‘Scary’ UK climate ad faces probe – BBC News
“A £6m government ad warning about climate change is to be investigated by watchdogs over claims it is misleading and too ‘scary’ for children.”
BBC News, 23rd October 2009
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“A £6m government ad warning about climate change is to be investigated by watchdogs over claims it is misleading and too ‘scary’ for children.”
BBC News, 23rd October 2009
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“A senior police officer tonight said his force was concerned by complaints that children were injured by CS spray during an arrest.”
The Guardian, 23rd October 2009
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“The Press Complaints Commission says it will ask the Daily Mail to respond to complaints about a column it ran on the death of Boyzone singer Stephen Gately.”
BBC News, 19th October 2009
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“A watchdog’s report into the death of a man shortly after he was freed from custody says police should have sought medical advice while he was a prisoner.”
BBC News, 1st October 2009
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“The partner of murdered Rachel Nickell said he had instructed lawyers to try to bring the police to account for their failings in the case.”
The Independent, 29th September 2009
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“In April 2005 an unarmed man was shot dead by police as he sat in the back of a car in north London. Four years later Azelle Rodney’s mother is still waiting for an inquest to be held.”
BBC News, 25th September 2009
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“Three police officers have been placed on restricted duty and an internal inquiry started after film emerged of close-range use of CS spray on a man.”
BBC News, 15th September 2009
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“A Channel 4 life drawing programme which featured naked female models was acceptable lunchtime viewing, the television watchdog has ruled.”
Daily Telegraph, 24th August 2009
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“The Press Complaints Commission, the self-regulation body of the UK newspaper industry, is to launch the first independent review of its governance structure since it was created 18 years ago.”
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The Guardian, 6th August 2009
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“Britain’s organised crime agency is being investigated by the police watchdog over concerns that it could have done more to prevent the gangland killing of a shopkeeper in an organised crime hotspot.”
The Guardian, 16th July 2009
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“Britain’s national intelligence and law-enforcement agency is being investigated by the police watchdog over concerns that it could have done more to prevent the gangland killing of a shopkeeper in an organised crime hotspot.”
The Guardian, 15th July 2009
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“A tourism campaign depicting the areas of the West Bank, Gaza Strip and Golan Heights as part of Israel has been banned by the advertising watchdog following hundreds of complaints.”
The Guardian, 15th July 2009
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“Police officers are under investigation after a suspected drug dealer died minutes after being gripped by the throat as he was being searched. The Times has learnt that only weeks earlier the same man twice told hospital staff that he had been assaulted by police.”
The Times, 10th July 2009
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“Jonathan Ross did not breach broadcasting rules by suggesting that parents should put their sons up for adoption if they asked for a Hannah Montana MP3 player, Ofcom ruled.”
Daily Telegraph, 6th July 2009
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“A black family wrongly prosecuted for assault after the father was falsely accused of drug dealing by police outside a London theatre has won “substantial” damages and an apology from Scotland Yard, four years after the case collapsed.”
The Guardian, 4th July 2009
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“Two female protesters who challenged police officers for not displaying their badge numbers were bundled to the ground, arrested and held in prison for four days, according to an official complaint lodged today.”
The Guardian, 21st June 2009
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“The days of suffering in silence will soon be over for rail passengers who endure rude staff, dirty trains and blocked lavatories on one of Britain’s busiest commuter franchises.”
The Times, 16th June 2009
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“Six Metropolitan Police officers have been suspended or placed on restricted duties following allegations of ill-treatment after a police raid.”
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BBC News, 10th June 2009
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“A serial rapist who went unchecked for years because of police mistakes was jailed for life today.”
The Guardian, 4th June 2009
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“Prosecutors are to consider whether to bring charges over the shooting of a lawyer by police officers in London.”
BBC News, 29th May 2009
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