“A fantasist who shot himself with a nailgun on two occasions before claiming that he had been attacked by thugs in an attempt to win compensation was jailed for two and a half years yesterday.”
The Guardian, 15th November 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Gordon Brown is preparing to water down his plan to double the maximum period for which suspected terrorists can be held without charge in an attempt to win all-party agreement for a higher limit. The Prime Minister, who has previously hinted at his support for the limit to be raised from 28 to 56 days, adopted a more conciliatory approach in a Commons statement yesterday.”
The Independent, 15th November 2007
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Hopes that clubs can be forced to field a quota of players from their home nation by using the new EU treaty are doomed to fail, according to the European Commission.”
The Times, 15th November 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Doctors who have laptops containing patients’ records stolen from their cars could end up in court.”
The Times, 15th November 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Chris Langham will walk free from prison later today after the Court of Appeal cut his sentence for downloading the most extreme kind of child pornography.”
Daily Telegraph, 14th November 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Gordon Brown today unveiled a wide-ranging package of measures to bolster security in public places while attempting to prevent young people being radicalised by violent extremists.”
The Independent, 14th November 2007
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“The government was plunged into disarray today over its proposed terror laws as security minister Lord West retracted his statement that he was not ‘totally convinced’ about the need to extend detention of terror suspects for more than 28 days without charge.”
The Guardian, 14th November 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Almost half of complaints against police are allegations of rudeness or neglect, according to a watchdog.”
BBC News, 14th November 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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“The House of Lords has ruled that Darfuri asylum seekers can be deported to the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, overturning an earlier court of appeal decision.”
The Guardian, 14th November 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A judge has said that he could not say for sure that a claim for breach of confidence was without merit based solely on an expert’s view that the information in dispute was in the public domain. He said the case must go to a full trial.”
OUT-LAW.com, 14th November 2007
Source: www.out-law.com
“Gordon Brown will today clarify the future role of the police in his plans for a unified border force designed to track and stem the flow of potential terrorists into the country.”
The Guardian, 14th November 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“English cancer patients should rent a second home in Scotland to gain access to drugs not available in England, an expert on NHS law suggested yesterday.”
The Times, 14th November 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Prison reformers have called for more support for new inmates in order to prevent suicides.”
BBC News, 14th November 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“More than one in five of the foreigners cleared to work in security jobs could be illegal immigrants, the Home Secretary admitted amid accusations of ‘blunder, panic and cover-up’ in the Home Office.”
The Independent, 14th November 2007
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Gerald Smith, a doctor-turned-financier who is serving eight years in prison for defrauding an internet business, was ordered to surrender £41 million yesterday in the largest confiscation order in British criminal proceedings.”
The Times, 14th November 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A woman who faces being stripped of her divorce settlement to pay for her former husband’s debts was at the centre of a test case yesterday with far-reaching implications for ‘clean break’ divorces.”
The Times, 14th November 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A survivor of the July 7 bombings today told a parliamentary committee that she was opposed to extending the amount of time suspected terrorists could be held without charge.”
The Guardian, 13th November 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A registered childminder and scout leader has been jailed for three years for killing an 11-month-old baby by violently shaking her in a fit of temper.”
The Guardian, 13th November 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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