‘A soldier has won legal aid in his fight to find out what the Ministry of Defence knew of the health risks of the vaccinations given to troops ahead of the first Gulf War.’
BBC News, 3rd May 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The detention policy used by the Armed Forces in Afghanistan was unlawful, the High Court has said. After the ruling, Philip Hammond, the Defence Secretary, said the decision would tie the hands of soldiers abroad.’
Daily Telegraph, 3rd May 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Former residents at a children’s care home have been awarded compensation after claims they were sexually abused.’
BBC News, 3rd May 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A review has been ordered after an armed robber dubbed “the Skull Cracker” went missing when he was temporarily allowed out of an open prison.’
BBC news, 5th May 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘It was around midday on 31 March 2012 that Nik Douglas’s life changed forever. The 37-year-old train driver was travelling through Northallerton station on the way to Newcastle when he saw a man in his sixties standing alone on the platform. He thought nothing of the lone figure, turning instead to check the opposite platform. By the time Mr Douglas looked back again, the man was crouching on the tracks in front of his train. But because of a recent change in the law, Mr Douglas could be the last person in the country to receive compensation for such trauma.’
The Independent, 5th May 2014
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Tougher sentences for banned drivers who cause death on the roads and a new offence of causing serious injury while disqualified are to be introduced.’
BBC News, 6th May 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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