Scratched burglar jailed after being caught by nail clipping DNA – BBC News
‘A violent burglar who tried to destroy DNA evidence by clipping his victim’s fingernails has been jailed.’
BBC News, 11th September 2018
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Hate preacher Anjem Choudary, to be freed in weeks, is ‘still a threat’ – The Guardian
‘The Islamist preacher Anjem Choudary remains a dangerous threat ahead of his imminent release from jail, the prisons minister has warned, as plans to train an “elite corps” of Muslim chaplains to de-radicalise extremist inmates were unveiled.’
The Guardian, 11th September 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
Birmingham killer ‘said he might rape again’ – BBC News
‘A convicted sex offender killed a nurse in her home weeks after he told probation staff he might rape again, a watchdog review has revealed.’
BBC News, 11th September 2018
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Conman duped dementia patients out of life savings to buy himself a £10,000 hair transplant – Daily Telegraph
‘A hair transplant conman duped two dementia patients out of their life savings so that he could buy a new £10k hairline.’
Daily Telegraph, 11th September 2018
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Morrisons faces employment tribunal claim over equal pay – The Guardian
‘Morrisons is the latest major supermarket group to be challenged over equal pay for its shop floor workers in a claim which could cost the retailer an estimated £1bn if successful. The law firm Leigh Day said it was seeking compensation for shop workers – predominantly women – who believe they are paid less than the mostly male workers in Morrisons’ warehouses.’
The Guardian, 11th September 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
Man jailed for life for strangling colleague he became obsessed with – The Guardian
‘A man has been jailed for life for strangling a colleague after becoming obsessed by the notion she was having a secret relationship with another worker.’
The Guardian, 11th September 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
Markets watchdog investigates rise of DIY funeral directors – Daily Telegraph
‘The rise of DIY funeral directors is being investigated by the Competitions and Markets Authority, as traditional parlours have been hit by the growth of online competitors.’
Daily Telegraph, 11th September 2018
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Suicides in immigration detention centres kept ‘state secret’ by Home Office, MPs told – The Independent
‘Self-inflicted deaths in removal centres are being kept a “state secret” by the Home Office, according to the expert commissioned by the government to carry out a review of the immigration detention estate. Former prison ombudsman Stephen Shaw, who has produced two major reports on immigration removal centres (IRCs), told MPs it was “odd and frankly self-defeating” that the department did not make the numbers of detainee deaths public.’
The Independent, 11th September 2018
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Alice Ruggles murder: Police ‘failed to investigate concerns properly’ – BBC News
‘Police officers failed to properly investigate complaints a young woman made against her former boyfriend in the days before he brutally murdered her, the police watchdog has found.’
BBC News, 12th September 2018
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Mother jailed for abducting daughters to USA – BBC News
‘A British mother has admitted abducting her two children and moving to Alaska to live with her new partner without their father’s permission.’
BBC News, 10th September 2018
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British boy stranded in Belgium returns home after Home Office grants emergency passport – The Independent
‘A British-born boy who was blocked from returning to the UK after a holiday has arrived home after Britain agreed to grant him an emergency passport.’
The Independent, 11th September 2018
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Home Office ignorant of strain on police after cuts, says watchdog – The Guardian
‘Whitehall’s spending watchdog has accused the Home Office of being ignorant of the strain that police officers are under after funding cuts led to 45,000 job losses.’
The Guardian, 11th September 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
NHS care regulator says sexual incidents ‘commonplace’ in mental health units – The Guardian
‘Sexual incidents including harassment, assaults and rapes are “commonplace” in mental health units, mainly carried out by patients, the NHS’s care regulator has reported.’
The Guardian, 11th September 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
Pair who tortured and murdered 74-year-old shopkeeper jailed for life – The Independent
‘Two “cowardly, cruel and callous” men have been jailed for life for torturing and killing an elderly jeweller in a botched £300,000 robbery.’
The Independent, 11th September 2018
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MPs who use parliamentary privilege to break court orders undermine the judiciary, says Lord Chief Justice – Daily Telegraph
‘MPs who “abuse” parliamentary privilege to break injunctions are eroding confidence in the justice system, the Lord Chief Justice has said. Lord Burnett of Maldon, the head of the judiciary, warned that the phenomenon was part of the “gentle erosion of support” for the courts.’
Daily Telegraph, 10th September 2018
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More than 100 pregnant women detained in UK removal centres since major review called for ban – The Independent
‘More than 100 pregnant women have been detained in UK removal centres in the past two years, despite a government-commissioned review recommending the Home Office ban the practice in 2016.’
The Independent, 10th September 2018
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Litigation Privilege: rationale and scope defined — Guy Mansfield QC – UK Human Rights Blog
‘The Director of the SFO v ENRC [2018] EWCA Civ 2006. Eurasian Natural Resources Corp, the defendant to the Serious Fraud Office’s application to enforce notices seeking to compel the production of documents, has had a chequered history in the last 10 years since it came to the London market (in January 2014 it delisted and went private). In December 2010, a whistleblower alerted the company by email to serious allegations of corruption, fraud and bribery within its group.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 10th September 2018
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Money can’t buy me love: Court of Appeal overturns non-party costs order – Litigation Futures
‘A High Court judge was wrong to order a non-party costs order (NPCO) where the respondent had not been warned that the applicant was going to seek one, the Court of Appeal has ruled.’
Litigation Futures, 10th September 2018
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EHRC launches legal aid inquiry after damning justice report – Legal Futures
‘A catalogue of disastrous consequences has followed a reduction in the scope of legal aid, including debt from high lawyers’ fees, possible ill-informed judicial decisions, and knock-on costs for other parts of the public sector, according to new research.’
Legal Futures, 10th September 2018
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Miscarriage of justice body’s funding cuts criticised as workload grows – The Guardian
‘Government funding of the Criminal Cases Review Commission, the last hope for people battling miscarriages of justice, has come under attack as the number applications rises steeply.’
The Guardian, 9th September 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
