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Court usher fired for 'baguette and machete' explanation to jury A dad-of-three was wrongly jailed for 17 years after an usher interfered with a deadlocked jury 05:00, 22 MAY 2021 Dad-of-three Stuart Whittaker was wrongly jailed for 17 years after a jury bailiff's actions (Image: Liverpool Echo) A jury bailiff explained the legal concept of 'intent' to a deadlocked jury by describing attacking someone with either a baguette or a machete. The usher's actions - in breach of a solemn oath - may have tipped the balance during 16 hours of heated deliberations at Liverpool Crown Court. Jurors deci...

Two street cleaning companies have been ordered to pay thousands after illegally tapping into Thames Water hydrants in Oxfordshire. The directors of Centurion Power Cleaning and National Road Sweepers pleaded guilty last month to offences under the Water Industry Act 1991 and the Water Supply and Fitting Regulations 1999, which took place last year. The companies were prosecuted by Thames Water after the company caught them using illegal standpipes to take water from hydrants across the county. Marcus Rickard, managing director of Centurion Power Cleaning Ltd, and Munya Chiromo, opera...