The Homicide Review Advisory Group said a so-called mercy killing attracted the same mandatory life penalty as serial killings and it said it wanted sentencing for murder to be discretionary.

BBC: Murder: Life sentence unjust, says lawyers' group

Earlier the Homicide Review Advisory Group said a so-called mercy killing attracted the same mandatory life penalty as serial killings and it said it wanted sentencing for murder to be discretionary.

BBC: Lord Chief Justice urges free vote on murder reform

Remains found by police searching for a teenager wanted over the murder of a Nottinghamshire jeweller could be human, a court has heard.

BBC: James Brodie