‘A teenager has been jailed for more than nine years for causing the death of three of his friends by dangerous driving after inhaling nitrous oxide.’
The Guardian, 18th December 2024
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‘The UK’s youngest knife murderers have had the minimum terms of their life sentences increased for the killing of Shawn Seesahai.’
BBC News, 19th December 2024
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‘A bid to name the judges involved in Sara Sharif’s family court proceedings before she was killed will be heard at the Court of Appeal.’
BBC News, 19th December 2024
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‘A bus driver who was reading a piece of paper behind the wheel has been jailed for two years after hitting a woman crossing the road, police have said.’
The Independent, 13th December 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A gunman who opened fire on the street with a submachine gun before fleeing in a Rolls Royce has been jailed for more than 15 years.’
The Independent, 14th December 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A rioter who tried to set fire to a hotel housing asylum seekers has been jailed for nine years – the joint highest sentence passed down so far for the nationwide disorder over the summer.’
The Guardian, 12th December 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A couple whose severely malnourished son’s body was found buried in the garden of their former home have been jailed.’
BBC News, 12th December 2024
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‘A man convicted of manslaughter after four people died as he steered a boat across the Channel has lost his attempt to challenge his convictions and sentence.’
The Guardian, 11th December 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A man has been jailed for 12 years for sexually assaulting a pregnant woman and giving her medication to cause a miscarriage.’
BBC News, 6th December 2024
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‘Under new laws announced on Friday [6th December] judges will have to consider tougher jail terms for murderers who strangle their victims or whose action is connected to the end of a relationship.’
The Guardian, 6th December 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The mother of a boy who was stabbed to death confronted his killers in court as they were jailed for his murder.’
BBC News, 5th December 2024
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‘Lawyers for Eddie Ratcliffe, who was 15 at the time of the killing but is now 17, asked for the length of his sentence to be reduced, claiming the judge had failed to take into account his “lack of maturity”.’
The Independent, 5th December 2024
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‘A gang has been jailed after trying to smuggle cocaine with a street value of about £200m in a cargo of bananas from Colombia.’
BBC News, 3rd December 2024
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‘The government has been urged to reconsider resentencing thousands of prisoners trapped under abolished indefinite jail terms.’
The Independent, 29th November 2024
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‘A mother who kept her baby daughter hidden in a drawer for the first three years of her life has been jailed for seven years and six months for “extreme neglect”.’
BBC News, 26th November 2024
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‘Despite Alex Henry running from the scene and being diagnosed with autism, he remains behind bars.’
The Independent, 23rd November 2024
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‘A former Anglican vicar who admitted raping a child in his parish has been jailed for life with a minimum term of eight years.’
BBC News, 19th November 2024
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‘A man who drove four teenagers on a revenge mission that led to two best friends being murdered has been jailed for life.’
BBC News, 20th November 2024
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‘A former councillor has been sentenced to 18 years in prison after stabbing his wife three times while she soothed their baby.’
BBC News, 15th November 2024
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‘A lorry driver and ex-DJ who stabbed his partner’s mother to death in a drunken attack after she tried to help her daughter has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 20 years.’
The Guardian, 7th November 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
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