Nine years for woman who had sex with 12-year-old boy – The Independent
“A woman who had sex almost 200 times with a 12-year-old boy was today jailed for nine years.”
The Independent, 26th February 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Month: March 2010
‘Healer’ faces prosecution over cancer claims – Daily Telegraph
“A self-proclaimed ‘visionary healer’ who claims to be able to treat illness from a distance is facing prosecution by Trading Standards for suggestions that he can cure cancer.”
Daily Telegraph, 28th February 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Human rights groups call for reform of government’s security committee – The Guardian
“There was a growing clamour tonight for the reform and even abolition of the government’s intelligence and security committee after senior appeal court judges concluded that the security services they are supposed to scrutinise on behalf of the prime minister were able to get away with ‘a dubious record’ on torture.”
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The Guardian, 26th February 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Committee urges ministers to abandon control orders – The Guardian
“Ministers were today urged to abandon the use of control orders because they cost too much and have done ‘untold damage to the UK’s international reputation as a nation which prizes the value of fairness’.”
The Guardian, 26th February 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Legal action threat hangs over npower – The Times
“Consumer Focus issued a threat of legal action against npower this week as the two sides haggle over compensation after the energy supplier was accused of overcharging two million customers.”
The Times, 27th February 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Ex-landlord jailed over smoking ban at Bolton pubs – BBC News
“A former pub landlord who is thought to be the first person in the UK to be jailed after flouting the smoking ban is ‘devastated’, his wife says.”
BBC News, 27th February 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Inmates advised on early release options – The Independent
“Prisoners who will miss out on early release because a Government scheme was brought to an end are being advised to apply for another scheme to avoid “disappointment”, it was revealed today.”
The Independent, 1st March 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
£140,000: the annual cost of jailing a young criminal – The Guardian
“Jailing one young criminal costs the taxpayer as much as £140,000 a year, a report says today. Locking up young offenders makes them more likely to commit further crimes and be unemployed later in life, the New Economics Foundation says.”
The Guardian, 1st March 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Analysis: victory for common sense and open justice – The Times
“The decision of the Court of Appeal judges today to restore most of their original criticisms of the security services is a victory for common sense and open justice.”
The Times, 26th February 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Binyam Mohamed case: full texts of Paragraph 168 – and how they changed – The Times
“The Appeal Court has published a judge’s criticisms of MI5 after a row over censorship.”
The Times, 26th February 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Lawyers report 500 per cent rise in school admission appeals – The Independent
“Record numbers of disgruntled parents are expected to seek legal advice this week after failing to secure their children places at any of their preferred secondary schools.”
The Independent, 28th February 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
A-level student given five years for killing boyfriend – BBC News
“A 19-year-old who killed her boyfriend on the day she received her A-level results has been sentenced to five years in a young offenders’ institute.”
BBC News, 26th February 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Legal challenge over Yarl’s Wood women – The Guardian
“Lawyers are due to launch a legal challenge today on behalf of four women held at Yarl’s Wood detention centre, claiming their incarceration amounts to ‘cruel, inhumane and degrading’ treatment that breaches their human rights.”
The Guardian, 1st March 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Murders committed by mentally ill ‘could be double what official figures show’ – Daily Telegraph
“The number of murders committed by people with mental health problems could be double what official figures show, according to research.”
Daily Telegraph, 1st March 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Nurse fights murder conviction – The Independent
“A nurse jailed for 30 years for murdering two patients and seriously harming 15 others was convicted of crimes that never took place, new evidence suggests. Benjamin Geen, 29, was found guilty in 2006 of injecting patients with drugs that stopped their breathing in order to satisfy a ‘lust for excitement’ when reviving them. Two men, David Onley, 75, and Anthony Bateman, 66, died.”
The Independent, 28th February 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Head charged £200,000 to be expert witness – The Times
“A Celebrity headmistress claimed £200,000 for appearing as an expert witness for a school being sued by a pupil left brain-damaged in a hammer attack by classmates.”
The Times, 28th February 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
30-year rule on release of secret government papers cut to 20 years – The Guardian
“Secret government papers are to be released after a delay of 20 years in a change from the current 30-year rule, the Ministry of Justice announced yesterday (25 February).”
The Guardian, 26th February 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
