“Hundreds of children displaying anti-social behaviour will be targeted by youth workers under government plans to cut crime.”
The Independent, 19th March 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A foreign criminal who attacked and robbed a pensioner cannot be deported because he is not considered dangerous enough, the Court of Appeal has ruled.”
Daily Telegraph, 19th March 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The Daily Express and Daily Star carried unprecedented front page apologies to Gerry and Kate McCann today for publishing more than 100 articles on the disappearance of their daughter, Madeleine, some of which suggested the couple were involved in her death.”
The Guardian, 19th March 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The inquests of Diana, Princess of Wales, and Dodi Fayed reached a watershed yesterday when, after almost six months, they called their 252nd – and probably final – witness.”
The Times, 19th March 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The police are developing the first national database of mugshots so that they can use face recognition technology to match CCTV images with details of offenders, MPs were told yesterday.”
The Guardian, 19th March 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The father of a soldier killed in Afghanistan vowed last night to take legal action against the Ministry of Defence, demanding that it accepts liability for his son’s death.”
Daily Telegraph, 19th March 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Plans designed to protect householders from unscrupulous bailiffs have been announced by the Ministry of Justice.”
BBC News, 18th March 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The High Court has overturned a decision of the UK Intellectual Property Office (UK-IPO) to reject a patent application as being nothing more than software. The UK-IPO said that today’s ruling is incompatible with other decisions and will appeal.”
OUT-LAW.com, 18th March 2008
Source: www.out-law.com
“The minister responsible for data protection should be more powerful according to a Parliamentary committee which has also condemned the Government for not taking data protection seriously enough.”
OUT-LAW.com, 18th March 2008
Source: www.out-law.com
“A teenage girl who used a mobile phone to film a man killed in a ‘happy-slapping’ attack was today jailed in what is thought to be an unprecedented ruling.”
The Guardian, 18th March 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“An 18th Century law aimed at preventing servants from organising ‘inside job’ burglaries is to be repealed as part of a clean-up of obsolete legislation.”
BBC News, 18th March 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Mohamed Al Fayed will today seek permission for a judicial review to force Prince Philip to give evidence into the deaths of his son, Dodi, and of Diana, Princess of Wales.”
The Guardian, 18th March 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The full judgment in Sir Paul McCartney’s divorce battle with Heather Mills is to be made public today after the former model’s application for an appeal was refused.”
The Times, 18th March 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A man who claimed over £9,000 in benefits after saying he suffered such chronic back pain that he needed crutches admitted yesterday that he had been refereeing weekend football matches.”
The Guardian, 18th March 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“MPs will vote next week on whether there should be a full-scale inquiry into the Iraq war to ensure that lessons are learnt from the mistakes made.”
The Independent, 18th March 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“An unprecedented report that exposes an inefficient and judge-centred culture in the Crown Court has been obtained by The Times after a three-year battle with officials determined to suppress it.”
The Times, 18th March 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Companies processing children’s data may need explicit consent directly from a child to continue using it once that child reaches maturity, Europe’s privacy officials have said. The child may also revoke consent given earlier by a parent or guardian.”
OUT-LAW.com, 17th March 2008
Source: www.out-law.com
“The number of sex offenders banned from working with children has risen from 4,921 to 8,036 in the last year, Schools Secretary Ed Balls has said.”
BBC News, 17th March 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Royal Mail’s plans to close 2,500 post offices could be thrown into disarray after the Mayor of London said yesterday that he would mount a legal challenge in the capital.”
The Times, 18th March 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
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