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Setback for coastal erosion campaigner

... Interest (SSSI) between Southwold in the south and Kessingland in the north.In the High Court, Mr Justice Blair said the evidence showed that part of the intention of the SSSI was to allow the destruction of Mr Boggis' defences and the rapid erosion of the cliffs behind them.He said: “I am not unsympathetic to the plight of Mr Boggis and the other residents who can see the cliff face...

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King Canute told by courts he cannot hold back tide

... involved as a coastal Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI).In the High Court last year, Mr Justice Blair said that it was unlawful to allow the houses to be sacrificed to the sea for scientific reasons.But he ruled that the decision to designate the zone an SSSI, other than around the threatened houses, was "otherwise lawful".Yesterday, (Tues) Lord Justice Sullivan, sitting...

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Mother of Rhys Jones' killer loses appeal

Court rules three-year jail sentence on Janette Mercer, who lied to try to protect her son, was not 'manifestly excessive' The mother of the teenage gunman who murdered Rhys Jones lost an appeal today against her three-year jail sentence for perverting the course of justice. Three judges at the court of appeal in London ruled that the sentence imposed on Janette Mercer at Liverpool crown court...

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Mother of Rhys killer loses appeal

The mother of the teenage gunman who murdered schoolboy Rhys Jones has lost an appeal against her three-year jail sentence for perverting the course of justice.

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Rhys Jones killer's mum Janette Mercer loses jail appeal over lying to police

Rejecting her application for permission to appeal, Mr Justice Blair said, despite the mitigating factors in her case: "We are firmly of the view the sentence was not manifestly excessive''.

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Liverpool News: Rhys Jones killer's mum Janette Mercer loses jail appeal over lying to police

Rejecting her application for permission to appeal, Mr Justice Blair said, despite the mitigating factors in her case: "We are firmly of the view the sentence was not manifestly excessive''.