PC Andrew Harper’s killers could have manslaughter jail terms INCREASED

PC Andrew Harper’s killers could have manslaughter jail terms INCREASED as Attorney General refers case to Court of Appeal – saying ‘such heinous crimes should be punished with the greatest severity’ By Mark Duell for MailOnline Published: 12:04 BST, 21 August 2020 | Updated: 12:15 BST, 21 August 2020 The Attorney General today referred the … Read more

ADRIAN THRILLS: The Killers are in full bloom

THE KILLERS: Imploding The Mirage (EMI) Rating: Verdict: Rousing anthems THE WATERBOYS: Good Luck, Seeker (Cooking Vinyl) Rating: Verdict: Expansive Celtic rock ERASURE: The Neon (Mute) Rating: Verdict: Sparkling electro-pop They have loosened their ties with their home town of Las Vegas, lost a key band member and seen their stadium tour sunk by lockdown.  If … Read more

JAN MOIR: Yes, the lash is horrific, but so is letting killers hide from justice 

Surely no civilised person could condone the barbaric sentence meted out to Ye Ming Yuen for drug offences in Singapore.  The former public schoolboy was given 20 years after being found guilty of selling a small amount of illegal drugs to his friends; an amount that probably would have got him 12 months in a … Read more

The Killers explain how they’ve managed to avoid the stereotypical trappings of rockstars

The Killers explain how they’ve managed to avoid the stereotypical trappings of rockstars and reveal they’ve been enjoying life in lockdown By Demeter Stamell For Daily Mail Australia Published: 12:26 BST, 20 August 2020 | Updated: 12:26 BST, 20 August 2020 They’ve enjoyed a stellar music career spanning 19 years, but The Killers confessed they’re … Read more

PC Harper’s widow Lissie won’t ‘fade away quietly’ as she fights for tough sentences for 999 killers

The widow of hero PC Andrew Harper says she ‘won’t fade away quietly into the background’ as she fights for tougher sentences for 999 killers under ‘Andrew’s Law’. Lissie Harper, 29, had been married to Andrew, 28, for four weeks before he was killed on duty by thieves.  She said that on the day her … Read more

Stephen Lawrence’s mother accuses Met Police of giving up on nailing her son’s killers 

Stephen Lawrence’s mother accused Scotland Yard of giving up on her son last night after the force effectively conceded defeat in its quest to nail all of his racist killers. In a carefully-worded statement 27 years after the teenager was murdered, Met chief Dame Cressida Dick said the inquiry had run out of leads. She … Read more

Police officer who was hit by hijacked car supports calls for harsher sentences for cop killers

I back Andrew’s Law: Police officer who was hit by hijacked car supports calls for harsher sentences for cop killers amid fury over PC Andrew Harper case PC Gareth Phillips was run over by a criminal in a hijacked police car last August He backs campaign by PC Harper’s widow for police killers to get life … Read more

PC Andrew Harper’s mother describes watching his killers ‘laughing’ in court

PC Andrew Harper’s mother has today spoken of her pain at watching her son’s killers ‘laughing’ and joking’ in court as she talks about her new ‘Andrew’s Law’ campaign on Good Morning Britain. Henry Long, 19, and 18-year-olds Jessie Cole and Albert Bowers were sentenced at the Old Bailey on Friday for manslaughter after PC … Read more

PC Andrew Harper’s widow calls for full life jail terms for killers

PC Harper’s widow calls for full life jail terms for killers who claim lives of 999 heroes – after traveller trio dragged her husband to death in line of duty Lissie Harper said she would to ‘never stop’ in pursuit of justice for her husband She wants killers of emergency workers to be given full-life sentences … Read more