Skelmersdale family jailed over multimillion-pound drugs trade – BBC News
‘A family who admitted “trading in Class A drugs worth millions of pounds” have been jailed.’
BBC News, 7th April 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: sentencing
Interest rate rigging appeal must go to top court, say politicians – BBC News
‘Two former bankers jailed for rigging interest rates must have their appeal heard by the Supreme Court, senior politicians have said.’
BBC News, 3rd April 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
First person in England sentenced for keeping illegal XL Bully under new laws – The Independent
‘A dog owner has become the first to be sentenced for illegally possessing an XL Bully dog in breach of new laws.’
The Independent, 2nd April 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Keynote speech by Mrs Justice Cheema-Grubb at the South Eastern Circuit: Mental Health, Diversion and Crime Speeches – Courts and Tribunals Judiciary
‘Keynote speech by Mrs Justice Cheema-Grubb at the South Eastern Circuit: Mental Health, Diversion and Crime.’
Courts and Tribunals Judiciary, 21st March 2024
Source: www.judiciary.uk
Family anger at sentence on fatal crash driver, 19 – BBC News
‘A 19-year-old has been jailed for six years for killing two teens in a crash after speeding at more than twice the limit.’
BBC News, 28th March 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Revealed: Hundreds of repeat knife offenders spared jail despite ‘two strikes’ crackdown – The Independent
‘The Police Federation of England and Wales calls for a royal commission as analysis of figures by The Independent reveals nearly four in 10 repeat knife offenders are spared immediate prison sentences.’
The Independent, 1st April 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Finley Boden: Parents killed baby when he should have been most protected, report says – BBC News
‘Safeguarding practices in the case of 10-month-old Finley Boden who was murdered by his parents were inadequate, a review has found.’
BBC News, 27th March 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Pair jailed after police chase in Norfolk maize field ends in fatality – BBC News
‘A man has been jailed for 12 years following a fatal crash involving a police pursuit through a maize field.’
BBC News, 26th March 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Two men jailed over £350k Sutton Bridge cannabis farm – BBC News
‘Two men who grew more than 400 cannabis plants worth up to £350,000 at a house in Lincolnshire have each been jailed for 14 months.’
BBC News, 25th March 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Consultation on proposed sentencing guidelines for immigration offences – Sentencing Council
‘The Sentencing Council is consulting on the first ever sentencing guidelines for immigration offences. The guidelines reflect legislative changes to the Immigration Act 1971 brought in by the Nationality and Borders Act 2022.’
Sentencing Council, 20th March 2024
Source: www.sentencingcouncil.org.uk
Small boat pilot jailed after endangering more than 50 lives – Home Office
‘A small boat pilot has been jailed after crossing the Channel with more than 50 migrants in a perilously overcrowded dinghy.’
Home Office, 21st March 2024
Source: www.gov.uk
Luke D’Wit: Fentanyl killer who poisoned millionaire couple and faked will to steal company is jailed – The Independent
‘An IT worker and double murderer who befriended a married couple before poisoning them with fentanyl has been jailed for life.’
The Independent, 23rd March 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Man jailed for at least 34 years for torturing and murdering woman – BBC News
‘A man who tied up, tortured and murdered a woman before hiding her body underneath a bed has been given a life sentence.’
BBC News, 20th March 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Ex-Liverpool youth footballer Jamie Cassidy jailed for cocaine conspiracy – The Guardian
‘A former Liverpool football prodigy of “exceptional talent and promise” has been jailed for more than 13 years for his part in a multimillion-pound drugs conspiracy.’
The Guardian, 21st March 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
Year of targeted action to better protect women – Ministry of Justice
‘Cowardly domestic killers face tougher sentences than ever before as a direct result of decisive government action – one year on from the publication of Clare Wade KC’s review.’
Ministry of Justice, 18th March 2024
Source: www.gov.uk
Eight men sentenced over Knowsley Suites Hotel disorder – BBC News
‘Eight men have been sentenced over their involvement in violent disorder after trouble flared at a hotel housing asylum seekers.’
BBC News, 18th March 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Man jailed for ramming motorcyclist off Milton Keynes bridge in ‘extreme’ road rage – The Guardian
‘A man has been jailed for ramming a motorcyclist off a Buckinghamshire bridge in what police described as an act of “extreme” road rage.’
The Guardian, 18th March 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
Mum and daughter jailed for funding the Islamic State group – BBC News
‘A mother and daughter have been jailed for funding terrorism in Syria.’
BBC News, 18th March 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Student who idolised Unabomber wrote terror guide for ‘misfits and nobodies’ – The Independent
‘A college student who wrote a “how-to” terror guide on weapons and bombs dedicated to “misfits” and “social nobodies” has been jailed for 13 years.’
The Independent, 18th March 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Two jailed for trying to smuggle migrants out of UK – BBC News
‘Two men have been jailed for a total of 12 years for trying to smuggle migrants out of the UK in a refrigerated lorry.’
BBC News, 15th March 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
