Nurse convicted of killing wife in Southport – BBC News
“A nurse who strangled his wife and tried to make it look as though she died in an accident has been found guilty of her murder.”
BBC News, 10th August 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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ASA watchdog bans ‘offensive’ anti-terror hotline radio advert – The Guardian
“Britain’s eccentrics, recluses and misanthropes, you can relax. Ignoring neighbours and keeping your curtains permanently shut to the world outside might not win you many friends, but you’re no longer likely to be denounced as a possible terrorist.”
The Guardian, 11th August 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Hitman guilty of Surrey housewife murder – BBC News
“A hitman who flew to the UK from Thailand to kill a housewife in Surrey has been found guilty of murder.”
BBC News, 10th August 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Stirland case coroner calls for witness reforms – BBC News
“Police should review witness protection protocols, a coroner has said in her report into the gangland killings of a Lincolnshire couple.”
BBC News, 10th August 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Letting over-70s serve on juries ‘would disrupt criminal trials’ – Daily Telegraph
“The Council of Circuit Judges, which represents more than 600 judges in England and Wales, said it had come to the ‘firm conclusion that there is no compelling case to alter the status quo’.”
Daily Telegraph, 10th August 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Sion Jenkins compensation bid rejected – The Independent
“Former teacher Sion Jenkins was refused compensation for the six years he spent in prison before being acquitted of his foster daughter’s murder, it was reported today.”
The Independent, 10th August 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Judge to rule on Daniel Ubani’s attempts to silence sons of dead patient – The Guardian
“A judge will rule later this month on attempts by a German doctor who accidentally killed a patient on his first UK shift as a locum GP to restrict a campaign by the dead man’s sons to stop him working as a doctor in his home country.”
The Guardian, 9th August 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Family judges alarmed over legal aid tender – Law Society’s Gazette
“The head of the family courts has warned the Legal Services Commission that he has been ‘inundated’ by family judges expressing serious concerns over the outcome of the family legal aid tender, in a letter seen by the Gazette.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 9th August 2010
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Is the European court of justice a legal or political institution now? – The Guardian
“The most curious feature of the European court of justice (ECJ) , the court of the European Union, is not that it is a political court, but rather that it has until very recently been so successful in pursuing its political programme of the integration of Europe through law without attracting much public or even expert notice.”
The Guardian, 10th August 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Human rights: from Europe to the UK – The Guardian
“A new government report on the implementation of European Court of Human Rights judgments has highlighted the vexed issue of the rightful place of such rulings in domestic law. Many decisions, such as on prisoner voting rights, have languished for years unimplemented and it remains to be seen whether the coalition government will do any more to fulfil its legal obligations to the thousands affected.”
The Guardian, 9th August 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
UK Border Agency investigation finds cause for ‘significant concern’ – The Guardian
“An investigation into claims by a whistleblower that asylum seekers are mistreated, tricked and humiliated by staff working for the UK Border Agency has found cause for ‘significant concern’ and makes several recommendations for change.”
The Guardian, 8th August 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Youth worker jailed for grooming under-age girl – The Independent
“A youth consultant who groomed a 13-year-old girl for sex online was jailed for 21 months today.”
The Independent, 6th August 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Man who threatened to kill Cheryl Cole jailed – Daily Telegraph
“A man who threatened to kill singer Cheryl Cole and blow up a football stadium has been jailed for two years.”
Daily Telegraph, 6th August 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Pair jailed for life for murder of pub landlord – The Independent
“Two men were jailed for life today for killing a pub landlord shot dead after a ‘trivial’ row over a laser pen shone at a car, police said.”
The Independent, 6th August 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
IPCC takes no action after girl hit by Taser by mistake – BBC News
“The police watchdog has said it will take no action against officers after a 14-year-old girl was accidentally shot with a Taser in Nottinghamshire.”
BBC News, 6th August 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Fears over legal aid to vulnerable – The Independent
“A big reduction in the number of firms offering legal aid for vulnerable families risks creating ‘advice deserts’ in parts of the UK, lawyers have warned.”
The Independent, 7th August 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Children left in danger by court delays – The Guardian
“Children are being damaged by unprecedented delays in the family courts in England and Wales, where judges can now take up to 65 weeks to decide whether it is safe for them to remain with their parents, Britain’s largest children’s charity says today.”
The Guardian, 9th August 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Lord Carlile to investigate abuse at private school – BBC News
“Lord Carlile has been asked to lead an inquiry into child protection at a Roman Catholic private school.”
BBC News, 6th August 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Can you really predict a prisoner’s death? – BBC News
“Last August, two of the UK’s most notorious prisoners were released from prison.”
BBC News, 6th August 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
