‘Six Sun journalists have been cleared of a charge of conspiring together to corrupt public officials, after a judge ruled there was no case answer on an “overarching” charge in their trial.’
Daily Telegraph, 14th November 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Doctor exposed in Telegraph investigation served summons to face conspiracy allegation in landmark sex-selective abortion private prosecution.’
Daily Telegraph, 9th November 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A former news editor at the News of the World has been sentenced to eight months in prison after he pleaded guilty to plotting to hack the phones of public figures, sports stars and celebrities.’
The Guardian, 7th November 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) is to launch a full review of its procedures after a judge halted a case in which a vicar who was alleged to have operated a “conveyor belt” of sham marriages claimed that immigration officers concealed evidence and lied under oath.’
The Independent, 23rd October 2014
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A man who savagely beat three sisters in a “sustained and vicious” hammer attack as they slept with their young children in a luxury London hotel has been found guilty of attempted murder.’
The Guardian, 21st October 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Rebekah Brooks’s husband Charlie has lost his bid to recover the £600,000 in legal fees he incurred as a result of being a co-defendant in the phone-hacking trial.’
The Guardian, 15th October 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A former Virgin Atlantic pilot has been jailed for 14 years for committing a £30m mortgage fraud in Berkshire.’
BBC News, 14th October 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A former Virgin Atlantic pilot who blew a fortune on the gaming tables of Las Vegas has been jailed for 14-years after being convicted of orchestrating an audacious £30 million mortgage fraud.’
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Daily Telegraph, 13th October 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Three men who stole over 250 laptops and caused damage worth £200,000 at schools across Essex and Suffolk have been ordered to pay back just £1 each.’
BBC News, 23rd September 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Three drug dealers have each been jailed for a minimum of 37 years for murdering nursery school teacher Sabrina Moss on her 24th birthday.’
BBC News, 12th September 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Two men have been found guilty of money laundering over a dating website scam that targeted single women looking for love online.’
The Guardian, 8th September 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A terror suspect accused of conspiring with radical cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri can be extradited to the US, the High Court has ruled.’
BBC News, 4th September 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘John Mulholland who has an international reputation and is published widely in academic journals, billed the NHS £1.1 million for work that was never done.’
Daily Telegraph, 3rd September 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A gang of fraudsters have been jailed for between 21 and 64 months for stealing bank card details potentially worth up to £16m from more than 60,000 people in the UK and abroad.’
The Guardian, 21st August 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A gang has been jailed over a smash-and-grab raid at the flagship Selfridges store in central London.’
BBC News, 19th August 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Two men have been jailed for life over a plot to murder an accountant.’
BBC News, 18th August 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Andy Coulson, David Cameron’s former director of communications, looks set to be moved from high-security Belmarsh prison after finally being classified as posing no risk to society.’
The Guardian, 14th August 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A British student accused of trying to smuggle thousands of pounds in her underwear to jihadist rebels in Syria has been cleared of conspiring to fund terrorism but her friend has become only the second Britain to be found guilty of the offence.’
The Guardian, 13th August 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A man who plotted to have his pregnant lover beaten up in order to get rid of their unborn child has been jailed.’
BBC News, 12th August 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A “retired” high-profile criminal has lost a high court battle over how much he has to pay back from his days of crime.’
The Guardian, 11th August 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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