1 hour ago 'Inexplicable': Just why do authorities refuse to release this mother imprisoned for her moment of madness 'racist' Southport tweet?

The jail term imposed on a childminder has been held up as an example of so-called 'two-tier policing'. So should Lucy Connolly be freed?

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11 h. ago Revealed: The staggering cost of detaining prisoners on ‘inhumane’ jail terms – and you’re paying for it

Exclusive: Locking up IPP prisoners cost £145m in 2024, on top of an estimated £1.6bn spent since the cruel sentence was abolished, analysis shows

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17 h. ago Revealed: The staggering cost of detaining prisoners on ‘inhumane’ jail terms

Exclusive: Locking up IPP prisoners cost £145 million in 2024, on top of an estimated £1.6 billion spent since the cruel sentence was abolished, analysis shows

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37 h. ago British tourist faces hellhole US jail term after he caused wrong

Thomas Robb, 22, drove past at least two 'No Entry' signs before travelling the wrong way on a road in Rockland County, New York and colliding into another vehicle.

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4 d. ago Tommy Robinson LOSES appeal against jail term after saying prison is 'making him ill'

Tommy Robinson was jailed last year after admitting multiple breaches of a High Court order

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9 d. 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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9 d. ago Woman who suffocated terminally ill father with pillow ‘to end his pain’ spared jail

Judge recognises Lisa Davenport’s ‘merciful’ sentence as he warns: ‘I emphasise that however stressful the circumstances, no one is permitted to take matters into their own hands’

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9 d. ago Iranian directors of My Favourite Cake given suspended jail sentences for ‘spreading lies’

Makers of the acclaimed film, whose gentle romance depicts its heroine without a headscarf, were accused of ‘disturbing public opinion’An Iranian court has handed two Iranian film directors suspended jail terms over a film that angered authorities in its home country but was acclaimed in Europe and the US, rights groups said on Thursday.Maryam Moghaddam and Behtash Sanaeeha were convicted earlier this week by a revolutionary court for their film My Favourite Cake, the Human Rights Activist News Agency (HRANA) and Dadban legal monitor said in separate statements. The film, which competed at the 2024 Berlin film festival and won prizes in Europe and the US, shows the romantic awakening of a woman in Tehran who notably appears without the headscarf that is obligatory for women in Iran. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Tommy Robinson’s appeal against contempt of court sentence to be heard on Friday

Robinson is appealing against an 18-month jail term after admitting several breaches of a High Court order.

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1 week 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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1 week ago Business owner’s thieving habit rumbled by two eBay accounts

Tomas Sasnauskas avoided jail term

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2 w. ago ‘I never realised something wasn’t right’: Carlo Ancelotti denies €1m tax fraud

Manager accused of failing to pay tax due on image rightsItalian claims salary arrangement seemed ‘quite normal’The Real Madrid coach, Carlo Ancelotti, who is on trial for allegedly defrauding Spain’s tax office of more than €1m in undeclared earnings from image rights, has told a court he believed his financial affairs were in order and “never thought a fraud could have been committed”.Prosecutors allege the 65-year-old former Chelsea and Everton manager used shell companies outside Spain to conceal “the real beneficiary of the income from the exploitation of his image rights” in 2014 and 2015. They are seeking a jail term of four years and nine months and a fine of €3.2m. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Trail hunting a ‘smokescreen’ for illegal fox hunts, MP says in jail terms plea

Labour MP Perran Moon called for a ban on trail hunting, which he warned was being used as a ‘smokescreen’ for illegal fox hunting.

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2 w. ago What is Marine Le Pen guilty of in National Rally embezzlement case?

The far-right leader has been banned from running for office for five years after an EU parliament fake jobs scamAfter a nine-week trial, the French far-right leader Marine Le Pen was this week found guilty of the embezzlement of European parliamentary funds through a fake jobs scam of an unprecedented scale and duration. She was banned from running for office for five years with immediate effect, which could prevent her making a fourth bid for the French presidency in 2027.She has said she will appeal against the verdict and sentence, which also included a four-year prison term – with two years suspended and two to be served outside jail with an electronic bracelet – and €100,000 (£84,000) fine. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Hot tub sex pest spared prison for sex assaults on three women at hotel

Zia Khan claimed the teenager and two women made up the claims they were sexually assaulted by him at the Village Hotel in Attenborough. He was convicted and given a suspended jail term

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2 w. ago Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti to stand trial accused of €1m tax fraud

Charged with not declaring earnings from image rightsItalian ‘not worried’ and has ‘total confidence in justice’The Real Madrid coach, Carlo Ancelotti, will appear in court on Wednesday to stand trial on charges of defrauding Spain’s tax office of more than €1m (£836,857) in undeclared earnings from image rights in 2014 and 2015.Prosecutors, who are seeking a jail term of four years and nine months, allege that the 65-year-old former Chelsea and Everton manager used shell companies outside Spain to create “opacity vis-a-vis the Spanish treasury concealing the real beneficiary of the income from the exploitation of his image rights”. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Fury as court bans Marine Le Pen from presidential run and hits her with four

Le Pen, 56, was handed a five-year ban from holding public office after being convicted of embezzlement by a court in France today.

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3 w. ago Criminals handed longer sentences 'will be let out of prison early to make room in jails'

Shabana Mahmood's remarks open up the prospect of offenders handed long jail terms getting less jail time as part of a sentencing review launched by Labour.

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3 w. ago Killers could serve shorter jail terms for good behaviour in radical overhaul of sentencing, justice minister signals

Shabana Mahmood warned ‘short sentence reform on its own isn’t going to be enough’ to ease the overcrowding crisis as she opened a new 1,500-cell prison

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3 w. ago Environmental campaign group Just Stop Oil announces end to direct action

The group has drawn attention, criticism and jail terms for protests ranging from defacing artworks and heritage to invading motorways.

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