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Two jurors found guilty of contempt of court were sentenced to suspended prison terms after a hearing in the Royal Courts of Justice today.

A violent offender who carried out a number of brutish assaults in Essex town centres sentenced to spend an extra 4 years in jail

A man who imprisoned and raped a woman in Doncaster will have to twice as long in prison after the Court of Appeal increased his prison sentence to 8 years’ imprisonment.

A violent prisoner in HMP Preston who threw boiling water in the face of a nurse today had his sentence increased to 11 years in jail

A violent offender who carried two brutal attacks using bottles and a pair of scissors as weapons was today sentenced to life imprisonment.

A semi-professional footballer who was caught tweeting about playing football 24 hours after making a dishonest insurance claim for whiplash today admitted contempt of court.

A robber from Leeds who violently attacked and strangled his elderly uncle today had his jail term more than doubled to 9 years’ imprisonment after a referral by Solicitor General Robert Buckland QC MP.

16 Birmingham gang members who supplied guns and ammunition to criminals across the country will be spending over 50 more years in prison following a Court of Appeal decision today.

The Attorneys General and other ministerial representatives from 5 countries recently met in Washington DC to discuss continued successful cooperation on a range of national security measures.

A man who carried out a stabbing attack outside the Lido club in Margate last year was today sentenced to an increased prison term by the Court of Appeal.

A Burnley man who raped a woman during a night out had his 3 year prison sentence increased to 5 and a half years by the Court of Appeal.

The Court of Appeal has today increased the unduly lenient sentence of Callum Stroomer to life in prison with a minimum of 13 years for the vicious attempted murder of two teenage girls while he was on bail for the rape and sexual assault of two other teenage girls.

The Court of Appeal today sentenced child sex offender Matthew Ian Bell to 3 years in prison after overturning his original suspended sentence.

A man convicted of historical rape charges was today sentenced to serve 3 years in prison after the Court of Appeal overturned his original two year suspended sentence.

Sarah Sands today had her prison sentence for the killing of convicted paedophile Michael Pleasted increased to seven and a half years’ imprisonment by the Court of Appeal.

Convicted drug smuggler James Hill was today sentenced to 11 years in prison after the Court of Appeal overturned his original sentence.

The Court of Appeal has today doubled the prison sentence of James Richardson to a total of 12 years’ imprisonment with an extension period of 5 years for the drunken, violent killing of his girlfriend, Natalia Czekaj.

Ruman Ali, the driver of a car that caused the death of Coventry student Kieran Dhaliwal in October 2013, was today sentenced to an increased prison term after a hearing in the Court of Appeal.

Brighton burglar Ryan Lewis was today sentenced to an increased prison term after a referral to the Court of Appeal by Solicitor General Robert Buckland QC MP.

Attorney General Jeremy Wright QC MP today announced the launch of a pilot programme to allow a wider range of prosecutors to conduct appeals into Unduly Lenient Sentences (ULS) on behalf of the Government.

The Court of Appeal today imposed a sentence of 3 and a half years' imprisonment on Marie McCarthy for indecent assault of a 15 year old

Fourteen offenders linked to the infamous Burger Bar Boys gang in Birmingham may have their prison sentences increased after a referral today by Solicitor General, Robert Buckland QC MP.

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The Court of Appeal has today increased the unduly lenient sentences of Richard Copeland, Glenn Milburn and Ian Froom for a spate of burglaries in the north east of England.

The Court of Appeal has today increased the unduly lenient sentences of Paul Oliver and Thomas Bailey to 19 years’ imprisonment with an extended four year licence period for a number of violent offences.

The Court of Appeal has today increased the custodial sentence of Bahmani Ahmadi to 6 years and 6 months’ imprisonment.

The Court of Appeal today increased the unduly lenient sentence handed to rapist Martin Tom.

The Court of Appeal today imposed an extended sentence of imprisonment against Swansea armed robber Robert Quinn after finding him to be a dangerous offender.