Pc killer David Bieber loses bid to sue authorities – BBC News

Posted May 9th, 2011 in judicial review, news, prisons, transfer of prisoners by sally

“A policeman’s killer has failed in his bid to sue prison authorities over the way they handled a jail switch when they were warned of an escape plan.”

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BBC News, 6th May 2011

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Damning report on child restraint to be made public – The Independent

Posted May 9th, 2011 in news, restraint, young offenders by sally

“A damning report warning of the dangers of restraint techniques used on children in custody will be made public for the first time this week, after what campaigners say has been a cover-up by the Government.”

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The Independent, 8th May 2011

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European Court to rule on tighter UK privacy laws – The Independent

Posted May 9th, 2011 in human rights, media, news, privacy by sally

“Judges at the European Court of Human Rights will this week rule on whether the former world motor sports boss Max Mosley’s right to privacy was invaded when he wasn’t told about a story containing colourful claims about his sex life before it was published in the News of the World.”

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The Independent, 8th May 2011

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Ian Tomlinson: key evidence that police withheld from coroner, IPCC and family – The Guardian

Posted May 9th, 2011 in evidence, inquests, news, police, unlawful killing by sally

“For two years the family of Ian Tomlinson, the newspaper seller unlawfully killed by a police officer, have maintained their belief that police withheld crucial information from them in what they have repeatedly described as a cover-up. There is now solid evidence indicating they were right to suspect that they and others were misled.”

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The Guardian, 9th May 2011

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Smokers win right to challenge hospital ban – The Guardian

Posted May 9th, 2011 in hospitals, mental health, news, smoking by sally

“Patients sectioned under the Mental Health Act have won permission to bring a high court test case over a hospital smoking ban.”

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The Guardian, 6th May 2011

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