“A secret police operation to place thousands of Muslims living in Birmingham under permanent surveillance was implemented with virtually no consultation, oversight or regard for the law, a report found today.”
The Guardian, 30th September 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A police sergeant who injured a woman when he assaulted her in a cell has been jailed for six months.”
Daily Telegraph, 7th September 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Sgt Mark Andrews is shown dragging Pamela Somerville, 59, across the floor of the police station in Wiltshire before shoving her into a cell. CCTV footage captured her lying on the floor for a minute before struggling to get up with blood pouring from a head wound. Former soldier Sgt Andrews, 37, was eventually convicted of assault causing actual bodily harm after a trial at Oxford Magistrates Court earlier this summer.”
Daily Telegraph, 5th September 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Penalty tickets have been issued to 5,700 drivers caught illegally using a bus lane in Gloucester.”
BBC News, 3rd September 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A woman branded ‘Britain’s most disgusting person’ by veterans after she was convicted of urinating on a war memorial was given a suspended sentence today.”
The Independent, 25th August 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A 30-year-old man who carried out a series of sexual offences in Worcester city centre has been jailed.”
BBC News, 19th August 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A teenager was starting a 16-week sentence today after being caught on CCTV kicking and punching a dog in a 20-minute attack.”
The Independent, 5th August 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Four men who murdered a couple in a bungled attempt at an ‘honour’ killing were jailed for life today. Their intended victim was a Muslim man who was having an affair with a married woman, but they firebombed a different house.”
The Guardian, 3rd August 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Peter Lightfoot, 40 was today [2nd August] found guilty by a jury of assaulting Lance Corporal Mark Aspinall after they viewed CCTV footage of him pushing his head into the ground and striking him with a police helmet.”
The Independent, 2nd August 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A counterterrorism surveillance project targeted at two Muslim neighbourhoods in Birmingham could be halted after human rights lawyers pledged to seek a judicial review.”
The Guardian, 11th June 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Three robbers were jailed for nine years each today for killing a man for his BlackBerry phone which they sold for £60 and a chicken dinner.”
The Independent, 21st May 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“The new Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition Government said that it will beef up freedom of information law and reduce the number of people whose details are held on the Government’s DNA database.”
OUT-LAW.com, 13th May 2010
Source: www.out-law.com
“An armed woman who was shot dead by a police marksman in Kent was lawfully killed, an inquest jury has ruled.”
BBC News, 29th April 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Pupils are monitored by CCTV cameras as frequently as inmates in prisons and passengers at airports, research shows.”
The Guardian, 15th March 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Intercom security cameras are to be switched off by Birmingham City Council in case it breaches the rights of people coming to the door.”
Full story
Daily Telegraph, 21st January 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Prosecutions linked to CCTV have fallen in parts of Britain, raising questions about the true impact of the security cameras.”
Daily Telegraph, 5th January 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“New standards for the use of CCTV images, as well as new guidance to ensure that police use CCTV images more effectively, are also to be unveiled by ministers today.”
Daily Telegraph, 15th December 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A man has been jailed for more than two years for setting up secret cameras to spy on people renting his cottage.”
BBC news, 5th November 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Citizen spies will be given the chance to win up to £1,000 by watching CCTV cameras on the internet and reporting people they suspect of committing crimes.”
Daily Telegraph, 6th October 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
© Inner Temple Library 2024