People in rural villages to be allowed to build on green belt without planning permission – Daily Telegraph

Posted July 23rd, 2010 in bills, building law, news, planning by sally

“People living in rural communities will be able to give themselves the right to build on local green belt land without planning permission, under plans to be unveiled today.”

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Daily Telegraph, 23rd July 2010

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Ex-wife returns to court to ask for bigger divorce settlement – Daily Telegraph

Posted July 23rd, 2010 in divorce, financial provision, news by sally

“The ex-wife of a business tycoon has returned to the divorce courts to ask for a bigger slice of his fortune after he sold his business for £180 million.”

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Daily Telegraph, 23rd July 2010

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£4m stolen mobile loophole closed – The Independent

Posted July 23rd, 2010 in crime prevention, news, telecommunications by sally

“Crime gangs rake in up to £4 million a year by flogging ‘recycled’ stolen mobile phones overseas.  Officials revealed crooks have been giving blocked mobile phones a second lease of life by exporting them. Police said the phones still work abroad and up to 100,000 handsets worth an average of £40 each are resold on the black market. The Government, police and mobile phone industry joined forces today to sign an agreement designed to close the loophole.”

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The Independent, 23rd July 2010

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Iraqi pupil to be thrown out of Britain over age dispute – The Independent

Posted July 23rd, 2010 in asylum, children, deportation, local government, news, refugees by sally

“An Iraqi refugee who is studying for his GCSEs has been told he will be made homeless and deported because social workers have decided that he is 20 years old.”

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The Independent, 23rd July 2010

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Boris Berezovsky’s second wife wins record £100m divorce settlement – The Guardian

Posted July 23rd, 2010 in divorce, financial provision, news by sally

“He has survived several assassination attempts, false charges of fraud by the Russian authorities and won high-profile libel cases in London courtrooms. But the exiled Russian oligarch Boris Berezovsky has been unable to escape the wrath of his second wife, Galina. Today she won a divorce from the businessman in the high court, in a settlement that lawyers believe could be the biggest in British legal history.”

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The Guardian, 22nd July 2010

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Huddersfield hit-and-run death driver jailed – BBC News

“A man who was driving a car which hit and killed a teenager in West Yorkshire has been jailed for 18 months.”

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BBC News, 21st July 2010

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Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie win privacy damages – BBC News

Posted July 23rd, 2010 in damages, data protection, news, privacy by sally

“Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have accepted an undisclosed sum in settlement of their privacy claim against the News of the World.”

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BBC News, 22nd July 2010

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