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Entering the UK without permission is an offence under immigration law, but asylum seekers are generally not prosecuted for doing so if they claim asylum on arrival.

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"No tier four was readily available and the high demand for such beds is a national issue," said James Marsland, prosecuting.

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Crow then dispatched an adviser to tell prosecutors: Don’t go lightly on these kids, prosecute them to the fullest extent of the law, people familiar with the conversation recounted.

In 30 years of prosecuting securities fraud for institutional investors, I can tell you that the curse of short-termism is real.

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“It was stupid all around,” Bradshaw said of the effort to prosecute him.

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