The Guardian Sex offenders among 141 people given tougher punishment last year under Unduly Lenient Sentence scheme, which lets public appeal to attorney general Jeremy Wright, the attorney general, said the scheme allows reviews of cases where there ‘may have been an error in the sentencing decision’. Photograph: Stefan Rousseau/PA A record number of criminals…
The Independent Bird has been repeating what is thought to have been couple’s last conversation An African Grey parrot similar to the one thought to have witnessed the Michigan murder PA A woman has been convicted of murdering her husband after his last words were repeated by the pet parrot who witnessed the attack – and…
The Guardian Police recorded 10% rise in crime, with 18% increase in violent crime and a 26% rise in murder rate in year to March The home secretary, Amber Rudd, at Southwark police station in London this month. There has been a 20% surge in gun and knife crime. Photograph: Stefan Rousseau/PA Police-recorded crime has…
The Independent A failure to address disclosure ‘undermines the principles of a fair trial, which is the foundation of our system’ In more than half the reviewed cases, there were ‘obvious disclosure issues’ Getty The police and Crown Prosecution Service have been accused of failing to disclose crucial information about cases, resulting in defendants’ right to a…
