Contempt case holidaymaker jailed after Facebook photos – BBC News
“A man who drove to Italy with his wife despite claiming he was disabled has been jailed for nine months.”
BBC News, 13th July 2011
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TV producer faces jail for stalking his former classmate – Daily Telegraph
“A television producer who searched the internet for a former classmate 40,000 times, paid for background searches on the woman’s husband and posed as a parent at her daughter’s nursery is facing jail.”
Daily Telegraph, 13th July 2011
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Britain is divorce destination of choice for rich and powerful – Daily Telegraph
“In recent years the British courts have gained an international reputation for awarding extremely generous settlements to the wives of wealthy men embroiled in high profile divorce cases.”
Daily Telegraph, 14th July 2011
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Mukhtar Ablyazov exiled Kazakh businessman granted asylum in UK – The Guardian
“A Kazakh businessman, exiled in Britain and facing claims that he has embezzled $4bn (£2.4bn), has won his battle to gain asylum in the UK.”
The Guardian, 12th July 2011
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Mark Kennedy’s secret tapes: CPS launches wide-ranging inquiry – The Guardian
“A leading former judge has been appointed to lead an expanded inquiry into claims that prosecutors suppressed secret surveillance tapes recorded by undercover police officer Mark Kennedy.Sir Christopher Rose, a retired court of appeal judge noted for his fierce independence, will head the inquiry which was set up by the director of public prosecutions, Keir Starmer QC.”
The Guardian, 13th July 2011
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Ex Cotswold Water Park Society boss jailed for fraud – BBC News
“The chief executive of a water park society has been jailed after admitting fraud totalling more than £660,000.”
BBC News, 13th July 2011
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News Corp pulls out of BSkyB bid – The Guardian
“Rupert Murdoch’s media group News Corporation bowed to pressure from the public and parliament on Wednesday and withdrew its bid to take full control of pay-TV company BSkyB.”
The Guardian, 13th July 2011
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Phone hacking: David Cameron announces terms of phone-hacking inquiry – Daily Telegraph
“The independent inquiry into phone hacking will have the power to summon newspaper proprietors, journalists, police and politicians to give evidence under oath and in public, Prime Minister David Cameron said today.”
Daily Telegraph, 13th July 2011
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UK judges make it harder to deport criminals, minister warns – Daily Telegraph
“Damian Green, the immigration minister, said he was ‘frustrated’ that domestic courts were taking a tougher line on Europe’s human rights laws than the European Court itself. The row centres on the growing instances when convicted criminals have successfully used the right to family life to avoid deportation. It emerged that the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) allows for a removal unless there is an ‘insurmountable obstacle’ preventing the family from leaving too.”
Daily Telegraph, 13th July 2011
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Liam Fox apologises over cleared pilots – The Independent
“Defence Secretary Liam Fox apologised today to the families of the pilots in the Mull of Kintyre helicopter crash after a new report cleared them of an earlier finding of negligence. The fresh review concluded that Flight Lieutenants Jonathan Tapper and Richard Cook should not have been blamed for the accident in 1994.”
The Independent, 13th July 2011
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Suffolk credit union manager jailed for £100,000 fraud – BBC News
“The branch manager of a credit union has been jailed after he admitted stealing more than £100,000 from customers’ accounts.”
BBC News, 11th July 2011
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Staff curry burn firm: not in safety breach, HSE says – BBC News
“A catering firm whose employee was badly burned when she fell into a pot of curry was not in breach of health and safety laws, inspectors have said.”
BBC News, 12th July 2011
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Immigrant relatives face five-year wait to claim benefits – The Guardian
“Family members from outside Europe who come to join close relatives settled in Britain are expected to be denied access to welfare benefits for up to five years under further plans to cut annual net migration to be detailed on Wednesday.”
The Guardian, 13th July 2011
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Ignore headlines about squatters, government proposals target Gypsies and travellers – The Guardian
“The prime minister’s confirmation that the government will be bringing forward legislation for the criminalisation of trespass and the proposed removal of removal of legal aid from trespassers in the legal aid, sentencing and punishment of offenders bill amount to the most significant changes to the law of trespass in England and Wales for generations.”
The Guardian, 13th July 2011
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Supreme court bans secret evidence used to hide torture claims – The Guardian
“The supreme court has outlawed intelligence services’ use of secret evidence in court to conceal allegations that detainees were tortured.”
The Guardian, 13th July 2011
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Welsh Labour plan legislation on schools and piercings – BBC News
“Two bills on the education system will be published by the Welsh Government, First Minister Carwyn Jones has said. He outlined Labour’s five-year legislative programme to Welsh assembly members on Tuesday.”
BBC News, 12th July 2011
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Unions in legal action over Southampton council pay cuts – BBC News
“Unions have begun legal action after more than 99% of Southampton City Council workers signed new contracts forcing many to take a pay cut.”
BBC News, 13th July 2011
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Discourteous and disrespectful, but not rape: the Assange defence – The Independent
“Julian Assange’s sexual behaviour was ‘disrespectful, discourteous and pushing the boundaries’ – but not rape, the WikiLeaks founder’s legal team insists, in a change of strategy they hope will save him from extradition to Sweden.”
The Independent, 13th July 2011
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Terrorists are harnessing hi-tech communications, government warns – Daily Telelgraph
“Britain is failing to prosecute enough terrorists and the security services are struggling to obtain intelligence because of the sophistication of modern communications, the government has disclosed.”
Daily Telegraph, 12th July 2011
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Former Director of Public Prosecutions says no question of conflict in News Corporation advice – Daily Telegraph
“Lord Macdonald of River Glaven, the former Director of Public Prosecutions, last night denied there was a conflict of interest when he advised Rupert Murdoch’s media company over the News of the World scandal.”
Daily Telegraph, 13th July 2011
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