Ministers pressed on child labour – BBC News
“Activists have urged the UK government to take action on child labour after clothing firm Primark fired three of its Indian suppliers who used children.”
BBC News, 22nd June 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Month: June 2008
Sharp rise in prison drug seizures – Daily Telegraph
“The amount of drugs seized in British prisons has increased sharply, new have figures revealed.”
Daily Telegraph, 22nd June 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Iran is safe for ‘discreet’ gays, says Jacqui Smith – The Independent
“Gay and lesbian asylum-seekers can be safely deported to Iran as long as they live their lives ‘discreetly’, the Home Secretary, Jacqui Smith, has claimed.”
The Independent, 23rd June 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Judges fight plans for US-style sentencing – The Guardian
“Plans for a US-style sentencing ‘grid’ to try to contain prison numbers in England and Wales have been condemned by judges, the Guardian has learned.”
The Guardian, 23rd June 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Abu Hamza loses extradition fight – The Independent
“The radical Muslim cleric Abu Hamza has lost his High Court battle against extradition to the United States, where he faces a jail sentence of up to 100 years.”
The Independent, 21st June 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
10 cases where anonymous witnesses secured a conviction – Daily Telegraph
“10 cases where anonymous witnesses helped secure a conviction.”
Daily Telegraph, 20th June 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Councils told to stop using spy laws for ‘trivial’ issues – The Guardian
“Every council in England will today be instructed to stop using tough laws to spy on people over ‘trivial matters’ such as dog-fouling and litter offences.”
The Guardian, 23rd June 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Female circumcision: a tradition steeped in blood – The Independent
“Police are to stage high-profile checks on flights to a number of African states in an attempt to stop young girls being taken abroad to be forcibly mutilated with the consent of their parents.”
The Independent, 22nd June 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Ex-minister backs assisted death – BBC News
“Former health minister Lord Warner has backed calls for a law change to allow assisted death for terminally-ill patients who want to die.”
BBC News, 23rd June 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Father who turned police informer criticises length of gun sentence – The Guardian
“A father whose son was jailed for three years yesterday after he informed police that he was hiding bullets in his house criticised the sentence handed down as too harsh. Paul Metcalfe, 19, was convicted after his father Neil told police about the small stash of ammunition he discovered at his home in Nelson, Lancashire.”
The Guardian, 21st June 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
NHS age discrimination to be tackle with Equalities Bill – Daily Telegraph
“Age discrimination is to be outlawed in a bid to prevent pensioners being denied NHS treatment and patronised by doctors because of their age.”
Daily Telegraph, 22nd June 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Appeal court says criminals’ wives’ assets untouchable – The Independent
“Millions of pounds worth of criminal assets, including luxury homes and jewellery, will remain out of the reach of the state after a landmark ruling by the Appeal Court.”
The Independent, 23rd June 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Persaud suspended from practice for three months over plagiarism – The Guardian
“It was the scale of his dishonesty which did for Dr Raj Persaud, the celebrity psychiatrist who was reprimanded and suspended from practice for three months by the General Medical Council last night.”
The Guardian, 21st June 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Burnham falls short of full apology to campaigner – The Independent
“The Culture Secretary, Andy Burnham, has moved to defuse his damaging ‘smears’ row with the civil liberties campaigner Shami Chakrabarti, but stopped short of saying sorry.”
The Independent, 21st June 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Parents to sue over three-year-old’s playground death – Daily Telegraph
“The parents of a three-year-old boy who died from a head injury after paramedics decided not to take him to hospital have spoken of their anger at being arrested on suspicion of murder.”
Daily Telegraph, 21st June 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Straw wants ‘urgent’ law change to allow anonymous evidence – The Guardian
“An ‘urgent’ change in the law is being considered to allow anonymous witness evidence to be used in court, the government said today.”
The Guardian, 21st June 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Treaty on hold until court rules – BBC News
“Gordon Brown has said Britain will not ratify the EU Treaty until the High Court has ruled on a separate bid to force a British referendum.”
BBC News, 20th June 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Bluewater bomb threat man jailed – BBC News
“A man has been jailed for a year for threatening to blow up the giant Bluewater shopping centre in Kent.”
BBC News, 20th June 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Youths jailed for killing woman – BBC News
“Two teenagers who sexually assaulted and killed a woman after a day of binge-drinking have been jailed.”
BBC News, 20th Junes 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
