Judge rejects appeals by Extinction Rebellion activists to have criminal damage convictions

Two climate change protestors who glued themselves to the security gates of a coal mining company saw their appeals against conviction thrown out by a judge. Shulamit Morris Evans, 24, and Angela Ditchfield, 42, launched the three hour protest during Global Coal Management’s (GCM) annual general meeting in Cavendish Square, central London, on December 28, … Read more

Judge rejects appeals by Extinction Rebellion activists to have criminal damage convictions

Two climate change protestors who glued themselves to the security gates of a coal mining company saw their appeals against conviction thrown out by a judge. Shulamit Morris Evans, 24, and Angela Ditchfield, 42, launched the three hour protest during Global Coal Management’s (GCM) annual general meeting in Cavendish Square, central London, on December 28, … Read more

640 more postmasters in Post Office IT scandal are set to have their convictions quashed

640 more postmasters in Post Office IT scandal are set to have their convictions quashed 45 have had their convictions overturned after being falsely accused of stealing The Post Office is contacting 540 convicted to let them know they can appeal Court of Appeal judgment means it is unlikely Post Office will oppose claims  By Tom … Read more

640 more postmasters in Post Office IT scandal are set to have their convictions quashed

640 more postmasters in Post Office IT scandal are set to have their convictions quashed 45 have had their convictions overturned after being falsely accused of stealing The Post Office is contacting 540 convicted to let them know they can appeal Court of Appeal judgment means it is unlikely Post Office will oppose claims  By Tom … Read more

Post Office scandal: Dozens of staff will find out today if their convictions have been quashed

Dozens of Post Office staff who claim they were victims of a massive miscarriage of justice after they were prosecuted for stealing money because of a defective IT system will find out today if their names have been cleared.  A group of 42 former subpostmasters and postmistresses were convicted of theft, fraud and false accounting because … Read more

Romanian professional pickpocket is facing deportation after racking up 11 convictions in a year 

Romanian professional pickpocket, 20, who preyed on mothers caring for their children while she was pregnant is facing deportation after racking up 11 convictions in a year West Midlands Police seeking to deport 20-year-old pickpocket Pansella Radu The Romanian has racked up 11 convictions and cautions over the last 12 months An image of Radu … Read more

‘Stansted 15’ protesters who stopped deportation flight have convictions overturned

The Stansted 15 have today had their convictions overturned after they grounded a flight due to deport 60 criminals to Africa.  The group cut through the Essex airport’s perimeter fence in March 2017 and locked themselves together around a Boeing 767 jet chartered by the Home Office to transport people from UK detention centres for … Read more

‘Stansted 15’ protesters who stopped deportation flight have convictions overturned

‘Stansted 15’ protesters who stopped a flight trying to deport 60 criminals to Africa have convictions overturned by the Court of Appeal Group cut through airport’s perimeter fence and locked themselves together  767 jet transporting people from UK detention centres for repatriation to Africa  Were convicted in December 2018 before all 15 avoided jail in … Read more

‘Stansted 15’ begin Court of Appeal bid to overturn convictions

Protesters who stopped a deportation flight taking off from Stansted Airport before being taken to court today challenged their convictions at the Court of Appeal, claiming the laws used to convict them were intended for terrorists.  The ‘Stansted 15’ cut through the Essex airport’s perimeter fence and locked themselves together around a Boeing 767 jet … Read more

‘Stansted 15’ begin Court of Appeal bid to overturn convictions

Protesters who stopped a deportation flight taking off from Stansted Airport before being taken to court were today challenging their convictions at Court of Appeal.  The ‘Stansted 15’ cut through the Essex airport’s perimeter fence and locked themselves together around a Boeing 767 jet chartered by the Home Office to transport people from UK detention … Read more