"Gangster" Who Was Banned From Plymouth for Life Is Jailed Over Drugs Plot

Published January 19, 2014

"Gangster" who was banned from Plymouth for life is jailed over drugs plot
Lee Bates, aged 32, gave a thumbs up sign to the public gallery at Plymouth Crown Court today after Judge Paul Darlow jailed him for eight years and nine months for his part in the plot which saw hundreds of thousands of pounds of drugs trafficked from …
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U.N. Grills Vatican On Sex Abuse
In front of a panel in Geneva, The Vatican promised it was cracking down on sex abuse allegations inside the church—even as it quietly denied an extradition request for a priest accused of being a longtime predator. It was never going to be easy …
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Why We Should Start Thinking of Rob Ford as a Human Being
On Monday, I did a 20-minute interview with CBC journalist, Amanda Margison, about Rob Ford's image and what he may have to do to recover from the long string of scandals that began before he was elected in 2010, including substance abuse, heavy …
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