Early warnings – Law Society’s Gazette
“Pre-trial interviews for barristers are not far off, but the reforms bring potential hazards alongside welcome benefits.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 27th March 2008
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Category: news
NHS violence law rejected by AMs – BBC News
“Staff working in Welsh hospitals will not have extra legal protection from violence and abuse offered to their English colleagues, it has emerged.”
BBC News, 28th March 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Homophobic complaints dismissed – BBC News
“Complaints of homophobia against eight officers from Devon and Cornwall Police have been dsimissed by the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC).”
BBC News, 27th March 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Drug delivery grandmother jailed – BBC News
“A grandmother from Cornwall who delivered drugs in Plymouth and Truro has been jailed for six months after being caught with 10 kilos of cannabis.”
BBC News, 27th March 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Livingstone cleared on donations – BBC News
“London Mayor Ken Livingstone has been cleared by the Electoral Commission of breaking the law on donations.”
BBC News, 28th March 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Paedophile hostel ban criticised – BBC News
“A ban on paedophiles being housed in hostels near schools undermined public protection, a report has said.”
BBC News, 28th March 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Asylum: the peers’ revolt – The Independent
“Britain must radically change its immigration policy and end immediately the deportation of failed asylum-seekers who fear persecution in Iran, a group of leading peers will tell the Government today.”
The Independent, 28th March 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
One more chance for addict with 175 crimes – Daily Telegraph
“A serial petty thief convicted for the 175th time at a total cost to the taxpayer of more than £700,000, has been spared jail despite carrying out her latest crime while on bail.”
Daily Telegraph, 28th March 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
UK admits breaching human rights convention over detainee’s death – The Guardian
“The government is to admit ‘substantive breaches’ of the European Convention on Human Rights over the death and torture of Iraqi civilians in the custody of British soldiers, Des Browne, the defence secretary, revealed yesterday.”
The Guardian, 28th March 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Doctor in MMR row defends stance at disciplinary hearing – The Guardian
“The doctor who first sparked widespread safety fears over the MMR vaccine said yesterday that his paramount concern was ‘clinical care’ for children who had developed autism after being vaccinated.”
The Guardian, 28th March 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Alistair Darling to give City whistle-blowers immunity – The Times
“Whistle-blowers are to be granted immunity from prosecution in return for evidence.”
The Times, 28th March 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Incapacity benefit claimaints lose incentive to stay sick – The Times
“Incentives that encourage people to stay on incapacity benefit were scrapped yesterday in the latest stage of the Government’s welfare reform package.”
The Times, 28th March 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Head teachers to get powers to ‘stop and search’ for drugs – The Times
“Schools are set to to be given further powers to search pupils for drugs, alcohol and stolen goods to help head teachers to enforce discipline among the most disruptive students.”
The Times, 28th March 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Unlawful killing verdict on Liam Hogan, who was pushed from balcony by his father – The Times
“A holidaymaker who pushed his two children from a fourth-floor balcony during a row with his wife may be prosecuted in England after his release from a Greek psychiatric hospital.”
The Times, 28th March 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Brendan Harris, 15, who stamped Sophie Lancaster to death for being a Goth, is convicted of murder – The Times
“A mother whose daughter was killed because she was dressed as a Goth made a plea yesterday for teenagers to show more compassion to each other after a 15-year-old boy was found guilty of stamping Sophie Lancaster to death, writes Russell Jenkins.”
TheTimes, 28th March 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Facebook, Bebo, My Space face censorship orders – The Times
“Social networking sites will be required to remove material unsuitable for children, such as nude or violent images and comments, within 24 hours of receiving a complaint, under a tough new code for internet safety.”
The Times, 28th March 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Soldier wife wins deportation row – BBC News
“The wife of a Northumberland soldier threatened with deportation has won the right to stay with her family.”
BBC News, 26th March 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Smoke ban rebel owner fined again – BBC News
“The first landlord in England to be prosecuted under the smoking ban has been fined again for continuing to allow his customers to light up.”
BBC News, 26th March 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
GBH doctor suspended for a year – BBC News
“A doctor who beat a paramedic into a coma has been suspended by the General Medical Council (GMC) for 12 months.”
BBC News, 26th March 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Watchdog admits failure over Rock – BBC News
“The UK financial watchdog, the Financial Services Authority (FSA) has admitted it failed to regulate Northern Rock adequately.”
BBC News, 26th March 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
