Hunt protesters get police payout – BBC News
“Eleven anti-hunt protesters have been given a total of £38,300 in damages from Derbyshire Police.”
BBC News, 8th September 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Day: 8 September 2009
FSA fines Barclays £2.85m for providing inaccurate trading data – The Guardian
“Barclays has been fined £2.45m by the Financial Services Authority for failures related to the reporting of trades in its investment banking arm, Barclays Capital.”
The Guardian, 8th September 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Neo-Nazi Neil Lewington jailed indefinitely for racist bomb plot – The Times
“A neo-Nazi who was about to launch a racist terror campaign on the streets of Britain was today jailed indefinitely.”
The Times, 8th September 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Mother jailed for killing baby with antidepressants – The Times
“A mother was jailed for six years today for killing her 20-month-old son by doping him to make him sleep.”
The Times, 8th September 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Top Dogs: Britain’s New Supreme Court – BBC Radio 4
“The UK Supreme Court is replacing the House of Lords as the highest court in the land. Yet hardly anyone knows who its justices are, why the reform has been made and how it will change our lives. Joshua Rozenberg goes behind the scenes to talk to the judges and to visit their new court, and discovers from leading politicians how the new court was created. He also asks if Parliament will find the new judicial top dogs to be dangerous rivals for power.”
BBC Radio 4, 8th September 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Please note this programme will only be available for 7 days after the broadcast date.
Rugby agent jailed for money scam – BBC News
“A former sporting agent with a ‘liking for the fine life’ has been jailed for a finance scam totalling £481,000.”
BBC News, 7th September 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI
Drug factory electrician jailed – BBC News
“A Vietnamese man has been jailed for 38 months for helping to convert five properties in Gloucestershire into cannabis ‘factories’.”
BBC News, 7th September 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Hit-and-run cyclist killer jailed – BBC News
“A businessman who admitted driving into a cyclist and leaving him for dead has been jailed for seven and a half years.”
BBC News, 7th September 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Independent Safeguarding Authority could bar ‘lonely’ people from working with children – Daily Telegraph
“The Government’s new anti-paedophile database will take into account lifestyles, relationships and beliefs when assessing the backgrounds of more than 11million people, rather than just whether they have a criminal record. The Independent Safeguarding Authority can consider unproven allegations made in newspaper reports or tip-offs from members of the public, as well as trawling internet chatrooms and websites such as Facebook for evidence to use against applicants.”
Daily Telegraph, 8th September 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
British Supreme Court is ‘frivolous’ creation, warns top judge – Daily Telegraph
“Former Law Lord Lord Neuberger, who declined to move to the Supreme Court and has instead been appointed Master of the Rolls, said the far-reaching change to the legal system appeared to have been dreamt up ‘over a glass of whisky’ by former Prime Minister Tony Blair.”
Daily Telegraph, 8th September 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Abortion ad rules review delayed – The Guardian
“Regulators have delayed publication of the results of a controversial review of the UK advertising code, which includes proposals that could allow abortion clinics to run TV commercials, until next year after receiving around 4,000 submissions.”
The Guardian, 8th September 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Release of terror suspect expected to end secret evidence detentions – The Times
“Britain’s most dangerous terrorist suspects are likely to be released from detention to avoid the disclosure of secret intelligence evidence, lawyers said.”
The Times, 8th September 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
