Man guilty of beard fire attack – BBC News
“A man who set fire to a train passenger’s beard as he slept has been convicted of grievous bodily harm.”
BBC News, 6th November 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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Limits on surgeons’ working hours ‘will harm training and place patients at risk’ – Daily Telegraph
“Controversial new European working laws mean all doctors, including surgeons, are allowed to work only 48 hours a week. Introduced in August they have provoked fierce criticism from surgeons who say that new trainees will struggle to master their complex specialism in such a restricted time.”
Daily Telegraph, 6th November 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
UBS fined £8m after employees traded with customers’ money – The Guardian
“Swiss bank UBS has been slapped with an £8m fine, the third-largest ever levied by the City regulator, after it was discovered that four of the bank’s employees were able to use customer money to trade in currencies and metals markets.”
The Guardian, 6th November 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Investigation of G20 death ‘cover-up’ would be inappropriate, Ian Tomlinson’s family told – The Guardian
“The family of Ian Tomlinson, the man who died at the G20 protest after being attacked by the police, has been told it would be ‘inappropriate’ for an official watchdog to consider whether officers were involved in a cover-up.”
The Guardian, 6th November 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Potential judges will not have to declare if they are Freemasons – The Times
“Would-be judges will no longer have to declare if they are Freemasons, the Government said yesterday. The policy reversal was announced by Jack Straw, the Justice Secretary, after a threat of legal action forced a review. He said that it would be ‘disproportionate’ to continue with the practice.”
The Times, 6th November 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Evidence by blinking helps convict James Watts of sexual assaults – The Times
“A worker in a care home for severely disabled adults has been jailed for 12 years for sexual assault after one of his victims gave evidence by blinking her eyes.”
The Times, 6th November 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Holiday cottage voyeur is jailed – BBC news
“A man has been jailed for more than two years for setting up secret cameras to spy on people renting his cottage.”
BBC news, 5th November 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Crush death firm fined £100,000 – BBC News
“A pet food firm has been fined £100,000 after one of its workers was crushed to death in a machine at a Northamptonshire factory.”
BBC news, 5th November 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
NHS sued for £20m over hospitals – BBC News
“The NHS in Leicester is being sued for more than £20m over the collapse of a plan to rebuild the city’s hospitals.”
BBC News, 5th November 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Former MEP Tom Wise faces jail over expenses fiddle – Daily Telegraph
“Wise, 61, who first represented Ukip before turning independent, spent a year channelling taxpayers’ cash into a bank account he secretly controlled.”
Daily Telegraph, 5th November 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Killer nurse loses bid to appeal – BBC News
“A hospital nurse who was found guilty of murdering two of his patients by injecting them with drugs has lost a bid to appeal against his conviction.”
BBC News, 5th November 2009
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Father guilty of baby girl murder – BBC news
“A man has been convicted of murdering his seven-week-old daughter, who was found with broken bones and bite wounds to her face and hands.”
BBC News, 5th November 2009
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Shannon Matthews ‘aunt’ jailed for benefit fraud – The Guardian
“The ‘aunt’ of Shannon Matthews became the latest family member to go to jail today after the huge investigation into the Yorkshire schoolgirl’s staged kidnapping.”
The Guardian, 5th November 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Woman in ‘spy’ council tribunal – BBC News
“A woman who says she was spied on by her local authority to find out whether she lived in the catchment area of a school is starting a legal challenge.”
BBC News, 5th November 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Man jailed for Sudan vehicle deal – BBC News
“A millionaire businessman who illegally sold former military personnel carriers to Sudan has been jailed.”
BBC News, 4th November 2009
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Girl wins brain damage settlement – BBC News
“A girl left severely disabled following her birth at a Norfolk hospital has won a multi-million pound compensation payout at the High Court.”
BBC News, 4th November 2009
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Plumber Charlie Mullins sues rival for ‘tapping up’ rich clients – The Times
“Charlie Mullins, Britain’s richest plumber and almost certainly the only one to drive a Bentley convertible, has begun a £1 million legal claim against a rival business that he has accused of industrial espionage.”
The Times, 5th November 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Neel Uberoi and son Matthew face jail for insider trading – The Times
“A dentist and his work experience stockbroker son were facing jail today for a £110,000 insider trading scam.”
The Times, 4th November 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Proposals to outlaw rendition in the UK drawn up – The Guardian
“New criminal offences to outlaw the practice of extraordinary rendition – secretly transporting terror suspects to places where they are likely to be tortured – have been drawn up by a cross-party parliamentary committee.”
The Guardian, 5th November 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
