The slightly unbalanced scales of justice….

• They caused the death of an elderly grandfather as he stood in the street with his 3 year old granddaughter so that they could laugh about it later as they replayed the assault on their phones. Though given a nominal sentence of four years they will be out by next year.

• A jobless lorry driver who pulled off an “elaborate and outrageous scam” to sell London’s Ritz Hotel for £250m has been jailed for five years.