“A Methodist minister who invented a hate campaign against herself and told police she had been sent a dead hedgehog, was spared jail today.”
The Independent, 20th October 2008
Source: www.independent.co,uk
“Plans to allow 4.5 million parents to work flexibly are to be delayed by the Government as it searches for ways to help businesses survive the economic downturn.”
The Independent, 20th october 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A woman who killed a Polish man in a Salford street has been jailed.”
BBC News, 20th October 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A high-performing London secondary school has been told to change its admissions rules, days before parents have to submit their application forms.”
BBC News, 20th October 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“An elderly spinster who broke her neighbour’s arm by attacking him with a spade during a dispute over a garden fence has been jailed for 24 weeks.”
Daily Telegraph, 20th October 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Pop star Pete Burns is set to receive damages for lip injections that he says left him ‘repulsive’ and ‘suicidal’.”
BBC News, 20th October 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The case of a rugby player who died in a Swiss assisted suicide clinic is to be referred to the complex case unit of the Crown Prosecution Service.”
BBC News, 20th October 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A motorcyclist who posted footage of himself on YouTube performing ‘lunatic and grossly irresponsible manoeuvres’ at up to 130mph was today jailed today.”
The Times, 20th October 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The father of a seven-year-old girl killed in a head-on collision while riding a quad bike was today given a nine-month suspended jail term after admitting his daughter’s manslaughter.”
The Guardian, 20th October 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A man is suing a furniture company over claims his ‘toxic sofa’ left him with a permanent heart condition.”
Daily Telegraph, 20th October 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A chef who murdered a boyfriend before cooking a section of his flesh with fresh herbs and olive oil and chewing a piece has been jailed for a minimum of 30 years.”
Daily Telegraph, 20th October 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Stan Collymore today won more than £1.5 million in damages from financial advisers who invested money he made from his footballing career.”
The Independent, 20th October 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A drug addict who stabbed a 75-year-old man to death in a random attack in Bristol has been told he must serve at least 16 years in prison.”
BBC News, 17th October 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Source: www.hmcourts-service.gov.uk
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“Interpol is planning to expand its role into the mass screening of passengers moving around the world by creating a face recognition database to catch wanted suspects.”
The Guardian, 20th October 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Campaigners are calling for royal pardons for market traders given criminal records for selling goods in imperial rather than metric measures following a Government u-turn.”
Daily Telegraph, 20th October 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The number of extradition cases being dealt with in the UK courts has reached record levels, fuelled by a number of ‘trivial’ requests from Europe that have exasperated the police and clogged up the system, the Guardian has learned.”
The Guardian, 20th October 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A policeman who was forced out of his job 22 years ago, after being falsely labelled mentally unstable, is still battling for compensation, it has emerged.”
Daily Telegraph, 20th October 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The Law Lords are expected to decide on an appeal to stop exiled Chagos islanders returning home.”
Daily Telegraph, 20th October 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Family courts are to be opened up to public scrutiny in response to mounting criticism from parents whose children are taken into care that they are victims of ‘secret justice’.”
The Times, 20th October 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
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