Man fined for swearing at TV – Daily Telegraph
“A man has been fined £80 for swearing at his own television while drunk.”
Daily Telegraph, 7th December 2008
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“A man has been fined £80 for swearing at his own television while drunk.”
Daily Telegraph, 7th December 2008
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“The government has blown a hole in its climate change plans by misdrafting a key piece of legislation covering the introduction of ‘green’ fuel for motorists. The Department for Transport admitted last night that there was an ‘error’ in the law governing the Renewable Transport Fuels Obligation (RTFO) and it was going to have to put it right.”
The Guardian, 8th December 2008
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“A former church minister and policeman has been jailed for three years for bigamy and forgery.”
BBC News, 5th December 2008
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“A series of errors by social services and health staff allowed a baby girl to stay with her violent father and incompetent mother before she was shaken to death, an inquiry concluded today.”
The Guardian, 5th December 2008
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“Singer Boy George has been found guilty of falsely imprisoning a male escort at his flat in east London.”
BBC News, 5th December 2008
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“The attorney general, Lady Scotland, must hand over to the director of public prosecutions detailed allegations of criminal wrongdoing by MI5 and the CIA concerning the treatment of a British resident held at Guantánamo Bay, his lawyer said yesterday. The demand comes in a 26-page letter, seen by the Guardian, sent to the attorney by Clive Stafford Smith, director of the legal charity Reprieve and the lawyer representing Binyam Mohamed.”
The Guardian, 5th December 2008
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“Thousands of internet users have been told they’ll be taken to court unless they pay hundreds of pounds for illegally downloading and sharing hardcore porn movies.”
BBC News, 5th December 2008
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“A leading UK law firm has paid its partners £12 million in profits ahead of schedule because it believes that the money will be safer in private rather than corporate bank accounts.”
The Times, 5th December 2008
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“A businesswoman who suffered brain damage after being hit by a car on a zebra crossing has won £2.75 million in compensation.”
Daily Telegraph, 4th December 2008
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“The first person in the world to be convicted on the basis of DNA evidence has been given permission to challenge his sentence.”
BBC News, 4th December 2008
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“A couple who had their three children forcibly adopted after being accused of abuse are the victims of a ‘terrible miscarriage of justice’, a court heard.”
Daily Telegraph, 4th December 2008
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“More than 1.6 million DNA and fingerprint samples of innocent people on police databases must be destroyed after a court ruled yesterday that keeping them breaches human rights.”
The Times, 5th December 2008
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“A Dorset mother forced to wait 18 months to bury her two-year-old son has been celebrating after her six-year campaign led to a change in the law.”
BBC News, 4th December 2008
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“An African asylum seeker who fled her homeland after being tortured and raped has been awarded £38,000 after a judge ruled her detention ‘unlawful’.”
BBC News, 4th December 2008
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“The mother of Shannon Matthews has been found guilty of charges relating to her daughter’s disappearance.”
BBC News, 4th December 2008
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“Two men from Sheffield, South Yorkshire, who were previously cleared of criminal charges, have won a major victory after the European Court of Human Rights ruled keeping their DNA on the British police database breached their human rights.”
Daily Telegrap, 4th December 2008
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“A teenager has been jailed for life for murdering a man after he had been lecherous towards her and her friends.”
BBC News, 3rd December 2008
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“Budget airlines Ryanair and easyJet are failing to comply with European laws that ban pre-checked boxes on websites that sell flight tickets. New rules provide that optional price supplements must be accepted on an ‘opt-in’ basis.”
OUT-LAW.com, 3rd December 2008
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“The Competition Commission has provisionally concluded that a proposed joint venture among the UK’s biggest broadcasters will restrict competition in the supply of video on-demand (VOD) services in the UK.”
OUT-LAW.com, 3rd December 2008
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“A gang of thieves who targeted passengers on London trains has been handed lengthy jail terms.”
BBC News, 3rd December 2008
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