24/08/2012
Breivik Declared Sane
Right wing mass murderer Anders Breivik has been declared sane.
Breivik, 33, smirked as judges jailed him for 21 years.
He must serve a minimum of ten years behind bars.
He will be kept in isolation at Ila Prison, where he will have three cells. One will be an exercise room, the other will have a computer and a television and one will have a bed.
Breivik blew up the Oslo government headquarters with a fertiliser bomb which killed eight people, before shooting another 69 at a summer youth camp in July 2011.
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Breivik, 33, smirked as judges jailed him for 21 years.
He must serve a minimum of ten years behind bars.
He will be kept in isolation at Ila Prison, where he will have three cells. One will be an exercise room, the other will have a computer and a television and one will have a bed.
Breivik blew up the Oslo government headquarters with a fertiliser bomb which killed eight people, before shooting another 69 at a summer youth camp in July 2011.
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Norwegian mass-murderer, Anders Behring Breivik, has denied a connection to the English Defence League in his continuing trial. While giving evidence on the fifth day of his 10-week trial Breivik, who killed 77 people last July, said that he had posted on internet forums linked to the EDL and had traded messages with an EDL member on one of them.
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Norwegian mass-murderer, Anders Behring Breivik, has denied a connection to the English Defence League in his continuing trial. While giving evidence on the fifth day of his 10-week trial Breivik, who killed 77 people last July, said that he had posted on internet forums linked to the EDL and had traded messages with an EDL member on one of them.
22 May 2006
WHO head dies
Lee Jong-wook, Director-General of the United Nations World Health Organisation, has died after a short illness, aged 61. Dr Lee, who became Director-General of the 192-member WHO in July 2003, had been in hospital in Geneva since Saturday afternoon, where he underwent surgery to remove a blood clot on his brain.
WHO head dies
Lee Jong-wook, Director-General of the United Nations World Health Organisation, has died after a short illness, aged 61. Dr Lee, who became Director-General of the 192-member WHO in July 2003, had been in hospital in Geneva since Saturday afternoon, where he underwent surgery to remove a blood clot on his brain.
10 May 2012
77 Years For Rochdale Child Sex Gang
The nine men found guilty of operating a child sexual exploitation ring have been jailed for a total of 77 years. The trial, which ended on Tuesday, heard how the men groomed young vulnerable girls in Rochdale.
77 Years For Rochdale Child Sex Gang
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08 June 2006
Sentence increased for baby rapist
A man who raped a 12-week-old baby girl has had his minimum jail term increased from six years to eight years by the Court of Appeal.
Sentence increased for baby rapist
A man who raped a 12-week-old baby girl has had his minimum jail term increased from six years to eight years by the Court of Appeal.
29 January 2014
Broadmoor Redevelopment To Begin
A £242 million redevelopment of Broadmoor Hospital is to get underway today. Alongside a redeveloped 16-ward, 234-bed unit, some of the estates' Victorian buildings, declared unfit for purpose in 2003, will be demolished. There will also be a new therapy building, housing shops for patients and education and vocational services.
Broadmoor Redevelopment To Begin
A £242 million redevelopment of Broadmoor Hospital is to get underway today. Alongside a redeveloped 16-ward, 234-bed unit, some of the estates' Victorian buildings, declared unfit for purpose in 2003, will be demolished. There will also be a new therapy building, housing shops for patients and education and vocational services.
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