Dilon Price received a five-year and 11-month prison sentence for the manslaughter of Harley Fox, who died after attempting to intervene in an altercation at a Nottinghamshire pub on 8 June last year. Fox, acting as a 'peacemaker', was punched and sustained a fatal brain injury.
Following sharp criticism from the Independent Monitoring Board (IMB), the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has confirmed that prisoners at HMP Durham are now receiving their full entitlement of underwear and socks. Previously, new inmates were given significantly fewer items than national guidelines stipulated.
A new initiative, dubbed 'blitz courts', is being expanded across England and Wales to tackle the unprecedented backlog in the Crown Court system. These fast-track hearings aim to process numerous cases swiftly, with the government hoping to significantly reduce the more than 80,000 outstanding cases.
A former safeguarding officer at Belfast's Whitewell Metropolitan Tabernacle claims he was called a 'satanist' for highlighting safeguarding concerns, an accusation supported by minutes from a church board meeting. This comes after an investigation found a 'culture of indifference towards safeguarding' at the prominent church.
