Girl, 15, convicted of murder – The Guardian
“A 15-year-old girl who stabbed a young mother to death while high on drink and drugs was convicted of murder today.”
The Guardian, 3rd March 2008
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“A 15-year-old girl who stabbed a young mother to death while high on drink and drugs was convicted of murder today.”
The Guardian, 3rd March 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“BPP law school is to hike its Legal Practice Course (LPC) fees by a whopping 10 per cent despite already being the most expensive postgraduate law school in London.”
The Lawyer, 3rd March 2008
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“Prisoners should be banned from watching television unless they have earned the right through good behaviour, the Tories said today. That was one of the detailed ideas in the 112-page ‘green paper’, Prisons with a Purpose, published by the Conservative leader, David Cameron.”
The Guardian, 3rd March 2008
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“A nurse was today convicted of murdering four elderly patients with lethal doses of the diabetes drug insulin.”
The Guardian, 3rd March 2008
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“David Cameron has proposed that inmates hand over part of their wages to victims of their crimes. So how much are they paid?”
BBC News Magazine, 3rd March 2008
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“Pressure for a national referendum on the Lisbon treaty intensified yesterday when a pressure group announced that more than 150,000 people took part in local ballots on the issue.”
The Times, 3rd March 2008
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Regina (M) v Hammersmith and Fulham London Borough Council
House of Lords
“Where a child had been provided with accommodation by a local authority’s housing department but had not come to the attention of its children’s services department, she was not entitled to further council support in her own right.”
The Times, 3rd March 2008
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The Immigration Services Commissioner (Designated Professional Body) (Fees) Order 2008
The Prescription Only Medicines (Human Use) Amendment Order 2008
The Offender Management Act 2007 (Commencement No. 2 and Transitional Provision) Order 2008
The Welfare Reform Act 2007 (Commencement No. 5) Order 2008
The Companies (Trading Disclosures) Regulations 2008
The Statutory Auditors (Delegation of Functions etc) Order 2008
The Greater London Authority Elections (Election Addresses) (Amendment) Order 2008
The Street Works (Registers, Notices, Directions and Designations) (Wales) Regulations 2008
The Products of Animal Origin (Disease Control) (England) Regulations 2008
The European Qualifications (Health and Social Care Professions) (Amendment) Regulations 2008
The Central Rating List (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2008
The Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (Commencement No.4) Order 2008
The Categories of Casino Regulations 2008
The Gambling (Geographical Distribution of Large and Small Casino Premises Licences) Order 2008
The Companies Act 2006 (Consequential Amendments) (Taxes and National Insurance) Order 2008
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“The growing number of terrorist prisoners are forging connections with the existing gangs inside Britain’s high security jails to the alarm of senior Prison Service managers, according to internal Ministry of Justice documents.”
The Guardian, 3rd March 2008
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“Sex offenders who prey on adults with learning disabilities and young children are to be brought to justice under a groundbreaking scheme to be launched throughout England and Wales next month.”
The Guardian, 3rd March 2008
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“One serious attack takes place every 45 minutes in the overcrowded jails of England and Wales as prison staff struggle to cope with soaring levels of violence. Ministry of Justice figures reveal the number of assaults on prisoners by cellmates have rocketed from 1,790 in 1996 to 11,826 last year, a rise of 561 per cent in just over a decade.”
The Independent, 3rd March 2008
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“The body which regulates embryo research is to come under fire for allowing scientists to create part-human, part-animal hybrids.”
Daily Telegraph, 3rd March 2008
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“Five thousand extra prison places would be built by the Tories to beat overcrowding in jails in England and Wales, the party has said.”
BBC News, 3rd March 2008
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“The biggest investor in Northern Rock, SRM Global, is preparing to launch legal action against the government and regulators this week over their role in the collapse of the nationalised bank.”
The Guardian, 3rd March 2008
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” The Archbishops of Canterbury and York have warned the Government that they have ‘serious reservations’ about the abolition of the blasphemy laws.”
The Times, 29th February 2008
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“Britain’s denials that its territories have been used for ‘extraordinary rendition’ were dramatically undermined last night after the United Nations claimed that Diego Garcia has been used as a detention centre to hold US suspects.”
The Guardian, 2nd March
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“Property lawyers may enjoy a short-term boost while their wealthier clients sell off their London homes, but new tax plans aimed at rich individuals who are not domiciled in the UK for tax purposes — non-doms, in other words — have received a resounding thumbs down from the British legal profession.”
The Times, 28th February 2008
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“A gang of thugs who murdered a disabled man in a ‘sadistic’ attack were jailed for life yesterday, after the judge heard that killings by youngsters had doubled in a decade.”
Daily Telegraph, 1st March 2008
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“A businessman with an irrational fear of becoming a father has been jailed for almost four years after he laced his wife’s breakfast with abortion pills in an attempt to make her lose their unborn baby.”
The Independent, 1st March 2008
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“The government has said it may force gambling companies to help fund support services for those battling addiction.”
BBC News, 1st March 2008
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