4 h. ago More than 1,000 Palestine Action supporters are planning second mass rally in London despite arrests

Police have warned that anyone convicted of supporting Palestine Action faces six months in jail and a travel ban for EU countries

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45 h. ago Couple who built illegal log cabin in a national park have a week to return it to nature... or face JAIL

Andrew and Debbie Melbourne pulled down (pictured) the £45,000 off-grid structure in June after they were slapped with a £3,500 fine and given 56 days to get rid of it or risk a custodial sentence.

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3 d. ago Prolific predator faces 'lengthy' jail sentence after drugging and raping victims

Chao Xu, 33, of south-east London, who "preyed on unsuspecting women", has pleaded guilty to 24 sexual offences against at least 12 victims during a three year period, a court heard

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7 d. ago Convicted terrorist facing jail for consorting with suspected IS supporters

The man, identified only as TPD for legal reasons, appeared at the Old Bailey.

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1 week ago Antoine Semenyo speaks out on Anfield racism incident and calls for tough punishments

Bournemouth star Antoine Semenyo was subjected to racist abuse last week against Liverpool and has claimed abusers should face possible jail time for their actions

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1 week ago Marco Pierre White Jr's secret baby mama says he's a 'WONDERFUL father' to their young daughter as drug addict faces jail for burglary

The child and her stunning blonde single mother are still in touch with Marco junior and enjoy an idyllic life in the Cotswolds, where only a close circle of their friends know the identity of the girl's father.

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1 week ago Chemical castration laws are toughened in Kazakhstan with men guilty of 'lesser' child sex offences facing injections before release

Paedophiles in the central Asian nation who have committed rape and violent sexual assault causing severe injury already face 'life-means-life' jail sentences and chemical castration.

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1 week ago Gardeners could face jail time and unlimited fines for cutting hedges before September

Now that summer is almost coming to an end, gardeners will be turning their attention to the final bits of maintenance in their outdoor spaces before autumn arrives

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1 week ago Prolific shoplifter faces jail after crime spree at Chingford supermarkets which left staff in fear

Mark Stavrou faces a jail sentence for a spree of shoplifting offences at Sainsburys and Morrisons in Chingford

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2 w. ago Brit tourist, 22, faces 10 years in Thai jail as woman dies days after 'he crashed into her while pulling a wheelie on rented scooter sparking mass street brawl'

The 22-year-old had been riding a rented scooter while doing a stunt using just one wheel when he slammed into Jurairat Petchraksa, 49, outside a bar in Pattaya.

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2 w. ago Benefits cheat's scam to rake in almost £170,000 in Universal Credit payments

James Stephen Barley now faces jail after Carlisle's Rickergate court heard he used the personal details of "numerous" people to lodge Universal Credit claims, requesting advanced payments

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2 w. ago Waitrose worker admits taking part in 'violent disorder' outside Epping migrant hotel and is told he now faces jail

Dean Smith was one of several men to have appeared in court charged with violent disorder following protests outside the Bell Hotel in Epping, Essex.

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2 w. ago Female prison officer faces jail after 'inappropriate' relationships with inmates and sneaking in mobile phone

Charlotte Winstanley, 27, was working at HMP Lindholme, near Doncaster, when she struck up improper relationships and smuggled banned items inside.

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2 w. ago Gangster Jamie Rothwell's life in 'Monster Mansion' revealed as he faces years in jail

Jamie Rothwell, 38, is awaiting his fate after admitting a series of gun and drug crimes. The hacking of communications network EncroChat revealed he had organised underworld hits

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2 w. ago Jet ski riders facing jail or £50K fine over 'disturbing' incident with dolphins

Two jet skiers could face up to two years in jail or a huge a fine after 'disruptively' cruising their jet skies seemingly meters away from an innocent pod of dolphins

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2 w. ago Drug dealer who worked with Salford gangster Jamie Rothwell got involved in crime after life 'spiralled'

Jamie Rothwell faces a lengthy jail sentence

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3 w. ago Married teacher brought boy, 11, to her home for 'play dates' then raped him

Alley Bardfield admitted predatory criminal assault against a minor, whom she taught at a school in Illinois, United States, and she now faces up to 40 years in jail

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3 w. ago Female prison officer admits illicit fling with inmate behind bars

Prison officer Megan Breen, 23, could face jail time after she admitted to an inappropriate relationship with an inmate between February and May 2022 in Gwent, South Wales

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3 w. ago British backpacker who hit and killed a father of two while riding an e

Alicia Kemp, from Worcestershire, appeared in Perth Magistrates' Court via video link from prison on Monday, charged with dangerous driving causing death under the influence of alcohol.

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3 w. ago The Guardian view on attacking the ECHR: the real target is judicial independence and the rule of law | Editorial

The populist right sees the European convention as a soft target in a longer campaign to degrade democratic checks and balancesMost British citizens have little contact with human rights law, which is as it should be in a mature democracy. Widespread anxiety about basic freedoms is a feature of more repressive regimes.Many people will only have heard of the European convention on human rights (ECHR) in the context of the last Conservative government’s failed attempts to dispatch asylum seekers to Rwanda, or in a handful of incidents where convicted criminals or terrorist suspects have avoided deportation to jurisdictions where they might face inhumane treatment. Such cases are amplified by politicians who are hostile to the whole apparatus of human rights law. The Strasbourg court that adjudicates on breaches of the ECHR is denounced as an enemy of British sovereignty. Continue reading...

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