law courts. Formerly editor of @cheesegratermagazine.org. DMs open for tips and commissions.
Read my report on the ongoing murder trial of Javan Lee, of Harrow, who tipped a bag of rubbish through his housemate's front window before fatally stabbing him 12 times open.substack.com/pub/nickcwmi...
Harrow man stabbed housemate to death over cleaning dispute
Javan Lee tipped a bag of rubbish through his housemate's front window before fatally stabbing him 12 times, Southwark Crown Court was told
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November 21, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Read my report on the ongoing murder trial of Javan Lee, of Harrow, who tipped a bag of rubbish through his housemate's front window before fatally stabbing him 12 times open.substack.com/pub/nickcwmi...
Read my report on the ongoing trial of Isabelle Dale, ex-prison officer accused of having intimate relations with two inmates and assisting in a drug smuggling plot nickcwmiao.substack.com/p/prison-gua...
Prison guard ‘in the thick of’ drug smuggling plot with abusive lover inmate told court she should ‘never have joined the prison service’
Isabelle Dale told the court she was threatened by her lag boyfriend but the Crown said the prison officer know "full well" she had broken the law
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November 13, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Read my report on the ongoing trial of Isabelle Dale, ex-prison officer accused of having intimate relations with two inmates and assisting in a drug smuggling plot nickcwmiao.substack.com/p/prison-gua...
Yikes... pretty dark case at Inner London Crown Court today, where domestic abuser Tyreiss Edwards, 26, was sentenced to 16 months in prison for violent and controlling behaviour on his girlfriend, the mother of his one-year-old child.
November 13, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Yikes... pretty dark case at Inner London Crown Court today, where domestic abuser Tyreiss Edwards, 26, was sentenced to 16 months in prison for violent and controlling behaviour on his girlfriend, the mother of his one-year-old child.
I'm in Southwark Crown Court today for the trial of an ex-prison officer who allegedly had sexual relations with two inmates and is accused of being involved in a drug smuggling plot.
October 27, 2025 at 4:53 PM
I'm in Southwark Crown Court today for the trial of an ex-prison officer who allegedly had sexual relations with two inmates and is accused of being involved in a drug smuggling plot.
Also today: six men who were part of a car theft and burglary ring in Kent have been jailed for up to nine years and two months at Southwark Crown Court.
October 24, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Also today: six men who were part of a car theft and burglary ring in Kent have been jailed for up to nine years and two months at Southwark Crown Court.
US singer Chris Brown made a surprise appearance at Southwark Crown Court today ahead of his trial next week. Read my write-up here: nickcwmiao.substack.com/p/whats-chri...
What's Chris Brown doing in Southwark?
The R&B star, a former partner of Rihanna, was previously released on bail after agreeing to pay a £5m security fee to the court
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October 24, 2025 at 7:14 PM
US singer Chris Brown made a surprise appearance at Southwark Crown Court today ahead of his trial next week. Read my write-up here: nickcwmiao.substack.com/p/whats-chri...
A man arrested last night for possession with intent to supply Class A drugs appeared in Westminster Magistrates' Court today to claim he was a victim of modern slavery.
October 17, 2025 at 4:24 PM
A man arrested last night for possession with intent to supply Class A drugs appeared in Westminster Magistrates' Court today to claim he was a victim of modern slavery.
A marathon of hearings at Westminster Magistrates' Court this week, where over 60 pro-Palestine protesters pleaded not guilty to displaying signs supporting Palestine Action, a proscribed terror organisation.
October 16, 2025 at 4:25 PM
A marathon of hearings at Westminster Magistrates' Court this week, where over 60 pro-Palestine protesters pleaded not guilty to displaying signs supporting Palestine Action, a proscribed terror organisation.
In the last hour, a jury at the Old Bailey unanimously found three members of Camden's Agar Grove gang guilty of attempted murder, in a street attack branded by the prosecution as "territorial" gangland violence.
October 10, 2025 at 2:34 PM
In the last hour, a jury at the Old Bailey unanimously found three members of Camden's Agar Grove gang guilty of attempted murder, in a street attack branded by the prosecution as "territorial" gangland violence.
I've just returned from the Old Bailey where I attended the second part of the attempted murder trial involving three members of Camden's Agar Grove gang. I've also had confirmation from the clerk that reporting restrictions no longer apply, as all defendants are now 18 or over.
October 9, 2025 at 5:53 PM
I've just returned from the Old Bailey where I attended the second part of the attempted murder trial involving three members of Camden's Agar Grove gang. I've also had confirmation from the clerk that reporting restrictions no longer apply, as all defendants are now 18 or over.
Yesterday I was at the Old Bailey, where three defendants belonging to Camden's Agar Grove gang were jointly charged with attempted murder and intent to cause grievous bodily harm to a man on Camden High Street.
