6 h. ago Shetland drug crime: Two men sentenced after being caught with heroin worth £135,000

Police discovered heroin with an estimated street value of £135,000 inside the vehicle of Nigel Scott and Matthew Smith in Lerwick.

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10 h. ago Edinburgh crime: Man sentenced to eight years in prison for serious sexual offences

Kyle Kernachan, 28, committed the crimes between 2015 and 2017.

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12 h. ago Falkirk Crime: Man sentenced to prison for violent offences against five women

The 23-year-old has also been issued a non-harassment order in respect of the victims.

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28 h. ago Sentencing begins for Russian spy ring who operated undercover in Britain for three years

‘Honeytrap’ agents Katrin Ivanova and Vanya Gaberova, along with competitive swimmer Tihomir Ivanov Ivanchev, were found guilty of spying on an ‘industrial scale’

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37 h. ago 'Honeytrap' agents among six Bulgarians facing jail for involvement in Russian spy ring

‘Honeytrap’ agents Katrin Ivanova and Vanya Gaberova, along with competitive swimmer Tihomir Ivanov Ivanchev, were found guilty of spying on an ‘industrial scale’

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37 h. ago Criminals who refuse to attend sentencing to face longer jail time and loss of prison privileges

Judges will be able punish those who refuse to attend court under ‘long overdue reforms’ following outcry over killers who fail to face victim’s families at sentencing

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45 h. ago Criminals who refuse to attend sentencing face up to two more years behind bars and loss of prison privileges

Judges will be able punish those who refuse to attend court under ‘long overdue reforms’ following outcry over killers who fail to face victim’s families at sentencing

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3 d. ago Entitled Michelle Obama is slammed for whining about food and travel costs while she lived in White House

The Obama's estimated net worth ranges between $70 million to $135 million, making him among the richest presidents to leave office.

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1 week ago Ex London councillor and aide to Health Secretary Wes Streeting avoids jail after admitting indecent exposure

An ex-London councillor and aide to Health Secretary Wes Streeting, has been given a 22-week suspended prison sentence after admitting two counts of indecent exposure.

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1 week ago Schoolgirl, 14, who screamed ‘I’m going to kill you’ before stabbing her teachers sentenced to 15 years

After her arrest, the teenager told police officers, ‘that’s one way to be a celebrity’

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1 week ago ‘Out of a horror movie’: Brave teacher who restrained teenage attacker recounts school stabbing

Former assistant head teacher Darrel Campbell restrained the teenage school girl who was on Monday sentenced for the attempted murder of two teachers and a pupil at Amman Valley School, Alex Ross looks back at the shocking incident

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1 week ago Disgraced lawmaker George Santos sentenced to seven years in jail for fraud and identity theft

Santos pleaded guilty to aggravated identity theft and wire fraud in August

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1 week ago Crime victims 'have less rights than offenders in courts system', says victims' commissioner

Claire Waxman is calling for government changes to improve victims’ rights

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1 week ago Prosecutors can seek death penalty for Idaho murders suspect Bryan Kohberger despite autism diagnosis, judge rules

Kohberger is accused of murdering four Idaho college students in 2022

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2 w. ago Gunman who killed seven from rooftop during July 4 parade is sentenced to life in prison

Judge calls Robert Crimo ‘irretrievably depraved, permanently incorrigible, irreparably corrupt and beyond any rehabilitation’

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2 w. ago Alabama to execute man who asked for his death sentence to stop ‘wasting everybody’s time’

The prisoner will join approximately one in ten people on death row in America who ask for their own executions

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2 w. 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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2 w. 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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3 w. ago Triple killer Nicholas Prosper’s sentence referred to Court of Appeal as ‘unduly lenient’

Teenager murdered his family and was planning a school shooting in Luton

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3 w. ago Tommy Robinson loses appeal against sentence for contempt of court

The 42-year-old was jailed in October last year after admitting 10 breaches of an injunction barring him from repeating libellous allegations

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