Open verdict on toddler’s death – BBC News

Posted December 12th, 2008 in children, inquests, news by sally

“A toddler who died in a fire at his family home screamed for help as rescuers tried in vain to pull him out of the house, an inquest has heard.”

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BBC News, 11th December 2008

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Jail for revenge killing ‘posse’ – BBC News

Posted December 12th, 2008 in murder, news, sentencing, violent disorder by sally

“A father and son have been jailed for their part in the death of a 19-year-old who was killed in a revenge attack.”

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BBC News, 11th December 2008

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Gang jailed for assault on teenager kidnapped from train – The Guardian

“A teenage girl was kidnapped from a train, robbed, beaten and kicked, and pushed into a stream by a gang of seven who were given prison sentences at Luton crown court yesterday.”

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The Guardian, 12th December 2008

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Credit card firms agree fairer terms – The Guardian

Posted December 12th, 2008 in consumer credit, interest, news by sally

“Credit card companies will no longer be able to raise interest rates overnight, and will only be able to implement an increase twice a year, under a new government agreement.”

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The Guardian, 12th December 2008

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IVF doctor cleared of sex charge – BBC News

Posted December 12th, 2008 in doctors, news, sexual offences by sally

“A fertility doctor has been cleared of sexually assaulting one his long-term female IVF patients.”

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BBC News, 11th December 2008

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Failings found in sex abuse case – BBC News

Posted December 12th, 2008 in child abuse, criminal records, news, sexual offences by sally

“Proper criminal checks were not carried out on a convicted child sex offender who went on to film the abuse of boys on field trips, an inquiry has found.”

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BBC News, 12th December 2008

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Shamed solicitor Jim Beresford plans legal services ‘supermarket’ – The Times

Posted December 12th, 2008 in claims management, industrial injuries, news, solicitors by sally

“Jim Beresford aims to bounce back from yesterday’s public humiliation with a multimillion-pound marketing campaign to set up Britain’s first ‘legal services supermarket’.”

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The Times, 12th December 2008

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Struck off: lawyers who milked sick miners for millions – The Independent

“A solicitor who became Britain’s richest lawyer was yesterday struck off after being found guilty of creaming millions of pounds from compensation paid to sick miners. Jim Beresford, 58, and his partner Douglas Smith, 52, were also ordered to pay substantial costs for serious professional misconduct over the handling of personal injury claims made under a compensation scheme for miners suffering coal dust-related diseases and other injuries.”

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The Independent, 12th December 2008

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British surrogacy ruling saves baby twins from Ukraine orphanage – The Times

Posted December 12th, 2008 in news, surrogacy by sally

“A High Court judge called yesterday for a review of Britain’s surrogacy laws after making a ruling that rescued baby twins from a legal limbo, which had left them ‘marooned, stateless and parentless’  in Ukraine.”

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The Times, 12th December 2008

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