Church warden jailed for life for murder of lecturer has conviction quashed Retrial ordered in case of Benjamin Field, found guilty in 2019 of murdering Peter Farquhar, 69, in Buckinghamshire The Guardian - UK · Apr 16
Ex-church warden’s murder conviction quashed at Court of Appeal Benjamin Field was jailed for at least 36 years in 2019 after being found guilty of murdering 69-year-old Peter Farquhar. Evening Standard · Apr 16
Kneecap rapper will not face terrorism trial after high court rejects CPS appeal Judges uphold decision to dismiss case against Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh for allegedly displaying Hezbollah flag at gig The Guardian - UK · Mar 11
Father who shook baby daughter to death has murder sentence increased Holford was “heavily intoxicated with cannabis” at the time of the fatal attack on his daughter The Independent UK · Dec 2, 2025
Bargain Hunt expert loses sentence appeal over sales to ‘Hezbollah financier’ Oghenochuko Ojiri was jailed for two and a half years with a further year on licence in June. Evening Standard · Oct 29, 2025
‘Predatory’ sex offender who raped two underage girls has sentence increased Ashley Darbyshire introduced one of his victims to eight other men who also abused her. Evening Standard · Jul 30, 2025
Killer of Claire Knights has jail sentence increased Harrison Lawrence Van-Pooss will now spend 31 years in prison before he is eligible for release. Evening Standard · Jul 25, 2025
Manchester sex attacker given increased prison sentence Robert Emmerson, 40, targeted young women in an underpass near the Mancunian Way. The Independent UK · May 1, 2025
Tommy Robinson loses appeal against sentence for contempt of court The 42-year-old was jailed in October last year after admitting 10 breaches of an injunction barring him from repeating libellous allegations Evening Standard · Apr 16, 2025
Woman’s sentence for allowing daughter’s death ‘not unduly lenient’ Solicitor General Lucy Rigby had referred the case to the Court of Appeal. The Independent UK · Mar 12, 2025
Years of delays to rape trials a ‘significant injustice’, says judge More than 180 alleged rape victims have faced more than two years of delays since case first went to court The Guardian - UK · Mar 6, 2024
Luigi Riva obituary One of Italy’s greatest forwards and the star of the Sardinian side Cagliari when it won the 1970 league title The Guardian - UK · Feb 8, 2024
Just 557 prison spaces left and ‘criminals to be spared jail’ as population hits record high Prison governors say it is ‘inevitable’ spaces will run out as male population rises by 400 in a fortnight The Independent UK · Oct 13, 2023
Women’s groups criticise move to delay sentencing in England and Wales Government accused of letting down victims as full prisons mean convicted criminals will spend longer on bail The Guardian - UK · Oct 12, 2023
The Guardian - UK · Oct 12, 2023 England and Wales judges told not to jail criminals as prisons full – report Senior judge quoted by the Times says ‘biggest concern’ over guidance is those convicted of sexual assault likely to stay on bail
The Guardian - UK · Sep 28, 2023 What judges have said about the state of prisons in England and Wales Several have commented on issues such as overcrowding when passing sentence in recent months
The Guardian - UK · Sep 28, 2023 Criminals in England and Wales spared jail sentences because of overcrowding Judges and magistrates told to consider high prison population opting for suspended sentences instead of immediate jail terms
Evening Standard · Aug 11, 2023 Senior judge threatens to lock-up defendants for ‘delaying justice’ with late guilty pleas A senior judge has threatened to lock up defendants for “obstructing justice” if they wait to plead guilty until the start of their trial and leave valuable courtrooms sitting empty, it has emerged.
The Guardian - UK · Feb 6, 2023 Prepayment meters: magistrates told to stop allowing forced installations Senior judge makes ruling covering England and Wales amid concerns over vulnerable customers
Daily Record · Oct 22, 2022 Sick woman who injected faeces into child has jail sentence increased In April she admitted to one count of cruelty to a person under 16 and five counts of administering a poison or noxious substance which left the youngster with ''deep muscle scarring and multiple scars''.
Wales Online · Oct 21, 2022 Woman who injected child with faeces has her 'unduly lenient' prison sentence increased Elizabeth Faragher, 43, was jailed for five years and 10 months in April but has now had her jail term increased to eight years
Manchester Evening News · Oct 21, 2022 Woman who injected child with faeces has jail term increased Elizabeth Faragher had her sentence increased following a hearing with the Court of Appeal
The Independent UK · Feb 8, 2022 Convictions quashed for asylum seekers wrongly jailed for steering dinghies across Channel Court of Appeal says same ‘error of law’ was seen in 12 cases quashed so far, as more asylum seekers fight convictions