Three jailed for forcing man to fall 100ft to his death – The Guardian

Posted July 31st, 2007 in murder, news, sentencing, young offenders by sally

“A 17-year-old girl and her boyfriend were jailed yesterday for torturing a friend with severe learning difficulties before forcing him to fall to his death from a 100ft railway viaduct.”

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The Guardian, 31st July 2007

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£2.4m punishment for massive signal failure – The Times

Posted July 31st, 2007 in news, railways by sally

“Network Rail is to be fined £2.4 million for failing to complete a massive resignalling scheme on time, which resulted in long delays and severe overcrowding for thousands of passengers over several months.”

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The Times, 31st July 2007

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Barrister’s overdraft charges test case rejected – Financial Times

Posted July 31st, 2007 in banking, news by sally

“Barrister Tom Brennan on Monday lost his legal battle in what he hoped would be a test case for the fairness of bank overdraft charges.”

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Financial Times, 31st July 2007

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£2bn mortgage exit fees may be refunded – Daily Telegraph

Posted July 31st, 2007 in fees, mortgages, news by sally

“Millions of homeowners are in line for refunds totalling £2 billion on ‘unfair’ mortgage exit fees.”

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Daily Telegraph, 31st July 2007

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HSBC spends £116m refunding customers for unfair charges – The Independent

Posted July 31st, 2007 in banking, news by sally

“One of Britain’s biggest banks divulged the multi-million pound cost of the customer revolt against bank charges for the first time yesterday.”

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The Independent, 31st July 2007

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No water risk details in home information packs – The Independent

Posted July 31st, 2007 in home information packs, news by sally

“Ministers faced renewed criticism over the  flooding after it emerged that controversial new home information packs will not include details about flood risk to properties.”

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The Independent, 31st July 2007

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MPs oppose terror detention plans – BBC News

Posted July 31st, 2007 in detention, news, terrorism by sally

“There is not enough evidence to support extending the 28-day limit on holding terrorism suspects before charge, a committee of MPs and peers has said.”

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BBC News, 30th July 2007

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Sex offender challenges sentences – BBC News

Posted July 31st, 2007 in news, sentencing, sexual offences by sally

“The government’s handling of the introduction of indeterminate jail sentences is to be challenged in court.”

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BBC News,  31st July 2007

Source: www.bbc.co.uk