Barry George Starts Second Appeal November 05, 2007
Dando appeal based on gun residue
Barry George has always denied he murdered Miss Dando
A single particle of gunshot r... [MORE]
Government in bid to double terror detention limits November 05, 2007
Terror limit 'could be doubled'
The police say they need more flexibility over the 28-day limit.
The 28-day ... [MORE]
PC Admits Misconduct Charge After Fatal Stabbing November 05, 2007
Police officer admits misconduct
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Met Police found guilty at Old Bailey over Jean Charles de Menezes killing November 02, 2007
The Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Ian Blair is under pressure to resign over the killing of innocent Brazilian Jean Charles de Mene... [MORE]
Lords want control order rethink November 01, 2007
The Law Lords have ordered the government to reconsider control orders imposed on eight terrorism suspects.
But they did not declare the controver... [MORE]
Lords consider Lotto rapist case November 01, 2007
The Law Lords are to decide whether a victim of a rapist who won millions on the lottery can sue him.
Iorworth Hoare, from Leeds, who won £7m afte... [MORE]
Calls for age of criminal responsibility to be raised October 20, 2007
As five boys begin two year sentences in a detention centre for manslaughter, calls are being made for the age of criminal responsibility in England a... [MORE]
House of Lords Backs Arbitration October 17, 2007
UK arbitration given boost by Lords ruling
London's reinvention as an arbitration centre will continue after the House of Lords backed the pri... [MORE]
De Menezes Firearms Chief Breaks Down in Court October 16, 2007
De Menezes Firearms Chief Breaks Down in Court
The leader of the firearms team that shot innocent Brazilian Jean Charles de Menezes choked with ... [MORE]
Rape Sentences Doubled After Prosecution Appeal October 12, 2007
'Lenient' rape sentences doubled
Two men convicted of raping young girls have had their "unduly lenient" two-year prison sentences doubled... [MORE]
Failure for Government over proceeds of crime agency October 12, 2007
The Assets Recovery Agency, set up to take money from criminals as part of a government drive against organised crime, is to be abolished.
&n... [MORE]
High Court Judge Condenms Climate Change DVD October 11, 2007
A High Court Judge has criticised Al Gore's DVD, An Inconvenient Truth, which highlights the issues of global warming and climate change. Gore... [MORE]
Prison Sentence Reduced by Court of Appeal January 25, 2007
A secretary from Greater Manchester, jailed for breaching an anti-social behaviour order (Asbo), has had her prison term reduced.
Janet Pennington, ... [MORE]
First Murder Conviction Since Double Jeopardy Rule Scrapped September 11, 2006
Billy Dunlop's conviction for murder marks a historic turnaround for British law.
For more than 800 years it was enshrined in law that if someone wa... [MORE]
New Powers of Arrest for Police December 29, 2005
Police to get more arrest powers
The laws are due to come
into force on J... [MORE]
Rape Sentence Incresaed by Judges October 19, 2005
A rapist who struck in the grounds of a Liverpool church has had his sentence increased by the Court of Appeal.
Leslie Ryder, 24, of no fixed addres... [MORE]
Long Road to Freedom for Stephen Downing January 01, 2005
In 1973 Stephen Downing's world was turned upside down when he was arrested for the murder of a woman near his home in Bakewell, in Derbyshire.
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