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Eden Project boss gets driving ban quashed after being caught speeding SIX times in under four years

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Eden Project boss gets driving ban quashed after being caught speeding SIX times in less than four years Sir Tim Smit, 66, received a six-month ban under the totting up rule  He successfully appealed on the grounds of ‘exceptional hardship’ Smit is a diabetic who is shielding and said he is also responsible for driving … Read more

Birmingham woman has manslaughter conviction for stabbing partner 12 times quashed by Appeal Court

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Girlfriend’s conviction for killing her partner by stabbing him 12 times in frenzied knife attack is quashed by Appeal Court judges Olivia Labinjo-Halcrow stabbed Gary Cunningham 12 times in February 2019 Acquitted of murder but guilty of manslaughter at Birmingham Crown Court But Court of Appeal has quashed 18-year sentence concluding it to be ‘unsafe’ Judges said burden of … Read more