“The Home Secretary has defended his decision to allow the extradition of computer hacker Gary McKinnon amid criticism from some MPs.”
BBC News, 1st December 2009
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“Three train drivers who claimed that an industrial injury left their hands permanently disabled have been awarded more than £22,000 in compensation.”
BBC News, 30th November 2009
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“A church court is to decide whether to exhume a man’s body after he was buried in a plot reserved for a widow of another man.”
BBC News, 2nd December 2009
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“The legality of a Conservative experiment in ‘no-frills’ local government will be challenged in the high court today by more than 250 sheltered housing residents who are furious at their council’s decision to remove live-in wardens to cut costs.”
The Guardian, 2nd December 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Newly disclosed court documents suggest Ofsted inspectors who wrote a damning report on Haringey children’s services were ordered to delete emails relating to Baby Peter and the council, a high court judge disclosed today.”
The Guardian, 2nd December 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The dog that mauled a four-year-old boy to death in Liverpool was a pitbull terrier-type outlawed under the Dangerous Dogs Act, police said yesterday. Jean-Paul Massey died from multiple injuries when the animal attacked him early on Monday at the home of his grandmother, Helen Foulkes. The dog was shot dead by a police marksman in the front garden. Investigations into the incident are continuing. A post-mortem examination has determined that the animal, named Uno, was an illegally bred pitbull. The finding opens the way to a criminal investigation, and possible charges.”
The Times, 2nd December 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A ‘Jekyll and Hyde’ father who was found guilty of a string of cruelty charges against his children was jailed for five years today.”
The Independent, 1st December 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“The high court judge at the centre of a string of controversial privacy cases, including one involving the motor racing chief Max Mosley, spoke out against his critics today, claiming he had been subjected to ‘personal abuse’ by parts of the media.”
The Guardian, 2nd December 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The country’s first dedicated rape intelligence unit has been set up within the Metropolitan police promising to identify and track down serial attackers, in response to a series of high-profile failures that left prolific sex offenders free to prey on hundreds of women.”
The Guardian, 2nd December 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Gordon Brown will attempt to force plans for a referendum on changing Britain’s voting system through Parliament before the next election, The Times has learnt.”
The Times, 2nd December 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The head of a government task force for women in business was ordered to pay compensation yesterday after a tribunal found that she had bullied a string of workers, including women.”
The Times, 2nd December 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
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