Sailor who murdered officer on submarine HMS Astute jailed for life – BBC News
“A Royal Navy serviceman who shot dead a senior officer on board a nuclear submarine has been jailed for life.”
BBC News, 19th September 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Day: 19 September 2011
Wales fan Michael Dye’s family complain about coverage – BBC News
“The family of a Wales fan who died after suffering head injuries at Wembley have complained about some of the media coverage of the incident.”
BBC News, 19th September 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Human rights and the Official Secrets Act – The Guardian
“Can the seminal Shayler case help the Guardian as the Met tries to force one of its journalists to reveal her sources?”
The Guardian, 19th September 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Teacher banned for letting pupils hug him – Daily Telegraph
“A primary schoolteacher has been banned from working for allowing children to hug him.”
Daily Telegraph, 18th September 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Teacher accused of assaulting pupil as he attempted to restore order in school – Daily Telegraph
“A secondary school assistant head teacher has spoken of his anguish at being accused of assualt by an unruly pupil as he tried to restore order in his school.”
Daily Telegraph, 18th September 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Measures to stop litigation culture will have opposite effect, warn experts – The Observer
“Government plans to end Britain’s burgeoning litigation culture will achieve the opposite result, according to legal experts who warn that the measures will trigger an increase in the number of individuals pursuing ‘spurious’ personal injury claims.”
The Observer, 18th September 2011
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Consumers will lose out following extension of performers’ copyrights, academic claims – OUT-LAW.com
“Extending the term of copyright protection for sound recordings from 50 to 70 years will cost the general public more than €1bn, an intellectual property academic has claimed.”
OUT-LAW.com, 19th September 2011
Source: www.out-law.com
Some information on local sex offence teachers must be disclosed, rules tribunal – UK Human Rights Blog
“In Colleen Smith v IC and Devon & Cornwall Constabulary (EA/2011/0006), the requester asked for information on the number of school teachers in specified towns who had been investigated, cautioned and charged under the Sexual Offences Act 2003 between January 2005 and November 2007. The Constabulary eventually relied on the personal data at section 40(2) of the Freedom of Information Act (‘FOIA’).”
UK Human Rights Blog, 16th September 2011
Source: http://ukhumanrightsblog.com/
Pressure on attorney general to block Met move against press freedom – The Guardian
“The attorney general, Dominic Grieve, is facing growing pressure to block an attempt by the Metropolitan police to use the Official Secrets Act to force journalists to reveal their sources.”
The Guardian, 19th September 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Children hit hardest by legal aid reform, says study – The Independent
“More than 200,000 children and young adults will be hit by heavy cuts to the legal aid budget, according to research. The Government plans to reduce spending on legal aid by £350m by removing it from most cases of family breakdown, medical negligence, immigration, debt and welfare benefit. Research by campaign group Sound Off for Justice suggests that 6,000 under-18-year-olds and 69,000 adults aged 18 to 24 will lose access to legal aid.”
The Independent, 19th September 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Darfuri torture victim spared from deportation – The Independent
“A Darfuri torture victim has been granted asylum in Britain after being given a last-minute reprieve from deportation to Sudan, following a campaign by The Independent highlighting the violent persecution of the regime.”
The Independent, 19th September 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Financial watchdog launches probe into bank’s failure to spot UBS rogue trader – Daily Telegraph
“The Financial Services Authority and its Swiss counterpart have ordered a ‘comprehensive, independent investigation’ into the events surrounding trading losses at the bank’s London operations.”
Daily Telegraph, 17th September 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
