“A heart specialist who carried out ‘inadequate, careless and unethical’ medical trials is not unfit to practise, a misconduct panel has found.”
BBC News, 25th November 2010
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“A man jailed for 45 years for plotting to blow up an Israeli airliner flying out of Heathrow today challenged the government’s refusal to accept a parole board recommendation to release him.”
The Guardian, 25th November 2010
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“Equality commission set to launch formal assessment into the Treasury’s conduct prior to last month’s spending review.”
The Guardian, 26th November 2010
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“A doctor accused of failing to spot that Baby P had a broken back days before his death today won a crucial High Court battle in her bid to avoid a disciplinary hearing.”
The Independent, 25th November 2010
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“Two members of a gang jailed for their part in stealing £53m in Britain’s biggest cash robbery have failed in bids to overturn their convictions.”
BBC News, 25th November 2010
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“A spurned lover who repeatedly stabbed a mother-of-two a month after he was bailed following a previous assault on her was jailed for eight years today.”
The Independent, 25th November 2010
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“The judge’s proposals on criminal trials are a dangerous attack on the jury system. I hope he won’t prevail.”
The Guardian, 24th November 2010
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“A police chief and his deputy are to face serious misconduct charges following an independent report into alleged nepotism during a botched recruitment exercise.”
The Guardian, 25th November 2010
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“A Somali national jailed for rape and indecency with a child faces deportation following a ruling of the Supreme Court.”
The Independent, 25th November 2010
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“Pressure mounted for sweeping reform of the education and training of lawyers this week, as regulators announced a root-and-branch review of the current framework.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 25th November 2010
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“A woman who suffered burns after she was sprayed in the face with CS gas has received £7,000 in compensation from West Yorkshire Police.”
BBC News, 24th November 2010
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“Agencies ‘missed opportunities’ to help girls caught up in a sexual exploitation ring, an independent inquiry has found.”
BBC News, 25th November 2010
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“A modern day Downton-esque tale of conniving colleagues came to a head yesterday, when a princess was ordered by an industrial tribunal to pay £7,500 compensation to a former maid who fell victim to a ‘below stairs’ plot by jealous colleagues.”
The Independent, 25th November 2010
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“A scheme to protect women from domestic abuse by removing violent partners from the family home is to be piloted in three police force areas from next summer, the home secretary, Theresa May, is to announce today. The go-ahead for domestic violence protection orders forms part of an updated Home Office strategy to tackle sexual and emotional crimes against women and girls.”
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The Guardian, 25th November 2010
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“A gang of men from Derby has been convicted of systematically grooming and sexually abusing teenage girls.”
BBC News, 24th November 2010
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“Two men have been jailed after a haul of drugs worth £2.6m was discovered in a house in Bedford.”
BBC News, 24th November 2010
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“A Premier League footballer who risked being unmasked by a High Court judge over details concerning his private life has lodged an eleventh hour appeal preventing himself from being identified.”
Daily Telegraph, 24th November 2010
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“A man has been jailed for life for stabbing another man 11 times in the neck.”
BBC News, 24th November 2010
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“A construction firm and a contract worker have been fined after a man was killed and two others injured at a building site in Banbury, Oxfordshire.”
BBC News, 22nd November 2010
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“A man who flicked his blood over hospital staff in an A&E unit has been sentenced to 200 hours community service.”
BBC News, 23rd November 2010
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