3 d. ago Smuggler who claimed £5m coke haul was sombreros has jail sentence cut

Border Force stopped Kristopher Purvis in Edinburgh Airport's "nothing to declare" customs channel when he claimed all he brought back from Mexico was four sombreros.

Economics

1 week ago Outrage erupts after Trump’s Chrisley pardon as critics condemn what it says about president’s regard for the law

‘In Trump’s America, crimes are celebrated and prison sentences are cut short,’ says Democratic influencer

Politics

2 w. ago Fewer criminals to serve jail time under proposals to end prison overcrowding

Five key proposals put forward by the independent sentencing review are expected to cut the prison population by around 9,800.

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2 w. ago Tommy Robinson to be released from jail in days after sentence cut

Stephen Yaxley-Lennon was jailed in October after admitting multiple breaches of an injunction made in 2021.

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2 w. ago Tommy Robinson to be released from prison within days after sentence cut

The far-right activist has had his sentence reduced by four months

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3 w. ago Prisoners to earn freedom after serving third of sentence under new plans

Offenders in England and Wales to have sentences cut for good behaviour and completion of work, training or education tasksPrisoners will be able to earn their freedom after serving a third of their sentences under new minimum and maximum sentence plans released by the government to tackle the overcrowding in jails.Offenders in England and Wales will be able to earn early release if they complete work, training or education assignments and demonstrate good behaviour. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Menendez brothers who murdered parents in mansion have sentences cut

They have been in prison for 35 years.

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