Killer Thomas Cashman is to launch a bid to reduce the minimum amount of time he will spend behind bars. Cashman, now 35, was jailed for a minimum of 42 years after “senselessly” shooting nine-year-old Olivia Pratt-Korbel at her home in Dovecot,
The first duty of any government is to keep people safe. That’s why last week we set out a package of reforms across the justice system to protect the public, reduce reoffending and deliver for victims. At the heart of our plans
Turkey’s highest court on Wednesday upheld a controversial media law that mandates prison terms for people deemed to be spreading “disinformation,” rejecting the main opposition party’s request for its annulment. The legislation calls for up to three years in prison for journalists
Singapore is warning residents and travelers that they could face a six-month jail sentence if they are caught wearing “apparel and paraphernalia with foreign national emblems related to the Israel-Hamas conflict.” The country’s Ministry of Home Affairs said this week that it
A drunk American tourist has been spared jail after he climbed into the Royal Mews at Buckingham Palace. Awad Mustafa sparked a huge security alert in the early hours of September 16 when he broke into the King’s official residence. The 25-year-old
The group Scottish Covid Bereaved has said unless Nicola Sturgeon has a “reasonable excuse” for deleted her WhatsApps from her time in Government during the pandemic, she should be fined and/or imprisoned for up to 51 weeks. In a letter to Humza
Thousands of marchers in London today are set to demand a ceasefire in Gaza. But police chiefs would not commit to detaining on the spot any Hamas-backing extremists who again call for “jihad” against Israel. Tory deputy chair Lee Anderson said: “The
American journalist Evan Gershkovich has been forced to celebrate his 32nd birthday alone in a Russian prison cell after being arrested on Putin’s orders. The Wall Street Journal reporter was taken by the notorious Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) last on March
Donald Trump risks finding himself behind bars if he violates a gag order again, according to Judge Engoron, who is overseeing the embattled ex-president’s civil fraud trial. Judge Arthur Engoron caught wind of what he said was an “untrue” and “disparaging” social
Thach Setha, a leading figure in Cambodia’s dissident Candlelight Party, has been sentenced to three years in prison. Setha’s conviction stems from remarks made online about Cambodia’s former prime minister, Hung Sen, and the country’s relations with neighboring Vietnam. Setha was sentenced