OFT challenges banks on “misleading” overdraft charges – The Independent

Posted November 16th, 2007 in banking, news by sally

“The Office of Fair Trading yesterday warned Britain’s banks it intended to take them to task over unauthorised overdraft charges whatever the outcome of a High Court test case on the fees that is scheduled to begin in January.”

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The Independent, 16th November 2007

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BA offers £430 to strike-hit passengers – The Times

Posted November 16th, 2007 in airlines, compensation, news by sally

“British Airways is facing a multi-million-pound compensation bill after failing to keep secret a deal in which it has agreed to pay passengers £430 each for cancelling their flights.”

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The Times, 16th November 2007

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BBC admits error over bogus crying in film of quintuplets – The Times

Posted November 16th, 2007 in news by sally

“The BBC added its own soundtrack of babies gurgling to a news report about the birth of quintuplets, the corporation admitted. BBC News was at the centre of another ‘fakery’ allegation after admitting that producers manipulated the soundtrack of footage received from John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford.

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The Times, 16th November 2007

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Diabetic in coma shot with Taser out of fear he was suicide bomber – The Times

Posted November 16th, 2007 in news, police, terrorism, weapons by sally

“A man who slipped into a diabetic coma on a bus was shot twice with a Taser gun because police mistook him for an Arab suicide bomber.”

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The Times, 16th November 2007

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MoD sued over “36 hours of hell” in Basra – The Times

Posted November 16th, 2007 in armed forces, Iraq, news, torture by sally

“Iraqi prisoners held by British troops at a detention centre in Basra were forced to dance ‘like Michael Jackson’ during 36 hours of alleged beatings and sleep-deprivation, according to a High Court writ against the Ministry of Defence.”

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The Times, 16th November 2007

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Bill could ban tax exiles from House of Lords – The Guardian

Posted November 16th, 2007 in constitutional reform, news, parliament, taxation by sally

“A forthcoming constitutional reform bill could include measures to stop tax exiles from sitting in the House of Lords, the cabinet secretary said yesterday amid further questions about the tax status of the millionaire Tory donor Lord Ashcroft.”

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The Guardian, 16th November 2007

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Suspected Atlantic airline plotter faces deportation – The Guardian

Posted November 16th, 2007 in extradition, news, Pakistan, terrorism by sally

“A key suspect behind an alleged plot to blow up airliners over the Atlantic appeared last night to be a step closer to being extradited to Britain after a court in Pakistan dropped charges against him there.”

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The Guardian, 16th November 2007

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Longer sentences have led to jail crisis says top judge – The Guardian

Posted November 16th, 2007 in news, prisons, sentencing by sally

“The prison system is in a ‘critical situation’ and there must be a debate on linking sentencing to the resources available for punishing offenders the most senior judge in England and Wales, the lord chief justice, said last night.”

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The Guardian, 16th November 2007

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Judge ordered off divorce case after ‘flying carpet’ jibe – The Guardian

Posted November 15th, 2007 in bias, judges, news, race discrimination by sally

“A high court judge who made allegedly mocking remarks about a sheikh involved in a multi-million pound divorce was today ordered to step down from the case.”

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The Guardian, 15th November 2007

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Employers should take care with demands for experience, warns expert – OUT-LAW.com

Posted November 15th, 2007 in age discrimination, employment, news by sally

“Employers must curb their demands for fixed amounts of experience from job applicants to avoid falling foul of discrimination legislation, an employment law specialist has warned.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 15th November 2007

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Manning murder conviction quashed – BBC News

Posted November 15th, 2007 in murder, news, retrials by sally

“A man jailed after the murder of an 18-year-old woman has won his appeal against conviction at the High Court.”

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BBC News, 15th Novemebr 2007

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George granted retrial in Dando murder case – The Guardian

Posted November 15th, 2007 in murder, news, retrials by sally

“Barry George today won his challenge against his conviction for the murder of TV presenter Jill Dando, after the court of appeal ordered a retrial.”

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The Guardian, 15th November 2007

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Cleric Abu Hamza cleared for US extradition – Daily Telegraph

Posted November 15th, 2007 in extradition, news, terrorism by sally

“The radical Muslim cleric Abu Hamza can be extradited to the US to face terror charges, a court has ruled.”

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Daily Telegraph, 15th November 2007

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Freshfields celebrates second discrimination case victory as former partner drops claim – Legal Week

Posted November 15th, 2007 in age discrimination, law firms, news by sally

“Former Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer partner Lois Moore has dropped her age discrimination case against the firm as the City giant pursues costs in a similar case brought by former restructuring head Peter Bloxham.”

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Legal Week, 15th November 2007

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Hidden crime of ‘wi-fi tapping’: only 11 arrests but most of us are guilty – The Times

Posted November 15th, 2007 in computer crime, internet, news by sally

“More than half of computer users have illegally logged on to someone else’s wi-fi connection yet only 11 people have been arrested for the crime, an investigation by The Times has found.”

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The Times, 15th November 2007

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Boys on trial for murder after man was kicked to death outside his home – The Times

Posted November 15th, 2007 in murder, news, trials by sally

“A father of three was punched and kicked to death by jeering, drunken youths when he left his house to find out who had damaged his wife’s car, Chester Crown Court was told yesterday.”

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The Times, 15th November 2007

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Evidence in honours inquiry ‘not revealed’ ‘hidden’ in probe – The Independent

Posted November 15th, 2007 in news, peerages & dignities by sally

“The ‘most significant’ evidence discovered by police during the cash-for-honours inquiry has not been revealed to the public, according to an official report by one of the senior investigators in the case.”

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The Independent, 15th November 2007

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George’s Dando appeal ruling due – BBC News

Posted November 15th, 2007 in appeals, murder, news by sally

“Barry George is due to learn if an appeal against his conviction for the murder of BBC TV presenter Jill Dando in 1999 has been successful.”

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BBC News, 15th November 2007

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Tighter security measures target railway stations – The Independent

Posted November 15th, 2007 in news, terrorism by sally

“Security is being stepped up at hundreds of railway stations, airports, ports and power stations amid fears that suicide bombers could strike at ‘soft targets’.”

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The Independent, 15th Novemebr 2007

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Appeal over children in Pakistan – BBC News

Posted November 15th, 2007 in child abduction, news, Pakistan, wardship by sally

“A High Court judge in London has issued an urgent plea for four Oxfordshire children being kept in Pakistan by their father to be returned to the UK.”

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BBC News, 14th November 2007

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