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Man freed over unjust conviction for murder

Jenny Booth
Updated 2 minutes ago

A young man jailed for a murder that took place when he was only 17 was freed on bail today after prosecutors conceded he had been the victim of a miscarriage of justice. There were cheers and tears in the public gallery at the Court of Appeal in London as Sam Hallam, now 24, was told that the prosecution was not going to offer any evidence against his appeal. Lady Justice Hallett said the court would give its ruling in the case at noon tomorrow, but that Hallam would be released on bail this afternoon. Seeing the shock written over his face, the judge asked Hallam: “Do you understand what is going on? Are you sure you are all right?” The judge explained to him that “we have to go on with the hearing”, adding: “That is what we have to do.” Paul May, who chaired a campaign to free Mr Hallam, said outside court that relatives were considering a complaint to the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC). He said Mr Hallam was also considering making a claim for compensation from the Home Office and decisions on any civil court damages claims would be a matter for lawyers. Mr May said police had been “negligent” and Mr Hallam should not have been brought to trial. He said supporters had been “amazed” when a prosecution barrister told judges that the appeal was no longer being contested. “We will consider a complaint to the IPCC,” said Mr May. “Depending on what the court says we will take a view on making a c

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Home Secretary booed and jeered by police

Home Secretary Theresa May speaks at the Police Federation annual conference at the Bournemouth International Centre

Theresa May endured jeers, boos and hecklers calling for her resignation today as she told rank-and-file police officers there was no turning back on wide-ranging reforms to their service. The Home Secretary endured an increasingly hostile two-hour session at the Police Federation conference in Bournemouth as delegates queued up to tell her that police reform proposals were “disgraceful”, “disgusting”, “shameful” and “dishonourable”. Simon Payne, a Warwickshire police officer, told her: “Home Secretary we no longer trust you in the police service - full stop, end of story.” She left the stage to boos and shouts of “You’re out of touch” and hundreds of delegates stood and held up banners stating “Enough is Enough”. The deeply felt anger in the police service - over pay an

Last updated at 2:36PM, May 16 2012

PM: eurozone may face break-up

Eurozone nations have to act swiftly to solve their debt crisis or face up to a “potential break-up”, David Cameron said today. It was the Prime Minister’s most explicit warning yet on the problems facing the single currency and came just one day after George Osborne rebuked the German Chancellor Angela Merkel for destabilising financial markets by raising the spectre of a Greek euro exit. “The eurozone has to make a choice, “Mr Cameron told MPs at Prime Minister’s Questions. “If the eurozone wants to continue as it is, then it has got to build a proper firewall, it has got to take steps to secure the weakest members of the eurozone, or it’s going to have to work out it has to go in a different direction, “It either has to make up or it is looking at a potential break-up. That is the choice they have to make, and it is a choice they cannot long put off

Last updated at 2:20PM, May 16 2012

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