Largest ever Government investment in threatened species recovery
Hundreds of England’s most threatened native wildlife are to be protected from extinction, thanks to the largest ever government funding for threatened species announced today. The government will invest £60 million over the next three years – more than double the previous round of funding – into the Species Recovery Programme, marking the largest ever government investment in directly supporting threatened species. A further £30 million will be dedicated […]
Rapist who threatened woman has sentence increased
Ionut Tanae of Nelson, Lancashire, had his sentence increased by three years and seven months after the Solicitor General referred his case to the Court of Appeal under the Unduly Lenient Sentence scheme. The court heard that 33-year-old Tanae raped his victim on two separate occasions. He then broke into the victim’s home and tried to persuade her to drop the case against him. After being charged and remanded […]