Dominic Casciani
Home and Legal Correspondent at BBC
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1 week ago |
bbc.com | Dominic Casciani
Tommy Robinson appeals for early prison releaseDominic CascianiReutersThe far-right anti-Islam activist Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, better known as Tommy Robinson, has urged the Court of Appeal to let him out of prison early because he says it is making him ill. In a highly unusual challenge to a sentence, Yaxley-Lennon's lawyers said his segregation from other prisoners at HMP Woodhill in Milton Keynes was damaging his mental health in ways the judge who sentenced him did not anticipate.
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2 weeks ago |
bbc.com | Dominic Casciani
Former PMs and home secretaries may face asylum centre inquiryDominic CascianiPA MediaManston short-term centre for cross-Channel migrants Two former prime ministers and three former home secretaries may have to give evidence to an inquiry into serious allegations of chaos and unlawful activity at a centre used to hold cross-Channel migrants.
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2 weeks ago |
bbc.com | Dominic Casciani
Prince Andrew and alleged Chinese spy prepare for more court disclosures Dominic CascianiReutersMore documents about the relationship between Prince Andrew and an alleged Chinese agent of influence are being released to BBC News on Friday. Mr Yang has been banned from the UK on national security grounds after the home secretary concluded that he may have been trying to exert influence on the Duke of York.
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2 weeks ago |
flipboard.com | Dominic Casciani
Russian state media falls for April Fool's joke claiming Britain will build aircraft carrier called HMS Prince Andrew which can carry 'infinity' jetsBlundering Russian state media has been 'duped' into falling for an April Fool's joke that the Royal Navy is planning to build a third aircraft …
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1 month ago |
bbc.com | Dominic Casciani
Tommy Robinson loses prison segregation court caseDominic CascianiBBC Home and Legal Correspondent•@BBCDomCPA MediaStephen Yaxley-Lennon, aka Tommy Robinson, argued his mental health was sufferingThe High Court has thrown out an attempt by the far-right activist Stephen Yaxley-Lennon to challenge his jail conditions that have seen him segregated from other inmates.
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The law does not say this. It says that jail is the starting point *before the judge deducts for any mitigation and guilty plea*. But more importantly this was not a Crown Court sentence so Tom Tugendhat’s complaint cannot be acted on.
Huw Edwards won’t be going to jail for possession of indecent images of children. I have written to the government to ask them to review this judgement. Justice should be served in a manner that reflects the severity of the crime. https://t.co/gN4fGFpc4b
RT @matt_dathan: This is simply wrong from Rishi Sunak. As @charlie_taylor6's report on HMP Lewes found, high-risk prisoners are being re…
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