Legal rights to cohabiting couples are shelved – The Times
“Plans to give two million cohabiting partners similar rights to married couples have been shelved by ministers.”
The Times, 7th March 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
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Jail for criminal with a four-barrel gun – The Times
“An underworld gun dealer has been jailed for 15 years after being caught with an arsenal of firearms that included a handgun with four barrels capable of firing at once.”
The Times, 7th March 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Widow, 65, humiliated by web page that painted her as a scarlet woman – The Times
“A woman aged 65 who became the victim of an online smear campaign that she says made her ‘look like a sexual predator’ called yesterday for stricter controls on social networking websites.”
The Times, 7th March 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
MPs urge curb on restraint techniques in child jails – The Guardian
“The use of restraint techniques involving deliberate physical pain in privately run child prisons should be abolished without delay, according to a report from MPs and peers published today.”
The Guardian, 7th March 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Spain drops extradition attempt against Guantánamo torture pair – The Guardian
“Spain yesterday dropped its attempt to extradite two British residents who had been freed from Guantánamo Bay, after accepting that torture they suffered during five years of American custody had left them too weak to stand trial.”
The Guardian, 7th March 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Burrell refuses to return to witness box at Diana inquest – The Guardian
“Paul Burrell, Princess Diana’s former butler, has refused to return from the US to explain a statement he made to an undercover reporter that he had not told the whole truth when he gave evidence at the inquest into her death.”
The Guardian, 7th March 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Killer of mother and two children jailed for 38 years – The Independent
“A man has been ordered to serve at least 38 years in prison for bludgeoning to death a woman and her two children with a hammer.”
The Independent, 7th March 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Police take student’s DNA for £2.40 fare fine – Daily Telegraph
“A university student has been forced to give his DNA to police because he failed to buy a £2.40 rail fare.”
Daily Telegraph, 7th March 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Mother’s anger at son’s E.coli death – Daily Telegraph
“The mother of a five-year-old boy who died during an E.coli outbreak has told an inquiry of the anger she felt towards the butcher who supplied the contaminated meat.”
Daily Telegraph, 7th March 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
First details of ID card timetable revealed – The Independent
“Foreign nationals will be required to give their biometric details from this year, and from next year the ID cards scheme will extend to British people working in high-risk areas such as airports, said the Home Secretary Jacqui Smith.”
The Independent, 6th March 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Battle for disturbed tycoon’s £10m leaves Tories with huge legal bill – The Times
“The Tories are facing a £700,000 legal bill for trying to hold on to a £10 million bequest from a mentally unfit tycoon who believed Margaret Thatcher could save the world from Satan.”
The Times, 6th March 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
£63,000 for mother’s time with baby – The Guardian
“A teenage mother whose baby was unlawfully removed from her within hours of his birth without a court order is to have a four-month residential assessment of her parenting skills which could cost the local authority nearly £100,000.”
The Guardian, 6th March 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Matter of time’ until Pc has to shoot a child – Daily Telegraph
“The spiralling use of guns among children means it is only a matter of time before an armed officer is faced with shooting a child, the head of a Home Office task force has warned.”
Daily Telegraph, 6th March 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Phorm fires privacy row for ISPs – The Guardian
“Web users are up in arms over what they see as an invasion of privacy by a company that will track surfing patterns to serve targeted ads.”
The Guardian, 6th March 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Smith will support ID cards in defiance of fierce opposition – The Independent
“Jacqui Smith is to offer a concession to critics of identity cards in the face of concerns over the security and cost of the criticised scheme.”
The Independent, 6th March 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Unfair commercial practices law won’t ban the term ‘free’, says BERR – OUT-LAW.com
“The Government has denied that the term ‘buy one get one free’ is under threat from new legislation, despite a major retail industry body warning that it was about to be outlawed.”
OUT-LAW.com, 5th March 2008
Source: www.out-law.com
Tories want new ‘cybercrime’ police unit – Daily Telegraph
“A new police unit to tackle ‘cybercrime’ is to be proposed by the Conservatives.”
Daily Telegraph, 6th March 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Man jailed for killing woman on first date – The Guardian
“A fitness trainer was jailed for life today for murdering a woman on their first date.”
The Guardian, 5th March 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Organised crime turning to mortgage fraud – The Independent
“Mortgage fraud in the UK totalled £700m last year, the Association of Chief Police Officers said yesterday in a report that warned organised crime groups were increasingly targeting home loan providers.”
The Independent, 6th March 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Family ‘advised to lie over speeding fines’ – Daily Telegraph
“The right-hand man of Nick Freeman, the celebrity lawyer, advised a wealthy family to lie to magistrates and police to avoid paying a speeding fine, a court has heard.”
Daily Telegraph, 6th March 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
