Nottingham tackles Asbo culture with early action – the Independent

Posted May 12th, 2008 in ASBOs, news, young offenders by sally

“It has been called the gun crime capital of the UK and has languished at the bottom of the education league tables, but now Nottingham is transforming its fortunes with a groundbreaking early intervention project to tackle Asbo culture.”

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The Independent, 12th May 2008

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Rapist murderer had right to be housed – Daily Telegraph

Posted May 12th, 2008 in housing, human rights, news, sexual offences by sally

“A convicted rapist sexually assaulted and murdered a teenage girl after a council was told he could not be evicted because it would breach his human rights.”

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Daily Telegraph, 10th May 2008

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Councils consider legal action against building companies – The Times

Posted May 12th, 2008 in competition, news by sally

“Local authorities are looking into the possibility of launching legal action against building companies accused last month of cover-pricing and bid-rigging by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT).”

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The Times, 12th May 2008

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‘Over 140,000 caught re-offending within year’ – Daily Telegraph

Posted May 12th, 2008 in news, recidivists, statistics by sally

“More than 140,000 criminals are caught re-offending within a year of being freed from jail or sentenced to a community punishment, official figures have disclosed.”

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Daily Telegraph, 10th May 2008

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MPs set to back new embryo research laws – The Guardian

Posted May 12th, 2008 in abortion, embryology, news by sally

“MPs will reject demands for tighter controls on abortion but are ready to allow new laws pushing back the boundary of research on human embryos, according to a survey carried out by the Guardian.”

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The Guardian, 12th May 2008

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Rumbled: farmer who hid his illegal castle behind the hay – The Independent

Posted May 12th, 2008 in news, planning by sally

“Mr Fidler, 59, built a mock-Tudor castle, complete with ramparts and cannons, on his farm in Salfords, Surrey in 2000. Because it was on green-belt land and unlikely to get planning permission, he concealed it behind a 40ft stack of hay bales, covered with a blue tarpaulin. He, his wife Linda, 39, and son, Harry, seven, moved in and in August 2006 he removed the hay bales and revealed their castle.”

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The Independent, 10th May 2008

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Is this the end of the kiss-and-tell? – The Times

Posted May 12th, 2008 in privacy, special report by sally

“After J. K. Rowling’s first-round victory against the press, Graham Shear and Alison Green argue that celebrities now have a clear right to privacy.”

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The Times, 9th May 2008

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Pagan convicts allowed magic wands in cells – Daily Telegraph

Posted May 12th, 2008 in news, prisons by sally

“Hundreds of Pagan worshippers locked up in British jails have been given the right to take twigs into their cells to use as magic wands.”

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Daily Telegraph, 12th May 2008

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