Events in History – 27th March

Charles I who was executed by Parliament after losing English Civil War
On 27th March 1627, King James I of England died, and was succeeded by Charles I. King Charles was executed by Parliament after losing the English Civil War.
On 27th March 1863, Henry Royce, one half of the Rolls Royce company, was born.
On 27th March [...]

Baby killer jailed

A man who was found guilty of shaking his baby daughter to death has been jailed for six years.
Faisal Younas was found guilty of the culpable homicide of Alishba, who was nine months old. She was murdered in the family home in Pollokshields, Glasgow, in September 2005.
The judge recommended that Younas be deported on completion [...]

Labour target crime and antisocial behaviour

Labour will target crime and anti social behaviour as they attempt to take control of more Welsh councils.
The campaign will be launched at Swansea’s Liberty Stadium. Labour says it has consulted communities across Wales and their main concern was crime and anti social behaviour.
Labour say they will use every available power to tackle the problems [...]

Minister apologises to rape victim

Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill has apologised to a schoolgirl who was raped by a prisoner on the run from an open prison.
Robert Foye escaped from Castle Huntly open jail and carried out the attack in Cumbernauld last August.
Foye was serving a sentence for the attempted murder of a policeman when he absconded from the open [...]

Threat to Nimrod replacement

The Nimrod MRA aircraft – derived from the Comet airliner
The MOD has been urged to cancel its order for the replacement Nimrod fleet owing to the fact that it is eight years late and nearly £800million over budget.
The Nimrod MRA, which is based at RAF Kinloss, should have been retired in 2003, and there are [...]