‘The Court of Appeal has rejected a claim from a convicted drug dealer that he was “pressurised” to plead guilty by “negligent advice” from his lawyers.’
Legal Futures, 4th May 2023
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A man who poisoned a disabled nine-year-old boy with amphetamines has been sentenced to 32 months in prison.’
BBC News, 3rd May 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Six Greater Manchester police officers shared “abhorrent” racist, ableist and other offensive messages in a WhatsApp group, an investigation by the police watchdog has found.’
The Guardian, 12th April 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A drug dealer who drove a car along a railway track while fleeing police has been jailed for 10 years.’
BBC News, 5th April 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘G4S’s running of the prison failed to meet the standards of public service required, such that HMP Birmingham was put in special measures, and its running was taken over by the Ministry of Justice. The Chief Inspector of Prisons at the time, Peter Clarke, invoked the Urgent Notification process in respect of the prison.’
Garden Court Chambers, 23rd March 2023
Source: www.gardencourtchambers.co.uk
‘Perpetrators of anti-social behaviour will face swift and visible justice, with nitrous oxide banned and police given more powers to test for drugs on arrest.’
Home Office, 26th March 2023
Source: www.gov.uk
‘Relatives of a man at the centre of one of the UK’s largest cocaine busts have had their homes seized by the courts.’
BBC News, 24th March 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Three gang members who made £3.7m from illegally selling controlled drugs and prescription medicines online have been sentenced.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 14th March 2023
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
‘Ashley Hodgkinson, Sample Collections Manager at AlphaBiolabs, discusses hair drug testing and nail drug testing, together with the benefits of each test.’
Family Law, 9th March 2023
Source: www.familylaw.co.uk
‘The UK’s drug advisory panel has rejected calls to ban the sale and possession of nitrous oxide for recreational use, despite the Home Office’s eagerness to do so, a new report has revealed.’
The Guardian, 6th March 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Two men have been jailed after a police operation targeting drug dealing in a city suburb.’
BBC News, 20th February 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A student who suspects she was a victim of spiking has said the low conviction rate is shocking but not surprising.’
BBC News, 15th February 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Eleven more lethal substances to be made Class A drugs, following a recommendation by the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs.’
Home Office, 3rd February 2023
Source: www.gov.uk
‘Two West Midlands drug dealers have been jailed for supplying heroin and cocaine to a Welsh village.’
BBC News, 12th January 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Football banning orders issued in relation to matches in England and Wales have increased notably in the first half of this season compared with the same period last season, according to police figures.’
The Guardian, 12th January 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A drug dealer has been jailed for five years after being found with a loaded gun in a Derby barbershop.’
BBC News, 11th January 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A father and son who admitted running a “sophisticated and lucrative” fake money operation worth nearly £1m in West Yorkshire have been sentenced.’
BBC News, 15th December 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A Charlton Athletic fan has become the first person in the UK to be banned from attending matches for drug offences, a police force has said.’
The Independent, 9th December 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘An electrician who shared videos online of himself raping a young girl he had drugged has been jailed.’
The Independent, 8th December 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A drug-driver who killed a pregnant woman and her father when he mowed them down after mounting a pavement has been jailed.’
BBC News, 8th December 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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