“On 28 October 2008, Phil Woolas, Minister of State for Borders and Immigration, announced the go live date for the new Business and Special Visitor route. Today we have published the Immigration Rules for Business and Special Visitors.”
UK Border Agency, 4th November 2008
Source: www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk
“Smokers in a north-east London borough will not be able to foster children from January 2012 – unless there are ‘exceptional circumstances’.
BBC News, 5th November 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A coroner has accused the NHS of systemic failure following the death of a 60-year-old woman who repeatedly called on the service for medical help.”
BBC News, 4th November 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A database of international pro bono projects and a protocol to promote standards in pro bono work abroad are being launched by Baroness Scotland, the Attorney General, today.”
Attorney-General’s Office, 3rd November 2008
Source: www.attorneygeneral.gov.uk
“A man who spied on a nine-year-old girl in a supermarket toilet has been given a suspended prison sentence.”
BBC News, 4th November 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A Norfolk farmer has been jailed for five months for animal cruelty.”
BBC News, 4th November 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Courts cannot assume that online material has been read without some evidence in libel cases, a court has ruled. The court cannot simply infer from statistics on website visits that certain people have read a particular article, it said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 4th November 2008
Source: www.out-law.com
“Virgin Atlantic has dismissed 13 staff because of comments they made on social networking site Facebook. The staff, all cabin crew, broke the company’s policies, the airline said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 4th November 2008
Source: www.out-law.com
“A man has been jailed for eight-and-a-half years for raping a woman at a railway station in Kent 13 years ago.”
BBC News, 4th November 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A couple who told social workers they had the right to smack their adopted son have won the right to a re-hearing in a bid to adopt his sister, aged two.”
BBC News, 4th November 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Highly skilled migrants who want to work in the UK will have to prove they have thousands of pounds in their bank accounts to support themselves and their families during their first month in Britain before they can apply, new rules published yesterday reveal.”
The Guardian, 5th November 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A workman who rifled through his female customers’ drawers and stole their underwear was given a suspended jail sentence today.”
The Independent, 4th November 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Almost 80,000 asylum-seekers from countries described by the Foreign Office as dangerous and unstable have been refused refuge in Britain in the past five years.”
The Independent, 5th November 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Bank customers could be given the protection of the main City watchdog in a move that would sweep away decades of voluntary regulation covering savings and current accounts. The Financial Services Authority said yesterday it was considering major reforms to the banking code and statutory rules for the industry.”
The Guardian, 5th November 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The minimum age at which foreigners can come to Britain to get married is being increased in a new bid to tackle forced marriages.”
Daily Telegraph, 5th November 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Pensioners oustside the EU will be banned from moving to Britain to retire, it has been disclosed.”
Daily Telegraph, 5th November 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The cats will already have figured out that under the government’s new code of conduct for pet owners the rule ‘create a suitable environment for your pet to live in’ should mean extra sardines and access to the duvet pile in the airing cupboard. An eight-week consultation period, on codes of conduct for owners of cats, dogs and horses, was introduced yesterday by the environment secretary, Hilary Benn, who said the guidance gave practical advice on how people should meet their responsibilities under the 2006 Animal Welfare Act.”
The Guardian, 5th November 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Ofcom, the broadcasting watchdog, is set to dismiss complaints about a joke by Jeremy Clarkson, the presenter of BBC’s Top Gear, about lorry drivers killing prostitutes, The Times has learnt.”
The Times, 5th November 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Lap dancers are visiting Downing Street today in a bid to block plans to class them as part of the sex industry.”
The Guardian, 4th November 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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