Leeds woman who put straw in bottle of bleach in hope son, 3, would drink it gets suspended sentence

Woman, in her 20s, who ‘hated being a mother’ left bottle of bleach out with straw in hope her three-year-old son would drink it, court hears Mother appeared at Leeds Crown Court after inflicting a catalogue of injuries Her son, three, was examined and found to have 80 bruises to his head and body She … Read more

Woman is marrying her high school sweetheart after overturning his 213-year prison sentence

A woman who reconnected with her high school sweetheart while he was in prison has revealed they’re engaged and expecting a baby after fighting for over a decade to have his 213-year sentence overturned.  Adam, 45, and Rosanne Clausen, 42, who live in Las Vegas, met as teenagers but drifted apart when Adam was sent … Read more

Former Southampton and Portsmouth midfielder Jhon Viafara handed 11-year prison sentence

Former Southampton and Portsmouth midfielder Jhon Viafara handed 11-year prison sentence after being found guilty of smuggling two TONNES of cocaine worth £21m into the United States from his native Colombia Ex-Premier League footballer Jhon Viafara has been handed an 11-year sentence The former Pompey and Saints midfielder was found guilty of drug trafficking  Viafara, … Read more

Supreme Court agrees to hear appeal to reinstate Boston Bomber’s death sentence 

BREAKING: Supreme Court agrees to hear the government’s appeal to reinstate Boston Bomber’s death sentence The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear the Justice Department’s appeal to reinstate Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s death sentence The appeal challenged a lower court’s decision ordering a new trial over the sentence Tsarnaev should receive for death penalty-eligible crimes  Three … Read more

Mary-Kate and Ashley’s advice to little sister Elizabeth Olsen goes viral: ‘”No” is a full sentence’

Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen’s advice to their little sister Elizabeth Olsen went viral on the Internet late this week. Elizabeth, 32, shared their words of wisdom this January during an interview for the show Off Camera With Sam Jones. ‘Something my sisters always say – which might have come from my father at one point, … Read more

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe sentence scheduled to end after five years

Source: PA April 3 2016: The mother-of-one is detained by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard at Imam Khomeini airport after a holiday visit to Iran where she showed her daughter Gabriella to her parents. July 12 2016: Richard Ratcliffe, her husband, delivers letters to Downing Street for outgoing prime minister David Cameron and his replacement Theresa … Read more

‘Essex Boys’ killer Jack Whomes is freed from prison 22 years into life sentence

A convicted ‘Essex Boys’ murderer has been released from prison after serving a reduced life sentence of 22 years.  Jack Whomes, 59, and his accomplice Michael Steele, 76, were jailed in 1998 over the gangland shooting of three men who were found dead in a Range Rover near a farm in Rettendon, Essex, in 1995.  … Read more

Tim Allen chats two-year prison sentence for cocaine and being a conservative in Hollywood

Back in 1978, Golden Globe winner Tim Allen faced life in prison after selling 1.4lbs of cocaine to an undercover officer at Kalamazoo-Battle Creek International Airport in Michigan. The 67-year-old comedian wound up only serving 28 months (1979-1981) in federal prison for drug trafficking because he snitched on 20 others, including four major dealers. ‘I … Read more

As Nicolas Sarkozy given a jail sentence for corruption, GUY ADAMS looks back at his time in office

They call him ‘Le President Bling-Bling’ thanks to the Rolex watches, Ray-Ban sunglasses and gold medallions that he’d ostentatiously sport while promenading first lady Carla Bruni around the world’s luxury hotspots. And last night Nicolas Sarkozy was awaiting an unwelcome addition to that famous jewellery collection. The 66-year-old former French premier is poised to have … Read more

Carla Bruni declares ‘the fight continues’ as Nicolas Sarkozy given one-year sentence for corruption

Carla Bruni, wife of former French President Nicolas Sarkozy who has been found guilty of corruption, has said ‘the fight continues’ in an Instagram post following her husband’s guilty verdict. Sarkozy was today handed a three-year prison sentence, with two years suspended and the option of being detained at home with an electronic bracelet for … Read more