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Watch: Peter Murrell led away in handcuffs as he’s jailed for embezzling more than £400,000 from SNP

Peter Murrell was led away from court in handcuffs after he was sentenced to more than five years in prison for embezzling more than £400,000 from the Scottish National Party.

The Independent UK

Former SNP chief executive Peter Murrell jailed for more than five years

A judge told Murrell he was responsible for a ‘calculated crime of dishonesty’.

Evening Standard

Former SNP chief executive Peter Murrell given five years in prison for embezzlement

FORMER SNP chief executive Peter Murrell has been sentenced to five years and three months in prison ...

The National (Scotland)

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Substantial prison demand for 'callous' slave keeper

A "callous" and selfish man who kept a vulnerable woman as a slave should be handed a substantial prison term for dehumanising her, prosecutors have argued.

AAP

I usually skip soulslikes not made by FromSoftware, but one Steam demo just won me over

Me to my fiancee when I'm playing Prison of Husks and I reach the Prison of Husks: "That's the Prison of Husks."

PC Gamer

Pakistan: Two Baloch activists sentenced to life over soldier's death

Two leaders of a Baloch rights group have been sentenced to life imprisonment by a Pakistani anti-terrorism court over the killing of a paramilitary soldier during a protest in 2024, a verdict that is likely to intensify debate over human rights and security in the restive province of Balochistan.

The Times of India

Lee Andrews claims he 'adopted' Katie Price's kids and shares their baby plans

The millionaire, who has faced conman allegations, was released from prison in Dubai last week

Evening Standard

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If we can’t keep rats out of Britain’s jails, we shouldn’t be putting children in them

The story of the therapy ferret used to kill rats at Wetherby young offenders institution raises question after question. Not least: is this any place for humans, whatever they have done, asks Zoe Williams

The Guardian - UK

A German journalist was released from Syrian prison after months and is back in Berlin

A German journalist detained in Syria has been released

The Independent UK

Jeffrey Donaldson facing ‘lengthy’ prison term after sexual offences conviction

The jury found the former DUP leader was convicted at Newry Crown Court of 18 sexual offences.

Evening Standard

Spain's Supreme Court jails former socialist minister for 24 years in COVID corruption case

A major blow to Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, Spain's Supreme Court has sentenced former socialist minister and close Sánchez ally José Luis Ábalos to 24 years in prison in a corruption case linked to COVID-19 mask contracts.

Euronews

Former South Korean justice minister gets 25-year prison term for role in martial law imposition

A former South Korean justice minister has been sentenced to 25 years in prison

The Independent UK

Concerns over therapy ferrets used to kill rats at UK’s largest children’s prison

Prison officers’ union calls for immediate end to practice at HMYOI Wetherby over fears for child and animal welfare

The Guardian - UK

Dining across the divide: ‘He mentioned the idea of 100% income tax over £350,000. I think the threshold should be lower’

An academic and a medical student share concerns about extremes of wealth and poverty, but do they agree on the monarchy?

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International Business Times UK

Imprisoned Diddy Convinced President Donald Trump Will Grant Pardon Despite Brutal Rejection: Report

Sean 'Diddy' Combs is reportedly still convinced President Donald Trump could grant him a pardon, despite Trump publicly rejecting his handwritten plea and the rapper serving a 50‑month prison sentence.

The Times of India

Lula maintains lead over Flavio Bolsonaro ahead of Brazil vote

The findings indicate that Bolsonaro may have limited the political fallout from reports that he sought financial backing from a now-imprisoned banker for a film about his father, former president Jair Bolsonaro, who was convicted of plotting a coup against Brazil's democratic order and is serving a 27-year prison sentence.…

The Times of India

Pakistan court jails four Imran Khan party leaders for 10 years, acquits ex-FM Shah Mahmood Qureshi

A Pakistani anti-terrorism court on Saturday sentenced four senior leaders of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party to 10 years in prison for their role in the May 9, 2023, riots, while acquitting former foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi and 11 others due to insufficient evidence.

The Times of India

Indian man jailed for over 5 years for smuggling migrants in lorries from UK to France; Used TikTok to advertise crossings

An Indian man has been sentenced to more than five years in prison after admitting his role in a smuggling network that transported migrants from the UK to France hidden inside lorries.

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Ukraine-born duo jailed over Russia-backed arson attacks on properties linked to UK PM Keir Starmer

Two men have been sentenced to prison for carrying out a series of arson attacks targeting a car and properties linked to UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, in a plot that investigators say was orchestrated on behalf of Russia.

The Mary Sue

House Oversight Staff Hit a Wall at Ghislaine Maxwell’s Texas Prison, Leaving Them With More Questions Than Answers About Her Move

The fact that Maxwell is the only sex offender at the minimum-security federal prison camp adds to the confusion.

Reason

A Supreme Court Decision Restricting Appeal Waivers Underlines the Injustice of Coercive Plea Bargaining

The Supreme Court ruled that "an agreement not to appeal a sentence is unenforceable when it would result in a miscarriage of justice."

Bangkok Post

Hear Ekachai's plea

Calls by human rights defenders for veteran activist Ekachai Hongkangwan, who is in jail awaiting bail, to receive medical treatment outside prison have been met with silence. They should not be.

The Times of India

Watch: CCTV captures UK prison trio following child killer into cell; stab 25 times

In a harrowing case at HMP Wakefield, three inmates—Mark Fellows, Lee Newell, and David Taylor—were sentenced to life for the vicious murder of Kyle Bevan. The trio was found guilty of stabbing Bevan repeatedly, solidifying their grim fate. Already facing whole-life sentences, Newell and Fellows will remain incarcerated indefinitely, with…

Evening Standard

Two Ukrainian men jailed over arson attacks linked to Keir Starmer

Roman Lavrynovych, 32, was jailed for seven years and Carpiuc, 27, was sentenced to two years in prison on Friday

International Business Times UK

Thai Man Jailed 18 Months Over Facebook Comment Criticising Monarchy Under Strict Royal Defamation Law

A Thai man received an 18-month prison sentence for a Facebook comment about the monarchy, exposing the ongoing disagreement with Thailand's royal defamation law and freedom of expression.

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