Eye spray used on ‘unruly pupils’ – BBC News
“Police used pepper spray to restrain two 15-year-old pupils after officers were called to a school disturbance.”
BBC News, 12th December 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: news
Inquiry conclusions on Sky’s ITV stake are expected soon – The Times
“John Hutton, the Business and Enterprise Secretary, is expected to publish within the next week the Competition Commission’s conclusions from its inquiry into the legitimacy of BSkyB’s shareholding in ITV.”
The Times, 12th December 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Mother claimed benefit for fake children – Daily Telegraph
“A mother who claimed £46,000 in benefits by pretending she had seven extra children was jailed for 10 months yesterday.”
Daily Telegraph, 12th December 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Phone tap evidence ‘should be allowed in terrorist asset cases’ – The Times
“Evidence from telephone taps and other surveillance should be permitted in legal hearings to freeze terrorists’ assets, Jacqui Smith proposed yesterday.”
The Times, 12th December 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
No charges for police officer filmed hitting woman – The Guardian
“No police officer is to be prosecuted as a result of the controversial incident in which a young woman was arrested outside a Sheffield nightclub last year, according to the Independent Police Complaints Commission.”
The Guardian, 12th December 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Straw defends early release of man who then killed partner – The Guardian
“The justice secretary, Jack Straw, was forced to defend the government’s early release scheme for prisoners today after it emerged a man who murdered his partner ‘should have been behind bars’.”
The Guardian, 11th December 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Festive lollipop lady ban over health and safety – Daily Telegraph
“A lollipop lady has been banned from wearing festive fancy dress because of safety fears.”
Daily Telegraph, 12th December 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
UK first for price-fixing charges – Financial Times
“Three British oil industry executives are due to plead guilty to price-fixing on Wednesday in a landmark Texas case that could have big implications for the extradition and prosecution of other British business people in the US, people familiar with the matter say.”
Financial Times, 11th December 2007
Source: www.ft.com
MoD sued over security measures – BBC News
“A former RAF servicewoman has launched a compensation claim against the Ministry of Defence, blaming them for an alleged rape at a barracks in Lincs.”
BBC News, 11th December 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Brown will sign EU treaty in Lisbon – The Guardian
“The prime minister, Gordon Brown, will travel to Portugal on Thursday to sign the controversial EU reform treaty, it was confirmed today.”
The Guardian, 11th December 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Terror detention extension a ‘charade’, say dissenting MPs – The Guardian
“Government plans to extend the length of time terror suspects can be held without charge to 42 days were denounced by MPs today as a ‘charade’.”
The Guardian, 11th December 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Organisations should run privacy impact assessments, says ICO – OUT-LAW.com
“Organisations must consider the impact on individuals’ privacy before developing new IT systems or changing the way they handle personal information, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) will urge today.”
OUT-LAW.com, 11th December 2007
Source: www.out-law.com
Victory for teacher sacked after race taunts and sexual harassment – The Times
“A teacher who was called a ‘bloody immigrant’ and a ‘nigger’ by pupils and advised by a colleague to go to work in a ‘more ethnically diverse school’ if she wanted promotion, has won her case for unfair dismissal.”
The Times, 11th December 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Ministry of Justice simplification plan – Ministry of Justice
“The Ministry of Justice’s simplification plan sets out how we will reduce administrative burdens imposed on businesses, charities and the voluntary sector by our regulations. It shows our progress in delivering our promised 25% reduction in our administrative burdens by 2010. The plan also explains how we will reduce burdens imposed on the public sector frontline.”
Ministry of Justice, 11th December 2007
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Legal fears left Atlantic Conveyor defenceless – The Times
“A helicopter-carrying merchant ship that sank with the loss of 12 men after being hit by two Exocet missiles in the 1982 Falklands conflict was unarmed and unprotected because Ministry of Defence lawyers feared that it was illegal to fit a commercial vessel with weapon systems, according to newly released classified documents.”
The Times, 11th December 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Life ‘destroyed’ by control order – BBC News
“A nurse under a control order absconded because its restrictions ‘destroyed’ his life, the Old Bailey has heard.”
BBC News, 10th December 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Foreign Office accused of swap deal over terror suspects – The Guardian
“Two men wanted in Pakistan for alleged terrorist activity have been charged in London under the Terrorism Act as part of what human rights campaigners claim is a secret deal between the two countries.”
The Guardian, 11th December 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘No one is above the law’ – Conrad Black gets six years – The Guardian
“Conrad Black was sentenced yesterday to six and a half years in an American prison for abusing shareholders’ trust through a sophisticated plot to embezzle $6.1m from his Hollinger media empire.”
The Guardian, 11th December 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Arms treaty ‘must not be blunted’ – BBC News
“A treaty to ease the supply of military equipment from the US to UK forces must not be ‘blunted’ by over-restrictive regulations, MPs have said.”
BBC News, 11th December 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
