Protest over prosecutions without lawyers – The Times

Posted July 16th, 2007 in criminal justice, Crown Prosecution Service, news, prosecutions by sally

“Thousands of trials a year could be prosecuted by non-lawyers under plans for an extension of the powers of the Crown Prosecution Service’s lay staff.”

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The Times, 16th July 2007

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Parents cleared of abuse want children back – Sunday Telegraph

Posted July 16th, 2007 in child abuse, news by sally

“A couple whose two baby daughters were taken away by social services have been told that they will never see their children again, despite being cleared of abuse allegations.”

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Sunday Telegraph, 15th July 2007

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Police defend longer terror limit – BBC News

Posted July 16th, 2007 in detention, news, terrorism by sally

“Senior police officers say their calls to be allowed to hold terror suspects for longer without charge would not mean any kind of ‘internment’.”

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BBC News, 15th July 2007

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Call for immigrant amnesty in UK – BBC News

Posted July 16th, 2007 in immigration, news by sally

“Half a million illegal immigrants should be given the right to stay in Britain, a think tank has said.”

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BBC News, 15th July 2007

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Met chiefs call for new terror suspects centre – Sunday Telegraph

Posted July 16th, 2007 in news, terrorism by sally

“Police chiefs want to build a new high-security interrogation centre to hold the growing number of people detained in counter-terrorist investigations.”

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Sunday Telegraph, 15th July 2007

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Do immigration amnesties work? – BBC News

Posted July 16th, 2007 in immigration, news by sally

“A think-tank is calling for an amnesty on illegal immigrants in the UK – with claims that it would bring in £1bn in tax revenue.”

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BBC News, 15th July 2007

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Public health experts fear fallout from MMR hearing – The Guardian

Posted July 16th, 2007 in medicines, news by sally

“Public health doctors are bracing themselves for a further decline in public confidence in the MMR jab as the long-awaited hearing into alleged serious professional misconduct by Andrew Wakefield and two other doctors gets under way at the General Medical Council on Monday.”

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The Guardian, 14th July 2007

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Fear of Islamist recruiting in jails – The Guardian

Posted July 16th, 2007 in Islam, news, prisons, terrorism by sally

“As the four July 21 bomb plotters started their 40-year minimum sentences this week, a group of police special branch officers – the foot soldiers of the security services – based at Prison Service headquarters were quietly working to ensure that the failed bombers do not inspire a new generation of violent jihadists.”

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The Guardian, 14th July 2007

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