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Members of extreme body modification ring can challenge sentences, court rules

Three senior judges ruled that the men’s challenges against their sentences were ‘arguable’.

Evening Standard

Labour Government accused of ‘betraying’ Troubles victims

The UK Government is to challenge a critical court ruling on the Legacy Act.

Evening Standard

Why calls to review Lucy Letby’s case are so different from other miscarriage of justice campaigns

Lucy Letby, a former neonatal nurse, was convicted after two trials of murdering seven babies and attempting to murder seven more at the Countess of Chester Hospital. Sentenced to life imprisonment following a case which many believe was built on circumstantial evidence, Letby has consistently maintained her innocence.

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Baby murderer or scapegoat? Why is the Lucy Letby case so divisive?

Why are people contesting the evidence against the former UK nurse, convicted of killing seven newborns?

Al Jazeera

Lesotho needs constitutional reforms to help gain political stability – but the latest attempt is flawed

Lesotho, a small country landlocked by South Africa, has been struggling to make constitutional reforms since the advent of coalition politics in 2012. It needs the reforms to address political instability which has been a feature of the country for more than five decades.

The Conversation

Brain-damaged man has murder conviction quashed after 33 years

Oliver Campbell spent 11 years behind bars after being ‘bullied’ into a police confession

The Independent UK

Oliver Campbell: Man jailed in 1991 for murder of Hackney shopkeeper has conviction quashed

Three judges ruled on Wednesday that Oliver Campbell's conviction for the murder of Baldev Hoondle in east London in July 1990 was ‘unsafe’

Evening Standard

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Lucy Letby case could be ‘biggest miscarriage of justice in UK history’, lawyer says

Child killer Letby has assigned lawyer Mark McDonald to make a fresh attempt for an appeal hearing over the convicted murders of seven babies at Countess of Chester Hospital

The Independent UK

Speculation over Lucy Letby guilt 'upsetting' for families of victims, says solicitor

Former nurse is serving 15 whole-life orders for murder of seven babies and attempted murder of seven others

Evening Standard

British company deliberately hiked price of life-saving drug, court rules

The NHS was forced to spend over £80m a year on hydrocortisone tablets after the price was rigged

The Independent UK

Lucy Letby: The key questions still being asked over serial killer nurse’s convictions

Britain’s worst convicted child serial killer Lucy Letby has maintained her innocence and is to launch a fresh appeal with a new legal team

The Independent UK

Child killer Lucy Letby 'planning fresh appeal' with new legal team

Former nurse Lucy Letby has protested her innocence

Evening Standard

No Pseudonym for Ex-Pro-Basketball-Player Sexual Assault Defendant

"While this case involves a statutory conferral of anonymity, the legislature is not exempt from the Constitution."

Reason

Former 'IS Bride' Loses UK Citizenship Removal Appeal Bid

A woman stripped of her British citizenship after leaving the country as a teenager to marry an Islamic State group fighter lost a bid Wednesday to take her case to the UK's top court.

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The Independent UK

‘I missed out on growing up’: Father robbed of 16 years before indefinite jail term quashed

Exclusive: Leighton Williams was wrongly handed an IPP sentence with a 30-month tariff for a drunken fight aged 19. More than 16 years later it was quashed. In his first interview about his ordeal, he has called for 3,000 remaining IPP prisoners to have their cases reviewed, Amy-Clare Martin writes

The Conversation

Just Stop Oil’s harsh sentences are the logical outcome of Britain’s authoritarian turn against protest

Lengthy prison sentences have been imposed on five Just Stop Oil activists for coordinating direct action on the M25, the main ring road around London. For a non-violent protest, there is no equivalent in modern times.

Evening Standard

Trans man who tricked women into sex using strap-on in the dark loses appeal against ten-year jail sentence

Tarjit Singh is serving a ten year sentence for violent and sexual offences in a women’s prison

The Independent UK

Prince Harry wins right to appeal rejection of publicly funded security detail in UK

Prince Harry has been given permission to appeal the British government's rejection to provide him with police protection in the U.K. The Court of Appeal gave the Duke of Sussex the go-ahead to challenge a ruling earlier this year in the High Court

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Reason

My Identifying Would-Be Jane Doe Litigant in Law Review Article Wasn't "Harassment,"

notwithstanding the claim that it “invites worldwide haters to threaten, stalk, and commit violence against” her.

Evening Standard

Paula Vennells told she was in 'la-la land' as ex-Post Office boss again breaks down in tears at Horizon inquiry

The former Post Office chief executive is giving evidence for a third day at the Horizon IT inquiry

The Independent UK

First trader to be jailed for rate rigging will go to the Supreme Court to clear his name

Tom Hayes, a former star Citigroup and UBS trader, was convicted in 2015 of conspiracy to defraud by manipulating Libor

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Finally, the government has helped Julian Assange. Well, the Abbott government

Tony Abbott’s campaign against asylum seekers has ended up playing an important role in Julian Assange’s appeal against his extradition to the United States.

Evening Standard

Disgraced barrister who bought drugs from clients loses appeal bid

Henry Hendron asked for drugs from criminals he was representing

Evening Standard

Bankers Libor case is a tough spot for the SFO

City Voices: Do the Libor bankers deserve to be pardoned?

AAP

Murdered man's family in 'nightmare' over killer appeal

Harley David Wegener has appealed his conviction 17 months after being found guilty of murder for slashing Benjamin Suttie's throat in a park late at night.

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