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Juries could be informed of a defendant’s previous convictions, under new plans laid out by the Home Secretary David Blunkett. A new order laid in Parliament today could see defendants’ previous convictions for theft and child sex cases made admissible as evidence in criminal trials, if they are charged with an offence in the same… Read more »
In his first visit to Northern Ireland as leader of the Conservative Party, Michael Howard has promised to support campaigners seeking to retain the system of academic selection in Northern Ireland and urged immediate paramilitary disarmament. Speaking to the Belfast Royal Academy, Mr Howard said he had “no hesitation” in joining the campaign to retain… Read more »
