Bail-jumpers face tougher sentences – Daily Telegraph
“Suspects who deliberately fail to turn up in court should be jailed, according to guidelines announced yesterday.”
Daily Telegraph, 30th November 2007
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Kissing gates and stiles “breach Act” – Daily Telegraph
“Stiles and kissing gates may have to be replaced for fear that they are in breach of the 1995 Disability Discrimination Act.”
Daily Telegraph, 30th November 2007
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Tighter controls over abortions for disability – Daily Telegraph
“New guidance will be drawn up to clamp down on late abortions of foetuses with a cleft lip and palette, it has emerged.”
Daily Telegraph, 30th November 2007
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Ban on paying for sex comes a step nearer – The Guardian
“The government has launched a root-and-branch review of prostitution laws, which will examine the effects of Sweden’s policy of prosecuting men for buying sex.”
The Guardian, 30th November 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Jail for jilted student who killed lover’s pregnant wife in frenzied knife attack – The Times
“A student was jailed for life yesterday for stabbing her lover’s pregnant wife to death after the breakdown of her affair.”
The Times, 30th November 2007
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Publican appeals over right to pick her football satellite – The Times
“A publican convicted of breaking the law by using a Greek satellite decoder to screen English Premier League football matches asked the High Court yesterday to rule in a test case that she did not commit a crime.”
TheTimes, 30th November 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Doctor who killed is free to work – The Times
“A doctor convicted of killing a patient through gross negligence has been told that he can return to work in the NHS.”
The Times, 30th November 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Morrissey sues as racism row ends NME love-hate affair – The Times
“Morrissey is suing the NME and its editor for defamation after the music magazine quoted him on its cover this week as saying: ‘The Gates of England are flooded. The country’s been thrown away.’ ”
The Times, 30th November 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Warrant failure “let hundreds of suspects go free” – The Times
“Jack Straw has begun an urgent inquiry into allegations that hundreds of criminals, including sex offenders, have escaped prosecution because warrants were not issued when they failed to turn up at court.”
The Times, 30th November 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
More than half of criminals now punished without going to court – The Times
“Out-of-court punishments accounted for more than half of all offences dealt with by the justice system last year, for the first time in modern criminal history, according to figures published yesterday.”
The Times, 30th November 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
46 years after inquest, witness is charged with teenager’s murder – The Times
“Almost half a century ago Anthony Hall told an inquest that he had nothing to do with the murder of a 15-year-old girl whose body was found lying in a Birmingham allotment.
Yesterday Mr Hall, 70, stood in the dock at Birmingham Magistrates’ Court, charged with killing the teenager, Jacqueline Thomas, who is believed to have been sexually assaulted and strangled. It is one of the oldest cases to reach court.”
The Times, 30th November 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Brown faces full police enquiry after admitting links to donor – The Times
“Gordon Brown was facing a full police investigation into Labour’s donations scandal as his campaign team admitted yesterday that it had links with David Abrahams.”
The Times, 30th November 2007
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Burglar freed early battered mother to death – Daily Telegraph
“A teenage serial burglar battered a mother to death in her home after being freed early from prison with an electronic tag.”
Daily Telegraph, 29th November 2007
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Information Commissioner will investigate latest gaffe by taxman – The Times
“The Information Commissioner is to investigate a fresh security lapse by the taxman as the confidential details of millions of parents were included in apology letters sent to their last known address.”
The Times, 29th November 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Tesco ordered by watchdog to push for quick sale of former Slough Co-op – The Times
“Tesco has been ordered by the Competition Commission to appoint an independent third party to sell a former Co-op store in Slough after the supermarket giant failed to find a buyer and was accused of reducing competition in the area.”
The Times, 29th November 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Rape case judges fail to abide by consent rule – The Times
“Judges may be issued with new guidelines to ensure that they apply the law properly as to whether a drunken person alleging rape can be held to have consented.”
The Times, 29th November 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
FSA rejects call to name and shame firms using misleading advertising – The Times
“The Financial Services Authority came under fire yesterday after refusing to name 19 firms that were preying on consumers with misleading online advertising.”
The Times, 29th November 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Calypso band taken for terrorists sues Ryanair – The Guardian
“A blind calypso musician and his band who were escorted off a plane as suspected terrorists after a passenger claimed to have seen him reading a newspaper are suing Ryanair for about £1,000 each.”
The Guardian, 29th November 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Redknapp arrested in football corruption inquiry – The Guardian
“The long-running investigation into football corruption stepped up a gear last night when it emerged that Harry Redknapp, one of the favourites to take over the job of England football coach, was among five men arrested by fraud squad detectives.”
The Guardian, 29th November 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Man charged with Rachel Nickell murder – The Guardian
“A man was charged today with the murder of Rachel Nickell on Wimbledon Common in July 1992, the Crown Prosecution Service said.”
The Guardian, 28th November 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
