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fromIndependent
5 days ago

Family of retired farmer Tom Niland didn't recognise him in hospital after killers' brutal attack, sentencing told

The 'treasured' Sligo man died 20 months after he was set upon by a gang in January, 2022 One cousin said she remembers Mr Niland in hospital 'struggling to breathe in pain with tears rolling down his face' The family said they 'can only hope that some justice will be served for Tom' The family of a retired farmer who died 20 months after being violently attacked by a gang in his Sligo home didn't recognise him in hospital due to the severity of his injuries.
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fromIrish Independent
1 week ago

Defendant asks judge for more time in prison to 'keep his head down'

He said that the defendant is "doing well in prison" and that the man feels it is a safer place for him. Mr McGarry said that his client seems "completely institutionalised". He said that his client wants to extend his prison sentence in order to spend more time rehabilitating himself and completing courses within the prison system. He said that prison courses take time for people to get enrolled in and complete, and a release would disrupt this process.
Law
UK news
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

Rochdale gang members jailed for up to 35 years for rape and abuse of teenage girls

Seven men who groomed and sexually enslaved two vulnerable teenage girls in Rochdale were convicted and jailed for between 12 and 35 years.
fromIrish Independent
2 weeks ago

The Indo Daily: The life and crimes of Graham 'The Wig' Whelan

Graham Whelan is a man of many contradictions. He's a self-professed family man whose children's home was recently raided by gardaí. He's a career criminal with over 30 convictions who is just as likely to grace the front pages because of his personal ties to the McGregor clan. And while Whelan has been a constant in Ireland's gangland for more than two decades, he managed to avoid the public notoriety gained by many of his peers.
Miscellaneous
Right-wing politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Who were the key figures at the Unite the Kingdom rally in London?

Stephen Yaxley-Lennon (Tommy Robinson) is a British far-right activist who founded the English Defence League, promotes anti-Muslim narratives, and has a lengthy criminal record.
fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 month ago

CEO used disability charity as a front' for offering illegal immigration advice

She was initially charged in March 2021 and was convicted in 2022 for conspiracy to do an act to facilitate to commission of breach of UK immigration law by a non-UK national, and of conspiracy to possess identity documents with intent. During her sentencing, the judge concluded that the charity had been used as a front, and that the evidence showed she was using OBAC as a way of disguising her dishonest activities and potentially finding people with whom she could take money.
Law
US politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

US sports lobby Home Office for travel exemption after golf caddie refused UK entry

US sports organizations are urging the UK to exempt athletes and staff with criminal records from new travel restrictions.
fromLos Angeles Times
2 months ago

Trump says he's deporting the 'worst of the worst.' What is really happening?

Seven out of ten immigrants arrested in June had no criminal conviction, contrasting with claims that 'heinous illegal alien criminals' are the primary targets of enforcement.
US politics
US politics
fromwww.aljazeera.com
3 months ago

US attorney general paves way for more convicted criminals to own guns

Pam Bondi proposes changes to allow individuals with criminal convictions to own firearms, giving her discretion over who qualifies.
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