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Very disappointing news yesterday, with Justice Secretary Jack Straw denying a pardon to jailed Liverpool fan Michael Shields. For those who don't know, Shields was jailed for 10 years in Bulgaria following an attack on a barman there in 2005. But he has always maintained his innocence. Despite the fact that another man has admitted carrying out the attack, but won't testify to that effect, Straw has concluded that he has to be sure that Shields is both morally... [read full story]
The election winner will have to bring Romanian politics up to EU standards Polls are due to open in Romania in the first round of a presidential election, with 12 candidates vying for office. The frontrunners are the...
