‘A man named as a suspect in the racist murder of Stephen Lawrence has been sentenced to nine years in prison for his part in a multi-million drugs plot, despite attempts by his defence counsel to use the controversy surrounding the killing as grounds for leniency.’
Daily Telegraph, 7th December 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A teenager who sent thousands of hoax bomb threats to schools and triggered an American airline security scare has been jailed for three years.’
BBC News, 7th December 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A man has been jailed after falsely claiming he was sleeping rough in the Grenfell Tower so he could access £88,0000 worth of benefits meant for genuine victims of the fire.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 30th November 2018
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
‘A police officer has been jailed for twice raping a 16-year-old girl’
The Independent, 1st December 2018
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A teenager has been jailed for supplying the MDMA that killed two of his friends.’
BBC News, 29th November 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A landscape gardener who bit a police officer has become the first person to be jailed under new laws to protect emergency workers.’
Daily Telegraph, 28th November 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Four people who manufactured and sold an unlicensed drug to patients suffering from conditions including cancer, multiple sclerosis, HIV and autism have been sentenced today (27 November).’
Crown Prosecution Service, 27th November 2018
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
‘A singer who toured with Little Mix has been jailed after she killed a cyclist in a road crash when she failed to stop at a roundabout.’
The Independent, 27th November 2018
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A “one-man crime wave” who illegally collected more than 5,000 rare bird eggs has been jailed for 18 weeks.’
The Independent, 28th November 2018
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A bin lorry driver who killed a 14-year-old girl after pulling on to a treacherous main road without looking and hitting a school minibus has been jailed.’
The Guardian, 26th November 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A retired company boss who made £5 million from trafficking fighter jet parts to Iran in violation of Weapons of Mass Destruction controls has been jailed for two-and-a-half years.’
Daily Telegraph, 22nd November 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A “vicious, manipulative” stalker who turned her ex’s life into a “living nightmare” after he broke a so-called love contract has been jailed for four years.’
BBC News, 22nd November 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Two men who used a small inflatable boat to smuggle Albanian migrants into the UK, in an operation so dangerous it was “like trying to cross the M25 at its busiest time on foot”, have each been jailed for eight years.’
The Independent, 21st November 2018
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A new Sentencing Code will reduce the number of unlawful sentences being handed out and save £250 million over ten years, the Law Commission has announced today. When they sentence offenders, judges have to contend with more than 1,300 pages of law filled with outdated and inaccessible language. This law is contained in over 65 different Acts of Parliament, and has no coherent structure. This makes it difficult for judges to identify and apply the law they need, which can slow the process of sentencing and lead to mistakes.’
Law Commission, 22nd November 2018
Source: www.lawcom.gov.uk/
‘A fraudster who claimed more than £100,000 meant for Grenfell Tower victims has been jailed for six years.’
The Independent, 21st November 2018
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A wife, her lover and his daughter have been jailed for life over a plot to kill her terminally ill husband.’
BBC News, 20th November 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Two friends who took part in a £77m hack on the TalkTalk website have been jailed.’
BBC News, 19th November 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A woman and her ex-partner who strapped a toddler face down in a “monstrous cage bed” have each been sentenced to 10 years.’
BBC News, 16th November 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The head of the Crown Prosecution Service in Wales says he wants to see more prosecutions of people who commit crimes against older people.’
BBC News, 19th November 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A man who admitted targeting Facebook memorial pages with sickening messages has been jailed for 14 months today (15 Oct) at Newcastle Crown Court.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 15th November 2018
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
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