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More pub operators will be encouraged to confiscate ID used fraudulently to buy alcohol underage after the Home Office gave a virtual green light to seizures by doorstaff. That's the view of Essex pub manager Nick Harmston, whose MP Simon Burns asked for clarity on the law by writing to the Home Office. Harmston, of Marston's Que Pasa in Chelmsford, was advised by police not to let staff confiscate ID because it left them open to being sued. A response from Home Office minister David Hanson said: “It is the Government’s view that doorstaff are not committing a criminal offence by confiscating the ID as they lack the dishonest intent necessary to commit the offence …

This should be in the real world i believe!

Source My bold Ahh I see it makes it ok, as it was just a bit of robbery :D I hope he enjoys his sentence people like this should not be on the streets, but how much of it will he actually serve?

htTwo boys who were killed crossing the M56 in Cheshire were confused and had made a "spur of the moment" decision, an inquest has heard. Kieran Coupe, seven, and Guy Davies, six, were hit by three cars near Runcorn as they tried to get home to nearby Mudishaw on 24 October 2007. Warrington Coroner's Court was told the pair died instantly. Coroner Nicholas Rheinberg ruled their deaths were unintentional and recorded a narrative verdict. The inquest heard the friends were on scooters as they tried to make their way home to Blythe Close where they both lived. They had wandered off earlier that afternoon despite being told not to stray from their homes. 'Desperate…

:D stealing a full Poppy Appeal can from a petrol station. CCTV pictures captured the carefully-planned theft at an Esso garage in the shadow of Ibrox Stadium in Glasgow. Station manager Craig Campbell, 34, described the thieves as "the lowest of the low" adding there could have been £100 in the tin. A spokeswoman for Strathclyde Police said:"We are aware of this taking place and our investigations are on-going." Mr Campbell continued: "This was no random theft ­ it was clearly planned beforehand. "It makes me wonder if they have not tried this at other locations. There was possibly £100 in that tin and it was meant for war heroes." A spokeswoman for Poppyscot…

Special constable's 'rocket fuel' crash shame Published Date: 10 November 2009 A FORMER special police constable was more than three times over the limit when he crashed his motorhome into a caravan early one morning. Mark Williams had drunk some home-brewed cider the night before, which was described as "rocket fuel". Williams, 44, of Tarragon Drive, Bispham, pleaded guilty to driving a Swift Sundance motorhome while over the limit. Martine Connah, prosecuting, said a woman driving behind Williams' motorhome on Warbreck Drive noticed he was extremely close to parked vehicles on October 22 at about 5.45am. As Williams drew up behind a caravan he collided with it and…

http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/new...r_investigation A POLICEMAN who wrongly believed he was under investigation has been found hanged. Complete tragedy, greatly saddened by this turn of events.

hThe 16-year-old pleaded guilty to charges including rape and child abduction against the boy. Manchester Minshull Street Crown Court heard the attack happened after he was given a community order for the rape of a seven-year-old boy in Tameside. The first sentence, by Judge Adrian Smith, provoked a legal challenge. On Wednesday, the attacker, who cannot be named, was given an indeterminate sentence for public protection for the second attack. He must serve a minimum of three years before being considered for parole. ttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/manchester/8354316.stm

http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/new...r_investigation this is a very sad storey indeed.

Link Pc Mark Edgar, 36, took his German shepherd Hax out on an obstacle course while on duty at Weymouth police station in Dorset in April. When Hax refused to jump one obstacle Edgar lifted him up and Pc Mark Edgar, 36, took his German shepherd Hax out on an obstacle course while on duty at Weymouth police station in Dorset in April. When Hax refused to jump one obstacle Edgar lifted him up and suspended him using the lead as a hoist. Edgar admitted causing unnecessary suffering to the animal at Bournemouth Magistrates' Court. He was also ordered to pay a £15 victim's surcharge and £85 in costs, but was not banned from keeping animals. Claire Toman, pros…

Woman arrested over son's death A 39-year-old woman has been arrested on suspicion of murder following the death of her one-year-old son at their home in Manchester. The boy was pronounced dead at Wythenshawe Hospital on Tuesday after officers were called to the house on Portlock Road, Baguley. The toddler's mother is being questioned by detectives. The results of a post-mortem examination are due to be released later, said Greater Manchester Police. Source Devastating story. Even more so for myself as i know the family concerned. RIP little one

I can't see any mention of his injuries; how can you say £1000 has never been seen for this type of injury before?

A criminal justice expert has praised an attack victim who fought to have the perpetrator brought to court after he was let off with a conditional caution. John Guest was attacked by Christopher Roy Watts at his home in Delhi Close, Poole, Dorset, in April 2008. After learning of the caution, Mr Guest sought a judicial review and Watts was eventually given a suspended jail term. Prof Chris Lewis, of the Institute of Criminal Justice at Portsmouth University, said the move was unusual. He said: "It's very uncommon. A decision such as a conditional caution is usually regarded as the end of a case. "But taking it to judicial review is a very uncommon procedure and it's…

A teenager who kidnapped and raped a five-year-old boy, eight days after avoiding custody for another rape, has been detained for at least three years. Judge Adrian Smith originally gave him a community order for raping a seven-year-old in Greater Manchester. But on Wednesday at Manchester Minshull Street Crown Court the 16-year-old was given an indeterminate sentence for public protection. He must serve at least three years in detention http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/manchester/8354316.stm "indeterminate sentence for public protection." all well and good but why onlt a 3 year minimum?