Border Agency condemned over asylum and immigration backlog – The Guardian

Posted November 22nd, 2012 in asylum, case management, delay, immigration, news, reports by tracey

“Senior UK Border Agency officials have been accused of misleading parliament after a damning report said they wrongly claimed they had dealt with a backlog of asylum and immigration claims – and that at one point more than 100,000 items of post about such cases remained unopened.”

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The Guardian, 22nd November 2012

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Sgt Danny Nightingale to appeal against gun conviction – BBC News

Posted November 22nd, 2012 in appeals, armed forces, courts martial, firearms, news by tracey

“Lawyers for an SAS soldier detained for possessing a pistol which he said was given as a war gift have launched an appeal against his conviction.”

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BBC News, 21st November 2012

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Does the law protect burglary victims who fight back? – BBC News

Posted November 22nd, 2012 in burglary, homicide, news, proportionality, self-defence, victims by tracey

“What happens when a burglary victim fights back and kills an intruder? The Justice Secretary Chris Grayling wants to change the law, to ensure such home owners are treated as victims, not perpetrators of crime – but does the law really need changing?”

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BBC News, 22nd November 2012

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Secret courts suffer humiliating defeat in House of Lords – Daily Telegraph

“Peers delivered a series of humiliating defeats on Wednesday night to government plans to introduce secret courts.”

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The Guardian, 21st November 2012

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Army disciplinary hearings condemned as ‘kangaroo courts’ – Daily Telegraph

Posted November 22nd, 2012 in armed forces, disciplinary procedures, news, penalties, reports by tracey

“Army disciplinary hearings have been condemned as unaccountable ‘kangaroo courts’ in a damning report submitted to MPs that calls for a ‘root and branch overhaul’ of the system.”

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Daily Telegraph, 22nd November 2012

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