29 h. ago Australian police officer avoids jail for fatal Tasering of 95

Victim’s family says sentencing a ‘slap on the wrist for someone that’s killed our mother’

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3 d. ago Knife offender avoids jail after 'endeavouring to transform' his life

He was handed a one-year supervision order at Hamilton Sheriff Court this week.

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3 d. ago Joey Barton guilty of pushing and kicking wife in drunken assault at London home but avoids jail

Joey Barton kicked his wife in the head in a drunken row at their London home

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4 d. ago Mum faked wedding and travel documents to steal cash from loved ones

The 31-year-old had already avoided jail last August after she tried to con a children's cancer charity Morgan's Army out of £4,000.

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6 d. ago Pair who trained cockerels on treadmills to toughen them up for illegal fights avoid jail

Two men whose illegal cockfighting enterprise included the use of treadmills designed to improve the birds' strength and fitness for combat have avoided imprisonment.

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8 d. ago Jack Fincham gives thumbs up as he avoids jail after appeal against prison sentence for dog attack

Love Island's Jack Fincham gave a thumbs up as he swerved jail time after appealing his six-week prison sentence over being in charge of a dangerously out-of-control dog

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8 d. ago Scaffolder, 28, who said 'I'm going to jail' after threatening to kill, torch and rape his ex partner avoids prison

Shane Hubbard, 28, from Sittingbourne, threatened to 'torch' and 'kill' the mother of his two children in a series of terrifying text messages sent to another woman last year.

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9 d. ago Paedophile blames stash of images on 'naturism' then admits on camera he's a risk to children

'If they say that's what I am [a risk to children] then that's what I am,' Ross Cooper told us minutes after he had avoided jail

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9 d. ago Mum flees home as brute ex dodges jail after threatening her with machete

Cara Graham, 28, says she has been 'living in fear' and forced to leave home after her ex-boyfriend Wojciech Okapiec avoided jail for a campaign of 'evil and sinsiter' abuse

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1 week ago Scots pensioner, 84, who stabbed husband of 50 years in bed avoids jail

Annie Hillen attempted to smother and stab her husband of 50 years in their Glasgow home.

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1 week ago ‘I aggressed you’: Jonathan Majors reportedly admits to assault in audio recording

Actor known for his Creed III and Marvel roles seemingly confirms strangling his ex-girlfriend in recordingJonathan Majors evidently admitted to battering ex-girlfriend Grace Jabbari in an audio recording that was obtained and published by Rolling Stone on Monday, nearly a year after the actor avoided jail time after being convicted of assaulting and harassing her in a separate case.The clip of Majors, 35, surfaced days before the theatrical release of his delayed film Magazine Dreams – and as movie industry colleagues endorsed his attempts at a career comeback. It also seems to contradict his denials that he ever physically harmed Jabbari or women in general. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Furious dad attacks football coach over affair with his wife

Ian Smith attacked a football coach over an affair with his wife but avoided jail, receiving a suspended sentence and a fine.

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1 week ago Woman who planned to sell human toes regurgitated by dogs avoids jail in Melbourne court sentencing

Joanna Kathlyn Kinman, 48, was working at an animal shelter when she found body parts of dogs’ owner who had died of natural causesFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA woman who planned to sell human toes on an online black market after dogs regurgitated them has avoided jail “by the barest of possible margins”.Joanna Kathlyn Kinman was employed at a Victorian animal shelter as a ranger when two dogs vomited up the toes and other remains in February 2024.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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2 w. ago ‘Stolen off a donkey’: why is The White Lotus so obsessed with graphic penis footage?

From Jason Isaacs’ shocking flash to Theo James wearing a prosthetic he described as ‘ginormous’, the luxury resort drama is packed with male nudity. Why are so many men going full frontal?Lucius Malfoy just showed us his wand. In the fourth and latest episode of The White Lotus, viewers saw more of actor Jason Isaacs than they expected. Several inches more. We screamed in unison with his character’s grossed-out children. You didn’t get that at Hogwarts.As wealthy patriarch Timothy Ratliff, he has been steadily coming off the rails at the five-star Thai resort. The dodgy dealings upon which he built his high-finance empire have been uncovered by journalists in the US. The feds are closing in. Assets have been seized. He is desperately trying to cover his tracks to avoid jail time, while hiding the scandal from his dysfunctional family, who were forced into a digital detox upon arrival at the spa. Safe to say they will have a fair few notifications when they switch their phones back ...

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2 w. ago Vile people abusing dogs for 'reason our ancestors didn't have to deal with'

EXCLUSIVE: Paige Reaney avoided jail last week after admitting to having intercourse with her pet pug Charlie and experts say modern trends could be to blame for an increase in the warped incidents

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3 w. ago Woman embroiled in pet pug sex scandal likes chilling dog group on Facebook

Paige Reaney avoided jail after admitting to having sex with her pet pug Charlie on no fewer than five occasions between August 2019 and December 2022, but her Facebook activity leaves a lot to be desired

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3 w. ago Man caught with machete on East Kilbride street avoids jail term

Hamilton Sheriff Court heard police officers found the weapon inside Scott Allan’s shorts.

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4 w. ago Pilot ran over mechanic with jet and sliced his leg off – but avoids jail

Airplane technician Rail Khasanov, 22, lost one of his legs in the accident but didn't hold a grudge against Maxim Krasnoperov, who was demoted for the accident

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