Welsh Schoolgirl Found Guilty of Attempted Murder
A 14-year-old girl in Ammanford, Wales was found guilty of attempted murder after stabbing two teachers and a student with a bladed multitool at Ysgol Dyffryn Aman on April 24, 2023; all victims survived but required hospital treatment, and the girl awaits sentencing on April 28th.
Welsh Schoolgirl Found Guilty of Attempted Murder
A 14-year-old girl in Ammanford, Wales was found guilty of attempted murder after stabbing two teachers and a student with a bladed multitool at Ysgol Dyffryn Aman on April 24, 2023; all victims survived but required hospital treatment, and the girl awaits sentencing on April 28th.
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28% Bias Score
Keighley Grooming Gang: Eight Men Jailed for 57.5 Years
Eight men received a combined 57.5-year prison sentence for the rape and sexual abuse of two girls in Keighley, West Yorkshire, between 1996 and 1999; the abuse involved plying the victims with drugs and alcohol to exploit their vulnerability; the case highlights failures of law enforcement and soci...
Keighley Grooming Gang: Eight Men Jailed for 57.5 Years
Eight men received a combined 57.5-year prison sentence for the rape and sexual abuse of two girls in Keighley, West Yorkshire, between 1996 and 1999; the abuse involved plying the victims with drugs and alcohol to exploit their vulnerability; the case highlights failures of law enforcement and soci...
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40% Bias Score
UK Justice System Fails: Wrongful Convictions and Systemic Issues
The UK's justice system faces a crisis of wrongful convictions, with nearly 500 cases recorded since 1970, exemplified by Andrew Malkinson's 17-year wrongful imprisonment and the ongoing Lucy Letby case, highlighting systemic issues including police pressure, underfunded courts, and a severely backl...
UK Justice System Fails: Wrongful Convictions and Systemic Issues
The UK's justice system faces a crisis of wrongful convictions, with nearly 500 cases recorded since 1970, exemplified by Andrew Malkinson's 17-year wrongful imprisonment and the ongoing Lucy Letby case, highlighting systemic issues including police pressure, underfunded courts, and a severely backl...
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68% Bias Score
UK Bill Seeks Resentencing for 3,000 Prisoners Under Abolished IPP Sentence
Lord Woodley's private member's bill seeks to resentence almost 3,000 prisoners still serving time under the abolished Imprisonment for Public Protection (IPP) sentence in the UK, highlighting the severe human rights abuses, including 90 suicides, and the potential for further deaths if the bill fai...
UK Bill Seeks Resentencing for 3,000 Prisoners Under Abolished IPP Sentence
Lord Woodley's private member's bill seeks to resentence almost 3,000 prisoners still serving time under the abolished Imprisonment for Public Protection (IPP) sentence in the UK, highlighting the severe human rights abuses, including 90 suicides, and the potential for further deaths if the bill fai...
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56% Bias Score
UK Court Seizes \u00a32 Million from Tate Brothers for Tax Evasion
A UK court ordered the seizure of over \u00a32 million from Andrew and Tristan Tate for unpaid taxes on \u00a321 million in revenue from their online businesses, following allegations of tax evasion and ongoing criminal investigations in Romania and the UK.
UK Court Seizes \u00a32 Million from Tate Brothers for Tax Evasion
A UK court ordered the seizure of over \u00a32 million from Andrew and Tristan Tate for unpaid taxes on \u00a321 million in revenue from their online businesses, following allegations of tax evasion and ongoing criminal investigations in Romania and the UK.
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48% Bias Score
UK Criminal Justice System Faces Crisis Due to Underfunding
The UK's criminal justice system faces a crisis due to underfunding, leading to lawyer shortages, court backlogs, and inadequate oversight; solutions include increased legal aid, court investment, and systemic reforms.
UK Criminal Justice System Faces Crisis Due to Underfunding
The UK's criminal justice system faces a crisis due to underfunding, leading to lawyer shortages, court backlogs, and inadequate oversight; solutions include increased legal aid, court investment, and systemic reforms.
