“A man deliberately broke his girlfriend’s leg as part of a £100,000 compensation swindle and was caught only because he filmed the incident on his mobile phone.”
The Times, 21st November 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The ‘reluctant’ fifth bomber in the failed July 21 suicide attacks on London was jailed yesterday for 33 years.”
The Guardian, 21st November 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“An 88-year-old Polish widow living in Britain is facing extradition to her home country and 10 years in jail for her alleged part in the killing of a Polish national hero who led the country’s anti-Nazi resistance in the second world war.”
The Guardian, 21st November 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Michael Martin, the Speaker of the House of Commons, is fighting an attempt by Gordon Brown to scrap the ‘grace and favour’ pension that comes with his job, The Times has learnt.”
The Times, 20th November 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Scotland Yard is spending £15,000 on ethnically diverse police mascots after complaints that PCSO Steve, its current rubber representative, is too white, too male, and too blond.”
The Times, 20th November 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Heart transplants have been allowed to resume at one of the UK’s specialist hospitals following an investigation into a rise in the number of patient deaths, the Healthcare Commission said today.”
The Guardian, 20th November 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The Woolf reforms are facing their first ‘economic stress test’ as commercial court cases rise for the first time in six years.”
The Times, 19th November 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Counter-terrorism officials are rethinking their approach to tackling the radicalisation of Muslim youth, abandoning what they admit has been offensive and inappropriate language. They say the term ‘war on terror’ will no longer be heard from ministers. Instead, they will use less emotive language, emphasising the criminal nature of the plots and conspiracies. The government in future, they add, will talk of a ‘struggle’ against extremist ideology, rather than a ‘battle’.”
The Guardian, 20th Novemeber 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A shooting victim who was too scared to help police catch his attacker has been jailed for three months.”
BBC News, 19th November 2007
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“Britain’s longest-serving prisoner, John Straffen, who was sentenced to hang more than half a century ago, has died in prison. Straffen, aged 77, was convicted of murdering a schoolgirl in 1952 and admitted killing two others, but his death sentence was commuted because he was ‘feeble-minded’. The Ministry of Justice said last night that Straffen had died in Frankland prison, County Durham, yesterday after an illness. He was believed to be on a list of around 20 prisoners, which includes the Yorkshire Ripper, Peter Sutcliffe, who were never to be released.”
The Guardian, 20th November 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“MPs have accused West Midlands Police of seeking to undermine freedom of speech by making a ‘perverse’ complaint about a Channel 4 programme that exposed extremism in a British mosque.”
The Times, 20th November 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Nearly two-thirds of family doctors are poised to boycott the government’s scheme to put the medical records of 50 million NHS patients on a national electronic database, a Guardian poll reveals today.”
The Guardian, 20th November 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“British lawyers have joined the call on the Canadian Government to intervene over Omar Khadr, the youngest detainee at Guantanamo Bay who has now spent a quarter of his life in captivity there.”
The Times, 19th November 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Information requirements are an irritant for business and consumers routinely ignore the small print overload because it is turgid and confusing, according to a Government study. A new report calls for a rethink by policy-makers and businesses.”
OUT-LAW.com, 19th November 2007
Source: www.out-law.com
“Private equity firms will face tougher standards demanding ‘more openness’, a review is expected to say.”
BBC News, 20th November 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Lie detection technology will be used for the first time on telephone calls of unemployment benefit claimants.”
BBC News, 20th November 2007
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“The Archbishop of York last night led a powerful cross-party attack by peers on plans to make it easier for lesbian couples to become parents through fertility treatment.”
The Independent, 20th November 2007
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A Christian group trying to prosecute the producer and broadcaster of Jerry Springer – The Opera under blasphemy laws will take its case to the high court in London today.”
The Guardian, 20th November 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A generation of British “tweenagers” – children aged between eight and 13 – are at risk of losing interest in school and experimenting with drugs and alcohol as the problems traditionally associated with teenagers come into effect earlier, a minister warned yesterday.”
The Guardian, 20th November 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The UK government will be criticised today over key aspects of children’s human rights in a report highlighting how youngsters in custody are being handcuffed or have needed oxygen after being restrained.”
The Guardian, 20th November 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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