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By Rebecca Blain, solicitor Over 1500 arrests have been made and more than 500 charged. The riots in London, Birmingham, Nottingham, Manchester and Liverpool have seen arrests, charges and sentences for a variety of offences. At the most serious end of the spectrum are those arrested for murder in the face of the 5 fatalities [...]

By Stephen Higham, solicitor September 11 2001 is a date Jo Moore will never forget. As Special Adviser to Stephen Byers, then the Transport, Local Government and Regions Secretary, she sensed an opportunity to use the terrorist attacks on New York and Washington to her advantage. Her e-mail to the Labour Party press office saying [...]