Taxidermist facing jail for second time for illegally trading endangered species

Taxidermist who was jailed after photos of him stood next to animal trophy collection sparked probe is facing being put behind bars AGAIN for illegally trading black rhino horns Aaron Halstead was jailed in 2015  for 24 weeks for trading with animals illegally He had illegally bought three sperm whale teeth, a cheetah’s skull and … Read more

British air hostess, 23, is released from Dubai jail after two months behind bars

A British air hostess has been released from jail in Dubai after spending two months behind bars living off of bread and water. Derrin Crawford, 23, who works for Emirates and is based in the UAE, had been out for dinner with a man and agreed to go back to his apartment when it was raided … Read more

Lotto lout, 29, who won £1million on scratchcard spared jail after brutal attack on car wash boss

£1m lottery winner and his brothers beat car wash boss unconscious with a baseball bat and drove him out of Welsh town over ‘damage to his Audi’  – but is SPARED jail Jacob Hodge stormed the car wash with twin Joshua, 29, and brother Jamie, 31   They attacked the owner Bahroz Saeed at the garage … Read more

Manchester Arena terrorists’ brother supports jail sentence

The eldest brother of the two Manchester Arena terrorists has welcomed the judge’s decision to jail his surviving sibling for 55 years for plotting atrocity. Ismali Abedi has spoken out about the attack orchestrated by his two younger brothers, Hashem and Salman, in 2017 which left 22 people dead. He told SkyNews: ‘I’m glad this … Read more

PC Andrew Harper’s killers could have manslaughter jail terms INCREASED

PC Andrew Harper’s killers could have manslaughter jail terms INCREASED as Attorney General refers case to Court of Appeal – saying ‘such heinous crimes should be punished with the greatest severity’ By Mark Duell for MailOnline Published: 12:04 BST, 21 August 2020 | Updated: 12:15 BST, 21 August 2020 The Attorney General today referred the … Read more

Mother-of-eight avoids jail after taking nearly £100,000 in illegal benefit claims

Saaba Mahmood, 36, was spared jail after admitting to scrounging almost £100,000 in illegal welfare claims at Manchester’s  Minshull Street Crown Court A mother of eight who scrounged almost £100,000 in illegal welfare claims has been spared jail after she offered to enrol on a taxpayer funded programme to help her realise her crimes were … Read more

Mother of Manchester Arena victim blasts 55-year jail term for bomb plotter Hashem Abedi

The mother of a Manchester Arena bomb victim has blasted the 55-year-old jail term handed out to Hashem Abedi. Charlotte Hodgson’s daughter Olivia, 15, died after Salman Abedi who detonated a suicide bomb in the foyer of Manchester Arena at 10.31pm on May 22 2017.  Salman’s brother Hashem Abedi is expected to die in jail after … Read more

Boy, 15, who sold ecstacy to 13-year-old who died AVOIDS jail

 A 15-year-old boy has avoided jail after selling ecstasy pills to a 13-year-old on Snapchat who died after a ‘severe reaction’ from the Class A drug. The teenage dealer – who cannot be named due to his age – pleaded guilty to supplying class A drugs following the death of Carson Price in Ystrad Mynach, … Read more

Hit-and-run drunk driver who left victim for dead is spared jail, after offering to pay him £10,000 

Hit-and-run drunk driver who left victim for dead is spared jail… after offering to pay him £10,000 Engineer Stephen Andrews, 41, crashed into taxi driver Inam Ulhaq at 50mph He had drunk three pints of lager and lemonade plus whisky before driving Andrews then hid at a friend’s house before contacting police 12 hours later He … Read more

Thais risk 15 years in jail as they finally speak out against the King

Thai protesters are risking arrest and 15 years in prison by voicing rare public criticism of the country’s normally unassailable monarchy.  Around 4,000 protesters listened in Bangkok this week as organisers read out a list of demands for the royal family, including reform of the ‘lese majeste’ law which protects the King from criticism.  Activists … Read more