Online rogue ticketers should be tackled – Daily Telegraph

Posted October 27th, 2008 in consumer protection, internet, news, sale of goods by sally

“Last week, a website called Paperticket became the latest in a list of sites to be shut down after complaints from consumers who had paid for tickets for gigs such as The Killers and Barry Manilow but had not received them.”

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Daily Telegraph, 27th October 2008

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Straw puts victims first and says punishment is main point of prison – The Guardian

Posted October 27th, 2008 in news, punishment, victims by sally

“Jack Straw, the Justice Secretary, is to signal a more punitive approach to prisons today by attacking the ‘criminal justice lobby’ for putting the needs of offenders before those of victims.”

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The Guardian, 27th October 2008

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Police will use new device to take fingerprints in street – The Guardian

Posted October 27th, 2008 in fingerprints, news by sally

“Civil rights campaigners say images must not be added to databases.”

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The Guardian, 27th October 2008

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MPs must rule on assisted suicide, says Director of Public Prosecutions – The Times

Posted October 27th, 2008 in assisted suicide, news by sally

“Any reform of the law on assisting suicide is a matter for Parliament, not prosecutors, the Director of Public Prosecutions has told The Times.”

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The Times, 27th October 2008

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Single parents face seven-year wait for child support – The Times

Posted October 27th, 2008 in child support, news by sally

“Thousands of single mothers awaiting maintenance payments from absent fathers may have to hold on until 2015 before the successor to the Child Support Agency processes their cases.”

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The Times, 27th October 2008

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Calzaghe and Warren court fight – BBC News

Posted October 27th, 2008 in contracts, news, sport by sally

“A High Court legal fight has begun between world champ boxer Joe Calzaghe and his former manager Frank Warren.”

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BBC News, 24th October 2008

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Hacker is ‘too sick’ to survive US extradition – The Observer

Posted October 27th, 2008 in computer crime, extradition, news by sally

“The Home Secretary has backed the extradition of a UFO-obsessed computer hacker, despite hearing expert argument that it would be in breach of the European Convention on Human Rights.”

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The Observer, 26th October 2008

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New laws on porn ‘will criminalise thousands’ – The Observer

Posted October 27th, 2008 in news, pornography by sally

“Son of designer Westwood joins bid to overturn ban that activists say stifles creative freedom.”

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The Observer, 26th October 2008

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WRU’s High Court player-row win – BBC News

Posted October 27th, 2008 in contracts, news, sport by sally

“The Welsh Rugby Union has won a High Court battle with Wales’ four regions over the player-release row.”

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BBC News, 24th October 2008

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Appeal court to rule on log cabin – BBC News

Posted October 27th, 2008 in judicial review, news, planning, travellers by sally

“A council will not fight a legal challenge by travellers over a building at the Dale Farm site in Essex.”

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BBC News, 26th October 2008

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Youth guilty of shooting girl while dancing wildly with gun at party – The Times

Posted October 27th, 2008 in firearms, grievous bodily harm, news, sentencing by sally

“A young gunman who shot a girl in the head while dancing wildly at a party and waving the weapon in the air was jailed for eight years yesterday.”

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The Times, 25th October 2008

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