Day: 18 June 2008
Sex and the citizen: a licence to thrill? – The Independent
“The number of lap-dancing clubs has doubled in four years, thanks to a relaxation of licensing laws and despite local objections. But now an MP is fighting back.”
The Independent, 18th June 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Cheap supermarket alcohol could be banned in England – Daily Telegraph
“Shops could be forced to raise the basic cost of alcoholic drinks by a third or more, as part of plans to make it harder for young people to access cheap alcohol.”
Daily Telegraph, 18th June 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Legal Opinion: Labour’s review of the right to bail chips away at justice – The Independent
“When a judge releases a murderer to kill again there is bound to be a public outcry. But, asks Robert Verkaik, Law Editor, is justice always served by a knee-jerk reaction?”
The Independent, 18th June 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Bin Laden lieutenant’ Abu Qatada freed on bail – The Times
“Abu Qatada, the radical Muslim cleric described as one of Osama bin Laden’s right-hand men, was freed from jail last night under some of the most stringent bail conditions ever imposed by a British court.”
The Times, 18th June 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Music laws ‘unfair on businesses’ – BBC News
“A call to relax the law on making workplaces pay a licence fee for playing music has been made by the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB).”
BBC News, 17th June 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Schoolboy’s killers must serve at least 30 years – The Independent
“Two gunmen were yesterday found guilty of the ‘well-planned execution’ of a church-going teenager shot dead while he slept. His killers mistook him for his drug-dealing older brother.”
The Independent, 18th June 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Sikh bangle means as much to Monty Panesar as it does to teenager, court told – The Times
“A simple steel wrist bangle means as much to Sarika Watkins-Singh, 14, as it does to the England spin bowler Monty Panesar, the High Court was told yesterday.”
The Times, 18th June 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
‘Unaccountable’ criminal justice system must change, says review – Daily Telegraph
“Changes must be made to the criminal justice system because it is perceived by the public as ‘distant, unaccountable and unanswerable’, a year-long Government review has concluded.”
Daily Telegraph, 18th June 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
