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Government has halted controversial policy of destroying court records, investigation reveals

The MoJ has publicly disclosed for the first time that trial records will now be kept at least as long as the prison sentence – and possibly...

23.02.2026 90

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Brian Thornton

Government has revised controversial policy of destroying court records, investigation reveals

The MoJ has publicly disclosed for the first time that trial records will now be kept at least as long as the prison sentence – and possibly...

23.02.2026 50

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Brian Thornton

Saipan: the story behind Roy Keane’s World Cup walkout on Ireland’s football team

This ridiculous but heartbreaking football bust-up nearly tore Ireland apart.

23.01.2026 9

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Peter Sullivan murder conviction quashed after 38 years in jail – it would be a mistake to see his case as a bizarre, one-off

It is the longest miscarriage of justice experienced by a living inmate in the UK.

14.05.2025 5

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Convicting the innocent: how a rotten system ensures miscarriages of justice will continue

Why are so many innocent people still being convicted of crimes they did not commit?

05.03.2025 10

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The miscarriage of justice watchdog is failing at its only job – here’s how to fix it

The Criminal Cases Review Commission is facing its own crisis of legitimacy.

29.01.2025 9

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Brian Thornton