In the UK, serious crimes such as rape require the Crown Prosecution Service's approval for the police to charge suspects.
Who was the head of the CPS when rape gangs were allowed to exploit young girls without facing justice?
Keir Starmer, 2008 -2013
Ryan Sheers is the second person to be jailed at Teesside Crown Court today. The 28-year-old was bitten on the bottom by a police dog when shouting and refusing to move away when trying to push through the police cordon. Judge Laird jailed him for 26 months.
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@nevnan @superleeds1504 @DaxScalper@mattletiss7 6 hour wait for an ambulance now. 5 hours to be seen in A&E. Letโs not pretend covid has caused the hospitals to be full. Underfunded for years. Covid made it slightly worse.