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Michael Stone’s murder convictions will not be referred to Court of Appeal

The Criminal Cases Review Commission decided there are no grounds to refer Stone’s convictions despite Levi Bellfield allegedly confessing.

The Independent UK · Jul 13, 2023

Human trafficking victim has conviction overturned

"Our review has found that this young man has been let down by a wide range of agencies involved in his prosecution"

Manchester Evening News · Jun 28, 2023

Widower of Manchester post office worker bids to clear her name after her death

Joanne O'Donnell was jailed for seven months after being convicted of theft

Manchester Evening News · Jun 27, 2023

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Pardon shows nation needs new body to investigate wrongful convictions

The Folbigg case is yet another demonstration that Australia needs a statutory body to investigate claims of wrongful conviction.

The New Daily · Jun 5, 2023

Kathleen Folbigg pardon shows Australia needs a dedicated body to investigate wrongful convictions

The New South Wales Attorney-General Michael Daley today announced Kathleen Folbigg has been pardoned after having served 20 years for the murder of three of her infant children and the manslaughter of a fourth child. She has already been released, and won’t serve the rest of her 30-year sentence.

The Conversation · Jun 5, 2023

Families of three young men jailed over Moss Side 'gang' murder apply to review their convictions

The application has been backed by Manchester MP Lucy Powell

Manchester Evening News · May 26, 2023

Three Black men convicted of murder launch legal appeal claiming ‘institutional racism’

Families of Durrell Goodall, Reano Walters and Nathaniel Williams launch bid to clear their children’s names

The Independent UK · May 26, 2023

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Three black men in UK say ‘institutional racism’ influenced murder convictions

Durrell Goodall, Reano Walters and Nathaniel Williams are applying for a formal review of their convictions as teenagers

The Guardian - UK · May 26, 2023

Human trafficking victim hopes to have drugs conviction overturned

"The guidelines suggest he should never have been prosecuted in the first place."

Manchester Evening News · May 23, 2023

'I am innocent and have been waiting nearly 20 years for justice' -Man who served years in prison for rape he denies

Andrew Malkinson has always denied raping a woman near the M61

Manchester Evening News · May 3, 2023

Man jailed for Lin and Megan Russell murders hoping for release after Levi Bellfield confession

Milly Dowler killer Levi Bellfield has reportedly confessed for a second time to the 1996 killing of Lin and Megan Russell. Michael Stone was convicted of the murders in 2001 but insists he is innocent

Wales Online · Apr 27, 2023

Milly Dowler killer’s confession sees man jailed for Lin and Megan Russell murders speak out

Michael Stone, who was convicted for the murders of Lin and Megan Russell, says Levi Bellfield's confession contains information only the killer would know in new development.

Daily Record · Apr 27, 2023

Man jailed for Lin and Megan Russell murders speaks out from prison after Levi Bellfield confession

Michael Stone says Milly Dowler killer Levi Bellfield’s confession contains information about the hammer attack in 1996 which only the murderer would know

Daily Mirror · Apr 26, 2023

Criminal conviction of former Manchester postmaster could be quashed over Horizon scandal

The Criminal Cases Review Commission has referred the case back to the courts

Manchester Evening News · Apr 6, 2023

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The Independent UK · Mar 3, 2023

Conviction of woman involved in British political scandal still under review

The Profumo affair revealed a world of scandal at the height of the Cold War.

Manchester Evening News · Jan 24, 2023

"I am innocent - now I have the chance to prove it" says man who spent 17 years in jail for rape

"I only have one life and so far 20 years of it has been stolen from me."

The Guardian - UK · Jan 24, 2023

New suspect arrested on suspicion of Manchester rape for which man served 17 years

Andrew Malkinson’s case sent to court of appeal after DNA breakthrough

Evening Standard · Jan 17, 2023

Anti-apartheid trio’s convictions quashed after 51 years over lying Met officer

The criminal convictions of three anti-apartheid protesters who blocked the England rugby team’s bus in 1972 have been overturned after an undercover Met police officer infiltrating their group lied in court.

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Wales Online · Dec 26, 2022

The brutal murder of a Welsh boxer and the execution of a 'killer' the victim himself exonerated

Boxer Dai Lewis was murdered in Cardiff city centre almost a century ago and two men were hanged. But just hours before his death, and following the fatal attack, Lewis said one of the men executed for his murder 'had nothing to do with it'

The Guardian - UK · Nov 27, 2022

‘Is the conviction sound? No’: lawyer vows to prove Michael Stone’s innocence

Exclusive: Mark McDonald believes Russell murders case will turn out to be a serious miscarriage of justice

The Guardian - UK · Nov 27, 2022

Melting point: could ‘cloud brightening’ slow the thawing of the Arctic?

The climate emergency is prompting some scientists to suggest extreme measures. But whether you call it geoengineering or biomimicry, others feel interfering with nature will have too high a cost

The Guardian - UK · Oct 31, 2022

US court drops Libor rate-rigging charges against ex-UBS trader

Judge dismisses case against British former trader Tom Hayes, who was jailed over interest rate scandal

Daily Mirror · Oct 16, 2022

White House Farm killer Jeremy Bamber attempts to overturn murder conviction with 'new evidence'

The legal team for Jeremy Bamber, serving a full life sentence for the murders of his family in August 1985, has sent new evidence to the Criminal Cases Review Commission they

Miami Herald · Oct 12, 2022

What happens after Parkland shooter Nikolas Cruz is sentenced? How life or death unfolds

MIAMI — Parkland shooter Nikolas Cruz’s fate is in the hands of a 12-member Broward County jury.

The Conversation · Oct 10, 2022

How the UK press is failing victims of miscarriages of justice

On September 20 2022, Adnan Sayed had his murder conviction overturned by a Baltimore judge after spending nearly 23 years in jail. His case had featured in the groundbreaking true crime podcast Serial.

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