“A Christian counsellor from Bristol is to take a charity to a tribunal after he was allegedly sacked for refusing to work with same-sex couples.”
The Independent, 1st December 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“The police shooting of a man outside a cathedral was being investigated today. The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) launched a inquiry into the killing outside Guildford Cathedral, Surrey, yesterday afternoon.”
The Independent, 1st December 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“The former royal butler, Paul Burrell, yesterday accused the News of the World of demonstrating a ‘publish and damn the truth’ mentality after the Press Complaints Commission censured the newspaper over a front-page story that he boasted of having sex with Diana, Princess of Wales. In a ruling published in the News of the World, the commission upheld Burrell’s claim that the newspaper’s failure to include his denial of the story could have misled readers.”
The Guardian, 1st December 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A police officer whose blunders were criticised after Britain’s most notorious ‘honour’ killing has escaped punishment after the collapse of disciplinary proceedings against her.”
The Times, 1st December 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A police watchdog is investigating an alleged attack on a man by three officers in Wigan, Greater Manchester. ”
BBC News, 30th November 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A debt-ridden Cumbrian farmer who drove over his wife in his tractor to claim her life insurance and start a new life with his secret mistress was jailed for life yesterday.”
The Times, 29th November 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The Liberal Democrats could be forced to surrender a record gift of £2.4 million after a police investigation discovered that the party’s biggest donor was a bogus business.”
The Times, 29th November 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A High Court has upheld a tribunal’s findings that a West Yorkshire dentist urinated in his surgery sink before treating a patient.”
BBC News, 28th November 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Four people have been sentenced over the killing of a Leicester student who was stabbed with a broken vodka bottle.”
BBC News, 28th November 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The owner of a famous trade mark can stop a similar mark being used for completely different goods and services but must show that the new mark will have an economic impact on consumers to its detriment, the European Court of Justice has ruled.”
OUT-LAW.com, 28th November 2008
Source: www.out-law.com
“The sentencing of three people over the death of Baby P has been postponed for at least three months.”
BBC News, 28th November 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“More than 40,000 convicts have been released early to ease the prisons overcrowding crisis, figures showed today.”
The Independent, 28th November 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A head teacher has been hauled before a misconduct committee for allegedly calling female staff his ‘harem’ and nicknaming a school governor ‘post pants’.”
Daily Telegraph, 28th November 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A former women’s international cricketer who was caught driving after drinking 20 pints of beer and a several vodkas has walked free from court.”
Daily Telegraph, 28th November 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Ofcom has made its first ruling over a breach of its political advertising code for a TV commercial on ITV1 promoting the introduction of congestion charging in Greater Manchester.”
The Guardian, 28th November 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Seven members of the Outlaws motorcycle gang were sentenced to life in prison at Birmingham crown court today for the murder of Hells Angel Gerry Tobin.”
The Guardian, 28th November 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The multi-million pound prosecution of a local newspaper journalist and the police source who ‘leaked’ stories to her collapsed today after evidence gathered against them in a police bugging operation was declared inadmissible.”
The Times, 28th November 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Millions of people trying to combine work with caring for disabled or elderly relatives will have the right to claim against employers who discriminate against them in refusing to offer flexible working, following a ruling yesterday by the Employment Tribunal.”
The Guardian, 28th November 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Source: www.hmcourts-service.gov.uk
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