‘A British National Party (BNP) activist who was given a lifetime teaching ban has lost his legal challenge against Education Secretary Michael Gove.’
BBC News, 14th February 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A maintenance worker has been jailed over the death of a girl who fell 60ft (18m) from a balcony in Sheffield.’
BBC News, 14th February 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A man who stabbed his wife to death after discovering she was having an affair has been jailed for life.’
BBC News, 13th February 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A man has been told he will never be released from prison after admitting the murder of a “happy and bubbly” four-year-old boy.’
The Guardian, 13th February 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A woman who cancelled her brother’s wedding in what a court heard was like an EastEnders plotline has been jailed for eight weeks.’
The Guardian, 11th February 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A convicted criminal who plotted to kill Prince Harry has been jailed for three years. Ashraf Islam, 31, said he had a ”moral right to judge” the royal because he disagreed with the work of the British Armed Forces, of which Prince Harry is a member.’
Daily Telegraph, 10th February 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Two brothers have been jailed for trafficking 12 Czech and Slovak men into the UK to exploit them for wages and benefits.’
BBC News, 7th February 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Nine people have been sent to prison for conspiracy to supply Class A drugs across England.’
BBC News, 7th February 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A police officer who lied about witnessing the Plebgate row was jailed for 12 months today. Keith Wallis, 53, of West Drayton, West London, sent an email to Conservative deputy chief whip John Randall, who was his MP, wrongly claiming that he had seen what happened as Andrew Mitchell left Downing Street on September 19, 2012.’
Daily Telegraph, 6th February 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A former headteacher at the prep school attended by Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has been sentenced to eight years’ imprisonment for abusing boys at the school.’
Daily Telegraph, 6th February 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A man who phoned police and said he was going to put a bomb in a mosque and wanted “to hang Muslims in the street” has been jailed for 12 months.’
BBC News, 6th February 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘An aristocrat has been jailed for two years after admitting beating his wife over a 22-year period. Lord Edward Somerset, 55, the son of the Duke of Beaufort, admitted four counts of assault occasioning actual bodily harm between 1990 and 2012.’
Daily Telegraph, 6th Febraury 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A Fathers4Justice campaigner has been jailed for six months for defacing a portrait of the Queen with paint.’
BBC News, 5th February 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A woman who used fake Facebook profiles to send herself hundreds of abusive messages has been jailed for 20 months.’
The Independent, 5th February 2014
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A couple who trafficked a 10-year-old girl to the UK and kept her as a servant for almost a decade have had their sentences increased.’
BBC News, 4th February 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A PCSO who claimed he was looking for a cat when he was caught shining a laser pen beam at a police helicopter has been given a two-year community order.’
BBC News, 4th February 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Manchester couple who kept vulnerable woman as unpaid domestic servant see sentences increased.’
Attorney General’s Office, 4th February 2014
Source: www.gov.uk/ago
‘A man who tried to rape a woman in a “chilling” attack while she was on the phone to police has been jailed.’
BBC News, 3rd February 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘On 24 January 2014, a five-judge Court of Appeal sat to hear the latest in the legal-political battle between London and Strasbourg.’
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 3rd February 2014
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
‘A jilted man has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 15 years for murdering his former lover at her country cottage after failing to rekindle their romance.’
Daily Telegraph, 3rd February 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
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