‘Dozens of prisoners have been released by mistake as violence in jails surged to a new high, official figures reveal.’
Daily Telegraph, 27th July 2017
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‘One of the killers of Stephen Lawrence has been granted legal aid in a battle to get compensation from the Government after he was allegedly beaten up in prison.’
Daily Telegraph, 25th July 2017
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‘A woman who pretended to be a man to trick a friend into having sex with her has been sentenced to more than six years in prison.’
The Independent, 20th July 2017
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‘There has been a “staggering” decline in standards and safety at youth jails in England and Wales, the chief inspector of prisons has said.’
The Guardian, 18th July 2017
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‘An abusive caller who rang 999 more than 1,800 times has been jailed.’
BBC News, 12th July 2017
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‘An imam who sexually touched four young girls during Qur’an lessons at a mosque has been jailed for 13 years.’
The Guardian, 7th July 2017
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‘A man who pulled a niqab off a woman’s face and called her a “stupid” Muslim has been jailed for 15 months.’
BBC News, 3rd July 2017
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‘A man who abused two Muslim women before striking one of them in the face with a packet of bacon has been jailed.’
The Independent, 30th June 2017
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‘A woman has been convicted of impersonating a man for more than two years in an “astonishing deception” to trick her female friend into sex.’
BBC News, 29th June 2017
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‘Reports of abuse and neglect of the elderly have risen by one third, amid warnings from GPs that the care system is “rapidly disintegrating”. The number of cases referred to social services under safeguarding rules has soared, new figures show, with more than 5,600 referrals last year – an increase of 33 per cent in two years.’
Daily Telegraph, 20th June 2017
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A woman who was stabbed by her stalker has dismissed a police apology as “meaningless”.
BBC News, 29th June 2017
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‘A trans woman has won “substantial” damages after police stripped her and sprayed her in the face with mace, forcing her to wash her eyes out with toilet water.’
The Independent, 20th June 2017
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‘Two brothers have been jailed after they kept their mother and sister as slaves.’
The Independent, 13th June 2017
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‘Two former BBC radio presenters have been handed five-year jail sentences for indecently assaulting under-age boys and outraging public decency by having sex in woodland.’
Daily Telegraph, 9th June 2017
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‘A world-renowned heart surgeon has been spared jail for molesting two women after a judge said it may be in the public interest for him to operate again.’
Daily Telegraph, 8th June 2017
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‘A pregnant Muslim woman suffered a miscarriage after a racist thug kicked her in the stomach during a supermarket row, a court heard. Jailing David Gallacher for three years and seven months for the attack , Judge Francis Sheridan described him as a “shabby racist” and told him “This country will not bow to the views of racists.” ‘
Daily Telegraph, 22nd May 2017
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‘A decorated Royal Marine who was accused of sexually assaulting a student at her graduation ball while photobombing a picture has been cleared.’
Daily Telegraph, 12th May 2017
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‘A teenage boy has been found guilty of stabbing a police dog and wounding his handler during a chase’
BBC News, 11th May 2017
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‘A man has been found guilty of having sex with a 13-year-old girl and assaulting a baby by a court in Newcastle.’
The Independent, 12th May 2017
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