Man found guilty of 1975 child murder – The Guardian

Posted November 12th, 2007 in DNA, murder by sally

“A comic book trader was today jailed for life with a recommendation that he serve at least 30 years after being convicted of the murder of schoolgirl Lesley Molseed more than three decades ago.”

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The Guardian, 12th November 2007

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Police retain DNA of “petty crime suspects” – Daily Telegraph

Posted November 5th, 2007 in DNA, news, police by sally

“Suspects accused of trivial ‘crimes’ such as picking wild flowers or defacing coins can have their DNA stored for life on a national database, police guidelines reveal.”

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Daily Telegraph, 5th November 2007

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100 years on, DNA casts doubt on Crippen case – The Guardian

Posted October 17th, 2007 in DNA, murder, news by sally

“It is one of the most notorious cases in British legal history, the story of an apparently mild-mannered doctor who poisoned and dismembered his showgirl wife, then fled across the Atlantic with his young lover – only to be caught after a sharp-eyed captain recognised him from the newspapers.”

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The Guardian, 17th October 2007

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Sex attacker preyed on women for four years after blunder – The Guardian

Posted October 16th, 2007 in DNA, news, police, sexual offences by sally

“A serial sex attacker who remained free to terrorise women for four years because of a police DNA blunder was jailed for life yesterday. Mark Campbell, 38, from Chichester, West Sussex, was convicted of six attacks, including two rapes, which began in February 1998 and ended in August 2004.”

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The Guardian, 16th October 2007

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DNA link in 1975 murders – The Guardian

Posted September 26th, 2007 in DNA, evidence, murder, news by sally

“Two high-profile murders of young women which took place more than 30 years ago have been linked by DNA evidence. Scotland Yard are hoping that the link could lead to the solving of the murders of a Playboy bunny and a schoolgirl.”

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The Guardian, 26th September 2007

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DNA database ‘puts innocent under suspicion’ – The Times

Posted September 19th, 2007 in DNA, news by sally

“DNA fingerprints of people who have not been convicted of a crime should be removed from the national database, Britain’s most influential ethical think-tank recommended yesterday.”

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The Times, 18th September 2007

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Ministers urged to scrap DNA records of innocent people – The Independent

Posted September 18th, 2007 in DNA, news, police by sally

“The law must be changed to stop the police keeping DNA samples from innocent people, an influential committee said today.”

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The Independent, 18th September 2007

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DNA test that could quickly solve thousands of sick workers’ claims – The Times

Posted September 17th, 2007 in DNA, industrial injuries, news by sally

“A new technique for testing DNA could transform civil litigation cases by supporting or refuting people’s claims that their health has been damaged by exposure to toxic chemicals.”

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The Times, 17th September 2007

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Equality Bill seeks to ban genetic discrimination – Daily Telegraph

Posted September 14th, 2007 in disability discrimination, DNA, genetic testing, news by sally

“A ‘landmark’ measure to outlaw unfair genetic discrimination should be included in a new Equality Bill, the country’s leading human DNA watchdog will say tomorrow.”

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Daily Telegraph, 13th September 2007

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4,000 more ‘cold cases’ reviewed – BBC News

Posted September 11th, 2007 in DNA, news, sexual offences by sally

“Forensic scientists are to begin reviewing around 4,000 more unsolved sex crimes, the government has said.”

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BBC News, 11th September 2007

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Plan to put everyone in DNA database hinges on human rights case – OUT-LAW.com

Posted September 7th, 2007 in DNA, human rights, news, privacy by sally

“Lord Justice Sedley’s proposal to put everyone in the UK on a DNA database would be dependent on a British man’s case against the UK at the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), according to a privacy law expert.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 7th September 2007

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Put everyone on DNA database, says judge – Daily Telegraph

Posted September 5th, 2007 in DNA, news by sally

“A senior appeal court judge has called for a national DNA database recording everyone living in or entering the country.”

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Daily Telegraph, 5th September 2007

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Police DNA database “risks criminalising non-offenders” – The Independent

Posted August 2nd, 2007 in DNA, news, police by sally

“People are being added to the Government’s national DNA database at the rate of more than one a minute, figures from the Liberal Democrats have revealed.”

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The Independent, 2nd August 2007

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Police may be given power to take DNA samples in the street – The Guardian

Posted August 2nd, 2007 in DNA, news, police by sally

“The Home Office is considering giving the police the power to take a DNA sample on the street, without taking the suspect to a police station, as well as taking samples from suspects in relatively minor offences such as littering, speeding or not wearing a seat belt.”

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The Guardian, 2nd August 2007

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DNA records of children under 10 are on national database – The Times

Posted June 15th, 2007 in children, DNA, news by sally

“The DNA fingerprints of more than 100 children aged under 10 are on the national database, even though the youngsters are under the age of criminal responsibility, it was revealed last night.”

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The Times, 15th June 2007

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DNA database agreed for police across EU – The Guardian

Posted June 13th, 2007 in data protection, DNA, EC law, news, police by sally

“A battery of police data-sharing and electronic surveillance measures to tackle trans-national crime and immigration issues was agreed yesterday by governments in Europe, 15 of which also gave the green light to a scheme for the world’s biggest biometric system.”

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The Guardian, 13th June 2007

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Reid admits the police cannot take prints from terror suspects – The Times

Posted June 8th, 2007 in DNA, fingerprints, news, police, terrorism by sally

“Police are not allowed to take fingerprints or DNA samples from terrorism suspects held under control orders because of a loophole in antiterrorism laws, it emerged yesterday.”

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The Times, 8th June 2007

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Civil rights fears over DNA file for everyone – The Guardian

Posted May 29th, 2007 in criminal records, DNA, news by sally

“Civil liberties groups are warning that the details of every Briton could soon be on the national DNA database, raising fresh concerns of a ‘surveillance society’. Controversial plans being studied by the government would see the DNA of people convicted of even the most minor, non-imprisonable offences, such as dropping litter, entered on the national database.”

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The Guardian, 27th May 2007

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