October 9, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Yesterday I was at the Old Bailey, where three defendants belonging to Camden's Agar Grove gang were jointly charged with attempted murder and intent to cause grievous bodily harm to a man on Camden High Street.
From today onwards until I am employed, I will be posting about every case I attend as a court reporter, usually at Westminster Magistrates' Court and sometimes at the Old Bailey.
October 9, 2025 at 5:50 PM
From today onwards until I am employed, I will be posting about every case I attend as a court reporter, usually at Westminster Magistrates' Court and sometimes at the Old Bailey.
Today I attended #Westminster Magistrates Court, where I can report that a #paedophile found in possession of nearly a hundred child pornographic images was spared prison but placed on police watch for the next 10 years.
October 1, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Today I attended #Westminster Magistrates Court, where I can report that a #paedophile found in possession of nearly a hundred child pornographic images was spared prison but placed on police watch for the next 10 years.
UCL Union has suspended its Ukrainian Society after it bought a drone to aid the fight against Russia, I wrote for @cheesegratermagazine.org
⬇️Read the full story here
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⬇️Read the full story here
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UCL Ukrainian Society suspended after buying a drone to fight Putin - The Cheese Grater Magazine
Exclusive: The Ukrainian Society confirmed it purchased a drone to aid the war effort at home before it was suspended […]
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April 30, 2025 at 6:47 PM
UCL Union has suspended its Ukrainian Society after it bought a drone to aid the fight against Russia, I wrote for @cheesegratermagazine.org
⬇️Read the full story here
cheesegratermagazine.org/2025/04/29/u...
⬇️Read the full story here
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This week, the largest exercise of student democracy in the UK will take place at UCL as almost 50,000 eligible voters decide the next leaders of the Student's Union, I wrote for @cheesegratermagazine.org
⬇️ Find out what's going on
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⬇️ Find out what's going on
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What's happening with the Union elections? - The Cheese Grater Magazine
Don’t let your voice go unheard at this pivotal moment of the Union’s history. Voting at this year’s Union Leadership […]
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March 19, 2025 at 11:22 PM
This week, the largest exercise of student democracy in the UK will take place at UCL as almost 50,000 eligible voters decide the next leaders of the Student's Union, I wrote for @cheesegratermagazine.org
⬇️ Find out what's going on
cheesegratermagazine.org/2025/03/19/w...
⬇️ Find out what's going on
cheesegratermagazine.org/2025/03/19/w...
I was in UCL East alongside several national media outlets on Monday where cabinet minister Pat McFadden delivered a keynote speech calling on "innovators and disrupters" to help reform the system of Government.
‘Britain needs you’: McFadden appeals to ‘disrupters’ to help reform Government - The Cheese Grater Magazine
The Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster was in UCL East earlier today fending off claims that the Government is picking fights with civil servants Nick Miao Editor-in-Chief Pat McFadden in UCL East e...
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December 11, 2024 at 9:51 PM
I was in UCL East alongside several national media outlets on Monday where cabinet minister Pat McFadden delivered a keynote speech calling on "innovators and disrupters" to help reform the system of Government.
Earlier this month, I spoke to grassroots campaigners in Hackney to find out why they had quit a council-led panel that they deem to be "half-baked and corrupt", and where they go from here.
Hackney redevelopment campaigners quit council community panel
A grassroots campaign group which resigned from a Hackney Council community panel over redevelopment plans has hit out at the process.
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November 27, 2024 at 4:28 AM
Earlier this month, I spoke to grassroots campaigners in Hackney to find out why they had quit a council-led panel that they deem to be "half-baked and corrupt", and where they go from here.
Assuming she took an economy flight, the Union President’s brief visit to the Eurasian petrostate would have racked up 1.6 tonnes of carbon dioxide - that's about the same as burning almost four barrels of crude oil 🛢️🛢️🛢️🛢️
UCL Union President Goksu Danaci last week admitted she “didn’t feel too comfortable” during her time at the UN climate conference, writes @nickcwmiao.bsky.social
Union President ‘didn’t feel comfortable’ at COP29 - The Cheese Grater Magazine
Danaci admitted that her “first and likely last” COP experience was more about observation and networking Nick Miao Editor-in-Chief Protests at COP29 (Credit: UN Climate Change/Habib Samadov via Flick...
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November 27, 2024 at 4:18 AM
Assuming she took an economy flight, the Union President’s brief visit to the Eurasian petrostate would have racked up 1.6 tonnes of carbon dioxide - that's about the same as burning almost four barrels of crude oil 🛢️🛢️🛢️🛢️
Reposted by Nick Miao
we joined bluesky before students' union ucl
November 26, 2024 at 3:02 AM
we joined bluesky before students' union ucl