CPS: DNA profiles disk inquiry – Attorney General’s Office
“CPS: DNA profiles disk inquiry”
Attorney General’s Office, 21st May 2008
Source: www.attorneygeneral.gov.uk
Day: 22 May 2008
‘Dog patient’ dentist is jailed – BBC News
“A dentist and his wife who stole more than £30,000 from the NHS by claiming money for treatment never given to patients have been jailed.”
BBC News, 20th may 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Carer jailed over baby’s killing – BBC News
“A carer from Greater Manchester who killed a 16-month-old baby by holding him upside down and flinging him against furniture has been jailed.”
BBC News, 21st May 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Builder is jailed for gas death – BBC News
“A builder whose work caused the death of a man through carbon monoxide poisoning has been jailed for three and a half years.”
BBC News, 21st May 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Luxury stolen car dealer jailed – BBC News
“A car-ringer who is believed to have pocketed more than £1m by shipping luxury vehicles stolen from Britain has been jailed for three-and-a-half years.”
BBC News, 22nd May 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Police arrest 198 over hate crime – BBC News
“Police have arrested 198 people on suspicion of domestic, homophobic and race hate crimes after raids across London, Scotland Yard have said.”
BBC News, 22nd May 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Tories face inquiry after voter data leaked – The Independent
“The Conservatives’ campaign in the Crewe and Nantwich by-election suffered an embarrassing last-minute setback when the party published the personal details of more than 8,000 voters.”
The Independent, 22nd May 2008
Source: www.independen.co.uk
Mother fined £300 for putting bins out early – Daily Telegraph
“A woman has been fined nearly £300 for leaving her bins out a day before they were due to be collected.”
Daily Telegraph, 22nd May 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Knife crime is epidemic, top judge claims – Daily Telegraph
“Knife crime has escalated to ‘epidemic proportions’ and has to be ‘confronted and stopped’, said Sir Igor Judge, the President of the High Court Queen’s Bench Division.”
Daily Telegraph, 22nd May 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
CPS made serious errors over data on Dutch criminal suspects – The Guardian
“An inquiry into how a disk containing DNA profiles of 2,159 people linked to serious crime abroad went unchecked for a year has found ‘significant shortcomings’ by the crown prosecution service.”
The Guardian, 22nd May 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Peer cleared of misconduct – The Guardian
“A Labour peer was cleared of misconduct yesterday after a House of Lords disciplinary committee failed to establish whether he broke parliamentary rules by taking money for a ministerial introduction.”
The Guardian, 22nd May 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Charities face crackdown on fundraising through ‘guilt’ gifts – The Guardian
“Charity watchdogs are to crack down on fundraisers who send out unsolicited gifts to make potential donors feel guilty enough to give money.”
The Guardian, 22nd May 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Council accused of foul play to catch guilty dog owners – The Guardian
“Another council has been caught using surveillance laws designed to combat organised criminals – this time to catch dog owners whose pets foul the grass.”
The Guardian, 22nd May 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Cases to decide if police are liable for damages – The Times
“A test case being heard in the House of Lords this week will decide when the police should pay damages if they fail to protect a witness or others who are subsequently killed or harmed.”
The Times, 22nd May 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Reformed jihadist released as court case begins – The Times
“A former jihadist recruiter who now seeks to deradicalise young Muslims was released without charge yesterday after being held for 12 days under the Terrorism Act.”
The Times, 22nd May 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Police say loss of banning orders is to blame for rise in gun crime – The Times
“Gang-related gun violence has risen sharply in Birmingham since a judge halted the radical use of court orders banning suspected criminals from parts of the city, the police and community leaders say.”
The Times, 22nd May 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Algerian demands ‘long-awaited’ apology from Jack Straw over arrest – The Times
“The Ministry of Justice has been refused permission to appeal against a ruling that it should compensate an Algerian man wrongly jailed for five months on suspicion of training one of the September 11 hijackers.”
The Times, 22nd May 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Couple are charged with neglect after child, 7, dies – The Times
“A man and a woman have been charged with neglect after the death of a seven-year-old girl.”
The Times, 22nd May 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Damning report concludes Crown Prosecution files are in disarray – The Times
“The shoddy state of most Crown Prosecution Service case files is highlighted in a report today which finds most are incomplete and missing data such as whether a defendant is on bail, or the outcome of a hearing.”
The Times, 22nd May 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
