Reader’s Digest mailshot probed – BBC News

Posted June 9th, 2008 in advertising, consumer protection, news by sally

“The Advertising Standards Authority is launching an investigation into a mailshot being sent by the bookselling company, Reader’s Digest.”

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BBC News, 7th June 2008

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Virgin warns illegal downloaders: stop or face prosecution – The Independent

Posted June 9th, 2008 in copyright, internet, news by sally

“The age of illegal music downloads could soon be over. The UK’s largest provider of home broadband is to warn internet users building up vast libraries of music that they could be prosecuted.”

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The Independent, 7th June 2008

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‘Despicable’ delay over 7 July terror payouts – The Guardian

Posted June 9th, 2008 in criminal injuries compensation, delay, news by sally

“Scores of victims horrifically injured in the 7 July London bombings are still waiting for full compensation almost three years after the attacks.”

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The Guardian, 8th June 2008

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Gordon Brown set to lose on 42-day detention – The Times

Posted June 9th, 2008 in detention, news, terrorism by sally

“Gordon Brown’s chances of avoiding a humiliating defeat in the Commons this week dwindled after he effectively ruled out any more significant changes to proposals to detain terror suspects for 42 days without charge.”

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The Times, 9th June 2008

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Solicitor Jim Beresford makes £30m from sick miners’ compensation scheme – The Times

Posted June 9th, 2008 in compensation, industrial injuries, miners, news, solicitors by sally

“A solicitor who specialises in claiming compensation for sick coalminers has banked a personal profit of more than £30 million from the government-funded scheme.”

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The Times, 9th June 2008

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Fraudsters hack into Home Office website – Daily Telegraph

Posted June 9th, 2008 in computer crime, government departments, news by sally

“Cunning computer hackers have hijacked the Home Office crime reduction website and used it to carry out an elaborate online scam.”

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Daily Telegraph, 8th June 2008

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Repossessions swamp free lawyers – BBC News

Posted June 9th, 2008 in news, pro bono work, repossession by sally

“Homeowners threatened with repossession are being denied free legal advice because lawyers who provide it are being swamped, says a charity.”

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BBC News, 8th June 2008

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Mother of barrister’s clerk Lee Cook harangues judge for ‘disgusting’ sentence passed on killer – Daily Telegraph

Posted June 9th, 2008 in homicide, news, sentencing by sally

“The mother of barrister’s clerk Lee Cook, who was killed in a City bar because of a row over a spilt drink, berated a senior judge across a courtroom for the ‘disgusting’ 14-month sentence he passed on the man responsible.”

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Daily Telegraph, 7th June 2008

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ID cards could help turn Britain into a surveillance society, warn MPs – The Guardian

Posted June 9th, 2008 in identity cards, news by sally

“A compulsory national identity card scheme could be used to monitor the movements of British citizens because of the dangers of ‘function creep’, a committee of MPs warned yesterday.”

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The Guardian, 9th June 2008

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MS sufferer seeks answers over laws on euthanasia – The Independent

Posted June 9th, 2008 in assisted suicide, news by sally

“A woman who suffers from a degenerative disease has called for the law on assisted suicide to be clarified so that she can decide when she wants to die.”

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The Independent, 7th June 2008

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Dossier prepared for UN details grim plight of many young people in Britain – The Guardian

Posted June 9th, 2008 in children, human rights, news by sally

“A dossier of abuse of the human rights of children and young people in Britain will be presented to United Nations inspectors today in a joint submission from the four children’s commissioners for England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.”

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The Guardian, 9th June 2008

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Ministers promise to rehabilitate young offenders as well as punish them – The Times

Posted June 9th, 2008 in criminal justice, news, young offenders by sally

“A new approach to youth justice was promised by ministers yesterday in which equal weight would be given to prevention, enforcement and the rehabilitation of young offenders.”

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The Times, 9th June 2008

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Straw sacks magistrate who criticised police – The Independent

Posted June 9th, 2008 in magistrates, news by sally

“Jack Straw was at the centre of a political row last night after he sacked a magistrate who criticised the police for failing to protect her daughter from being physically assaulted at school.”

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The Independent, 8th June 2008

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Signalwoman, Donna McAllister, wins damages over taunts – The Times

Posted June 9th, 2008 in damages, news, sex discrimination by sally

“A signalwoman for Network Rail has won more than £100,000 damages after male colleagues put pornographic magazines in her in-tray. Donna McAllister, 44, said that she had a nervous breakdown after she complained about her treatment.”

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The Times, 7th June 2008

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