Hollyoaks train death scene breaks Ofcom rules – BBC News
“Channel 4 soap Hollyoaks has been censured over a fight scene where one of the main characters was killed by a speeding train.”
BBC News, 27th August 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: violence
Islamic TV channel fined £85,000 for inciting violence – BBC News
“The broadcasting watchdog Ofcom has fined an Islamic TV channel £85,000, for inciting violence.”
BBC News, 21st August 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Feltham young offenders institute condemned for violence and baton-use – The Guardian
“Prison staff drew and threatened to use extendable batons on more than 100 occasions last year to curb high levels of violence inside Britain’s largest youth jail, prison inspectors have revealed.”
The Guardian, 10th July 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Birmingham City Council v James (Secretary of State for the Home Department intervening) – WLR Daily
“If the conditions in section 34 of the Policing and Crime Act 2009 were met then an injunction to prevent gang-related violence was appropriate. The court would not be required to ask itself whether an anti-social behaviour order under the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 would have provided an adequate remedy.”
WLR Daily, 17th May 2013
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Jail for soldier who terrorised bus with fake gun – Daily Telegraph
“A former soldier who left bus passengers fearing for their lives after he pointed a replica gun at them has been jailed for five years.”
Daily Telegraph, 22nd March 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Violence risk’ after military tours – BBC News
“Younger members of the armed forces returning from duty are more likely to
commit violent offences than the rest of the population, a study suggests.”
BBC News, 15th March 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
A dangerous use of police force to quell protest – The Guardian
“The Alfie Meadows ruling is a reminder of the coalition’s hypocrisy on non-violent protest.”
The Guardian, 10th March 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Crime statistics for England & Wales: violent crime and sexual offences – The Guardian
“2.1m violent incidents were recorded in 2011/12 by the Crime Survey for England and Wales. See what the latest figures say.”
The Guardian, 7th February 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Child protection standards slide in Edlington torture case council – Daily Telegraph
“Child protection standards in the social services department at the centre of the Edlington torture scandal have got worse rather then better despite high-profile Government intervention, a report will show today.”
Daily Telegraph, 16th November 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Violence against women not glamorised in age-restricted computer game online ads, watchdog says – OUT-LAW.com
“An advert for a computer game that contained ‘scenes of graphic violence’ involving fighting between a man and several women wearing ‘sexually provocative clothing’ was not likely to cause widespread offence or distress to viewers, was not socially irresponsible and did not glamorise violence against women, the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has ruled.”
OUT-LAW.com, 27th September 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
Facebook is fuelling violence, claims judge – Daily Telegraph
“Facebook has been criticised by a judge for encouraging violence because people feel more they can post offensive messages they would never say face to face.”
Daily Telegraph, 27th September 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Tomlinson death case officer faces Met disciplinary hearing – The Guardian
“The police officer cleared of killing Ian Tomlinson on the fringes of the G20 protests in London will this week face further scrutiny into his conduct through an internal Metropolitan police disciplinary hearing which, unusually, will be held in public. It will be only the second time such an internal police hearing will take place in the open since a 2008 law gave the Independent Police Complaints Commission powers to compel this in instances with particular public interest.”
The Guardian, 16th September 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
US self-defence expert banned from entering UK – BBC News
“An American expert in violent self-defence has been excluded from entering the UK by the Home Office.”
BBC News, 9th May 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Edlington torture case: report exposes years of violence – Daily Telegraph
“The full scale of a decade of violence and abuse which led to two sadistic brothers aged 10 and 11 kidnapping and torturing two other boys has been laid bare.”
Daily Telegraph, 30th March 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Victims say new stalking laws not tough enough – The Guardian
“Stalking victims have attacked new laws designed to protect them, saying they fail to recognise that many women are left psychologically devastated by the crime.”
The Guardian, 11th March 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Stalking to be made specific criminal offence – Cameron – BBC News
“Stalking is to be made a specific criminal offence in England and Wales, Prime Minister David Cameron has said.”
BBC News, 8th March 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Call for change in law to protect prostitutes from violent crime – The Guardian
“A series of gang attacks on brothels in east London has triggered calls for changes to the prostitution laws after victims who reported knifepoint robberies said they ended up being threatened with prosecution.”
The Guardian, 16th January 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Joey Barton’s appeal against red card rejected by Football Association – The Guardian
“Joey Barton’s appeal against his red card for violent conduct in QPR’s match against Norwich City has been dismissed by the Football Association.”
The Guardian, 4th January 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Final Destination 5 poster banned by ASA – BBC News
“The Advertising Standards Authority has banned a poster for horror sequel Final Destination 5 for being too violent.”
BBC News, 7th December 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
England riot panel wants compensation overhaul – BBC News
“An independent panel examining the summer riots which hit cities in England has said the scheme designed to pay out compensation needs an overhaul.”
BBC News, 28th November 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
