Rape conviction ‘backs DNA case’ – BBC News
“A rapist jailed 19 years after his crime might never have been caught if time limits on DNA retention had been in place, it is claimed.”
BBC News, 16th November 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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Poison abortion bid doctor jailed – BBC News
“A doctor who attempted to poison his lover in a bid to induce a miscarriage has been jailed for six years.”
BBC News, 16th November 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Government has failed to hand over interrogation guidelines, say MPs – The Observer
“The group of senior MPs and peers responsible for scrutinising the activities of the intelligence agencies has sharply criticised the government for failing to hand over the guidelines provided to MI5 and MI6 officers for interrogating terror suspects.”
The Observer, 15th November 2009
Source: http://observer.guardian.co.uk/
The disgrace of Britain’s jails: Institutions short-change inmates and society – The Independent on Sunday
“Overcrowding, reoffending, and mandatory sentencing have created prisons that are ineffective and expensive, a charity warns.”
The Independent on Sunday, 15th November 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Parliamentary inquiry misled on phone hacks – The Independent
“A parliamentary inquiry into phone hacking by tabloid journalists may have been seriously misled, it emerged yesterday when lawyers acting for a Scotland Yard detective denied that he had ever claimed that messages to 6,000 people had been intercepted.”
The Independent, 16th November 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Family justice could be threatened by access plans – Daily Telegraph
“Proposals to be contained in the Queen’s Speech on Wednesday pave the way for documents from expert witnesses in sensitive family matters such as child protection or adoption cases to be made public.”
Daily Telegraph, 16th November 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
PCC chair attacks ‘super-injunctions’ – The Observer
“The chair of the Press Complaints Commission has defended its role as an independent watchdog and attacked so-called ‘super-injunctions’ to keep legal action against the press secret.”
The Observer, 15th November 2009
Source: http://observer.guardian.co.uk/
Medical records falsified after Holloway prison death – The Guardian
“The NHS medical records system is under scrutiny after a nurse falsely recorded, in retrospect, that she had given a potentially life-saving medication to a female prisoner who later hanged herself.”
The Guardian, 16th November 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Jack Straw accuses magistrates of clogging up crown courts with trivial cases – The Times
“Jack Straw is blaming magistrates for clogging up the Crown Court by sending thousands of trivial cases that they could deal with themselves.”
The Times, 16th November 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
British cosmetic surgery an unregulated mess, leading doctors warn – The Times
“Patients undergoing cosmetic surgery are at the mercy of an ‘unregulated mess’ of an industry that puts marketing before safety with little risk of sanction, leading doctors warn today.”
The Times, 16th November 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
BNP paves way to admit non-whites – BBC news
“British National Party leaders have voted ‘overwhelmingly’ to ballot members on changing its constitution to allow non-white members to join.”
BBC News, 14th November 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Ex-head teacher jailed over abuse – BBC News
“A sport historian and ex-head teacher has been jailed for five and a half years for sexually abusing two girls.”
BBC News, 13th November 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Shallow grave killer given life – BBC News
“A ‘devious’ dairy worker has been jailed for life for the murder of a woman whose body he buried in a shallow grave on farmland.”
BBC News, 13th November 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Legal guidance on assisted suicide ‘a danger to elderly’ say judges – The Times
“New guidance on the interpretation of the laws surrounding assisted suicide pose ‘serious dangers for public safety’, according to a group of influential lawyers, peers and former judges.”
The Times, 14th November 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Britain’s criminalising of children breaches their rights, says report – The Observer
“Britain is punishing its children with custody orders and Asbos, failing to keep them safe and systematically breaching the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, a major report has found.”
The Observer, 15th November 2009
Source: www.http://observer.guardian.co.uk/
Iraqi cleaner takes UK to court over alleged sexual harassment – The Times
“An Iraqi cleaner who claims that she was sexually harassed at the British Embassy and at the ambassador’s residence in Baghdad is taking the Government to court over its alleged failure to investigate her complaints.”
The Times, 16th November 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
City broker loses discrimination case – The Independent
“A City broker who said her boss likened his job to running a brothel has lost her claim for discrimination.”
The Independent, 13th November 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Systemic failings contributed to boy’s death in cell, jury finds – The Guardian
“An inquest jury has returned a damning narrative verdict over the systemic failings in a young offenders institution that contributed to the death of a troubled 15-year-old boy.”
The Guardian, 13th November 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Prison officer who had inmate’s baby is jailed – The Guardian
“A former prison officer who had a baby by an inmate has been jailed for 30 months after admitting misconduct in public office.”
The Guardian, 13th November 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Stalker John McFarlane killed mother in front of daughters – The Times
“An abattoir worker who executed a mother of three with a bolt gun in front of her daughters after becoming obsessed with her was jailed for life today.”
The Times, 13th November 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
