FSA actions market abuse investigation – The Lawyer

Posted June 12th, 2007 in insider dealing, news by sally

“The Financial Services Authority (FSA) is conducting an investigation into insider dealing that will force lawyers to abide by the Market Abuse Directive 2005.”

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The Lawyer, 11th June 2007

Source: www.thelawyer.com

Top judge is new Diana coroner – BBC News

Posted June 12th, 2007 in coroners, inquests, news by sally

“The new coroner for the inquests into the deaths of Princess Diana and Dodi Al Fayed has been formally appointed.” 

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BBC News, 11th June 2007

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Children smuggled into UK for sex abuse and slavery – The Guardian

Posted June 12th, 2007 in children, news, trafficking in human beings by sally

“The trade in hundreds of children smuggled into the UK for sexual exploitation, drug smuggling, under-age marriage, street crime and domestic slavery was exposed last night in a government report. The Home Office-commissioned survey identifies 330 cases of suspected or confirmed victims of trafficking – most of them from China or from Africa – but warns of an ‘unknown quantity’ that have not come to the attention of the authorities.”

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The Guardian, 12th June 2007

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Related link: A scoping project on child trafficking in the UK (PDF)

Immigration laws too complex, says minister – The Independent

Posted June 12th, 2007 in immigration, news by sally

“The biggest overhaul of Britain’s immigration laws for more than 35 years is being planned by the Government, which has admitted that their complexity has undermined public confidence in the system.”

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The Independent, 12th June 2007

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Dead soldier’s father calls for murder inquiry – The Guardian

Posted June 12th, 2007 in armed forces, freedom of information, murder, news by sally

“The father of a teenage soldier who died in mysterious circumstances at Deepcut barracks called today for a murder inquiry to be launched after the emergence of what he said was fresh information about the police investigation into her death and a subsequent cover up.”

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The Guardian, 12th June 2007

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

The Big Question: What are the precedents for holding an inquiry into the war? – The Independent

Posted June 12th, 2007 in Iraq, news, war by sally

“The Conservatives called a debate in the House of Commons yesterday to demand an inquiry into the Iraq war. They did not specify when the inquiry should take place; but they wanted MPs to agree in principle to hold one, pointing to the precedent set after the Falklands War, 25 years ago. William Hague, speaking for the Conservatives, claimed that an inquiry was ‘essential to restoring public trust and confidence in the Government’.”

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The Independent, 12th June 2007

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Equality bill set to curb golf club discrimination – The Guardian

Posted June 12th, 2007 in clubs, news, sex discrimination by sally

“Golf clubs and other private members’ establishments will no longer be able to ban women members from their bars or discriminate in any other way on gender grounds under a shakeup of equality laws unveiled today.”

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The Guardian, 12th June 2007

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Father guilty of daughter’s ‘honour’ murder – The Guardian

Posted June 12th, 2007 in domestic violence, murder, news, women by sally

“The father and uncle of a young woman who ‘besmirched their honour’ by becoming involved in a relationship with someone they considered to be the wrong man were today convicted of her murder.”

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The Guardian, 12th June 2007

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Judge accused of flashing female commuter – The Times

Posted June 12th, 2007 in indecent exposure, judges, news by sally

“A woman today recalled her “shock and embarrassment” at being flashed on a crowded train by a man she later identified as a senior judge.”

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The Times, 12th June 2007

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk