“The future of the computer system that is supposed to keep track of 300,000 offenders a year who are in prison or on probation is in doubt after ministers halted the programme this week. The moratorium follows an admission that the original £234m costing ‘proved to be optimistic’.”
The Guardian, 9th August 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Farmers who own any of the 214 cows slaughtered so far in the latest foot-and-mouth outbreak will be able to claim compensation but other businesses that have been indirectly damaged are in a much harder legal position.”
The Times, 8th August 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A senior employment court has thrown out a claim for unfair dismissal because the e-mail carrying the paperwork arrived 88 seconds late.”
The Times, 8th August 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A report into the murder of an 11-year-old boy by a fellow school pupil is due to be published.”
BBC News, 8th August 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A restaurant owner accused of killing a schoolgirl and joking that her remains had been put into kebabs will face a retrial after a jury failed to reach a verdict.”
The Guardian, 8th August 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A serial streaker who ran in front of Tiger Woods with a toy squirrel covering his genitals and a golf ball clenched between his buttocks escaped an anti-social behaviour order today.”
The Guaradian, 7th August 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The UK government has requested the release of five British residents from US custody at Guantanamo Bay.”
BBC News, 7th August 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Foreign agents attempting to buy ‘innocent’ components for weapons of mass destruction from British companies are still able to exploit Britain’s export laws despite the introduction of licensing restrictions, a group of senior MPs said yesterday.”
The Times, 7th August 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“New mental health laws do not go far enough, an alliance of 75 organisations working with mentally ill people says.”
BBC News, 6th August 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Confidential personal data – gleaned from sources as diverse as driving licences, medical records and store loyalty cards – is now often shared without people’s knowledge, the information commission will warn on Tuesday, in its latest salvo against what it calls the ‘surveillance society’.”
Financial Times, 6th August 2007
Source: www.ft.com
“As the Camp for Climate Action began planning in earnest for next week’s protest at Heathrow, one veteran protester against the Iraq war was also enjoying a moment of vindication.”
The Independent, 7th August 2007
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“The era of the 1p flight is drawing to a close; travellers will no longer be able to boast about paying next to nothing to jet across Europe.”
The Times, 7th August 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Plans to give unmarried couples improved rights on the breakdown of their relationship highlight how worried the Government is about changes in society that leave many women and their children in deep financial trouble once a partnership breaks down. But for many who plan to co-own property, any change to the law (which is not expected to happen quickly) will not necessarily help them.”
The Times, 7th August 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The minimum legal driving age could be raised to 18 in an attempt to cut the number of deaths caused by young and inexperienced drivers, it was reported today.”
The Guardian, 6th August 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A mother of five who admitted entering into a civil partnership with another woman while still married was today given a suspended prison sentence.”
The Guardian, 6th August 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The government’s central advertising body, the Central Office of Information, has reportedly tightened up its web advertising guidelines following last week’s row over major brands advertising alongside contentious content on Facebook.”
The Guardian, 6th August 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“There was a five-fold rise in the number of stop-and-searches under counter terror laws in the wake of the attempted car bomb attacks in London.”
BBC News, 6th August 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The NatWest Three were said to be ‘devastated’ yesterday after their exile in Houston was extended by at least three more months.”
The Times, 2nd August 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Barry O’Brien, a former head of corporate finance at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, has been fined £9,000 and has agreed to pay a further £50,000 in costs over his conflicted role in Philip Green’s aborted takeover of Marks & Spencer.”
The Times, 2nd August 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Airlines want to share information on ‘air rage’ incidents to draw up a blacklist of passengers who would not be allowed to fly again.”
The Times, 6th August 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
© Inner Temple Library 2024