18 h. ago Carpenter, 52, who kicked police officer during Epping migrant hotel protest is spared jail

Jimmy Hillard, of Loughton, Essex, went to the demonstration at the Bell Hotel in Epping on Friday, a hearing at Chelmsford Magistrates' Court was told on Monday.

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62 h. ago Shirley Ballas admits she will 'never feel safe again' as she recounts the terrifying moment her stalker followed and confronted her 87

A stalker who made Strictly Come Dancing star Shirley Ballas' life hell over a terrifying six-year ordeal was spared jail earlier this year - after a court heard he believed she was his aunt. 

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3 d. ago Teen who stabbed man after smashing Trafford family's window spared jail

Luke Ryan, 19, was handed a suspended sentence

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3 d. ago 'Miss Holiday' benefits cheat, 58, who sponged £40k in Universal Credit payments to go on so many trips pals joked she clocked up 'more air miles than Air Force One' is spared jail

Susan Pearson, 58, from Wigan, was dubbed 'Miss Holiday' by friends due to her endless exotic getaways, which included sun-soaked trips to Tunisia and Cyprus.

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4 d. ago Benefits cheat, 58, who sponged £40k in Universal Credit payments to go on so many holidays pals joked she clocked up 'more air miles than Air Force One' is spared jail

Susan Pearson, 58, from Wigan, was dubbed 'Miss Holiday' by friends due to her endless exotic getaways, which included sun-soaked trips to Tunisia and Cyprus.

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5 d. ago NatWest manager stole £344,000 from cash machine to fund 'hidden' gambling addiction

A NatWest bank manager was spared jail time after stealing £344,000 from cash machines to fund his gambling addiction, but experts have warned that his case is a 'tragedy that will keep repeating'

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6 d. ago NatWest manager who stole £344,000 from cash machine to fund his gambling habit is spared jail

John Toms, 44, stole the enormous sum from ATMs at the Moorgate branch in the City of London where he had exclusive access.

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6 d. ago Pictured: Drugs mule caught with almost £80,000 of cannabis in suitcases at Manchester Airport who was spared jail over her tough childhood

Cannabis mule Kiala Wyles, 22, sobbed uncontrollably as Recorder Jeremy Lasker told her he would not be sending her to prison after she admitted smuggling drugs.

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6 d. ago Nat West manager who stole £344,000 from cash machine to fund his gambling habit is spared jail

John Toms, 44, stole the enormous sum from ATMs at the Moorgate branch in the City of London where he had exclusive access.

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6 d. ago Pictured: Drugs mule caught with almost £80,000 of cannabis in suitcases at Manchester Airport who was spared jail over her tough childhood

Cannabis mule Kiala Wyles, 22, sobbed uncontrollably as Recorder Jeremy Lasker told her he would not be sending her to prison after she admitted smuggling drugs.

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6 d. ago Woman, 22, who agreed to smuggle 30kg of cannabis from Thailand in exchange for free holiday and cash sobs as she's spared a jail sentence

Kiala Wyles, 22, who agreed to smuggle 30kg of cannabis worth £79,000 into Britain in exchange for a free holiday in Thailand and £10,000 cash sobbed as she was spared jail.

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1 week ago Mum grins as son who killed dad for taking away phone aged 15 AVOIDS prison

Lincoln Peterson killed his dad after his parents decided to take his electronics as a punishment for his school grades - his mum smiled in court as he was spared jail

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2 w. ago Revealed: Man who was 'beaten to death with a concrete slab by teens on beach' was a convicted stalker and a 'one man crime wave'

EXCLUSIVE: Alexander Cashford, 49, was found dead with multiple serious injuries in Leysdown-on-Sea in Kent on Sunday.

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2 w. ago 'Intoxicated' Nigerian man who sexually assaulted teenager is spared jail due to his 'troubled background'

A Nigerian man who sexually assaulted a young woman next to Bournemouth beach has avoided jail.

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3 w. ago Crufts trainer who allowed three dogs to bake to death in hot car is spared jail

Two of the dogs belonged to clients of Andrew Claridge-Fleming

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3 w. ago Dog trainer who allowed three animals to bake to death in hot car is spared jail

Two of the dogs belonged to clients of Andrew Claridge-Fleming

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3 w. ago Crufts trainer who allowed three dogs to bake to death after leaving them in his Land Rover for six hours in 23C heat is spared jail

Andrew Claridge-Fleming, 57, left four gundogs in the boot of the 4x4 car on a hot summer's day after he was unexpectedly called away to drive his wife to a relative's house.

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3 w. ago Pensioner who ran seedy brothel inside Edinburgh spa spared jail

Ian Douglas Haig ran an illegal brothel from the Scorpio Leisure sauna in Edinburgh between 2016 and 2022.

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3 w. ago Scots businessman who ran brothel from notorious Edinburgh sauna spared jail sentence

The pensioner was found to be running the sex den after a woman died within the premises leading to a police investigation.

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