NHS sued for £20m over hospitals – BBC News
“The NHS in Leicester is being sued for more than £20m over the collapse of a plan to rebuild the city’s hospitals.”
BBC News, 5th November 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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Former MEP Tom Wise faces jail over expenses fiddle – Daily Telegraph
“Wise, 61, who first represented Ukip before turning independent, spent a year channelling taxpayers’ cash into a bank account he secretly controlled.”
Daily Telegraph, 5th November 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Killer nurse loses bid to appeal – BBC News
“A hospital nurse who was found guilty of murdering two of his patients by injecting them with drugs has lost a bid to appeal against his conviction.”
BBC News, 5th November 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Father guilty of baby girl murder – BBC news
“A man has been convicted of murdering his seven-week-old daughter, who was found with broken bones and bite wounds to her face and hands.”
BBC News, 5th November 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Shannon Matthews ‘aunt’ jailed for benefit fraud – The Guardian
“The ‘aunt’ of Shannon Matthews became the latest family member to go to jail today after the huge investigation into the Yorkshire schoolgirl’s staged kidnapping.”
The Guardian, 5th November 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Woman in ‘spy’ council tribunal – BBC News
“A woman who says she was spied on by her local authority to find out whether she lived in the catchment area of a school is starting a legal challenge.”
BBC News, 5th November 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Man jailed for Sudan vehicle deal – BBC News
“A millionaire businessman who illegally sold former military personnel carriers to Sudan has been jailed.”
BBC News, 4th November 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Girl wins brain damage settlement – BBC News
“A girl left severely disabled following her birth at a Norfolk hospital has won a multi-million pound compensation payout at the High Court.”
BBC News, 4th November 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Plumber Charlie Mullins sues rival for ‘tapping up’ rich clients – The Times
“Charlie Mullins, Britain’s richest plumber and almost certainly the only one to drive a Bentley convertible, has begun a £1 million legal claim against a rival business that he has accused of industrial espionage.”
The Times, 5th November 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Neel Uberoi and son Matthew face jail for insider trading – The Times
“A dentist and his work experience stockbroker son were facing jail today for a £110,000 insider trading scam.”
The Times, 4th November 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Proposals to outlaw rendition in the UK drawn up – The Guardian
“New criminal offences to outlaw the practice of extraordinary rendition – secretly transporting terror suspects to places where they are likely to be tortured – have been drawn up by a cross-party parliamentary committee.”
The Guardian, 5th November 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
1998 wife killer loses appeal bid – BBC News
“A man jailed for life 11 years ago after admitting repeatedly stabbing his wife to death when she left him, has lost his appeal against conviction.”
BBC News, 4th November 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Biker jailed over pensioner death – BBC News
“A speeding biker who killed a 71-year-old woman out walking her neighbour’s dog has been jailed for three years.”
BBC News, 4th November 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Child support investigators get new spying powers – Daily Telegraph
“The agency responsible for tracing absent parents is to be given access to phone and email records for the first time, under Home Office rules.”
Daily Telegraph, 4th November 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Asian man cleared of racially abusing BNP leader Nick Griffin – The Times
“An Asian man who was accused of calling Nick Griffin a ‘white b*****d’ as he drove past him has been cleared of racially threatening behaviour.”
The Times, 4th November 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Ben Gemmell, 18, jailed for killing girl in car crash – The Times
“A teenage driver has been jailed for six years after he lost control of his car and crashed into a group of 30 schoolchildren, killing a 14-year-old girl and leaving a boy in a coma.”
The Times, 4th November 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
High Court relieves hosting firm of duty to hand domain name to Kentucky – OUT-LAW.com
“The High Court has said that a UK hosting company does not have to comply with a US state court’s order demanding that it hand over a gambling company’s domain name.”
OUT-LAW.com, 4th November 2009
Source: www.out-law.com
Inquiry into rape claim handling – BBC News
“The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) is investigating after it emerged a rape claim made four years ago was not acted on by police.”
BBC News, 3rd November 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Antichrist sex ads escape ban – The Guardian
“A national press campaign for the controversial film Antichrist has escaped a ban from the advertising watchdog after complaints that it was offensive and even pornographic.”
The Guardian, 4th November 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
