Man jailed for killing that led to race fight – The Times

Posted November 23rd, 2007 in homicide, news, sentencing by sally

“A white man who hacked to death a young Asian man, provoking an armed brawl between the races on the streets of an estate in Preston, has been jailed for eight years.”

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The Times, 23rd November 2007

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Veteran teacher facing a life ban over his “failure” to control pupils – The Times

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

“A teacher is facing a lifetime ban for failing to keep his class in order.”

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The Times, 23rd November 2007

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Killer should have been in jail when he stabbed bus passenger over chips – The Times

Posted November 23rd, 2007 in criminal justice, mental health, news, young offenders by sally

“An investigation has started into the criminal justice failings that resulted in a bus passenger being killed by a man who should not have been released from prison.”

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The Times, 23rd November 2007

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Mail pays for violating Blairs’ privacy – The Guardian

Posted November 23rd, 2007 in media, news, privacy by sally

“Tony Blair and his wife Cherie have won substantial damages for infringement of privacy from Associated Newspapers, publishers of the Daily Mail, Mail on Sunday and Evening Standard.”

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The Guardian, 23rd November 2007

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Hips to be extended to all properties – The Guardian

Posted November 22nd, 2007 in home information packs, news by sally

“The government’s controversial home information pack (Hip) scheme will be rolled out to all properties from December 14, it was announced today.”

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The Guardian, 22nd November 2007

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Police chief ‘wasted court’s time’ – The Times

Posted November 22nd, 2007 in news, police, road traffic offences by sally

“Britain’s most senior traffic policeman has been criticised for wasting court time after he failed to answer a speeding charge yesterday, claiming that he had still not found a solicitor to represent him.”

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The Times,  22nd November 2007

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‘Nanny’ row over political blogs – BBC News

Posted November 22nd, 2007 in freedom of expression, internet, National Assembly for Wales, news by sally

“Plans to examine if politicians’ blogs could break their code of conduct have led to claims of ‘nanny state culture’.”

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BBC News, 21st November 2007

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Brown halts deportation of Burma junta critic – The Independent

Posted November 22nd, 2007 in asylum, Burma, news by sally

“A Burmese dissident who faced deportation that could have sent him to the torture chamber in his troubled homeland has won his battle to stay in Britain after Gordon Brown stepped in to order a review of his case.”

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The Independent, 22nd November 2007

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Bloxham rules out appeal as Freshfields drops costs threat – Legal Week

Posted November 22nd, 2007 in age discrimination, costs, law firms, news by sally

“Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has dropped its costs claim against former partner Peter Bloxham, following his announcement today (21 November) that he will not appeal an age-discrimination ruling acquitting the magic circle firm.”

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Legal Week, 21st November 2007

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The Inquiry: Senior officials are blamed for loss of discs – The Independent

Posted November 22nd, 2007 in data protection, HM Revenue & Customs, news by sally

“The head of the National Audit Office, Sir John Bourn, locked horns with Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs and the Chancellor last night when he said the decision to post two computer discs containing the bank details of 7 million families was taken by senior HMRC officials and not, as Alistair Darling claimed, by a junior employee.”

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The Independent, 22nd November 2007

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Bar over-confident on client service – poll – Legal Week

Posted November 22nd, 2007 in barristers, news by sally

“Barristers rate the quality of service they provide far higher than those who receive it, according to a new poll commissioned by the Bar Standards Board (BSB) and released today (22 November).”

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Legal Week, 22nd November 2007

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‘Honour’ killing: pressure grows on UK to extradite suspect from Iraq – The Guardian

Posted November 22nd, 2007 in extradition, Iraq, murder, news by sally

“A man who is wanted in the UK for his alleged involvement in a notorious ‘honour’ killing has been arrested in northern Iraq and offered for extradition, the Guardian has learned.”

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The Guardian, 22nd November 2007

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Brace yourselves for new wave of e-mail scams, say security experts – The Times

Posted November 22nd, 2007 in computer crime, data protection, news by sally

“Banks and security experts expect a wave of scam e-mails and bogus mailshots after the loss of the personal data of 25 million people.”

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The Times, 22nd November 2007

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Hundreds of databases with personal details at risk – report – The Guardian

Posted November 22nd, 2007 in data protection, news, privacy by sally

“The private details of UK individuals are on as many as 600 private and public databases, often without their knowledge, a study will reveal next month. The report by the thinktank Demos will say that new laws and procedures are needed to protect people’s privacy and freedom.”

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The Guardian, 22nd November 2007

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Man ‘attempted sex with fence’ in London park – Daily Telegraph

Posted November 22nd, 2007 in drunk and disorderly, news by sally

“A drunken man broke into a central London park and attempted to have sex with a fence, a court heard.”

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Daily Telegraph, 21st November 2007

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Data fiasco forces ministers into ID cards review – The Guardian

Posted November 22nd, 2007 in data protection, identity cards, news by sally

“Ministers are to look at scaling back plans for identity cards in response to the catastrophic loss of the personal information of 25 million people, including their bank records and addresses.”

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The Guardian, 22nd November 2007

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Who can you sue if lost data is misused? – The Times

Posted November 22nd, 2007 in data protection, government departments, news by sally

“Anyone who loses out financially as a result of mistakes at HM Revenue and Customs is likely to be compensated by their bank – but if they have the appetite they could also sue the Revenue.”

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The Times, 21st November 2007

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Data watchdog seeks dawn-raid powers – The Times

Posted November 22nd, 2007 in data protection, government departments, news by sally

“The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), which polices the security of the nation’s data, is to be given the power to raid Government departments suspected of breaching protection laws.”

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The Times, 21st November 2007

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Prosecutions chief deals blow to extended detention plan – The Guardian

Posted November 22nd, 2007 in detention, news, terrorism by sally

“The director of public prosecutions has blown a hole in the government’s plans to extend pre-charge detention for terror suspects, by questioning whether courts would allow the police to use the extra time. Sir Ken Macdonald told MPs that he was satisfied with the current 28-day limit, which ‘has suited us nicely’, and argued that the response to terrorism should be ‘proportionate and grounded’.”

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The Guardian, 22nd November 2007

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Former Attorney General Lord Goldsmith opposes extending detention time of terror suspects – The Times

Posted November 22nd, 2007 in detention, news, terrorism by sally

“Gordon Brown’s controversial proposals to extend the time a terror suspect can be held before charge were condemned today by the former Attorney General.”

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The Times, 21st November 2007

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