Letters go to music file-sharers – BBC News
“Virgin Media has sent about 800 letters to customers warning them that they should not be downloading illegal music files via file-sharing sites.”
BBC News, 3rd July 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: news
Community measures ‘to cut crime’ – BBC News
“Money which is due to fund giant prisons should be spent on ‘community alternatives’ to jail, says a charity.”
BBC News, 3rd July 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Gordon Brown accused over early-release prisoner who warned he would attack girlfriend – Daily Telegraph
“Gordon Brown has been accused of failing in his ‘basic duty’ to protect the public after a court heard that a prisoner who stabbed his pregnant girlfriend after being released early had warned what he was planning to do.”
Daily Telegraph, 2nd July 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Heinz male kiss ad cleared by watchdog – The Guardian
“The UK’s advertising regulator has decided not to investigate Heinz’s ‘male kiss’ TV ad, despite 215 complaints from viewers that it was offensive and ‘inappropriate to see two men kissing’.”
The Guardian, 2nd July 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
White man guilty of racial abuse after calling white guards ‘honkies’ – Daily Telegraph
“A white man has admitted of racially abusing three white security guards by calling them ‘honkies’.”
Daily Telegraph, 3rd July 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
18,000 women and children trafficked into UK sex trade – The Independent
“Up to 18,000 females, including girls as young as 14, are working in brothels across Britain after being smuggled into the country to meet the booming demand for prostitutes. Police, unveiling the results of the largest ever crackdown on people smuggling yesterday, revealed that nearly five times more women than previously thought are working under duress in massage parlours and suburban homes.”
The Independent, 3rd July 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Solicitors oppose complaint plans – BBC News
“Many solicitors in England and Wales are opposing plans to publish details of complaints brought against them by their clients, a consultation suggests.”
BBC News, 3rd July 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Apple core case dropped at cost of £5,000 – Daily Telegraph
“A former plumber with a heart condition who was arrested for dropping an apple core has had the case against him halted following a £5,000 investigation. ”
Daily Telegraph, 2nd July 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Gurkhas lose High Court battle over pensions – The Times
“Former Gurkha soldiers today lost their High Court battle over a pensions deal with the Ministry of Defence, which they say has left them struggling to live.”
The Times, 2nd July 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
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Severn Trent to pay £2m over false leak data – The Times
“Severn Trent, the UK’s second largest water company, was today fined £2 million at the Old Bailey for misreporting leakage information in a case brought by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO).”
The Times, 1st July 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Local paper rapped over online video of woman’s house – OUT-LAW.com
“A newspaper has been censured for placing video content on its website which invaded a woman’s privacy by showing the inside of her home.”
OUT-LAW.com, 2nd July 2008
Source: www.out-law.com
Widow sues toddlers over £2.2m estate – Daily Telegraph
“A widow is suing her young children to get a fair share of her late husband’s estate after he died without leaving a will.”
Daily Telegraph, 1st July 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Farmer to fight egg box ruling – Daily Telegraph
“A farmer has vowed that he will continue his battle to force supermarket chain Tesco to remove his photograph from its egg boxes.”
Daily Telegraph, 1st July 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Max Mosley defeats News of the World challenge to orgy privacy case – The Times
“Max Mosley, the president of motor racing’s governing body, has been allowed to pursue his claim for breach of privacy against the News of the World over its report that he took part in a ‘Nazi-themed’ orgy.”
The Times, 2nd July 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Asylum-seekers put at risk by law, warns top judge – The Independent
“Labour’s tough stance on immigration may have forced courts to send asylum-seekers back to their home countries to face ‘torture or death’, one of the most senior judges in England and Wales has warned.”
The Independent, 2nd July 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Self-harming in prisons: the gruesome truth – The Guardian
“In 2006, there were 23,420 recorded incidents of self-harm among a total prisoner population in England and Wales of 78,000.”
The Guardian, 2nd July 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Presumed consent law change ‘not necessary’ to donate organs – Daily Telegraph
“Britain should not change the law to automatically presume everyone has given consent for their organs to be donated after their deaths, according to a House of Lords report.”
Daily Telegraph, 1st July 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Court fight centres on retirement – BBC News
“Employers across the UK could lose the right to make people retire at 65, as a result of a case being heard at the European Court of Justice.”
BBC News, 2nd July 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
