Home Office wrongly allowed import of medicinal cannabis – The Guardian

Posted October 29th, 2010 in customs and excise, drug offences, news by sally

“Email incorrectly said EU law allowed certain people to bring small quantities of cannabis into UK for personal use.”

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The Guardian, 29th October 2010

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Thames Water pays £60k compensation after email blunder – Daily Telegraph

Posted October 29th, 2010 in compensation, consumer protection, news, utilities, water companies by sally

“Thames Water has agreed to pay £60,000 in compensation to customers after it admitted ignoring thousands of complaints following an email blunder.”

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Daily Telegraph, 29th October 2010

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6,000 childminders and nurseries failing to keep children safe – Ofsted – Daily Telegraph

Posted October 29th, 2010 in children, news by sally

“The watchdog said that 15 per cent of childcare providers inspected between September 2008 and September 2010 – 5,978 in total – fell short of basic legal standards for child protection and welfare and were ordered to make urgent improvements.”

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Daily Telegraph, 28th October 2010

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MI6 chief Sawers: we have nothing to do with torture and rights abuses – The Guardian

Posted October 29th, 2010 in disclosure, intelligence services, news, torture by sally

“MI6 chief Sir John Sawers says that MI6 avoids actions leading to torture – but wants courts banned from disclosing info from service or CIA.”

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The Guardian, 28th October 2010

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CCTV captures police punching stabbed man in the head – The Guardian

Posted October 29th, 2010 in assault, complaints, news, police by sally

“Police are investigating an incident captured on CCTV which appears to show officers repeatedly punching a restrained man who had been stabbed in the head.”

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The Guardian, 29th October 2010

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Baby P doctor to launch legal battle – The Independent

Posted October 29th, 2010 in child abuse, disciplinary procedures, doctors, news by sally

“A doctor accused of failing to spot that Baby P had a broken back days before his death will launch a High Court battle today to avoid a public disciplinary hearing on health grounds.”

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The Independent, 29th October 2010

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