Parents jailed over toddler’s heroin death – The Guardian
“A father has been jailed for killing his young son by negligently allowing him to eat heroin in the family home.”
The Guardian, 3rd July 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Category: drug abuse
Godolphin doping: Mahmood Al Zarooni gets eight-year ban – BBC News
“Godolphin trainer Mahmood Al Zarooni has been banned from racing for eight years
after doping horses at one of the world’s leading racing operations.”
BBC News, 25th April 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Isn’t it time to abolish most women’s prisons? – Daily Telegraph
“A parliamentary campaign launched today from Soroptimist and the Prison Reform Trust, suggests women and their families are disproportionately affected by a jail term. Ahead of Vicky Pryce’s expected release next month, Cathy Newman appraises the effectiveness of female imprisonement in the UK and considers the alternatives.”
Daily Telegraph, 25th April 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Class A drugs policy failing, say prison governors – BBC News
“Current policy on illegal drugs creates victims of crime and more prisoners at a cost to taxpayers, the Prison Governors Association (PGA) has argued.”
BBC News, 25th April 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
May rejects calls from MPs for fundamental rethink of drugs strategy – BBC News
“Home Secretary Theresa May has rejected calls from MPs for a root-and-branch
review of drugs strategy, insisting the government’s approach is working.”
BBC News, 7th March 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Parents jailed for toddler’s methadone death – The Guardian
“A couple whose two-year-old son died after drinking his mother’s methadone have been jailed for his manslaughter.uple whose two-year-old son died after drinking his mother’s methadone have been jailed for his manslaughter.”
The Guardian, 19th February 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
TV death baby: Kian McMillan’s mother jailed – BBC News
“The mother of a four-month-old boy who died when a television fell on his head has been jailed.”
BBC News, 31st January 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
People who take illegal drugs ‘shouldn’t be treated as criminals’ – Daily Telegraph
“England’s most senior doctor has questioned the government’s policy of criminalising all people who take illegal drugs and said they should be treated primarily as if they have a ‘health problem’.”
Daily Telegraph, 23rd January 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Drugs advisory group decides against banning qat in UK – The Guardian
“A clash between the home secretary, Theresa May, and her expert drugs advisory group is looming after it decided against banning qat, a mild herbal stimulant, traditionally used in Britain’s Somali, Yemeni and Ethiopian communities.”
The Guardian, 23rd January 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
How UK libel laws undermined Sunday Times in Lance Armstrong case – The Guardian
“The legal battle with disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong which cost the Sunday Times almost £1m after it suggested he took banned substances shows how difficult it is to pursue investigations under British libel laws, with the burden of proof heavily stacked against publishers, according to those who worked on the original stories.”
The Guardian, 22nd January 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Roy Sly murder: ‘Sadistic torture’ killers jailed – BBC News
“Two people have been jailed for the ‘sadistic torture’ murder of a friend who
invited them for a meal in Essex.”
BBC News, 20th December 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Mandatory post-release rehab courses for short-sentence prisoners unveiled – The Guardian
“Prisoners serving less than 12 months will have to agree to undertake a post-release rehabilitation programme as a condition of their release under legislation planned by the justice secretary, Chris Grayling.”
The Guardian, 20th November 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
No article 2 inquest over 14-year-old overdose death, despite failings – UK Human Rights Blog
“The High Court – including the new Chief Coroner – has held that the enhanced investigative duty under Article 2, the right to life, is not engaged in an inquest into the death of a 14 year old boy, despite ‘many missed opportunities’ for intervention by social services being identified.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 14th November 2012
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Cycling may require new governing body in wake of doping scandal, says expert – OUT-LAW.com
“A new governing body may be needed if cycling is to recover from the drugs scandal currently engulfing the sport, an expert has said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 6th November 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
Kingswear’s Dart Princess ferry thief ‘Jack Sparrow’ jailed – BBC News
“A woman who shouted ‘I’m Jack Sparrow’ at police as she stole a ferry was lucky she was not injured, the owners of the vessel said. Alison Whelan referred to the movie pirate character as she took the Dart Princess on the River Dart in Devon. She was jailed after being found guilty by magistrates in Torquay of aggravated vehicle taking last September.”
BBC News, 20th September 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Cheesy chips row led to Blackpool chef killing – BBC News
“A man has been jailed for three-and-a-half years for killing a chef in a row over cheesy chips at a Blackpool takeaway.”
BBC News, 10th September 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Toddler’s death due to methadone overdose ‘could have been prevented’ – The Guardian
“A toddler died from a methadone overdose after professionals who had long-standing contact with the boy and his drug-using parents missed opportunities to take him into care, a report has revealed.”
The Guardian, 4th September 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Kyle Bates Swansea heroin death: Helen Harding jailed – BBC News
“A woman who injected a 16-year-old boy with heroin and then lied about it at his inquest has been jailed for three years at Swansea Crown Court.”
BBC News, 3rd September 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Man guilty of raping three children – The Independent
“A man pleaded guilty today to raping three young children he had drugged and who were also forced to sexually abuse each other while he watched.”
The Independent, 20th August 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
