“A former City worker convicted of stalking his former fiancee has been found guilty of possessing a loaded crossbow near her workplace.”
BBC News, 15th February 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Cash payments for scrap metal will be banned and penalties increased, the Home Secretary Theresa May announced today, as the government stepped up action against the growing menace of metal theft.”
Home Office, 26th January 2012
Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk
“A Church of England vicar was jailed for two and a half years today after carrying out dozens of sham marriages allowing illegal immigrants to live in the UK.”
The Independent, 26th January 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Cash payments for scrap metal are to be outlawed and fines ‘significantly increased’ to tackle the growing problem of metal theft.”
BBC News, 26th January 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A former Cleveland Police officer who was wrongfully sent to prison has been awarded almost £400,000 after an 18-year legal fight.”
BBC News, 26th January 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A man who led police on a high-speed chase after stealing an ambulance response car to get home after a New Year’s Eve party has been jailed for nine months.”
The Guardian, 24th January 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A man has been jailed for 30 months for creating a Facebook group page called ‘Letz start a riot’.”
BBC News, 14th December 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Britain’s most imprisoned egg collector was jailed again yesterday after he admitted stealing hundreds of rare birds’ eggs, including those of golden eagles.”
The Independent, 14th December 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A Church of England vicar from Rochdale has admitted carrying out sham marriage ceremonies to allow illegal immigrants to gain the right to stay in the UK.”
BBC News, 13th December 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A soldier has been jailed for five years after stealing medals from his comrades and selling them on eBay.”
The Guardian, 16th November 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Tougher regulations on the scrap metal trade are needed to combat ‘soaring’ theft, including that of plaques from war memorials, say town hall chiefs.”
BBC News, 12th November 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“In the last three years The Guardian has published over 200 articles relating to Trafigura, the vast majority of which have referred to the ‘super-injunction’ which the company obtained against the newspaper and to Carter-Ruck’s apparent attempts to gag the reporting of Parliament. Despite this saturation coverage, some questions remain unanswered.”
Legal Week, 17th October 2011
Source: www.legalweek.com
“A student who stole his family’s £10,000 yacht and needed to be rescued by a lifeboat crew has been jailed for nine months after his mother reported him to police.”
The Guardian, 13th October 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A ‘heartless’ charity administrator who took more than £76,000 from a fund for sick children has been jailed.”
BBC News, 6th October 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A man who left a trail of destruction when he drove a stolen JCB through a Nottinghamshire village has been jailed for four-and-a-half years.”
BBC News, 3rd October 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“There are renewed calls for a change in the laws controlling the sale of scrap metal after thieves desecrated a First World War memorial.”
The Independent, 4th October 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A woman pictured trying on trainers outside a looted sports shop during the London riots, wept in the dock today as she was jailed for eight months.”
Daily Telegraph, 30th September 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A pensioner was jailed for six years today after he admitted faking his own death in Central America to try to pocket a £520,000 life insurance payout.”
Daily Telegraph. 30th September 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A university graduate who stole £36,000 of manuscripts by famous figures including Sir Winston Churchill, James Joyce, Virginia Woolf and TS Eliot has been jailed for 30 months.”
The Guardian, 26th September 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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