Foreign prisoners face transfer under new plans – The Independent

Posted November 8th, 2010 in news, transfer of prisoners by sally

“Thousands of foreign prisoners will be sent back to serve their sentences in their own countries under Government plans, it emerged today.”

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The Independent, 8th November 2010

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New legal aid court challenge set to proceed – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted November 8th, 2010 in legal aid, news, protective costs orders, tenders by sally

“A High Court judge has refused an injunction that could have further delayed the start of the new mental health and public law legal aid contracts – but awarded a protective costs order to enable a legal challenge to the two Legal Services Commission tender processes.”

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Law Society’s Gazette, 8th November 2010

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BNP in high court showdown over ‘racist’ party constitution – The Guardian

Posted November 8th, 2010 in news, political parties, race discrimination by sally

“The British National party faces having some or all of its assets seized in the high court today as part of a showdown with the equality and human rights watchdog.”

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The Guardian, 8th November 2010

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Judge who bailed rape accused ‘blamed’ for nurse murder – BBC News

Posted November 8th, 2010 in bail, murder, news, rape by sally

“The parents of a nurse killed by her ex-boyfriend while he was on bail for alleged rape have called for the judge who freed him to be investigated.”

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BBC News, 8th November 2010

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Ken Clarke to close six jails as he insists inmate numbers will fall – The Guardian

Posted November 8th, 2010 in news, prisons by sally

“Around 5,000 prison cells will be lost and 10,000 jobs across the Prison Service will be axed under a government plan to shut six jails in England and Wales.”

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The Guardian, 6th November 2010

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Woman jailed for false claim of rape in Farnham park – BBC News

Posted November 8th, 2010 in news, perverting the course of justice, rape, sentencing by sally

“A 27-year-old woman has been jailed for 16 months after falsely claiming she was raped in a park in Surrey.”

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BBC News, 5th November 2010

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Man jailed for cat’s microwave and freezer torture – The Guardian

Posted November 8th, 2010 in animal cruelty, news, sentencing by sally

“A man was jailed for four months today after torturing a cat by putting it in a microwave, a tumble drier and a freezer.”

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The Guardian, 5th November 2010

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Families denied legal aid for epilepsy drug court case – BBC news

Posted November 8th, 2010 in birth, legal aid, news, personal injuries by sally

“Dozens of families who blame an epilepsy drug for causing birth defects in their children say they are devastated that legal aid to sue its maker has been withdrawn.”

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BBC News, 8th November 2010

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Control orders: MI5 U-turn could hasten scrapping of system – The Guardian

Posted November 8th, 2010 in control orders, intelligence services, news, terrorism by sally

“The scrapping of control orders for terror suspects moved a step closer last night when the security services appeared to dramatically soften their support for the controversial measures.”

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The Guardian, 7th November 2010

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UK copyright laws to be reviewed, announces Cameron – BBC News

Posted November 8th, 2010 in copyright, internet, news by sally

“Britain’s intellectual property laws are to be reviewed to ‘make them fit for the internet age,’ prime minister David Cameron has announced.”

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BBC News, 4th November 2010

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Ken Clarke’s prison reforms will spare mentally ill offenders jail – The Guardian

Posted November 8th, 2010 in drug abuse, mental health, news, prisons by sally

“Thousands of criminals with serious mental illnesses or drug addictions will no longer be sent to prison but will instead be offered ‘voluntary’ treatment in hospital, under controversial proposals to be unveiled tomorrow.”

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The Guardian, 7th November 2010

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Two jailed for lying to police over fatal crash – BBC news

Posted November 5th, 2010 in news, perverting the course of justice, sentencing by sally

“The father and girlfriend of a drunk driver who fled the scene of a fatal crash have been jailed.”

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BBC News, 5th October 2010

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Plymouth couple jailed for dealing drugs – BBC News

Posted November 5th, 2010 in drug trafficking, news, sentencing by sally

“A Plymouth couple described by police as drugs dealers of the ‘highest level’ have been jailed.”

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BBC News, 5th November 2010

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European court demands halt to forcible return of Iraqi asylum seekers – The Guardian

Posted November 5th, 2010 in asylum, deportation, Iraq, news by sally

“The government’s programme of deporting failed asylum seekers to Iraq has been thrown into confusion after the European Court of Human Rights ruled that forcible returns to Baghdad should be suspended immediately because of an upsurge in sectarian violence and suicide bombings.”

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The Guardian, 5th November 2010

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Five guilty of grooming teenage girls for sex – The Independent

Posted November 5th, 2010 in child abuse, news, rape, sentencing, sexual grooming, sexual offences by sally

“Five men were condemned as ‘sexual predators’  by a judge today as he handed down lengthy jail terms after they were found guilty of grooming teenage girls for sex.”

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The Independent, 5th November 2010

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Maid loses compensation claim over ‘malicious lies’ – The Independent

“A maid who accused her wealthy employers of treating her like a slave lost her compensation claim after being found to have told ‘malicious lies.’ ”

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The Independent, 5th November 2010

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Abu Hamza wins British passport appeal over ‘stateless’ argument – The Guardian

Posted November 5th, 2010 in citizenship, extradition, news, terrorism by sally

“Abu Hamza, the controversial Islamist cleric, has won an appeal against the government’s attempts to strip him of his British passport, a special tribunal ruled today.”

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The Guardian, 5th November 2010

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Interrogation techniques at ‘Britain’s Abu Ghraib’ revealed – The Guardian

Posted November 5th, 2010 in armed forces, Iraq, news, torture by sally

“Evidence of systematic and brutal mistreatment of Iraqi prisoners at a secret British military interrogation centre that is being described as the UK’s Abu Ghraib emerged today during high court proceedings brought by more than 200 former inmates.”

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The Guardian, 5th November 2010

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Spurned lover publishes sex photographs of ex-girlfriend on Facebook – Daily Telegraph

Posted November 5th, 2010 in burglary, harassment, news, restraining orders, sentencing by sally

“Hooper used his former girlfriend’s own page on the social networking site to post the seven ‘intimate’ shots of her, Gloucester Crown Court was told. Hooper, 34, of Churchdown, Glos, was jailed for 18 months after he admitted breaching a restraining order and committing an unrelated burglary at another woman’s flat.”

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Daily Telegraph, 5th November 2010

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Labour minister barred from Commons for three years – Daily Telegraph

Posted November 5th, 2010 in disciplinary procedures, elections, news, parliament by sally

“Former immigration minister Phil Woolas lost his seat as an MP today after an election court ruled that he knowingly made false statements about an opponent in May’s general election.”

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Daily Telegraph, 5th November 2010

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