“A violent foreign criminal who burned a woman’s face with melted plastic and scalded her with boiling water has defeated a bid to deport him from Britain because of his human rights, the Telegraph can disclose.”
Daily Telegraph, 6th September 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Leaders of the far-right group the English Defence League have lost a
High Court fight for the right to demonstrate in an area of east London.”
BBC News, 7th September 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A man who slashed two friends with a knife during a drunken row over the
murder of soldier Lee Rigby has been jailed for five years.”
The Guardian, 6th September 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Medical regulators are to be given new powers to prevent European doctors treating patients in Britain before they have proved their ability to speak English as a four-year battle to ensure tougher language checks on all overseas medics enters its final stages.”
The Guardian, 7th September 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The Crown Prosecution Service has been accused of ‘double standards’ over abortion laws as campaign groups detailed how it brought criminal charges against a string of pro-life protesters yet refused to prosecute doctors over illegal practices.”
Daily Telegraph, 7th September 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“An independent inquiry into the deaths of dozens of elderly patients given ‘life-shortening’ powerful painkillers at a Hampshire hospital will be announced by ministers within weeks.”
The Independent, 8th September 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Four councils are taking legal advice to challenge Mayor Boris Johnson’s decision by which affordable rents can be set at up to 80% of market prices.”
BBC News, 8th September 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A judge has refused to allow husband and wife to rekindle their marriage despite them both pleading for a restraining order to be lifted, saying they must first prove they can get on over the phone.”
Daily Telegraph, 8th September 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“UK citizens must earn more than £18,600 to bring a non-EU spouse into the country.”
The Independent, 8th September 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Human rights groups call for restriction on weapons as change in law leads to mass rollout of stun guns.”
The Guardian, 8th September 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The Association of Chief Police Officers says dealing with mentally ill people takes up a fifth of police time. Police can detain people where no crime has been committed but they suspect the person is mentally unwell. The temporary police power is called a section 136.”
BBC News, 9th September 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Prisoners who have consensual sex while inside jail face being separated and possibly disciplined, prison governors have told the first review of sex behind bars in England and Wales.”
The Guardian, 9th September 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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