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| 11 Apr |
1961: Nazi war crimes trial begins |

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| 11 May |
1963: Moscow jails British 'spy' |

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| 12 Mar |
1964: Hoffa faces eight years behind bars |

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| 18 May |
1964: Mods and Rockers jailed after seaside riots |

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| 06 May |
1966: Moors murderers jailed for life |

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| 10 May |
1967: Two Rolling Stones on drugs charges |

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| 11 Oct |
1967: Harold Wilson wins Moving apology |

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| 19 Feb |
1968: Damages for thalidomide children |

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| 04 Mar |
1969: Kray twins guilty of McVitie murder |

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| 10 Mar |
1969: Martin Luther King's killer gets life |

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| 04 Aug |
1972: Governor Wallace's attacker jailed |

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| 08 Nov |
1974: Man jailed for forging PM's signature |

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| 12 Jun |
1975: Gandhi found guilty of corruption |

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| 19 Jun |
1975: Missing earl guilty of murder |

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| 04 Mar |
1976: Guilty verdict for 'Maguire Seven' |

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| 09 Apr |
1976: Young Liberal leader cleared of robbery |

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| 11 Jun |
1976: Mercenaries trial begins in Angola |

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| 28 Jun |
1976: Death sentence for mercenaries |

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| 15 Oct |
1976: UDR men jailed for Showband killings |

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| 16 Nov |
1976: Bank robbers jailed for 100 years |

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| 20 Nov |
1978: Liberal MP accused of murder plot |

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| 22 Jun |
1979: Thorpe cleared of murder charges |

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| 09 Nov |
1979: Paperboy's killers convicted |

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| 09 Mar |
1981: M5 rapist jailed for life |

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| 22 May |
1981: Yorkshire Ripper jailed for life |

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| 22 Jun |
1981: Chapman pleads guilty to Lennon murder |

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| 30 Oct |
1981: Euthanasia chief jailed over suicides |

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| 25 Feb |
1982: Parents can stop school beatings |

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| 18 Mar |
1982: Judge halts 'obscenity' trial |

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| 19 Jun |
1982: 'God's banker' found hanged |

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| 27 Jul |
1982: Seychelles coup leader guilty of hijack |

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| 06 Feb |
1983: 'Butcher of Lyon' returns to face trial |

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| 26 Jul |
1983: Mother loses contraception test case |

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| 14 Dec |
1984: Court fines Scargill for obstruction |

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| 02 Aug |
1984: Euro Court condemns phone-tapping |

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| 16 Aug |
1984: DeLorean cleared of drugs charges |

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| 16 Feb |
1985: Falklands' row civil servant resigns |

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| 16 May |
1985: Miners jailed for pit strike murder |

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| 03 Nov |
1985: Agents plead guilty in Rainbow Warrior trial |

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| 18 Dec |
1985: Drug traffickers' appeal rejected |

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| 10 Jun |
1986: Magee convicted of Brighton bombing |

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| 27 Jun |
1986: US guilty of backing Contras |

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| 01 Dec |
1986: Surprise inquiry into Guinness affairs |

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| 11 Feb |
1987: Mrs Payne is no brothel Madam |

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| 03 Jul |
1987: Nazi war criminal Klaus Barbie gets life |

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| 24 Jul |
1987: Archer wins record damages |

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| 31 Jul |
1987: Newspaper caught in Spycatcher row |

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| 18 Apr |
1988: 'Ivan the Terrible' guilty of war crimes |

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| 30 Sep |
1988: 'SAS killed lawfully' - Gibraltar jury |

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| 13 Oct |
1988: Government loses Spycatcher battle |

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| 20 Oct |
1988: New law could erode right to silence |

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| 24 May |
1989: Yorkshire Ripper's wife wins damages |

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| 27 Aug |
1990: 'Guinness Four' guilty |

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| 28 Mar |
1991: Family anger at Hillsborough verdict |

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| 25 Nov |
1991: Silcott not guilty of PC's murder |

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| 23 Jun |
1992: 'Teflon Don' jailed for life |

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| 11 Jan |
1993: BA dirty tricks against Virgin cost £3m |

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| 29 Jul |
1993: Lawrence murder suspects freed |

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| 08 Feb |
1994: Police probe MP's suspicious death |

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| 28 Apr |
1994: CIA double agent jailed for life |

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| 15 Dec |
1994: Modahl banned for drug taking |

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| 08 Apr |
1995: Death Row Briton is executed |

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| 03 Oct |
1995: OJ Simpson verdict: 'Not guilty' |

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| 22 Nov |
1995: Life sentence for Rosemary West |

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| 02 Dec |
1995: Rogue trader jailed for six years |

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| 09 Dec |
1996: Guilty verdict on school machete attacker |

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| 06 Feb |
1997: Widow allowed dead husband's baby |

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| 21 Feb |
1997: 'Bridgewater Three' freed |

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| 19 Jun |
1997: Victory for McDonald's - at a cost |

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| 31 Oct |
1997: British au pair guilty of murder |

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| 02 Apr |
1998: Papon guilty of war crimes |

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| 23 Apr |
1998: Martin Luther King killer dies |

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| 29 Mar |
1999: Hanratty family wins right to appeal |

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| 31 Jan |
2000: Life for serial killer Shipman |

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| 14 Apr |
2000: M25 killer gets life |

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| 15 Jul |
2000: Police camera action violates human rights |

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| 18 Sep |
2000: Crash survivors attack Railtrack |

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| 16 Mar |
2001: Teenage woman guilty of rape |

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| 05 Apr |
2001: Driver jailed for immigrant deaths |

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| 30 May |
2001: French ex-minister jailed over sleaze |

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| 22 Jun |
2001: Bulger killers to be released |

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| 30 Aug |
2001: Milosevic to face genocide charge |

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| 12 Nov |
2001: Greece holds plane-spotting 'spies' |

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| 22 Mar |
2002: Woman granted 'right to die' |

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| 25 Apr |
2002: Brothers cleared of Damilola murder |

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| 17 Nov |
2003: Washington sniper convicted |
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