“An Oxford-educated businessman who set fire to a friend’s trousers in a drunken prank has been jailed for a year.”
Daily Telegraph, 22nd July 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A new Indian restaurant may have to take on an international business in the High Court to keep its name.”
BBC News, 22nd July 2008
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“Tighter rules on when witnesses can claim anonymity in court were issued yesterday to ensure that trials are not undermined because defendants do not know the identity of witnesses.”
The Times, 22nd July 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Prison reform has been hastily implemented, underfunded and has left record numbers behind bars, MPs said in a scathing report published today.”
The Guardian, 22nd July 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A family living next to a golf course are to receive thousands of pounds in compensation after their garden was bombarded with balls.”
Daily Telegraph, 21st July 2008
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“Ice-cream vans have been ordered to silence their jingles after four seconds because they are considered to be noise pollution.”
The Times, 22nd July 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Details of private family court proceedings that led to a mother fleeing the country with her son after he was placed in foster care have been disclosed after legal action by The Times.”
The Times, 22nd July 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A judge has been sentenced to 50 hours community service after he admitted breaching a restraining order imposed following a campaign of harassment against his ex-wife and her boyfriend.”
Daily Telegraph, 21st July 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Scotland Yard officers are preparing to publicly blame each other for the mistakes that led to the death of Jean Charles de Menezes at Stockwell tube station, senior sources have told the Guardian.”
The Guardian, 22nd July 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Some prisoners are living and sleeping in toilets because of jail overcrowding, a report says.”
BBC News, 22nd July 2008
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“Owners affected by the route of the coastal path around England should be paid if they can prove they will suffer financial loss as a result, says a new report.”
Daily Telegraph, 22nd July 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Tens of thousands of criminal records could be deleted after a landmark ruling that police were breaking rules on the holding of personal details.”
The Times, 22nd July 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Ian Paterson, 17, called the fire brigade on June 29 because he was ‘bored’, and reported a fake warehouse fire ‘for a laugh’.”
Daily Telegraph, 22nd July 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A public inquiry into the death in British custody of Baha Mousa, a Basra hotel receptonist, must include other instances of abuse and what guidance was given to members of Britain’s armed forces before they were deployed to Iraq, defence lawyers and opposition MPs said yesterday.”
The Guardian, 22nd July 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A law student accused of killing the doctor acting as his guardian ‘snapped’ because of exam pressure, a jury heard.”
BBC News, 21st July 2008
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“A paramedic who suffered post traumatic stress disorder after he was sent alone to attend to a collapsed drug addict has won a claim for damages.”
BBC News, 21st July 2008
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“A UK-based Arabic newspaper has apologised to the prime minister of the Gulf state of Qatar after it admitted printing three ‘wholly untrue’ articles about him secretly visiting Israel.”
The Guardian, 21st July 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A teenager has been jailed after killing a student outside a takeaway in Dorset with a single punch.”
BBC News, 21st July 2008
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“Coventry Airport has taken its fight to build a new passenger terminal to the High Court.”
BBC News, 21st July 208
Source www.bbc.co.uk
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