27 h. ago Scots dad 'extremely disappointed' as driver avoids jail over young son's crash death

Schoolboy Theo Crampsey tragically died after a three-vehicle crash in Inverness on the morning of Monday March 6, 2023.

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36 h. ago Former police inspector caught with 'revolting' images of children avoids jail

Ian Walpole, 43, had already pleaded guilty to three counts of making indecent photographs or pseudo photographs of children at Lincoln Magistrates' Court

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62 h. ago 'My teacher wife slept with student, 17, in our bed — but we're still married'

McKenna Kindred was able to avoid jail time after she was able to score a deal in court, but now her scorn husband has opted to stay with her after her heinous crime

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4 d. ago Once promising footballer narrowly avoids jail after being caught with drugs worth £13k

Dean Lappin, 22, admitted being concerned in the supply of cannabis and cocaine at his home in Greenhill Avenue, Gartcosh.

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6 d. ago Almost 630 drivers who caused fatal crashes have avoided jail in past five years

Around ten motorists a month handed community orders or fines despite being found criminally responsible for deaths

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8 d. ago Victim of evil Fornethy 'House of Horrors' teacher spared jail welcomes Crown's sentence appeal

Patricia Robertson, 77, avoided jail last month after she was convicted of tomenting girls as young as six at the facility in Angus between 1969 and 1984.

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8 d. ago Two 'idiot' brothers who left girl, 17, critically injured in Sandbanks crash as they raced each other in cars they were gifted by their parents avoid jail

Harrison Taylor, 19, raced around the millionaire's playground in a Mercedes A200 closely followed by 21-year-old brother Henry in a BMW 135i on Boxing Day, 2023.

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9 d. ago Two brothers who left girl, 17, critically injured in crash while racing each other in BMW and Mercedes cars they were gifted by their parents avoid jail

Harrison Taylor, 19, raced around the millionaire's playground in a Mercedes A200 closely followed by 21-year-old brother Harry in a BMW 135i on Boxing Day, 2023.

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9 d. ago ‘Idiot’ brothers left girl, 17, critically injured while racing powerful cars gifted to them by parents – but AVOID jail

TWO "idiot" brothers who left a teen girl critically injured while racing flash cars their parents gifted them at 90mph have avoided jail. Harrison Taylor, 19, tore around millionaire's playground Sandbanks in a Mercedes A200 closely followed by brother Harry, 21, in a BMW 135i. The powerful cars had been a gift to the pair...

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9 d. ago Former Premier League referee David Coote avoids jail over child abuse video

David Coote pleaded guilty to the offence at a hearing in October

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1 week ago Edinburgh man who left victim with head injury after unprovoked attack outside pub avoids jail

An Edinburgh man who left an innocent victim with a horror head injury after attacking him outside a pub has escaped a jail sentence.

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3 w. ago Young mother who tried to smuggle £285,000 of cannabis from Thailand into UK avoids jail after saying drugs bosses threatened to kill her child

Poppie Kudiersky, 22, was arrested after customs officers at Manchester Airport stopped a companion she had been travelling with and seized two suitcases containing 28.5kg of the drug.

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3 w. ago Female prison officer who flirted with convicted murderer as they discussed her tight trousers and 'being naughty on Facetime' avoids jail

Nottingham Crown Court heard how Jasmine Hope exchanged messages with the killer, in which he told her the tight trousers she was wearing made him 'twitch'.

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3 w. ago He lost a poker game in Thailand and ended up smuggling drugs through Manchester Airport

Archie Payne narrowly avoided jail after he was caught with over 20kg of cannabis at Manchester Airport

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