“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
“A paramedic has avoided a prison sentence for stealing £100 from an elderly woman who died a few days later, police said today.”
The Independent, 16th September 2011
Source: www.indepedent.co.uk
“A nurse who was accused of tampering with saline at a hospital can return to work despite admitting stealing opiate-based drugs, a regulatory body ruled yesterday.”
Daily Telegraph, 15th September 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“An 11-year-old has been given an 18-month youth rehabilitation order for stealing a bin during the recent riots.”
BBC News, 31st August 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Magistrates are being advised by the courts service to disregard normal sentencing guidelines when dealing with those convicted of offences committed in the context of last week’s riots.”
The Guardian, 15th August 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Judges and magistrates have been warned not to dispense ‘rushed justice’ after courts sat through the night to deal with hundreds of defendants charged after four days of rioting and looting in England.”
The Guardian, 12th August 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A schoolworker, a hairdresser and an Exeter university student were among the first alleged rioters to be unmasked.”
The Independent, 11th August 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A student who stole 299 rare bird skins from a Hertfordshire museum had been ordered to pay £125,150 under the Proceeds of Crime Act.”
BBC News, 30th July 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A paedophile who faked his own death by leaving his clothes, car keys and a suicide note on a Lancashire beach has been jailed for seven years.”
BBC News, 7th July 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A postman who claimed he was traumatised into stealing parcels after going on the Disneyland roller coaster Thunder Mountain, was spared jail yesterday.”
Daily Telegraph, 23rd June 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
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