13 h. ago Tory bid to prevent shorter jail sentences for rapists and paedophiles is BLOCKED by Labour

The Tories tabled a series of amendments to new Government legislation that will introduce a soft justice masterplan - but the moves were thrown out in a series of parliamentary votes.

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14 h. ago Sick teacher jailed after having sex with student 'in attic above classroom'

Michael Joseph Parra, 44, was sentenced to 180 days in jail and two years of probation after he was convicted of engaging in a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old

Society

25 h. ago Humbled Nicolas Sarkozy enters prison after emotional goodbye to distraught

The 70-year-old arrived at La Sante prison on Tuesday morning, with reporters hearing convicts shouting from their cells: 'Welcome Sarkozy!', 'Sarkozy's here.'

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26 h. ago Defiant Sarkozy begins jail sentence as lawyer says he will be held in solitary confinement – Europe live

France’s former president was found guilty of acquiring Libyan funding for his 2007 campaign and has arrived at La Sante prison in ParisShortly after he stepped into a car to head to La Santé, Nicolas Sarkozy published a long message on X in which he claimed to be a victim of revenge and hatred.He said:As I prepare to step outside the walls of La Santé prison, my thoughts go out to the French people of all walks of life and opinions.I want to tell them with my unwavering strength that it’s not a former President of the Republic being locked up this morning, it’s an innocent man. Continue reading...

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27 h. ago Crowds gather to watch Nicolas Sarkozy go to jail: Disgraced former president's sons visit him before he begins five

Sarkozy, who was the president of France between 2007 and 2012, will become the first former French leader to be jailed since Nazi collaborator Marshal Philippe Petain after World War Two.

Politics

37 h. ago Tories condemn 'moral rot' of Labour's plan to give rapists and paedophiles shorter jail sentences, as they launch bid to reverse Shabana Mahmood's soft justice masterplan

Shadow ministers will force a vote on changes to the Government's Sentencing Bill to prevent thousands of rapists and paedophiles being freed early.

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43 h. ago Joyrider steals mum's Audi car and kills 'incredible' grandma in horror head

Oliver Hartley, 24, was sentenced to 12 months in jail on Friday for causing the death of 65-year-old Linda Stockdale by careless driving in North Yorkshire in 2021

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3 d. ago Paedo Ian Watkins' last sick love note to secret fiancée before he was killed in jail

Watkins was serving a 29 year jail sentence for a string of sick child sex crimes, including the attempted rape of a baby, but still had hundreds of women writing him letters

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5 d. ago Mum blasts early prison release of paedophile abuser over fears more kids will be targeted

John Kerr was released was sentenced to 42 months in jail last year.

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6 d. ago Carer who fleeced £300k from widow then fled to Tenerife caught on video

Pamela Gwinnett, 62, was sentenced to six years in jail

Economics

6 d. ago Iran gives lengthy jail sentences to two French citizens for ‘spying’ for France and Israel

Their sentencing comes just days after Tehran suggested the pair could be released in a prisoner swap

Politics

8 d. ago Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy ordered to go to jail next week

Sarkozy must go to La Santé prison in Paris after conviction over scheme to obtain election funds from Gaddafi regimeThe former French president Nicolas Sarkozy has been ordered to go to jail in Paris next week after a court last month sentenced him to five months in prison for criminal conspiracy over a scheme to obtain election campaign funds from the regime of the late Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi.Sarkozy, who was the rightwing president of France between 2007 and 2012, was summoned to meet state prosecutors on Monday. They told him he must present himself at the entrance of La Santé prison in the south of Paris on 21 October to begin his sentence. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Moment police arrest prolific B&Q shoplifter who stole taps worth £16,000 across London stores

Daniel Cleveland, 33, sentenced to three years in jail but his accomplice remains at large

Economics

1 week ago Ian Watkins killer 'given bonus points' by inmates for stabbing paedo to death

The Lostprophers singer was sentenced to 29 years in jail for child sex offences.

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1 week ago Top Tory drops London mayor bid hint: 'I'd be stupid not to think about it'

Top Tory drops London mayor bid hint: 'I'd be stupid not to think about it'  London Evening Standard

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2 w. ago New Sky TV block for UK homes as jail sentence confirmed for illegal streaming

Homes that may have been enjoying Sky without paying for a subscription may face a streaming block after one provider is sentenced to three years in jail.

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2 w. ago Pervert is arrested after air crew spotted him looking at child porn on his laptop in business class cabin

A senior Japanese Football Association official has been sentenced to an 18-month suspended jail term in France after looking at images of child pornography during a plane journey.

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2 w. ago P Diddy's judge's damning comments as rapper is sentenced to 50 months in jail

Hip-hop mogul Sean 'Diddy' Combs has been sentenced to four years and two months in prison after he was found guilty earlier this year on prostitution-related charges

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2 w. ago Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ sentenced to more than four years in jail

Prosecutors argued the hip-hop mogul should be locked up for years while his children tearfully asked the judge to show mercy.

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2 w. ago Prison officer sobs as 'inappropriate tryst' with inmate she smuggled for is exposed

A senior Manchester prison officer has been sentenced to 15 months in jail after making dozens of secret sexual calls and messages to an inmate on a smuggled phone

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