4 d. ago "Your trainers are 35 quid, mine are £300": Thug slashed three drinkers in faces with knife after bizarre jibe

Connor Dillon has had an appeal against his jail sentence dismissed

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6 d. ago Defiant Sarkozy says prison life is ‘very hard’ as he seeks release from jail – Europe live

Former president is seeking to be released pending his appeal against a five-year sentence for criminal conspiracyIf Sarkozy gets released with an ankle tag, it won’t be his first: Reuters notes that last year, France’s highest court upheld a separate conviction for corruption and influence peddling, ordering him to wear an electronic tag for a year, a first for a former French head of state. The tag has now been removed.In his closing arguments, reported by BFM TV, Sarkozy is reported to have lamented that his life in prison was “hard, very hard,” or “even say it’s gruelling,” as he once again insisted he was innocent. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago French court to decide if Nicolas Sarkozy can leave prison – Europe live

Former president is seeking to be released pending his appeal against a five-year sentence for criminal conspiracyThe public prosecutor’s office appears to be in favour of releasing Nicolas Sarkozy from jail and imposing judicial supervision through other means, backed with a ban on contacting anyone else involved in the Libyan case, the French media Le Figaro and BFM TV are reporting.During the hearing, Sarkozy was also asked about his professional activities and travels, which may suggest this issue could also part of the court’s order. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Shocking arrest footage of Holly Willoughby murder plotter Gavin Plumb revealed in new documentary

Footage of the arrest of Gavin Plumb, who plotted to kidnap, rape and murder TV presenter Holly Willoughby, has been revealed in a new documentary.

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9 d. ago Arrest footage of Holly Willoughby's stalker revealed as former ITV colleague says 'no one deserves that'

Gavin Plumb had his sentence appeal rejected at court last month

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1 week ago Erin Patterson appeals guilty verdicts over deadly mushroom lunch that killed three

Lawyers lodge challenge to conviction of triple murderer who served relatives beef wellingtons laced with death cap mushrooms in regional AustraliaFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTriple murderer Erin Patterson has filed an appeal against her conviction for killing three relatives with poisoned beef wellingtons, but will not appeal against her sentence.Lawyers for Patterson, 51, signalled they would be appealing last month, but the deadline for her to lodge the challenge to the court of appeal passed late yesterday. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Where does a western chemical plant that contaminated drinking water go next? To India

Miteni factory closed after water pollution scandal but machinery and patents were bought and rebuilt by Indian companyThe thick green jungle and rust-red hills of Lote, on India’s west coast, give way to a small hill where a factory looms against the sky.The factory is almost brand new, but its machinery is not: it comes from the former Miteni factory in Vicenza, Italy. Miteni closed down in 2018 after one of the worst environmental scandals in the country’s recent history: after decades of producing Pfas forever chemicals, the company’s management was brought to trial for contaminating water resources in an area where 350,000 people live. In June, its former executives were found guilty at the Vicenza court of assizes of causing environmental pollution and other charges and given prison sentences, which they are expected to appeal against. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Kidnap rape hell of woman abducted by Afghan man and his three friends, beaten and used as a sex slave for a week and forced to have her tormentor's name tattooed across her stomach

In 2023, the then 21-year-old was kidnapped, gagged and raped for several days by her ex-boyfriend, a 33-year-old Afghan man named locally as Jaser A.

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2 w. ago BBC Bargain Hunt star Ochuko Ojiri loses appeal against jail sentence for selling high

Oghenochuko Ojiri was jailed for two and a half years and a further year on licence in June for selling artwork worth around £140,000 to Nazem Ahmad.

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2 w. ago Bargain Hunt star loses jail sentence appeal over sales to 'Hezbollah financier'

A Bargain Hunt expert has been sentenced to jail for selling expensive art to a man who has been sanctioned in the US for suspicions that he is financing Hezbollah

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2 w. ago Bargain Hunt expert loses sentence appeal over sales to ‘Hezbollah financier’

Oghenochuko Ojiri was jailed for two and a half years with a further year on licence in June.

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2 w. ago GP, 74, is jailed five years for raping a young boy with Down syndrome

The GP, who worked in the city of Liège, was sentenced on Tuesday by the Liège Court of Appeal to five years in prison, with one-third of the sentence suspended.

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3 w. ago TikTok influencer has double murder sentence reduced at Court of Appeal

Mahek Bukhari was jailed for life in 2023 for her involvement in the murders of Saqib Hussain and Mohammed Hashim Ijazuddin in February 2022.

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3 w. ago Man who murdered Tyson Fury's cousin loses appeal to reduce prison sentence

Liam O'Pray was jailed for life the murder of 31-year-old Rico Burton

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3 w. ago Man who plotted to kill Holly Willoughby loses appeal against life sentence

The court heard that the actions of Gavin Plumb have had 'life-changing consequences' for the former This Morning presenter

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3 w. ago Security guard who plotted kidnap, rape and murder of Holly Willoughby loses appeal

Gavin Plumb was sentenced to life with a minimum term of 16 years in July last year after being unanimously convicted of soliciting murder and encouraging or assisting others to rape and kidnap the former This Morning presenter.

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3 w. ago Security guard who plotted to kidnap, rape and murder Holly Willoughby loses challenge against his 16

Gavin Plumb was unanimously convicted of soliciting murder and encouraging or assisting others to rape and kidnap the former This Morning presenter following a trial.

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3 w. ago Man who plotted to kidnap and kill Holly Willoughby loses appeal against his sentence

Gavin Plumb, 38, was jailed for life with a minimum of 16 years for planning to kill the former This Morning presenter

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3 w. ago Man who plotted to kidnap, rape and murder Holly Willoughby loses appeal against prison sentence

Security guard Gavin Plumb was jailed over plan to kidnap, rape and murder TV presenter Holly Willoughby

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3 w. ago Security guard who plotted to kill Holly Willoughby loses sentence appeal

Gavin Plumb was jailed for at least 16 years in July 2024 for plotting to kidnap, rape and murder the former This Morning presenter.

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