‘A man who attempted to join Isis in Syria has been convicted of terrorism. At the Old Bailey on Thursday, Jabed Hussain, from Acton in London, pleaded guilty to two counts of preparing terrorist acts after being caught on the Turkish border.’
The Independent, 11th November 2016
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‘A father and son who ran a brothel which made an estimated turnover of £8m have been jailed.’
BBC News, 18th October 2016
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‘A lorry driver who ploughed a vehicle packed with steel into a line of rush-hour traffic, leaving one seriously injured, has been jailed.’
Daily Telegraph, 5th October 2016
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‘A children’s party organiser who admitted to raping a girl under the age of 13 four times has been sentenced to 17 years behind bars.’
The Independent, 25th September 2016
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‘A man who sent a threatening voice message to senior Labour MP Ben Bradshaw the day before the killing of parliamentary colleague Jo Cox has been given a suspended sentence.’
The Guardian, 23rd August 2016
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‘Nigel Wilkinson, the photographer who drugged and raped two men at his Bristol home, has been jailed for 11 and a half years.’
The Independent, 12th August 2016
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‘Two men have been jailed for the murder of a 23-year-old homeless man in Greater Manchester who was attacked and then set on fire in a tent.’
The Guardian, 11th August 2016
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‘A “childish” man who cost the economy £28 million when he brought the M1 to a standstill for 28 hours has been jailed for two years after he caused hundreds of holidaymakers to miss their flights.’
Daily Telegraph, 29th July 2016
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‘James Warnock, 56, was sentenced today at the Central Criminal Court to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 25 years for the murder of seventeen-year-old Yiannoulla Yianni in August 1982. He was sentenced to 20 years’ imprisonment for the rape of Yiannoulla. Warnock was convicted on 14 July 2016. The crimes took place in Yiannoulla’s home, where she lived with her family, in Hampstead, north London.’
Crown prosecution Service, 18th July 2016
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‘A man has been jailed for 11 years after he stole an elderly woman’s car and ran her over with it.’
BBC News, 19th July 2016
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‘The number of prosecutions for hate crimes against disabled people has surged by 41.3 per cent in the last year.’
Daily Telegraph, 13th July 2016
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‘A convicted Somalian rapist who overturned a deportation order went on to rape two more women in Birmingham, with his lawyer arguing “he had a lack of understanding of what is acceptable in the UK”.’
Daily Telegraph, 3rd July 2016
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‘A man who travelled 100 miles to rape a 12-year-old girl after blackmailing her online has been jailed for six years.’
The Independent, 26th June 2016
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‘A retired company director has paid £4,500 in costs after being reprimanded by a judge for vandalising his own mother’s gravestone with a hammer.’
Daily Telegraph, 26th June 2016
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‘Changes to court rules to encourage more defendants to plead guilty earlier may lead to more miscarriages of justice as well as increasing the prison population, MPs warn today.’
The Independent, 14th June 2015
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‘A wealthy businessman who drunkenly ploughed his new Mercedes into a marquee at a charity ball injuring 21 people has been jailed for more than a year.’
Daily Telegraph, 10th June 2016
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‘A zoo where a keeper was mauled to death by a tiger has been fined for health and safety breaches.’
BBC News, 10th June 2016
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‘A practitioner group is challenging what it claims to be ‘repeated’ failures by prosecutors to disclose information on time by issuing a step-by-step guide for criminal defence solicitors.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 8th June 2016
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘A top businesswoman roped 10 employees into a speeding point scam after she clocked up dozens on multiple Range Rovers, a court heard.’
Daily Telegraph, 20th May 2016
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