“Sadiq Khan, a Government whip, said that the forthcoming Single Equality Act, which could force public bodies to actively promote equality on grounds of gender, race and disability, must also tackle religion and end ‘Islamophobia in the workplace’.”
Daily Telegraph, 16th September 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Actress Joanna Lumley brought a touch of showbiz glamour to the High Court today as she joined Gurkhas in their battle for the right to settle in Britain.”
The Independent, 16th September 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Craig Meehan, who has been found guilty of downloading images of child abuse from the internet, was only caught because of the disappearance of his former partner’s daughter, nine-year-old Shannon Matthews.”
BBC News, 16th September 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A paramedic who ate celery while his colleague jokingly put a prawn on a dying man’s chin as he was given shock treatment was suspended for six months.”
BBC News, 15th September 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Police have been ordered to review their handling of the case of a judge accused of sexually abusing young children after claims that they failed adequately to investigate him because he was a friend of the chief constable.”
The Guardian, 16th September 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A High Court judge has acknowledged that workers’ careers can be ruined by unproven allegations kept on police files but refused to allow a challenge to the rules.”
Daily Telegraph, 15th September 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The Home Office has launched a consultation into increasing the fixed penalty for those who fail to wear a seatbelt.”
Home Office, 15th September 2008
Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk
“The mother of a man who spent 18 years in jail after being wrongly convicted of murdering a paperboy says he and the family want the case to be reopened.”
BBC News, 15th September 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Iraqi civilians assaulted by British troops are likely to be compensated with more than £1 million after the Ministry of Defence admitted soldiers acted unlawfully.”
Daily Telegraph, 15th September 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
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