3 h. ago Woman, 24, who drank rosé on beach before car crash killed baby boy avoids jail

Stevie Steel, 24, had been drinking rosé on the beach with 22-year-old Morgan Kiely when she crashed and flipped her car in Clacton-on-Sea, killing six-month-old Harry Kiely

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16 h. ago Drink driver, 24, avoids jail over death of her friend's six

Stevie Steel, 24, had bought three bottles of wine during a day out at the beach with a friend when she collided with another vehicle.

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17 h. ago Drink driver, 24, avoids jail over death of her friend's six

Stevie Steel, 24, had downed three bottles of wine during a day out at the beach with a friend when she collided with another vehicle.

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20 h. ago Moment burglar steals £24,000 from London celebrity restaurant as he avoids jail

Iuliu Kubola, 61, stole tens of thousands of pounds worth of fine wine and champagne from high-end London restaurants

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21 h. ago Wine thief avoids jail after some of the £31k haul was returned

Wine thief avoids jail after some of the £31k haul was returned  BBC

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3 d. ago Blackmailer whose victim paid thousands of pounds to stop an explicit photo being published narrowly avoided jail

Athen Davis, 23, of Ogilvy Crescent, Fauldhouse, was placed under supervision for 30 months instead.

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6 d. ago Pregnant 'drugs mule' Bella Culley will seek a presidential pardon in a desperate last bid to avoid jail after family paid £140,000 to reduce sentence to two years

Teesside teenager, Bella Culley, reached a plea bargain this morning which will see her handed a two-year sentence on Monday after her family paid an eye-watering £140,000 fine.

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6 d. ago Soldier who sexually assaulted female peer in army car and shared video avoids jail

A Swiss army soldier who sexually assaulted a female colleague during a drive has avoided jail, receiving only a suspended sentence and fine, highlighting ongoing failures in military justice

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7 d. ago Scot who targeted Taylor Swift's jet in Just Stop Oil paint protest avoids jail

Jennifer Kowalski, 29, from Dumbarton, had been targeting the pop star’s jet at Stansted Airport last June.

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9 d. ago Taxi driver spared jail after leaving cyclist paralysed in horror crash at junction

Khalid Mohammad, 66, left a cyclist paralysed after he made a turn at a busy junction - the cabbie lost his job but narrowly avoided jail

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1 week ago HGV driver who ploughed into factory boss trying to photograph his number plate after safety row avoids jail and KEEPS his job

Daniel Ley, 44, from the village of Harby, Nottinghamshire, had been collecting bricks at a firm just outside Newcastle on April 28, 2022, when the scuffle (pictured) occurred.

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1 week ago HGV driver who ploughed into factory boss trying to photograph his number plate after safety row avoids jail

Daniel Ley, 44, from the village of Harby, Nottinghamshire, had been dropping off bricks at a firm just outside Newcastle on April 28, 2022, when the scuffle (pictured) occurred.

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2 w. ago Male migrant who posed as a female nurse and worked in A&E department for months avoids jail

Male migrant Lucius Njoku borrowed a female friend's identity to tend to seriously ill patients in the A&E unit at the NHS hospital where killer nurse Lucy Letby worked, a court heard.

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2 w. ago London student caught smuggling £200k worth of cannabis through Edinburgh Airport avoids jail

London student caught smuggling £200k worth of cannabis through Edinburgh Airport avoids jail  The Tab

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2 w. ago Killer's mother who plotted to help son flee to Jamaica after he knifed footballer to death on nightclub dance floor avoids jail

Jahzeen Carpenter, 40, drove Kami Carpenter to London a day after he murdered Cody Fisher at the Crane nightclub in Digbeth, Birmingham on Boxing Day, 2022.

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2 w. ago Soldier who knocked teen unconscious at TRNSMT in horror attack avoids jail

Lewis Gilchrist, who trained with the parachute regiment, punched a 16-year-old boy unconscious at the TRNSMT music festival in Glasgow in July 2024.

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4 w. ago Emmerdale icon avoids jail after pleading guilty to two charges

Emmerdale actress Lesley Dunlop appeared in court last week as she faced two driving charges and was hit with a fine and points on her licence

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4 w. ago Emmerdale icon avoids jail after pleading guilty to two charges after soap exit

ITV Emmerdale actress Lesley Dunlop, who played Brenda Walker on the ITV soap before she exited earlier this year, is facing two driving offences in court

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