‘Lady in Lake’ killer to appeal – BBC News
“A man found guilty of the ‘Lady in the Lake’ murder of his wife is to appeal against his conviction.”
BBC News, 6th December 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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Judges to be given media training – BBC News
“Five senior judges are to be trained in how to handle the media so that they can explain controversial sentencing decisions, peers have been told.”
BBC News, 6th December 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Wife found guilty of poison plot – BBC News
“A woman has been found guilty of poisoning her husband in an attempt to confuse him while she stole £43,000 from his mother.”
BBC News, 6th December 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Commercial litigation reforms draw mixed response – The Times
“Litigation lawyers have been cautious in welcoming proposed reforms aimed at cutting the length and cost of complex commercial court cases.”
The Times, 6th December 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Brighton to ban ‘murder music’ in clampdown on hate artists – The Times
“Brighton and Hove is to become the first British city to prohibit art that incites racist, homophobic or sectarian violence.”
The Times, 6th December 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Terror detention limit ‘should be 42 days’ – The Independent
“The Government wants to increase the period police can detain terror suspects without charge to 42 days, Home Secretary Jacqui Smith said today.”
The Independent, 6th December 2007
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Serial killer nurse Allitt must serve 30 years – The Guardian
“The serial killer nurse Beverly Allitt must serve a minimum of 30 years in jail for the murder and abuse of children in her care, the high court ruled today.”
The Guardian, 6th December 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Lyrical terrorist’ sentenced over extremist poetry – The Guardian
“A 23-year-old former Heathrow shop assistant who called herself the ‘lyrical terrorist’ and scrawled her extremist thoughts on till receipts has been handed a nine-month suspended jail sentence.”
The Guardian, 6th December 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Alzheimer’s drugs appeal granted – BBC News
“A row over funding for Alzheimer’s drugs on the NHS is to go to the Court of Appeal.”
BBC News, 5th December 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Doubt cast on baby death verdict – BBC News
“Fresh evidence casting doubt on the conviction of a woman for the murder of a boy she was babysitting, has been uncovered by BBC Newsnight.”
BBC News, 6th December 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Child killer Allitt’s tariff set – BBC News
“Killer nurse Beverly Allitt, jailed for life for murdering four children and attacking nine others, has had her minimum tariff fixed at 30 years.”
BBC News, 6th December 2007
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Murder victim was failed by the system – The Guardian
“Police, social workers and other agencies missed dozens of chances to intervene in the case of a man with severe learning difficulties who was tortured and drugged before plunging to his death from a viaduct, it emerged yesterday.”
The Guardian, 6th December 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Hackers force mass website closures – The Times
“Hundreds of websites have been shut down temporarily by one of the largest web hosting companies in Britain after the personal details of customers were stolen by computer hackers.”
The Times, 6th December 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Three supersize prisons housing 2,500 each will be built to tackle overcrowding crisis – The Guardian
“The government is to build up to three supersize prisons, holding about 2,500 inmates each, as part of a programme to tackle the overcrowding crisis by increasing jail capacity by 10,500 places within seven years.”
The Guardian, 6th December 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Seven security breaches at Tax Office since 2005, says chief – The Times
“HM Revenue & Customs has suffered seven ‘significant’ breaches of security involving the loss of personal data in the past 2½ years, the organisation’s new acting chairman disclosed yesterday.”
The Times, 6th December 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Muslims ‘criminalised for silly thoughts’ – The Times
“Young Muslims are being convicted of thought crimes and branded as terrorists for life, the country’s most prominent Islamic leader has told The Times.”
The Times, 6th December 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Plan to let MPs vote on how long individual terror suspects are held – The Times
“MPs will be given a vote on whether to trigger emergency powers that would allow terrorist suspects to be held beyond 28 days, under plans to be announced by the Home Secretary within days.”
The Times, 6th December 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Commercial trials reform will cut both costs and time – The Times
“The length and cost of mammoth commercial trials is set to be drastically curbed under proposed reforms seen by The Times.”
The Times, 6th December 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Three new ‘super-prisons’ to be built in UK – Daily Telegraph
“The Government is to build three huge new prisons as part of a package of measures designed to ease over-crowding by creating 10,500 extra places.”
Daily Telegraph, 5th December 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
