“A new legal weapon came into force over the weekend in a government crackdown on unscrupulous companies that mislead customers or use aggressive sales tactics.”
The Times, 27th May 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A former paratrooper who had a sex change operation has won a payout of £250,000 for hurt feelings after she was ordered to wear a man’s uniform to a medical examination.”
Daily Telegraph, 25th May 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A senior High Court judge has called for an overhaul of the court costs system in environmental cases because ordinary people were being denied their right to challenge decisions affecting their lives.”
The Guardian, 25th May 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Eight years after Victoria Climbié died, the lessons of that terrible case seem not to have been learned.”
The Independent, 25th May 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Prison officers at one of Britain’s maximum security jails are losing control to Muslim gangs, according to a confidential report obtained by The Observer. An internal review of Whitemoor in Cambridgeshire warns that staff believe a ‘serious incident is imminent’ as several wings become dominated by Muslim prisoners.”
The Guardian, 25th May 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Cigarettes will be banned from public display in shops and vending machines are to be scrapped under dramatic new plans designed to curb smoking among young people.”
The Independent, 26th May 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Statement from the Judicial Communications Office.”
Judiciary of England and Wales, 22nd May 2008
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
“The upper time limit for abortions will remain at 24 weeks after MPs voted against proposals to reduce it.”
BBC News, 21st May 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A Pembrokeshire theme park accused of a fatal health and safety breach which allegedly caused the death of a teenager is to stand trial at crown court.”
BBC News, 22nd May 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A 19-year-old who stabbed a father-of-three to death in a ‘cowardly attack’ has been jailed for life.”
BBC News, 22nd May 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A nurse jailed for murdering elderly patients in his care by injecting them with insulin has launched a bid to appeal against his conviction.”
BBC News, 22nd May 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Two nurses who failed to help a woman during a fit lasting over two hours have received suspended jail terms.”
BBC News, 22nd May 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A motorcyclist who stuck two fingers up at a speed camera as he raced at up to three times the limit has been jailed.”
BBC News, 22nd May 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The Press Complaints Commission (PCC) watchdog has dealt with a record number of complaints in the last year.”
BBC News, 22nd May 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Five drug dealers, who pocketed millions flooding the country with amphetamines, cannabis, cocaine and ecstasy, were jailed for up to 14 years each today.”
The Independent, 23rd May 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“More than one in 10 violent attacks are committed by children, according to a newly released Home Office survey.”
Daily Telegraph, 23rd May 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Two immigration judges whose Brazilian cleaner was tried for stealing sex videos have escaped disciplinary action.”
The Guardian, 23rd May 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The fortune-tellers, at least, must have seen it coming. The biggest overhaul of consumer laws for 40 years takes effect on Monday, tightening controls on everything from door-to-door salesmen to children’s advertising.”
The Times, 23rd May 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“An Italian teenager swore never again to use internet chatrooms after being held in Britain for nearly a month when he tried to see a girl who had complained of being maltreated.”
The Times, 23rd May 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“As Khyra Ishaq’s five siblings came to terms with their new lives in foster care last night, there was a clamour for answers as to how a seven-year-old girl was apparently allowed to starve to death in 21st-century Britain.”
The Times, 23rd May 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
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