‘Plans to authorise mass data collection and hacking by Britain’s spies do not do enough to protect privacy, a watchdog has warned.’
BBC News, 9th February 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A police constable and a community support officer who failed in their duty to protect a disabled refugee before he was murdered by a misguided vigilante have been sent to prison.’
The Guardian, 9th February 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Twelve men who sexually exploited a vulnerable teenage girl in West Yorkshire have received jail sentences of up to 20 years.’
BBC News, 8th February 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Apple has come under pressure to scrap its controversial policy of permanently disabling repaired iPhone 6s when software is upgraded, following a global consumer backlash and claims the company could be acting illegally.’
The Guardian, 8th February 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘In a busy pub a man is brutally murdered. The killer doesn’t feel the need to hide his face. What does the silence of witnesses mean for a community struggling with gang violence?’
BBC News, 8th February 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A knife-obsessed man who murdered a 14-year-old boy whose girlfriend he was infatuated with has been jailed for life, along with his accomplice.’
BBC News, 8th February 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Sex workers should be treated as potential victims rather than criminals and the raiding of brothels should stop, according to proposals drawn up by senior officers.’
The Independent, 8th February 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The jury at the inquests into the deaths of 96 people at Hillsborough in 1989 has been told to consider the credibility and reliability of evidence given by South Yorkshire police officers.’
The Guardian, 8th February 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The first part of the inquiry, in 2011-2012, examined press ethics, but hearings into ties between newspapers and the police were put on hold amid criminal inquiries over phone hacking.’
BBC News, 9th February 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Prime Minister says that prisoners should not have to submit a list of previous convictions when initially applying for jobs’
Daily Telegraph, 8th February 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Politicians are frequently better placed than judges to decide what constitutes the public interest in releasing information about foreign relations, national security and other areas, according to the attorney general.’
The Guardian, 8th February 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A transgender couple who claim local villagers subjected them to a campaign of harassment won damages from the council after defamatory comments were published on its website.’
Daily Telegraph, 8th February 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘New forensic evidence reveals that a teenage army recruit found dead at Deepcut barracks may not have shot herself and could have been killed by someone else, it has emerged.’
The Independent, 8th February 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A woman with dyslexia has won a disability discrimination case against her employer Starbucks after she was accused of falsifying documents.’
BBC News, 9th February 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The notorious Medway youth jail and other privately run secure training centres and state-run young offender institutions should be replaced by a new network of small “secure schools”, according to the findings of an official review set up by the justice secretary, Michael Gove.’
The Guardian, 9th February 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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