Battered wife Sally Stickland ran over husband with car – BBC News

‘A woman who ran over her husband after suffering years of domestic violence has been given a suspended prison term.’

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BBC News, 9th December 2013

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Rochdale child sex exploitation: Inquiry to begin – BBC News

Posted December 10th, 2013 in child abuse, inquiries, news, sexual offences by tracey

‘An inquiry into child sexual exploitation is to be held to assess improvements in protecting youngsters since the Rochdale grooming case.’

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BBC News, 9th December 2013

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Royal Marine seeks to overturn conviction for murder – Daily Telegraph

Posted December 10th, 2013 in appeals, armed forces, mental health, murder, news, sentencing by tracey

‘Lawyers for Royal Marine convicted of murder will launch an appeal against his conviction.’

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Daily Telegraph, 11th December 2013

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Aristocrat faces jail for years of drunken attacks on his wife – Daily Telegraph

Posted December 10th, 2013 in divorce, domestic violence, guilty pleas, news by tracey

‘Aristocrat from one of Britain’s most distinguished families is facing jail after he admitted beating his wife during 22 years of marriage.’

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Daily Telegraph, 9th December 2013

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World’s leading authors: state surveillance of personal data is theft – The Guardian

Posted December 10th, 2013 in data protection, interception, investigatory powers, news, theft, whistleblowers by tracey

‘More than 500 of the world’s leading authors, including five Nobel prize winners, have condemned the scale of state surveillance revealed by the whistleblower Edward Snowden and warned that spy agencies are undermining democracy and must be curbed by a new international charter.’

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The Guardian, 10th December 2013

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Tens of thousands harmed in hospital by IV drip blunders – Daily Telegraph

Posted December 10th, 2013 in doctors, hospitals, medical treatment, medicines, news, nurses by tracey

‘Around 500 patients could be dying each year because of an “astonishing” lack of training in the use of intravenous drips, health experts have warned.’

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Daily Telegraph, 10th December 2013

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