Drug mule jailed for double murder – The Guardian
“A former cage fighter has been jailed for life for killing two gangland enforcers linked to an IRA drugs ring.”
The Guardian, 14th February 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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Supreme Court rules BBC need not reveal internal Israel-Palestine coverage report – UK Human Rights Blog
“The Supreme Court has ruled unanimously that an internal BBC report into its coverage of the Israeli Palestinian conflict was ‘information held for purposes journalism art or literature’ and therefore need not be released to the public under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).”
UK Human Rights Blog, 15th February 2012
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Woman who battled cancer must fight law to return ovary – Daily Telegraph
“A woman left infertile by teenage cancer is having to battle the law to get doctors to give her back the ovary that she had frozen before chemotherapy.”
Daily Telegraph, 15th February 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Stronger CPS cases in hate crime lead to increase in guilty pleas – Crown Prosecution Service
“The CPS is prosecuting more hate crimes, more successfully and with more defendants pleading guilty than ever before.”
Crown Prosecution Service, 14th February 2012
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
Youth custody is failing young people who want to change their ways – The Guardian
“Dismal reoffending rates prove that incarcerated children who want to live a ‘normal’ life aren’t being given the support to do so.”
The Guardian, 14th February 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Canoe man prosecutors recover £500,000 from wife – The Guardian
“Prosecutors have recovered more than half a million pounds in assets from Anne Darwin, whose husband faked his own death in a sea canoeing accident so they could claim more than £600,000 in life insurance money.”
The Guardian, 14th February 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Ryanair ‘sexist adverts’ banned after complaints – BBC News
“Two UK newspaper adverts for budget airline Ryanair have been banned after complaints from readers that they were sexist and objectified women.”
BBC News, 15th February 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Legal highs evade being banned as scientists run out of cash to test them – The Guardian
“Scientists studying Britain’s rapidly increasing number of synthetic recreational drugs are struggling to assess the risks they pose because money for testing is being cut. Legal highs are flourishing as their manufacturers seek to stay ahead of drug classification laws by tweaking the chemical composition of their legal products to replicate the effects of illegal ones.”
The Guardian, 14th February 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Child rapist’s jail term cut to encourage guilty pleas – Daily Telegraph
“A judge has cut the minimum sentence to be served by a child rapist, Paul Wilson, in order to encourage other offenders to plead guilty and spare their victims the ordeal of a court case.”
Daily Telegraph, 15th February 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Stephen Lawrence: papers passed to CPS about potential perjury allegations – The Guardian
“Detectives and prosecutors are examining whether certain witnesses at the Stephen Lawrence murder trial may have perjured themselves while giving evidence, the Crown Prosecution Service has confirmed.”
The Guardian, 14th February 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Payout of £600,000 after child witness put at risk – BBC News
“The Crown Prosecution Service and Met Police paid a family more than £600,000 ($943,000) in damages and costs after a child witness was identified to a gang.”
BBC News, 15th February 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Lord Justice Moses and the 161 criteria – The Guardian
“Judges know the new ratings scheme for advocates is misconceived and over-elaborate. But they don’t want anyone else doing it.”
The Guardian, 14th February 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Sound of tumbleweed greets secret civil trials proposals – UK Human Rights Blog
“65 responses to the Justice and Security Green Paper consultation, which proposes introducing ‘Closed Material Procedures’ – secret trials – into civil courts, have been published on the official consultation website. According to the site there are potentially 25 more to come.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 14th February 2012
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Women should get time out of jail to see their children, judge rules – Daily Telegraph
“Female prisoners should be allowed time out of jail to see their children, the High Court ruled yesterday after dismissing Kenneth Clarke’s attempts to restrict women from doing so.”
Daily Telegraph, 14th February 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Councils fined after breaches of ‘sensitive’ child welfare papers – OUT-LAW.com
“The UK’s data protection watchdog has fined two English council bodies a total of £180,000 after finding they had failed to keep ‘highly sensitive information’ about children secure.”
OUT-LAW.com, 14th February 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
UK investigations into torture and rendition – a guide – The Guardian
“A series of investigations have sought to get to the bottom of claims that British officials were implicated in abuse of detainees.”
The Guardian, 13th February 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Doctor struck off over MMR controversy appeals against ruling – The Guardian
“One of the doctors struck off over the MMR jab controversy has asked the high court to rule that his treatment was ‘unfair and unjust’.”
The Guardian, 13th February 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
General Teaching Council rejects Leonora Rustamova case – BBC News
“A teacher who was sacked after writing a racy novel about her pupils has been told she will not face a full hearing by the General Teaching Council (GTC).”
BBC News, 13th February 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
