Killer's appeal rejected
Convicted killer Alun Kyte, who killed two prostitutes in the 90s, has had his appeal to reduce his 25-minimum sentence thrown out by a High Court judge.
Lawyers argue murderer made 'impressive progress'
Lawyers for convicted murderer Alun Kyte told a court that he had made "impressive progress" since being jailed for life 13 years ago.
Kyte's legal team argued he had undertaken "important rehabilitative work" while behind bars and appealed for his sentence to be cut by five years.
Kyte, aged 43, from Stafford, was given a minimum-term sentence of 25 years at Nottingham Crown Court in 2000, but appealed to the High Court to have this reduced to 20.
But Mr Jusice Cranston told the court that Kyte "has accepted his culpability in relation to Tracey Turner's murder but he denies any involvement in the murder of Samo Paull."
He added:
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