Frances Gibb
The Times of London
United Kingdom
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Careless drivers who kill face life in jail
Dangerous or careless drivers who kill could face life in prison under tough laws being considered by the government.Robert Buckland, QC, the solicitor-general, told The Times that life sentences were planned for those who caused death by dangerous driving and for careless drivers who killed while u → Read More
‘Witchcraft’ mother is first person guilty of FGM
The mother of a three-year-old girl has become the first person to be found guilty of female genital mutilation in the UK after she failed to “shut up” her accusers with witchcraft.The Ugandan woman, in her thirties, and her Ghanaian partner, in his forties, both from London, were accused of cutti → Read More
Guildford pub bombings inquest to resume after 40 years
A coroner has ruled that the inquest into the 1974 Guildford pub bombings that killed four soldiers and a civilian in Britain’s most notorious miscarriage of justice should resume — more than 40... → Read More
Judges guilty of bullying in legal world that ‘stinks of testosterone’
Judges are one of the main sources of bullying in the legal profession, according to a survey for The Times which also suggests that lawyers are being harassed and propositioned by senior colleagues. → Read More
Labour MP Fiona Onasanya found guilty over speeding lie
A Labour MP has been found guilty of lying to police to avoid a speeding charge.Fiona Onasanya, a former Labour Party whip, was suspended by the party which also called on her to resign after she was convicted today of perverting the course of justice.The 35-year-old solicitor, who faces a possible → Read More
Pop singer jailed for killing cyclist in road crash
A pop singer has been jailed for killing a cyclist in a road crash caused when she failed to stop at a roundabout.Nadine Samuels, 27, who was a member of the group M.O, drove into Debbie Mills, sending the mother of three crashing on to the windscreen and then the road. Mrs Mills, 54, was wearing a → Read More
Judges think women who date online ‘will sleep with anyone’
Judges and juries often wrongly assume that women who use online dating sites “would have sex with anyone”, one of the country’s leading human rights QCs has claimed. Baroness Kennedy of the Shaws... → Read More
Surrogate mothers could be allowed to charge cash
Legal reformers are looking at whether to change the law so that surrogates can profit from having babies for others.The Law Commission is consulting on the subject and is to publish proposals in the new year. Sir Nicholas Green, chairman of the independent body, said that the existing laws, wh → Read More
Prisoner will get payout for release delay
A violent former prisoner who was addicted to the drug spice could be in line for a £25,000-plus compensation payout after staff shortages at the Parole Board led to his release from jail being... → Read More
Tommy Robinson walks free from Old Bailey as contempt case referred to attorney-general
Tommy Robinson walked free from the Old Bailey today after the judge referred his case to the attorney-general.The far-right activist, the former leader of the English Defence League, was jailed for 13 months in May for contempt of court for filming people in a criminal trial in Leeds and broadcas → Read More
Christian bakers win court fight after rejecting gay marriage cake
The Christian owners of a bakery have won a landmark ruling by the Supreme Court that they were entitled to refuse to make a cake decorated with the words “Support Gay Marriage”. The McArthur... → Read More
Teenager’s sex claim like weird porn film, says accused teacher Eleanor Wilson
A teacher accused of having sex with a pupil in an aircraft lavatory told a court that it could not have happened because she was wearing hiking boots and jeans. Eleanor Wilson, 29, said that the... → Read More
‘Bad back’ benefit fraudster Paul Stevens caught racing down zip wire
The husband of a benefit fraud officer who dishonestly claimed nearly £20,000 in disability payments was caught when investigators spotted him playing on a zip wire in a park.Paul Stevens, 70, said he needed help cooking, washing and dressing himself and could barely walk 60 yards at a time after 20 → Read More
British cave rescuer Vernon Unsworth sues Elon Musk over sex slur
The British diver who masterminded the Thai cave rescue is suing Elon Musk over comments alleging that he is a paedophile. Vernon Unsworth has said that the accusations by the billionaire founder... → Read More
Fortnite battle game driving warring partners to divorce
The online video game Fortnite is being blamed as the latest cause for divorce, according to a new report. Divorce Online, a British site offering information and services to people whose marriages... → Read More
Divorce law revolution puts end to blame game
Fault-based divorce is set to be scrapped as the biggest shake-up of family laws in 50 years seeks to end the “blame game” between couples. Spouses would also lose the right to contest the... → Read More
MPs to vote on making misogyny a hate crime in legal first
Misogyny will be made a hate crime for the first time under proposals to be voted on by MPs tomorrow. Stella Creasy, the Labour MP and women’s rights campaigner, has put forward an amendment to the... → Read More
Unmarried mother Siobhan McLaughlin wins court battle over benefits for widows
Ministers face calls for reform after the UK’s highest court ruled that to deny a widow bereavement benefits because she and her partner of 23 years were unmarried was discriminatory and a breach... → Read More
Q&A: widow’s bereavement benefits case strengthens children’s rights
Q What has the Supreme Court ruled?A That to deny bereavement benefits to unmarried cohabiting partners with children breaches human rights laws — establishing the principle that children should... → Read More
David Beckham faces trial over speeding allegation
David Beckham is due to go on trial over an alleged speeding offence. The former England footballer, of Holland Park in west London, is accused of driving a Bentley at 59mph in a 40mph zone on the... → Read More