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20% Bias Score
Convictions Overturned in Arranged Marriage Abuse Case Leading to Wife's Vegetative State
Ambreen Fatima Sheikh, a Pakistani woman in an arranged marriage in Huddersfield, UK, suffered catastrophic brain damage after being poisoned with glimepiride and a caustic substance by her husband's family in 2015; they were initially jailed but released after an appeal.
Convictions Overturned in Arranged Marriage Abuse Case Leading to Wife's Vegetative State
Ambreen Fatima Sheikh, a Pakistani woman in an arranged marriage in Huddersfield, UK, suffered catastrophic brain damage after being poisoned with glimepiride and a caustic substance by her husband's family in 2015; they were initially jailed but released after an appeal.
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60% Bias Score
Scottish Activist Jailed for Pro-Palestine Protest
Stuart Bretherton, a 26-year-old Scottish activist, received a 12-month prison sentence (reduced to 16 weeks on appeal) for participating in a pro-Palestine protest at a Glasgow arms factory in June 2022, highlighting concerns about the UK's justice system and high incarceration rates.
Scottish Activist Jailed for Pro-Palestine Protest
Stuart Bretherton, a 26-year-old Scottish activist, received a 12-month prison sentence (reduced to 16 weeks on appeal) for participating in a pro-Palestine protest at a Glasgow arms factory in June 2022, highlighting concerns about the UK's justice system and high incarceration rates.
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52% Bias Score
Chair of Miscarriages of Justice Body Resigns Amid Criticism
Helen Pitcher resigned as chair of the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) following criticism over the agency's mishandling of the Andy Malkinson case, where Mr. Malkinson spent 17 years in prison for a rape he did not commit; an independent panel recommended her removal, and an interim chair w...
Chair of Miscarriages of Justice Body Resigns Amid Criticism
Helen Pitcher resigned as chair of the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) following criticism over the agency's mishandling of the Andy Malkinson case, where Mr. Malkinson spent 17 years in prison for a rape he did not commit; an independent panel recommended her removal, and an interim chair w...
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48% Bias Score
Magistrates' Courts to Halve Sittings Due to Staff Shortages
Due to a shortage of legal advisers, magistrates' courts in Hampshire, Isle of Wight, and Wiltshire will halve their sittings from January to March 2025, causing concern about the already large backlog of 333,349 cases, and prompting a government review of the criminal justice system.
Magistrates' Courts to Halve Sittings Due to Staff Shortages
Due to a shortage of legal advisers, magistrates' courts in Hampshire, Isle of Wight, and Wiltshire will halve their sittings from January to March 2025, causing concern about the already large backlog of 333,349 cases, and prompting a government review of the criminal justice system.
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40% Bias Score
20-Year-Old Double Murder Convictions Overturned: Brothers Acquitted
After nearly two decades of imprisonment for the 2003 double murder of Carol and Graham Fisher, brothers Robert and Lee Firkins were exonerated when new evidence discredited the key witness, leading to the dropping of a planned retrial.
20-Year-Old Double Murder Convictions Overturned: Brothers Acquitted
After nearly two decades of imprisonment for the 2003 double murder of Carol and Graham Fisher, brothers Robert and Lee Firkins were exonerated when new evidence discredited the key witness, leading to the dropping of a planned retrial.
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44% Bias Score
"Former Bar Association Chair Found Guilty of Sexual Misconduct"
"A disciplinary tribunal found Navjot Sidhu, former chair of the Criminal Bar Association, guilty of professional misconduct for initiating inappropriate sexual contact with a paralegal in 2018 during a work-shadowing experience, leading to the loss of his practicing certificate."
"Former Bar Association Chair Found Guilty of Sexual Misconduct"
"A disciplinary tribunal found Navjot Sidhu, former chair of the Criminal Bar Association, guilty of professional misconduct for initiating inappropriate sexual contact with a paralegal in 2018 during a work-shadowing experience, leading to the loss of his practicing certificate."
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40% Bias Score