Wife seeks rise in £1.1m divorce – BBC News
“A single mother who lost an appeal against her ex-partner’s settlement which included a £1.1m house has vowed to take her case to the European Court.”
BBC News, 5th November 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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Fresh row over UK’s long working hours – The Independent
“The Government tonight pledged to ‘stand firm’ to maintain an opt-out to the Working Time Directive after a committee of Euro MPs, including a Labour member, voted to scrap it.”
The Independent, 5th November 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Tarique Ghaffur due to settle police race case out of court – The Guardian
“Britain’s highest-ranking Asian police officer, Assistant Commissioner Tarique Ghaffur, is due to reach an out-of-court settlement with the Metropolitan police over his employment tribunal claim for racial discrimination before Commissioner Sir Ian Blair leaves office next month, a source has told the Guardian.”
The Guardian, 5th November 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Government defeat on DNA database – BBC News
“The government has been defeated in the House of Lords over the issue of keeping peoples’ DNA and fingerprints on the police national database.”
BBC News, 5th November 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Smokers are banned from fostering – BBC News
“Smokers in a north-east London borough will not be able to foster children from January 2012 – unless there are ‘exceptional circumstances’.
BBC News, 5th November 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
NHS’ ‘failure’ over woman’s death – BBC News
“A coroner has accused the NHS of systemic failure following the death of a 60-year-old woman who repeatedly called on the service for medical help.”
BBC News, 4th November 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Man spied on girl in Asda toilet – BBC News
“A man who spied on a nine-year-old girl in a supermarket toilet has been given a suspended prison sentence.”
BBC News, 4th November 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Farmer jailed for animal cruelty – BBC News
“A Norfolk farmer has been jailed for five months for animal cruelty.”
BBC News, 4th November 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Count page views, not site visits, when suing for internet libel – OUT-LAW.com
“Courts cannot assume that online material has been read without some evidence in libel cases, a court has ruled. The court cannot simply infer from statistics on website visits that certain people have read a particular article, it said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 4th November 2008
Source: www.out-law.com
Virgin Atlantic sacks 13 over Facebook comments – OUT-LAW.com
“Virgin Atlantic has dismissed 13 staff because of comments they made on social networking site Facebook. The staff, all cabin crew, broke the company’s policies, the airline said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 4th November 2008
Source: www.out-law.com
Rapist jailed after 1995 attack – BBC News
“A man has been jailed for eight-and-a-half years for raping a woman at a railway station in Kent 13 years ago.”
BBC News, 4th November 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Court win for smack row parents – BBC News
“A couple who told social workers they had the right to smack their adopted son have won the right to a re-hearing in a bid to adopt his sister, aged two.”
BBC News, 4th November 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
New points system ‘barrier to migrants’ – The Guardian
“Highly skilled migrants who want to work in the UK will have to prove they have thousands of pounds in their bank accounts to support themselves and their families during their first month in Britain before they can apply, new rules published yesterday reveal.”
The Guardian, 5th November 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Underwear fetishist sentenced for disturbing behaviour – The Independent
“A workman who rifled through his female customers’ drawers and stole their underwear was given a suspended jail sentence today.”
The Independent, 4th November 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Britain closes door on 80,000 asylum-seekers – The Independent
“Almost 80,000 asylum-seekers from countries described by the Foreign Office as dangerous and unstable have been refused refuge in Britain in the past five years.”
The Independent, 5th November 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Watchdog muscles in on high street accounts – The Guardian
“Bank customers could be given the protection of the main City watchdog in a move that would sweep away decades of voluntary regulation covering savings and current accounts. The Financial Services Authority said yesterday it was considering major reforms to the banking code and statutory rules for the industry.”
The Guardian, 5th November 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Marriage visa age raised to 21 in bid to tackled forced weddings – Daily Telegraph
“The minimum age at which foreigners can come to Britain to get married is being increased in a new bid to tackle forced marriages.”
Daily Telegraph, 5th November 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Foreigners banned from retiring to Britain – Daily Telegraph
“Pensioners oustside the EU will be banned from moving to Britain to retire, it has been disclosed.”
Daily Telegraph, 5th November 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Pet owners reined in by conduct code – The Guardian
“The cats will already have figured out that under the government’s new code of conduct for pet owners the rule ‘create a suitable environment for your pet to live in’ should mean extra sardines and access to the duvet pile in the airing cupboard. An eight-week consultation period, on codes of conduct for owners of cats, dogs and horses, was introduced yesterday by the environment secretary, Hilary Benn, who said the guidance gave practical advice on how people should meet their responsibilities under the 2006 Animal Welfare Act.”
The Guardian, 5th November 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
