“A former boarding school headteacher convicted of abusing male pupils, both sexually and physically, during the 1970s and 1980s was today imprisoned for 21 years.”
The Guardian, 6th September 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“But Houghton, 25, will be released almost immediately because he has already served half the term while on remand. The software engineer from Hoxton, east London, pleaded guilty to two offences under the Official Secrets Act at an earlier hearing.”
Daily Telegraph, 3rd September 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A retired Hampshire police officer who sexually abused two boys while he worked for the force has been jailed for seven years.”
BBC news, 2nd September 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Five men have been jailed after conning elderly householders into paying thousands for unnecessary work.”
BBC News, 2nd September 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“An armed robber who posed with wads of cash and a diamond ring following a violent raid was jailed for 10 years on Wednesday.”
Daily Telegraph, 2nd September 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A man who helped remove a cash machine using a stolen digger in Lincolnshire has been jailed for five years.”
BBC News, 2nd September 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A 31-year-old man was jailed today after infecting a young woman with HIV.”
The Independent, 31st August 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A man who superimposed the head of Harry Potter star Emma Watson on to indecent images of children was given a community order today.”
The Independent, 31st August 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A teenager who killed a soldier just days before he was returning home to his family for Christmas was detained for two and half years today.”
The Independent, 27th August 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A married father of one who repeatedly raped a 10-year-old girl then tried to blame her for what happened was jailed for 15 years today.”
The Independent, 27th August 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A married teacher who had sexual relationships with three teenage girls was jailed today for nearly seven years, court officials said.”
The Independent, 27th August 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A British Airways cabin crew member, who used his position to illegally import tobacco into the UK through Heathrow Airport, received a 120-hour community punishment order on 20 August. The potential revenue loss on the smuggled tobacco is estimated at around £18,000.”
UK Border Agency, 27th August 2010
Source: www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk
“A man who twice attacked his pregnant girlfriend has had his sentence cut after the judge held both responsible for the ‘difficult relationship’.”
BBC News, 26th August 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A school lab technician who knocked a teenage pupil unconscious by tricking her into wearing a dust mask doused in chloroform was jailed for two-and-a-half years today.”
The Independent, 24th August 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A teacher who sexually abused two teenage schoolboys in the 1970s was jailed for three and a half years today. ”
The Independent, 24th August 2010
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“The sentences of two members of a ‘happy-slapping’ gang who killed a grandfather in south London were not unduly lenient, the attorney general has ruled.”
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BBC News, 20th August 2010
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“A former senior official at a charity founded by the Prince of Wales was jailed for three years today after he admitted stealing £250,000.”
The Independent,
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Two Dutchmen have been jailed for a total of 22 years after being found guilty of attempting to smuggle 3kg of methylamphetamine (known as ‘crystal meth’) into the UK.”
UK Border Agency, 16th August 2010
Source: www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk
“A 30-year-old man who carried out a series of sexual offences in Worcester city centre has been jailed.”
BBC News, 19th August 2010
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“A serial ‘wildlife criminal’ was sentenced today to 30 months in jail after he was caught trying to smuggle rare peregrine falcon eggs out of Britain.”
The Guardian, 19th August 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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