Britain wins battle for the pint – BBC News

Posted December 17th, 2008 in EC law, news, weights and measures by sally

“Amid the economic gloom, UK drinkers have found a measure of good news – the pint will not have to be renamed. Decades of wrangling with the EU over switching to metric measures has ended with a vote confirming that imperial measures can carry on indefinitely.”

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BBC News, 16th December 2008

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Senior policeman launches Scotland Yard race bias case – The Guardian

Posted December 17th, 2008 in news, police, race discrimination by sally

“A senior Scotland Yard commander will launch his claim of racial discrimination against the Metropolitan Police today.”

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The Guardian, 17th December 2008

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Ad watchdog bans poster for movie Righteous Kill due to de Menezes link – The Guardian

Posted December 17th, 2008 in advertising, news by sally

“An advert for the Robert de Niro and ­Al Pacino police thriller Righteous Kill, which used the line ‘there’s nothing wrong with a little shooting as long as the right people get shot’, was criticised by a watchdog for running ­during the inquest into the police shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes.”

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The Guardian, 17th December 2008

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Family courts to be opened up to greater scrutiny – Ministry of Justice

Posted December 17th, 2008 in family courts, media, press releases by sally

“Family court hearings are for the first time to be opened to accredited media, Justice Secretary Jack Straw announced today, in an oral statement in the House of Commons.”

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Ministry of Justice, 16th December 2008

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‘Access all areas’ for media so justice is seen to be done – The Times

Posted December 17th, 2008 in family courts, media, news by sally

“The secrecy of the family courts – in which nearly 95,000 cases are heard in private each year – is to end under reforms announced yesterday that will allow the media access to all levels of the system. The move could mean that social workers and expert witnesses who fail children, and now enjoy the protection of anonymity, will in future be named publicly when criticised by judges.”

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The Times, 17th December 2008

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Rhys Jones died because of your brutality and cowardice, judge tells killer – The Times

Posted December 17th, 2008 in murder, news, sentencing, young offenders by sally

“The teenage killer of Rhys Jones was jailed for a minimum of 22 years yesterday by a judge who expressed his disgust at the murderer’s ‘brutality’ and ‘cowardice’.”

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The Times, 17th December 2008

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk