Day: 6 November 2007
Building Societies (Funding) and Mutual Societies (Transfers) Act 2007
Building Societies (Funding) and Mutual Societies (Transfers) Act 2007 published.
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
Family wins £110,000 for skid death – The Times
“The family of a motorcyclist who died after skidding on a patch of diesel on a country road has been awarded £110,000 in compensation in one of the first claims of its kind in Britain.”
The Times, 6th November 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
EU lays out anti-terror proposals – BBC News
“The European Commission is proposing anti-terrorism measures that include the collection of extensive flight data and tighter internet laws.”
BBC News, 6th November 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Jack Straw won’t allow judges to return to the Bar – The Times
“Jack Straw has ditched controversial reforms that would have allowed judges, including former Lord Chancellors, to go back to work as lawyers after a stint on the bench.”
The Times, 6th November 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
No jail for short-sentence offenders – The Observer
“Criminals facing short prison sentences are to be kept out of jail and given community service because the system is so overcrowded, according to plans being drawn up by the Home Office.”
The Observer, 4th November 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
WI wing calls for legal brothels – BBC News
“Members of the Women’s Institute (WI) in Hampshire have said they want to see brothels legalised in the UK.”
BBC News, 5th November 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
