Pc dismissed for raping woman in police locker room – BBC News
“A Metropolitan Police (Met) officer has been dismissed for raping a woman in a police locker room.”
BBC News, 18th November 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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Ministers plan to close jails as part of bid to cut number of prisoners – The Guardian
“The government wants to close two jails in anticipation of a raft of new policies aimed at cutting the prison population. The probation officers’ union, Napo, said it had learned that the government was considering the closure of Dartmoor and Lancaster Castle prisons, returning them to the duchies of Cornwall and Lancaster.”
The Guardian, 21st November 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Legal aid cuts could make pro bono work a social duty for law firms – The Guardian
“Is it a good idea to rely on organisations whose priority is making money to provide legal advice for those who can’t afford it?”
The Guardian, 19th November 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Council house tenants set for eviction rule change – The Guardian
Councils are to be given powers to evict or transfer new tenants after as little as two years if their financial circumstances improve, under plans to be unveiled tomorrow.
The Guardian, 21st November 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Google agrees to delete private data gathered by Street View cars – The Independent
“Google has agreed to delete all the personal data its Street View cars collected from unsecured wireless networks and will introduce new training and guidance for its staff, the Information Commissioner said yesterday.”
The Independent, 20th November 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Maidstone hospital error leads to £4.5m pay-out – BBC News
“The husband of a woman left brain damaged by a delay in treating a tumour has said a £4.5m compensation pay-out cannot make up for what she has lost.”
BBC News, 18th November 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Theresa May drops plans for stop-and-search laws targeting ethnic minorities – The Guardian
“Controversial plan to bring back police ‘sus’ stop-and-search laws targeting black and Asian people axed by Theresa May.”
The Guardian, 18th November 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Polluting plant nursery in Norfolk is fined – BBC News
“A plant nursery has has been fined £10,000 after polluting five miles of a stream in Norfolk.”
BBC News, 18th November 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Girl sentenced over Wolverhampton war memorial graffiti – BBC News
“A teenage girl who vandalised a city’s cenotaph has been told her actions were ‘despicable’.”
BBC News, 18th November 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Governments should have to justify privacy-affecting laws, says ICO – OUT-LAW.com
“Governments should be forced to report on the impact of laws which affect citizens’ privacy after they have come into force, telling Parliament whether those laws have worked and what privacy rights have been infringed, the UK’s privacy watchdog has said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 18th November 2010
Source: www.out-law.com
Content is ‘made available’ in jurisdiction where server is located, rules High Court – OUT-LAW.com
“A company is responsible for ‘making available’ internet-hosted material in the country where its host server is based, not in the country where the material is read or used, the High Court has said.”
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OUT-LAW.com, 18th November 2010
Source: www.out-law.com
Government rethinks TUPE stance – Law Society’s Gazette
“The coalition government has scrapped plans to reform controversial employment regulations in an apparent U-turn by the Conservatives, it has emerged.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 18th November 2010
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Stop and search powers to change – Home Office
“New proposals laid in parliament today will save an estimated 800,000 hours of police time each year.”
Home Office, 17th November 2010
Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk
Men jailed after police op uncovers £1m in fake notes – BBC News
“Four men have been jailed after counterfeit bank notes worth more than £1m were uncovered by police.”
BBC news, 17th November 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Beshenivsky killer Mustaf Jama starts appeal – BBC News
“A man who murdered a policewoman during a bungled robbery has started an appeal against his conviction on the eve of the fifth anniversary of her death.”
BBC News, 17th November 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Man jailed for murder of girlfriend’s toddler – The Guardian
“A man was jailed for life today for the murder of his girlfriend’s toddler, whom he viciously attacked after her crying interrupted him playing on his Xbox computer game.”
The Guardian, 18th November 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Lorry driver who killed cyclist had ‘godawful hangover’ – The Guardian
“A lorry driver who crushed a cyclist while chatting on his mobile phone with ‘the most godawful hangover’ was today jailed for seven years and disqualified from driving for life.”
The Guardian, 18th November 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Poundworld fined over faulty thermometers – The Independent
“Discount retailer Poundworld has been fined £5,000 for selling dangerously faulty digital thermometers and other medical items, it was announced today.”
The Independent, 18th November 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Fingerprint identification evidence questioned by senior judge – Daily Telegraph
“A senior judge has raised concerns over fingerprint evidence used in criminal trials, warning that it rests on ‘assumptions’ that have never been scientifically proven.”
Daily Telegraph, 19th November 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
