3 h. ago Afghan gangster who trafficked children into the UK to be raped and blackmailed will be extradited to Belgium to serve 10 year jail sentence

Saifur Ahmedzai, 23, along with Ziarmal Khan, 24, and Zeeshan Bangash, 20, were arrested by last December after a Belgian judge jailed them in their absence.

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24 h. ago Rock star's career in tatters after being caught making child porn

The popular Michigan-based rock star pleaded guilty in December to exploiting three minors, and he was sentenced to 15 years in jail on Friday.

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3 d. ago Bulgarian spy ring ‘chief minion’ was world away from a classic spy, Old Bailey told

Katrin Ivanova’s barrister says her sentence should reflect her admin duties and not equate her with ‘classic spy cases’ A woman said to be “chief minion” in a ring of Bulgarians convicted of spying for Russia in Britain should not be treated like George Blake, the double agent sentenced to four decades in jail in the 1960s, the Old Bailey has heard.Katrin Ivanova was said by her barrister, Rupert Bowers KC, to have been manipulated by her partner, Biser Dzhambazov, and to then have endured the discovery of his affair with a fellow member of the spy ring while in prison. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Bulgarian woman in Russian spy ring is no George Blake, Old Bailey told

Katrin Ivanova’s barrister says her sentence should reflect her admin duties and not equate her with ‘classic spy cases’ A woman said to be “chief minion” in a ring of Bulgarians convicted of spying for Russia in Britain should not be treated like George Blake, the double agent sentenced to four decades in jail in the 1960s, the Old Bailey has heard.Katrin Ivanova was said by her barrister, Rupert Bowers KC, to have been manipulated by her partner, Biser Dzhambazov, and to then have endured the discovery of his affair with a fellow member of the spy ring while in prison. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Monster who abused kids for decades dies in prison without knowing he was locked up

Frederick Heard was sentenced to 16 years in jail in 2012 after being found guilty of a string of sexual abuse offences against girls but died in prison before his release

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4 d. ago Paedophile who plied schoolgirl, 10, with booze and drugs before grooming her for sex with other men has jail sentence increased to 24 years

Yusuf Kayat, 54, sexually abused the primary school child, who he met when he was 19 and she was 10, more than 30 years ago between 1989 and 1992.

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4 d. ago Madeleine McCann prime suspect Christian Brueckner faces fresh charges

Christian Brueckner's release could be delayed after he was charged with offences against prison staff at the German jail where he is serving time for a rape sentence

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5 d. ago Sentencing begins for Russian spy ring who operated undercover in Britain for three years

‘Honeytrap’ agents Katrin Ivanova and Vanya Gaberova, along with competitive swimmer Tihomir Ivanov Ivanchev, were found guilty of spying on an ‘industrial scale’

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5 d. ago 'Honeytrap' agents among six Bulgarians facing jail for involvement in Russian spy ring

‘Honeytrap’ agents Katrin Ivanova and Vanya Gaberova, along with competitive swimmer Tihomir Ivanov Ivanchev, were found guilty of spying on an ‘industrial scale’

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5 d. ago Criminals who refuse to attend sentencing to face longer jail time and loss of prison privileges

Judges will be able punish those who refuse to attend court under ‘long overdue reforms’ following outcry over killers who fail to face victim’s families at sentencing

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5 d. ago Criminals who refuse to attend sentencing could now receive more jail time

There have been series of high profile offenders refusing to face victims' families, including in the case of Olivia Pratt-Korbell, which has sparked a public outcry and calls by campaigners for a change in the law

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6 d. ago ‘Loverboy’ lag who 'had romance with two prison workers' caught after going on the run

Gang member Harri Pullen, 27, allegedly had flings with two different female prison staff during the four-year jail sentence he served before going on the run from a hospital

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6 d. ago French hunter, 81, avoids jail after killing endangered female bear in Pyrenees

Incident in 2021, during which the defendant said he was attacked by a brown bear, sparked fierce criticismAn 81-year-old French hunter has avoided jail after killing an endangered female bear that attacked him in the Pyrenees in 2021, in an incident that sparked fierce criticism from environmental associations.The defendant, who said he had no choice but to open fire when a brown bear attacked him while he was boar-hunting in the mountain range separating France and Spain, was given a four-month suspended jail sentence. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Vile criminals who try to dodge justice will face fresh punishment under new Labour law

Cowardly offenders who fail to attend their sentencing hearings could be placed in solitary confinement in jail or face other sanctions such as having their access to the gym cut

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9 d. ago Top lawyer welcomes 'dangerous' sex offender's increased jail sentence

'His increased sentence clearly shows that sex offenders will be brought to justice and face the penalty they deserve'

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1 week ago Holly Willoughby murder plotter had over '130 other names' on chilling list of targets

Philip Grindell, who served 30 years in the Metropolitan Police, offered his views on the investigation into Gavin Plumb, who was given a life sentence with a minimum of 16 years in jail last year for his Holly Willoughby plot

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1 week ago LGBT+ community outraged after gay makeup artist with no criminal history is deported to mega

Activists say Trump’s removal of Andry Jose Hernandez Romero to brutal jail is ‘a death sentence’

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1 week ago The dangerous man who will be spending years longer in jail after 'lenient' sentence

Robert Emmerson will be spending longer in jail

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1 week ago Man who plotted to kill Holly Willoughby had '130 other names on his target list'

Philip Grindell, who served 30 years in the Metropolitan Police, shared his thoughts on the investigation into Gavin Plumb, who was handed a life sentence with a minimum of 16 years in jail last year for his Holly Willoughby plot

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1 week ago Former school athletic director gets 4 months in jail in racist AI deepfake case

A former high school athletics director accused of using artificial intelligence to create a racist and antisemitic deepfake of a Maryland principal has been sentenced to four months in jail as part of a plea deal for disturbing school operations

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