7 h. ago ‘Distracted’ dentist avoids jail after killing cycling pensioner

Lucinda Collins ploughed through a junction after being told on a call to her mother that her father was dying.

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9 h. ago Cyclists who kill pedestrians could face life in prison under major law change

Ministers are planning to overhaul outdated legislation which means cycling offenders can be sent to prison for no more than two years - bringing offences in line with motoring laws

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12 h. ago Cyclists who kill pedestrians could face life in prison under new UK law

Currently, reckless cyclists face a maximum two-year sentence under Victorian-era laws dating back to the 1860s

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23 h. ago Cyclists who kill pedestrians to face life sentences under new laws to close legal loophole that saw riders charged as though they were on horse drawn carriages

The Crime and Policing Bill, would see death by dangerous cycling aligned with current motoring laws under amendments tabled on Thursday, according to the Department for Transport (DfT).

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31 h. ago Mirror's Daily Digest: Our top stories from jailed footballer to soap stars getting engaged

In this Thursday's Mirror Daily Digest, we've pulled together the biggest stories of the day from an EFL footballer jailed for killing a cyclist to Emmerdale stars' surprise engagement

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32 h. ago Professional footballer who killed cyclist after crashing into him in £200,000 Mercedes G350 Station Wagon when pulling out of junction is jailed

Mansfield Town striker Lucas Akins, 36, struck Adrian Daniel, 33, after he failed to see the cyclist as the footballer pulled out of an awkward T-junction.

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33 h. ago Professional footballer who killed cyclist in crash after giving him 'no time to brake' when pulling out of junction is jailed

Mansfield Town striker Lucas Akins, 36, struck Adrian Daniel, 33, after he failed to see the cyclist as the footballer pulled out of an awkward T-junction.

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34 h. ago Ex SPFL footballer jailed for 14 months after killing cyclist in devastating Mercedes crash

The 36-year-old had two years in Scotland at both Hamilton and Partick Thistle

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34 h. ago EFL footballer handed prison sentence after crashing Mercedes and killing cyclist

Lucas Akins, a footballer who has played a number of games in the English football pyramid, has been handed a prison sentence following an hearing at Leeds Crown Court

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57 h. ago Women caught with £7,500 of cocaine, ketamine and cannabis that they supplied across a whole county avoid jail

Stacey Culvin and Sharnie Price were caught with £7,500 of Class A and B narcotics during a bust by Staffordshire Police.

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4 d. ago Prison psychiatrist known as 'Dr Death' avoids jail by going to war in Ukraine for Vladimir Putin

Dr Anastasia Potorochina, 32, was a psychiatrist who was jailed for her “torture conveyor belt” at a Russian prison hospital, where people were tied up and injected with drugs

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4 d. ago Prison psychiatrist 'Dr Death' avoids jail by going to war in Ukraine for Vladimir Putin

Dr Anastasia Potorochina, 32, was a psychiatrist who was jailed for her “torture conveyor belt” at a Russian prison hospital, where people were tied up and injected with drugs

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8 d. ago Woman avoids jail after stabbing man to death who 'sexually harassed her at train station'

A lawyer for Alem Tekeste's family said the verdict passed down by German judges following his fatal stabbing at a Kaiserslautern train station implied 'his life is worth nothing'

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9 d. ago Milkman got caught in sting then threw away chance at freedom

Stephen Ricketts avoided jail after sending sick messages to a 'child' but got caught breaking the law on three more occasions

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1 week ago Judge rejects defense that Gaudreau brothers contributed to own deaths

Judge refuses to throw out indictment in Gaudreau caseDefense had hoped to have charges reduced or dismissedNHL player, brother were killed when hit by car in AugustThe family of NHL hockey player Johnny Gaudreau and his brother Matthew listened in pain Tuesday as lawyers debated whether the men’s own drinking contributed to their deaths when they were hit by an allegedly drunken and enraged driver as they cycled at night.After nearly two hours of argument, a judge agreed the issue was moot under New Jersey criminal law – upholding all of the charges against the driver, including manslaughter and vehicular homicide. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Prosecutor says whether the Gaudreaus drank before they were killed while cycling isn't relevant

Lawyers for the driver charged with killing NHL hockey player Johnny Gaudreau and his brother, Matthew, are expected to argue in court Tuesday that the brothers contributed to the fatal crash by cycling while intoxicated

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1 week ago 'Predatory' senior doctor avoids jail after sexually assaulting two female members of staff at Welsh hospital

A judge said the doctor had abused his position and power to sexually assault the women. One of his victims said Thota had 'wielded his position of power like a weapon to hurt me and silence me'

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1 week ago Shocking moment cyclist gets full bottle of water thrown in his face ahead of finish

Mathieu van der Poel, 30, was seen in footage steadily cycling on a cobbled road during the Paris-Roubaix race on Sunday when the incident occurred.

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2 w. ago ‘Mercy killing’ daughter avoids jail after smothering terminally

Oxford Crown Court heard Mr Davenport had been suffering from terminal pancreatic cancer and was in a great deal of pain.

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2 w. ago Horse found with hole in his head had to be put down as he was in 'such poor condition'

The black stallion, called Ross had to be euthanised despite the best efforts of a vet, while his owner, Andrea Parry-Jones, avoided an immediate jail term

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