Calls to scrap married couples protection – The Times

Posted October 10th, 2007 in conspiracy, married persons, news by sally

“Tighter laws to end the ancient privilege that allows married couples to avoid being charged with conspiring to commit a crime are being called for by a law reform watchdog today.”

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The Times, 10th October 2007

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Emergency release for hundreds in prisons to ease record overcrowding – The Times

Posted October 10th, 2007 in news, prisons by sally

“Jack Straw is preparing to announce emergency measures to release hundreds more offenders early in the face of record levels of prison overcrowding.”

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The Times, 10th October 2007

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Honours investigation ends with no charges against Tory donors – The Guardian

Posted October 10th, 2007 in news, peerages & dignities by sally

“No one will face charges over donations to the Conservative party in the cash-for-honours investigation, the Crown Prosecution Service said yesterday.”

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The Guardian, 10th October 2007

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‘Call centre justice’ criticised – BBC Law in Action

Posted October 10th, 2007 in criminal justice, legal representation, news by sally

“The government has been criticised for cutting the right of arrested suspects to advice from a qualified lawyer.”

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BBC Law in Action, 9th October 2007

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UK diplomats ‘face lifetime gag’ – Daily Telegraph

Posted October 10th, 2007 in confidentiality, diplomats, freedom of expression, news by sally

“The Foreign Office has been accused of trying to gag diplomats for life after regulations were issued stopping them from commenting on international issues even after retirement.”

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Daily Telegraph, 10th October 2007

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Palestinian takes on UK in court – BBC News

Posted October 10th, 2007 in human rights, Israel, news, weapons by sally

“A 60-year-old Palestinian will begin a case against the UK government in the High Court later when he will say that sales of arms to Israel are illegal.”

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BBC News, 10th October 2007

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£4,000 court costs for child’s sausage roll theft – Daily Telegraph

Posted October 10th, 2007 in costs, news, theft, young offenders by sally

“A police force hauled a child through the courts at a cost of £4,000 for stealing half a sausage roll it has emerged.”

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Daily Telegraph, 10th October 2007

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Employment Appeals Tribunal refuses ‘powerful’ new evidence – OUT-LAW.com

Posted October 10th, 2007 in compensation, confidentiality, employment, news by sally

“A worker has won the right to compensation for his sacking after being accused of poaching customers from his employer and starting up his own rival firm. The employer lost the case despite a tribunal finding ‘powerful evidence’ in the employer’s favour.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 9th October 2007

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Hold suspects for 50 days, says Sir Ian Blair – Daily Telegraph

Posted October 10th, 2007 in detention, news, terrorism by sally

“Police need at least 50 days to question some terrorist suspects before charging them, the country’s top officer has said.”

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Daily Telegraph, 10th October 2007

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Charity: Pupils risk prosecution for ‘gay’ slur – Daily Telegraph

Posted October 10th, 2007 in homosexuality, news, school children, sexual orientation discrimination by sally

“Children who call their classmates ‘gay’ risk being arrested for committing a hate crime even if they do not know what the word means, a leading charity warned last night.”

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Daily Telegraph, 10th October 2007

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Prison officers to be banned from striking – The Guardian

Posted October 10th, 2007 in industrial action, news, prison officers by sally

“Prison officers are to be banned from going on strike, the justice secretary, Jack Straw, disclosed last night.”

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The Guardian, 10th October 2007

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Mother spared jail after supplying children with cannabis – The Guardian

Posted October 10th, 2007 in drug offences, news, sentencing by sally

“A former primary school teaching assistant who admitted supplying cannabis to her son and daughter so they would not approach street dealers was yesterday spared jail but ordered to carry out 200 hours of community service.”

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The Guardian, 10th October 2007

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Almost all children aged 10-15 are victims of crime – The Guardian

Posted October 10th, 2007 in children, crime, news, victims by sally

“Being a victim of crime is now the norm for most children in Britain, according to research that reveals that 95% of 10- to 15-year-olds in the country have experienced crime at least once.”

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The Guardian, 10th October 2007

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Home Office: Cost of fighting terrorism triples to £3.5bn by 2010 – The Independent

Posted October 10th, 2007 in crime prevention, news, terrorism by sally

“Fighting terrorism continues to be one of the fastest-growing items in the Government’s budget. By the end of this financial year, the whole cost of anti-terrorist initiatives, taking in everything from education programmes to undercover police work, will have risen to £2.5bn a year. By 2010-11, that figure will be up to £3.5bn – more than three times what it was at the start of the decade.”

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The Independent, 10th October 2007

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Wife of dead judge ‘gave police conflicting stories’ – The Independent

Posted October 10th, 2007 in inquests, judges, news by sally

“The wife of a judge who died in a fire in their garden shed changed her story about their relationship on the night of his death, an inquest heard yesterday.”

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The Independent, 10th October 2007

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