Category: Law

The White House Farm massacre – exclusive: new forensic evidence suggests Sheila Caffell killed herself. Is Jeremy Bamber innocent?

In 1986, Bamber was sentenced to life imprisonment for killing five members of his family. Now analysis of crime scene photographs by a leading forensic biologist could exonerate himOn 7 August 1985, five people were found dead...

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When you watch the acclaimed TV drama Time, remember this: I’ve seen inside our prisons and they are just as bleak | Alex South

The show depicts prisons as places characterised by violence and isolation, with no focus on rehabilitation. It’s depressingly accurateAlex South is a former prison officer and the author of the memoir Behind These DoorsThe new...

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Britain is addicted to prisons. Our crumbling probation service proves they don’t work | Polly Toynbee

The current system is unable to quench the public thirst for locking people up – and certainly doesn’t ensure proper care once they are releasedPublic services need more investment across the board. Every day, another wretched...

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Former DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson sentenced to 15 years for child sexual offences

Donaldson was found guilty in June of 18 counts of sexual abuse including one rape between 1985 and 2008Jeffrey Donaldson has been sentenced to 15 years for sexual offences against two women who were children when he abused...

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Jeffrey Donaldson sentenced to 15 years for child sexual offences

Former DUP leader was found guilty in June of 18 counts of sexual abuse including one rape between 1985 and 2008Jeffrey Donaldson has been sentenced to a total of 15 years for sexual offences against two women who were children...

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MI5 chief Ken McCallum confirms Russia did interfere in Brexit referendum but says it had little impact – as it happened

He argued there was no evidence to suggest the result of the Brexit vote had been swayed as a result of the effortAndy Burnham promises ‘serious dialogue’ over UK’s relationship with EUZia Yusuf, Reform UK’s home affairs...

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Burnham faces questions over push to scrap photo ID voting requirement

Ministers reportedly seeking to halve time for Lords scrutiny of voting and donations changes amid election speculationAndy Burnham is facing questions over plans to speed up sweeping changes to Britain’s electoral system amid...

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‘Me and the lads would not survive a day in here’: inside TV’s utterly stunning, Bafta-winning prison drama

The third series of Jimmy McGovern’s breathtaking series Time stars David Tennant – and just be its best ever. We go behind the scenes“I don’t think you would find a young offender institution (YOI) in which stories like these...

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Who owns ‘brain rot’?: inside the international legal drama over a beloved meme

Copyright law in the US only applies to human-made creations, but AI characters like Tung Tung Tung Sahur are challenging thatOne of the most beloved characters in an absurdist genre of online video content has become the center...

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