Farewell to a remarkable Dagenham schoolfriend
Jonathan Freedland: First thoughts: Strasbourg has ruled that life shouldn't mean life, but British liberals should be mindful of public support for the death penalty
Hearing will decide whether UK law allowing most dangerous offenders to be jailed for life breaches human rights
Bamber lawyers claim charges against ex-girlfriend Julie Mugford were dropped to induce her to give evidence for prosecution
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