Labour admits secret cash may be illegal – The Times

Posted November 26th, 2007 in news, political parties by sally

“Labour is facing questions on whether a series of donations amounting to more than £380,000 breached the law by using intermediaries to shield the identity of a major donor.”

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The Times, 26th November 2007

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Attorney-General set to scupper plans to make gay hate a crime – The Times

Posted November 26th, 2007 in hate crime, incitement, news, sexual orientation discrimination by sally

“Government plans to criminalise the stirring up of hatred against gays and lesbians are in disarray because of a Cabinet split over the need for such a law.”

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The Times, 26th November 2007

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Judges’ details “posted on unencrypted discs” – The Times

Posted November 26th, 2007 in data protection, judiciary, news by sally

“An investigation into how personal information about the judiciary came to be sent by post began last night as further details emerged about lost discs containing taxpayers’ details.”

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The Times, 26th November 2007

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Juries to be warned of rape victim “myth” – The Times

Posted November 26th, 2007 in juries, news, rape, victims by sally

“Ministers will outline plans this week to boost the rate of convictions in rape cases by countering myths that may sway juries in cases of sexual assault.”

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The Times, 26th November 2007

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Vodafone faces court case in “bugging” row – The Observer

Posted November 26th, 2007 in interception, murder, news, telecommunications by sally

“Senior British managers of Vodafone are facing a private lawsuit from the family of a former employee who claim that he was murdered to stop him revealing a major phone-tapping scandal.”

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The Observer, 25th November 2007

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Revealed: The “hard-sell” cosmetic surgery clinics – The Observer

Posted November 26th, 2007 in consumer protection, cosmetic surgery, news by sally

“The country’s booming cosmetic surgery industry is under fire this weekend for using illegal advertisements and defying its own rules with ‘hard-sell’ tactics.’

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The Observer, 25th November 2007

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Church suspends adulterous vicar – The Times

Posted November 26th, 2007 in Church of England, clergy, disciplinary procedures, news by sally

“The first vicar to appear before a new Church of England disciplinary tribunal has been suspended for four years for having an affair with a married woman.”

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The Times, 24th November 2007

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Child abuse allegations over top policeman who quit – The Times

Posted November 26th, 2007 in child abuse, judges, news, police by sally

“The chief constable who resigned amid allegations of financial wrongdoing and misuse of police equipment was also being investigated in connection with his force’s dismissal of child abuse claims against a judge, The Times can disclose.”

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The Times, 24th November 2007

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Litvinenko’s widow goes to court to hunt assassin – The Times

Posted November 26th, 2007 in extradition, human rights, murder, news, Russia by sally

“The widow of the poisoned Russian dissident Alexander Litvinenko said yesterday that she had filed a lawsuit in the European Court of Human Rights to try to force Russia to find out who was behind his death.”

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The Times, 24th November 2007

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Teenagers who boasted about killing young father get life – The Times

Posted November 26th, 2007 in murder, news, sentencing, young offenders by sally

“Three teenagers were detained for life yesterday for the murder of a young father who was killed because he left his house to ask them to be quiet.”

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The Times, 24th November 2007

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BBC faces fresh phone-in scandal – The Times

Posted November 26th, 2007 in news by sally

“A catalogue of phone-in voting errors plagued a high profile BBC programme, understood to be Comic Relief Does Fame Academy, according to an independent enquiry released yesterday by the public broadcaster.”

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The TImes, 24th November 2007

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Careless data loss “should be an offence” – The Times

Posted November 26th, 2007 in data protection, government departments, news by sally

“The top security chief in Whitehall is to carry out a comprehensive review of data protection across the Government within a matter of weeks after the child benefit records scandal.”

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The Times, 24th November 2007

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Thousands hit by phone bill scams – The Times

Posted November 26th, 2007 in consumer protection, news, telecommunications by sally

“Sales tactics used by mobile phone companies are to be subjected to strict new rules amid widespread evidence that customers are being duped over deals, The Times has learnt.”

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The Times, 24th November 2007

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Severn Trent faces charges for giving false data on water leaks to regulator – The Independent

Posted November 23rd, 2007 in fraud, news, water companies by sally

“The Serious Fraud Office is charging Severn Trent with three criminal offences for supplying inaccurate leakage data to Ofwat, the water regulator.”

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The Independent, 23rd November 2007

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Renault withdraws newspaper ad after complaints of racism – The Independent

Posted November 23rd, 2007 in advertising, news, racism by sally

“Renault has withdrawn an ad over fears that its use of the term ‘the N-word’ could cause offence.”

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The Independent, 23rd November 2007

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Legal action threatened over “sham” Heathrow consultation – the Independent

Posted November 23rd, 2007 in airports, environmental protection, news by sally

“Councils opposed to a third London runway threatened legal action yesterday after Ruth Kelly, the Transport Secretary, provoked fury by signalling a massive expansion of Heathrow.”

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The Independent, 23rd November 2007

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Deportation of suicidal Kurdish teenager halted – The Independent

Posted November 23rd, 2007 in asylum, children, deportation, news, self-harm by sally

“The planned removal from the UK of a suicidal Kurdish teenager whose traumatic experience of the British deportation process drove her to self-harm appeared to have been scrapped yesterday.”

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The Independent, 23rd November 2007

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Teacher is cleared of assault – Daily Telegraph

Posted November 23rd, 2007 in assault, news, teachers by sally

“A teacher accused of assaulting a disruptive pupil wept as an appeal court quashed his conviction.”

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Daily Telegraph, 23rd November 2007

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Christian charity sacked non-believer – Daily Telegraph

Posted November 23rd, 2007 in employment, harassment, news, religious discrimination by sally

“A finance officer claims she was dismissed by a Christian charity centre because she did not believe in God.”

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Daily Telegraph, 23rd November 2007

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Embattled Scotland yard chief survives critical vote – The Times

Posted November 23rd, 2007 in news, police by sally

“Sir Ian Blair declared himself ‘a man of honour’ today as he survived a motion of no confidence in his leadership of the Metropolitan Police.”

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The Times, 23rd November 2007

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