People want more armed police – Reuters

Posted September 11th, 2007 in firearms, news, police by sally

“More than two thirds of people polled in a survey published on Tuesday want tougher measures to combat violent crime, including more armed police on the street.”

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Reuters, 11th September 2007

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Officer admits child image charge – BBC News

Posted September 11th, 2007 in children, computer crime, internet, news by sally

“A serving Dyfed-Powys Police officer has admitted a charge of possessing an indecent image of a child.”

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BBC News, 10th September 2007

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Government to review casino gaming duty – Reuters

Posted September 11th, 2007 in gambling, news, VAT by sally

“The government said on Monday it was reviewing taxes paid on player-to-player games in casinos, such as poker, where gamblers’ so-called participation fees are subject to VAT but not gaming duty.”

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Reuters, 10th September 2007

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Ministers remove barriers to faith-run schools – Daily Telegraph

Posted September 11th, 2007 in education, news by sally

“Ministers paved the way for more State-funded Muslim, Sikh and Hindu schools yesterday with a pledge to remove ‘unnecessary barriers’ to religious groups.”

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Daily Telegraph, 11th September 2007

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4,000 more ‘cold cases’ reviewed – BBC News

Posted September 11th, 2007 in DNA, news, sexual offences by sally

“Forensic scientists are to begin reviewing around 4,000 more unsolved sex crimes, the government has said.”

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BBC News, 11th September 2007

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Barrymore will not face charges – BBC News

Posted September 10th, 2007 in murder, news, sexual offences by sally

“Entertainer Michael Barrymore will not face charges over the death of Stuart Lubbock at his former home in 2001.”

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BBC News, 10th September 2007

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Judge throws out World’s End case – BBC News

Posted September 10th, 2007 in news by sally

“The trial of a convicted killer and sex offender who was accused of murdering two young women in Edinburgh 30 years ago has collapsed.”

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BBC News, 10th September 2007

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Asbos don’t curb bad behaviour, warns senior police officer – The Guardian

Posted September 10th, 2007 in news by sally

“A senior police officer in Britain’s ‘Asbo capital’ will raise doubts today about the effectiveness of the orders which are the centrepiece of the government’s Respect programme against antisocial behaviour.”

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The Guardian, 10th September 2007

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Barrymore to answer police bail – BBC News

Posted September 10th, 2007 in bail, murder, news, sexual offences by sally

“Michael Barrymore is to answer bail later after he was quizzed by police over the death of a man found dead by a swimming pool at his former home.”

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BBC News, 9th September 2007

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“Essex boys” murder case may be reopened – The Guardian

Posted September 10th, 2007 in Criminal Cases Review Commission, murder, news by sally

“Lawyers for the two men convicted of the ‘Essex Boys’ murders in which three drug dealers were shot dead in a Range Rover in a country lane say they are hopeful the case will be reopened as a result of fresh evidence. The case is being re-examined by the Criminal Cases Review Commission and has been submitted to the European court of human rights.”

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The Guardian, 8th September 2007

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Parole hearings “deny prisoners’ human rights” – Daily Telegraph

Posted September 10th, 2007 in human rights, news, parole by sally

“The troubled parole system suffered another blow yesterday when the High Court ruled that hearings in which prisoners are assessed for release are not sufficiently independent of Government.”

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Daily Telegraph, 9th September 2007

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Hips starting for three-bed homes – BBC News

Posted September 10th, 2007 in home information packs, news by sally

“People selling three-bedroom homes in England and Wales must now use Home Information Packs (Hips).”

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BBC News, 9th September 2007

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Sisters in last-ditch challenge to inheritance tax – The Guardian

Posted September 10th, 2007 in inheritance tax, news by sally

“Two sisters in their eighties who claim the law treats them less favourably than if they were a lesbian couple will take their last-ditch challenge to Britain’s inheritance tax rules to the European court of human rights in Strasbourg this week.”

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The Guardian, 10th September 2007

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Council takes overweight child into care – The Guardian

Posted September 10th, 2007 in children, news, obesity, social services by sally

“A child has been taken away from his parents because, it is understood, they were not coping with his disability and social workers became anxious about his weight.”

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The Guardian, 10th September 2007

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Brown plans new migrant controls to get unskilled Britons back to work – The Guardian

Posted September 10th, 2007 in employment, immigration, news by sally

“Gordon Brown will today try to quell union anger at the growing insecurity of the British workforce due to migration of cheap and casualised foreign labour by promising to find an ‘extra 500,000 British jobs for British workers’ “.

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The Guardian, 10th September 2007

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Men who buy sex could face prosecution – The Guardian

Posted September 10th, 2007 in news, prostitution, trafficking in human beings by sally

“Ministers are considering proposals to prosecute men for buying sex in a new effort to curb the demand for prostitution, the Guardian has learned.”

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The Guardian, 10th September 2007

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First HIPs plagued with teething problems – Daily Telegraph

Posted September 10th, 2007 in home information packs, news by sally

“Home Information Packs, the controversial home selling scheme launched last month, are being plagued by teething problems, with many of the first packs having to be scrapped because they have been deemed invalid.”

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Daily Telegraph, 10th September 2007

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Ministers are blamed for shortage of judges – The Times

Posted September 10th, 2007 in delay, judges, judicial appointments commission, news by sally

“The woman in charge of selecting judges has defended her commission against reports that it is to blame for an acute shortage of circuit judges and delays in trials.”

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The Times, 10th September 2007

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Plan to put everyone in DNA database hinges on human rights case – OUT-LAW.com

Posted September 7th, 2007 in DNA, human rights, news, privacy by sally

“Lord Justice Sedley’s proposal to put everyone in the UK on a DNA database would be dependent on a British man’s case against the UK at the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), according to a privacy law expert.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 7th September 2007

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Police chief to attack crime target ‘shambles’ – Daily Telegraph

Posted September 7th, 2007 in crime, news, police, violence by sally

“Labour’s law and order record is facing a broadside from one of the country’s top police officers.”

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Daily Telegraph, 7th September 2007

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