Blears unveils planning shake-up – BBC News
“Plans to streamline the English planning system which would speed up decisions on big, national projects have been outlined by the government.”
BBC News, 27th November 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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A twisty trail: from Northern Rock to Jersey to a tiny charity – The Guardian
“Northern Rock is facing a Charity Commission investigation after it emerged that the bank exploited the name of a charity for disabled children while creating an elaborate financial arrangement for maximising profits from home loans.”
The Guardian, 28th November 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Long-hours working on the rise again in UK – The Guardian
“A culture of working long hours is on the rise once more in the UK after a decade of gradual decline, according to figures today. More than one in eight of the British workforce now work more than 48 hours a week, the maximum allowed under the law unless workers agree to waive that limit.”
The Guardian, 28th November 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Controversial paediatrician reprimanded again – The Guardian
“Leading paediatrician Professor David Southall could face the end of his career after the General Medical Council found yesterday that he inappropriately accused a distressed mother of drugging and then murdering her 10-year-old son.”
The Guardian, 28th November 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Jewish school told to change admission rules – The Guardian
“The country’s top Jewish state school was yesterday found to be breaking anti-discrimination laws and ordered to delete part of its admissions criteria that favours ethnically Jewish children.”
The Guardian, 28th November 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Call centre worker wins case over accent – The Times
“A British Asian sent to work in an Indian call centre only to be dismissed because his accent ‘wasn’t English enough’ has won a racial discrimination case against his employer.”
The Times, 28th November 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Compensation for firearms officer made ill by sexist taunts – The Times
“A female firearms officer whose colleagues watched an X-rated television channel while on duty and taunted her about her breasts has won her claim of sex discrimination.”
The Times, 28th November 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Code of practice for mosques aims to stamp out extremism – The Times
“Muslim leaders are to carry out spot checks and will introduce programmes to fight extremism in the first set of national guidelines for mosques.”
The Times, 28th November 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Online investigations into job candidates could be illegal – The Guardian
“Companies could be infringing privacy if they dig up information about job applicants from social networking websites, an internet expert has warned.”
The Guardian, 27th November 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
MPs demand debate on treaty – The Guardian
“The deal secured by Gordon Brown on the EU reform treaty is subject to fresh doubts today as a committee of MPs warns that the government has failed in its pledge to retain control of justice and home affairs matters. The European scrutiny committee has demanded a fresh debate on the treaty before it is signed by heads of government because of ‘ambiguous’ wording in the treaty.”
The Guardian, 27th November 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Immigration centre ‘less safe’ – BBC News
“Britain’s highest security immigration centre is ‘significantly less safe’ than two years ago, a report by the chief inspector of prisons has said.”
BBC News, 27th November 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Woman miscarried while suffering work-related stress, tribunal told – The Guardian
“A woman who claims she was refused flexible working time told an employment tribunal yesterday that she had a miscarriage while suffering work-related stress.”
The Guardian, 27th November 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Overworked, so over and out… – The Times
“A wry picture of restless discontent amid increasing affluence is painted in the Law Firms’ Survey 2007 published yesterday by PricewaterhouseCoopers.”
The Times, 27th November 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
‘Angel of death’ gets appeal date – BBC News
“The convicted child killer Beverly Allitt has been given a date for an appeal against her sentence.”
BBC News, 26th November 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
UK’s first drug and alcohol court – BBC News
“Three London councils have combined to set up the UK’s first Family Drug and Alcohol Court.”
BBC News, 26th November 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
MPs call for tax reform rethink – BBC News
“The government should think again about its controversial plan to reform capital gains tax, a cross-party committee of MPs has urged.”
BBC News, 26th November 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Reforms fails abused children” – BBC news
“Planned legislation to reform the care system fails to ensure abused children receive vital therapy, according to a child-protection agency.”
BBC News, 26th November 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
US-style lawsuits to fuel compensation culture – Daily Telegraph
“Consumers will be entitled to automatic compensation payouts from retailers who fix high street prices under Government proposals to introduce US-style class-action lawsuits to Britain.”
Daily Telegraph, 26th November 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Innocents fear DNA database errors – Daily Telegraph
“Thousands of people could be accused of a crime they did not commit as a result of errors in records on the national DNA database, it emerged last night.”
Daily Telegraph, 26th November 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
