Convicted murderer who was allowed to stay in UK after last-minute appeal got £93,555 in legal aid

A convicted murderer who dodged deportation to Jamaica with a last-minute appeal has been awarded £93,000 in legal aid, it can be disclosed. Michael Antonio White was taken off a Home Office flight last month after his lawyers submitted new claims shortly before take-off. Now in his 50s, he was sentenced to life in prison … Read more

Fugitive convicted paedophile ran through the Channel Tunnel in an attempt to evade police

The British fugitive who ran through the Channel Tunnel and was arrested by French police in Calais is a convicted paedophile wanted by UK authorities, MailOnline can reveal. Ryan Murryland, 31, was apprehended in the French section of the tunnel that links Folkestone in Kent and Coquelles in northern France on December 21. Murrayland, from … Read more

Surgeon who was convicted of assault for branding his initials on livers avoids being struck off

Surgeon who was convicted of assault for branding his initials on livers of two patients during transplant operation avoids being struck off after blaming ‘work stress’ Simon Bramhall, 55, used argon beam machine to mark the organs in operations  Initials were discovered by change after donor organ failed a week after implant  Bramhall resigned from … Read more

Donald Trump pardons two people convicted of lying to Mueller during Russia investigation

President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday a wave of pre-Christmas pardons that included two people convicted of lying to U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller during the Russia investigation.  The announcement came just minutes before the president seemed to threaten to veto the COVID-19 stimulus package that Congress passed almost 24 hours earlier, leading to accusations that he was ‘burying … Read more

Dissident who was ‘tortured by Iran’ demands release of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe as he is convicted

A dissident who claims he was tortured by Iran demanded the release of imprisoned British mother Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe as he was convicted of trying to torch a diplomatic car outside the Iranian Embassy. IT professional Sam Parsa, 60, was accused of planting a bottle of petrol along with a scarf into the exhaust pipe of … Read more

Man is convicted of killing his partner who was electrocuted in farm caravan

A heavy drinker who botched installation works on his caravan’s generator is facing jail after his partner was electrocuted to death while preparing a barbecue. James Atkin, 43, has been convicted for the gross negligence manslaughter of 40-year-old Deana Simpson, who collapsed by the cooker more than three years ago. Ms Simpson had received a … Read more

Postmasters are cleared after Horizon IT scandal saw innocent Post Office staff falsely convicted

Hundreds of postmasters are finally cleared after they were falsely convicted of ‘fraud’ caused by computer glitches Victory as first six postmasters are cleared after IT glitch led to fraud convictions They had convictions quashed at London’s Southwark Crown Court on Friday Between 1999 and 2015, hundreds of innocent postmasters were prosecuted By Tom Witherow … Read more

French prosecutors call for lengthy sentence for ex-President if he is convicted of corruption 

French prosecutors tonight called for a four-year prison sentence for former President Nicolas Sarkozy following a corruption trial. The sensational request on Tuesday included a demand that the 65-year-old should spend two years in a cell, with the remaining part of his term suspended. This would make Sarkozy the first head of state in French … Read more

Cocaine-using mother, 26, is convicted or murdering her 19-month-old daughter covering her tracks 

Cocaine-using mother, 26, is convicted of murdering her 19-month-old daughter by scalding her with boiling water then leaving her to scream while she spent an hour covering her tracks Gracie Crowder died shortly after was rushed to hospital on March 6 this year She suffered deep burns covering 65 per cent of the infant’s body … Read more

Convicted terrorist, 27, who REFUSED to explain contact with Salman Abedi to be FREED from jail 

A convicted terrorist who has refused to tell the Manchester Arena inquiry about his contact with bomber Salman Abedi is set to be released from jail this week.  Abdalraouf Abdallah, 27, was jailed in 2016 after he was found guilty of helping people travel to Syria to join so-called Islamic State.  While he was in … Read more