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A banned driver who killed a cyclist and left him for dead has his prison term increased after the Court of Appeal reviewed the original sentence.
Ambassador Raphael Naegeli from Switzerland marks the 20th World Day against the Death Penalty at the OSCE, on behalf of the UK and other OSCE states.
The High Commissioners of the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and New Zealand to the Republic of Botswana have issued a joint statement.
UK citizens facing death penalty abroad.
The range of prison sentences a court can give - including suspended, fixed-term, indeterminate and life sentences.
Information and advice if a friend or family member has been a victim of murder, manslaughter or has died in suspicious circumstances in Barbados.
UK International Ambassador for Human Rights, Rita French delivers statement during the biennial high level panel on the death penalty, human rights violations related to the use of the death penalty and its use as a deterrent effect on crime...
Dangerous driver who killed another motorist before fleeing the scene has prison term increased after sentence was referred under Unduly Lenient Sentencing scheme
Ambassador Neil Bush delivers a statement on behalf of Canada, Norway and the UK to condemn the Lukashenko regime's political repression in Belarus.
You could be imprisoned, banned from driving and face a fine if you're found guilty of drink-driving
During the 52nd session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, the UK co-sponsored a Joint Statement relating to the use of the death penalty in Iran. This statement was delivered by H.E. Christian Guillermet, Vice Minister of Foreign...
A man who killed two passengers after driving under the influence of drugs and alcohol has been ordered to serve an extended sentence.
A man who got behind the wheel with a lethal cocktail of alcohol and drugs in his system before killing a girl he had met on the same night has had his sentence increased.
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