Manifesto pledges to tackle loopholes and end ‘injustice’ of cases such as Nottingham killer
Rishi Sunak is to pledge the biggest overhaul of homicide laws in a generation to ensure tougher sentences for domestic abusers. The move could also lead to the creation of US-style first and second degree murder. The Conservative Party manifesto will promise to increase from 15 to 25 years the...Rishi Sunak is to pledge the biggest overhaul of homicide laws in a generation to ensure tougher sentences for domestic abusers. The move could also lead to the creation of US-style first and second degree murder. The Conservative Party manifesto will promise to increase from 15 to 25 years the...Rishi Sunak is to pledge the biggest overhaul of homicide laws in a generation to ensure tougher sentences for domestic abusers.
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Consider this. Two courts, on the same day: April 8, 2024. In Birmingham crown court, two men were sentenced for the murder of Cody Fisher, 23, who was stabbed with a single fatal blow to the chest on the dancefloor of a Solihull nightclub. Remy Gordon was sentenced to serve a minimum of 26 years in prison. Kami Carpenter was given at least...Consider this. Two courts, on the same day: April 8, 2024. In Birmingham crown court, two men were sentenced for the murder of Cody Fisher, 23, who was stabbed with a single fatal blow to the chest on the dancefloor of a Solihull nightclub. Remy Gordon was sentenced to serve a minimum of 26 years in prison. Kami Carpenter was given at least...Consider this. Two courts, on the same day: April 8, 2024. In Birmingham crown court, two men were sentenced for the murder of...
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A former Royal Marine held in Dubai on suspicion of spying is the victim of “hostage diplomacy”, his father has said, breaking down in tears and insisting that his son is “no spy”. Matt Croucher, 40, was barred from leaving the UAE for seven months after being accused of “petty offences”, including owning a...A former Royal Marine held in Dubai on suspicion of spying is the victim of “hostage diplomacy”...A former Royal Marine held in Dubai on suspicion of spying is the victim of “hostage diplomacy”...
Imperial alumni around the world would have been grinning smugly when they heard that the university had bested...Imperial alumni around the world would have been grinning smugly when they heard that the...Imperial alumni around the world would have been grinning smugly when they heard that the...
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When I swapped my fully clothed life for a naturist one a few years ago the epiphanies came thick and fast. The big...When I swapped my fully clothed life for a naturist one a few years ago the epiphanies came thick...When I swapped my fully clothed life for a naturist one a few years ago the epiphanies came thick...
Party enjoys poll bounce as new leader announces he would stand for Clacton
Eighty years ago Britain and her allies staged an extraordinary and audacious operation that altered the course of history. Today, the King, the Queen and the Prince of Wales joined politicians and veterans in Portsmouth to pay tribute to those who served on D-Day. This year’s 80th anniversary commemorations in Portsmouth are all the more poignant because the few...Eighty years ago Britain and her allies staged an extraordinary and audacious operation that...Eighty years ago Britain and her allies staged an extraordinary and audacious operation that...
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D-Day 80
BBC1 Already suffering from election fatigue? Uninspired by the boring bickerfest that was the Rishi Sunak v...D-Day 80
BBC1 Already suffering from election fatigue? Uninspired by the boring bickerfest that was the Rishi Sunak v Keir Starmer TV debate? Then D-Day 80 was your wholesome, healing antidote to shouty, pouty politics. The BBC’s polished commemoration event from the seafront at Portsmouth, hosted by Anita Rani and...D-Day 80
BBC1 Already suffering from election fatigue? Uninspired by the boring bickerfest that was the Rishi Sunak v Keir...
Residents have declared victory and decorated their town with flowers, after finding their way around a council...Residents have declared victory and decorated their town with flowers, after finding their way...Residents have declared victory and decorated their town with flowers, after finding their way...
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It is rare for the desperate mud-slinging stage to come so early in an election campaign but Tory strategists were...It is rare for the desperate mud-slinging stage to come so early in an election campaign but Tory...It is rare for the desperate mud-slinging stage to come so early in an election campaign but Tory...
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Geert Wilders, the hard-right Dutch leader, warned European leaders that “change is coming” before EU elections which populist and nationalist parties look likely to win. Polls open on Thursday in Holland, where the peroxide blonde Wilders’ Freedom Party (PVV) dominates a coalition government...Geert Wilders, the hard-right Dutch leader, warned European leaders that “change is coming” before EU elections which populist and nationalist parties look likely to win. Polls open on Thursday in Holland, where the peroxide blonde Wilders’ Freedom Party (PVV) dominates a coalition government...Geert Wilders, the hard-right Dutch leader, warned European leaders that “change is coming” before EU elections which populist...
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Russia is being provided with a “backdoor for its spies” to Europe’s latest scientific technologies by CERN, the nuclear research body, Ukraine’s delegation to the group has claimed. In December, members of CERN, the European Organisation for Nuclear Research, voted to eject Russian and Belarusian members in response to the war in Ukraine.Russia is being provided with a “backdoor for its spies” to Europe’s latest scientific technologies by CERN, the nuclear research body, Ukraine’s delegation to the group has claimed. In December, members of CERN, the European Organisation for Nuclear Research, voted to eject Russian and Belarusian members in response to the war in Ukraine.Russia is being provided with a “backdoor for its spies” to Europe’s latest scientific technologies by CERN, the nuclear...
Hunter Biden’s former wife described searching their cars for drugs before allowing their daughters in the vehicles as she testified at his trial on federal gun charges. Kathleen Buhle told the court in Delaware on Wednesday that her 22-year marriage to President Biden’s son had broken down after she found a crack...Hunter Biden’s former wife described searching their cars for drugs before allowing their...Hunter Biden’s former wife described searching their cars for drugs before allowing their...
One more time they put on their blue flight suits, one more time they said goodbye to their families and one more time they settled into their seats aboard Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft, perched on top of an Atlas V rocket. Then at 10.52am...One more time they put on their blue flight suits, one more time they said goodbye to their...One more time they put on their blue flight suits, one more time they said goodbye to their...
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This week my wife and I decided to try something new in the bedroom. We turn out the lights, we slip under the covers...This week my wife and I decided to try something new in the bedroom. We turn out the lights, we...This week my wife and I decided to try something new in the bedroom. We turn out the lights, we...
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Narendra Modi has won the backing of his coalition allies to lead India’s government for a third term, despite the...Narendra Modi has won the backing of his coalition allies to lead India’s government for a third...Narendra Modi has won the backing of his coalition allies to lead India’s government for a third...
The small but strategically positioned Pacific nation of Palau has accused China of a cyberattack in retaliation for its diplomatic recognition of Taiwan. Hackers penetrated computer networks at Palau’s finance ministry on March 14, paralysing...The small but strategically positioned Pacific nation of Palau has accused China of a cyberattack...The small but strategically positioned Pacific nation of Palau has accused China of a cyberattack...