Labour will open the door to wider use of community punishments for criminals—including house arrest—under a new review. Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood said extending technology such as electronic tags would see the creation of a ‘prison outside prison’ for non-dangerous offenders. The goal of the sentence review is to resolve the jail problem, which hasContinue reading “House Arrest To Relieve Jail Overcrowding”
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Fraudster Who Stole £50,000 From Benefits
Despite defrauding £50,000 worth of benefits, a fraudster secured employment processing Universal Credit claims. Chido Vincent was employed by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) in 2014, despite serving an 18-month jail sentence for exceeding his immigration limits and forging a letter to apply for benefits. For reasons unconnected to his conviction, the 57-year-oldContinue reading “Fraudster Who Stole £50,000 From Benefits”
Boys, 12, Who Murdered Shawn Sheesahai
Following their utterly senseless and arbitrary machete assault that killed an innocent adolescent, two 12-year-old boys were today given an eight-year detention order apiece. The youths were found guilty of hacking teenager Shawn Seesahai to death with a 16-inch machete in a Wolverhampton park last November. The two, who became the country’s youngest knife killers everContinue reading “Boys, 12, Who Murdered Shawn Sheesahai”
‘Bully’ Parking Firm Loses Legal Battle
A pensioner has landed a legal win after pointing out a ‘bully’ parking company, who tried to hit him with a £170 fine, in fact owed him 10p. Jim Hibbert, 85, had been for a spot of shopping at Middleton Shopping Centre in Greater Manchester when he used three 20p coins to pay for his 50pContinue reading “‘Bully’ Parking Firm Loses Legal Battle”
Katie Price’s £1.5 Million Mucky Mansion
Katie Price’s ‘Mucky Mansion’ has been sold just weeks after the former glamour model was evicted by bailiffs for failing to keep up on her mortgage payments. The expansive estate, which was left in a horrible state with the 10-acre grounds overgrown and the swimming pool water turning green, was listed for £1.5 million. BeforeContinue reading “Katie Price’s £1.5 Million Mucky Mansion”
Katie Price Must Give Up Five Cars, Including Her Pink Range Rover
A judge issued an arrest warrant for Katie Price when she failed to appear in court, and she was ordered to give up her pink Range Rover along with five other vehicles. The 46-year-old former glamour model purportedly flew overseas and did not show up for her £760,000 bankruptcy court appearance. The six cars includeContinue reading “Katie Price Must Give Up Five Cars, Including Her Pink Range Rover”
Lawn And Order
A landscape gardener was handed a jail sentence after charging a frail pensioner a staggering £42,000 for a piece of Astroturf. Michael Gorman attempted to collect more than £40,000 in earnings from the artificial grass, according to police probing his activities. Over several months, Gorman won the trust of the elderly Roy Wilcox, who heContinue reading “Lawn And Order”
A 27-Year-Old Ambulance Driver Was Taken To Court For Speeding At 90 Mph
An ambulance driver who was taken to court for speeding – while on a blue light emergency call – has branded the proceedings as ‘a waste of time’. Matt Wood was on his way to Southampton Airport to pick up an ‘unstable’ patient arriving from Guernsey, in the Channel Islands, when he was clocked doingContinue reading “A 27-Year-Old Ambulance Driver Was Taken To Court For Speeding At 90 Mph”
A Judge Rules Marshmallows Are Not Sweets After Finding The Treats Can Be Roasted And Eaten Off A Stick And Are Therefore VAT Exempt
A judge’s decision that marshmallows are not sweets because they may be roasted and consumed off of a stick has resulted in a confectionery company winning a significant tax dispute. It means one of Britain’s top confectionary firms, Innovative Bites Ltd., can dodge a £470,000 value-added tax bill. The firm that imports American ‘sweets and treats’Continue reading “A Judge Rules Marshmallows Are Not Sweets After Finding The Treats Can Be Roasted And Eaten Off A Stick And Are Therefore VAT Exempt”
The Judge Who Failed To Lock Up Three Pro-Palestine Protesters Wearing Hamas Paragliders On Their Jackets Is Now Accused Of Violating The Code Of Conduct
A judge accused of being too lenient against three women who were not jailed after being found guilty of sporting pictures of Hamas paragliders on their jackets has now been accused of violating judicial rules in a separate case. The three women, who are in their mid-twenties, were found guilty by Judge Tanweer Ikram ofContinue reading “The Judge Who Failed To Lock Up Three Pro-Palestine Protesters Wearing Hamas Paragliders On Their Jackets Is Now Accused Of Violating The Code Of Conduct”
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