“A fresh row over the government’s crime statistics broke out last night after two criminologists said the authoritative British Crime Survey excludes 3 million offences a year.”
The Guardian, 26th June 2007
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“A man who claims he was turned into a killer by the trauma that he suffered in the Ladbroke Grove rail crash began an unprecedented claim for £300,000 in compensation yesterday.”
The Times, 26th June 2007
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“They look down on council-estate dwellers as welfare-fiddling, light-fingered hoodies and chavs but it is the middle classes who are exposed today as Britain’s real habitual criminals.”
The Times, 25th June 2007
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“Ministers must scrap controversial plans aimed at preventing the public obtaining damaging or embarrassing information about the Government and other public bodies, a parliamentary committee says.”
The Independent, 25th June 2007
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“A Crown Court judge has died after falling from the window of his flat in an exclusive London square.”
The Times, 25th June 2007
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“Tens of thousands of prisoners will be released without any checks on whether they pose a threat to the public.”
Daily Telegraph, 25th June 2007
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“Pressure is growing for a full public inquiry into the Lockerbie disaster, in response to new evidence that suggests a miscarriage of justice took place in the trial of the Libyan convicted of the bombing.”
The Times, 25th June 2007
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“A senior police officer has delivered a damning attack on Asbos. Chief Superintendent Neil Wain is believed to be the most senior serving police officer to break ranks and criticise the Government’s flagship crime-fighting policy.”
The Independent, 25th June 2007
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“People with Alzheimer’s disease and their carers will today protest outside the high court at the start of a major legal challenge to the body that decides which drugs people may be given on the NHS.”
The Guardian, 25th June 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The Government will this week spark a new war with the judiciary by stripping England and Wales’s 30,000 magistrates of powers to hand out suspended jail terms, in a fresh bid to ease the prisons crisis.”
The Observer, 24th June 2007
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“A ruling leaves elderly and vulnerable people in private care homes with no protection from eviction or ill-treatment, writes Jon Robins.”
The Observer, 24th June 2007
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“Thousands more criminals will be sent to prison as a result of laws expected to be announced this week, Whitehall officials have privately admitted.”
Sunday Times, 24th June 2007
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“Families of murder and manslaughter victims will be able to describe their grief and loss in court under a scheme being rolled out in England and Wales.”
BBC News, 24th June 2007
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“Ministers seriously underestimated the huge numbers of inmates who would clog up prisons under the new indeterminate sentences for public protection (IPPs) and will not be able to process them through the system for at least another two years, officials admitted yesterday.”
The Guardian, 23rd June 2007
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“Nurses and midwives should be allowed to perform early abortions, doctors will say next week.”
Daily Telegraph, 23rd June 2007
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“A Royal Navy chief petty officer who was jailed for five years for the rape of a female colleague on board a warship at sea had his conviction quashed by the Court of Appeal yesterday.”
The Guardian, 23rd June 2007
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“Lord Goldsmith dramatically announced his resignation as attorney general last night, days before he was expected to be ousted when Gordon Brown takes over as prime minister. The departure makes it easier for Mr Brown to look afresh at the role of attorney general, a job which many consider to have inbuilt conflicts of interest.”
The Guardian, 23rd June 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“More than 100 criminals, including murderers and sex offenders, had their sentences increased last year because judges were “unduly lenient”, figures showed yesterday.”
Daily Telegraph, 23rd June 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Related link: Statement by Sir Igor Judge: Unduly Lenient Sentence statistics
“Cherie Blair has been hired by an erotic nightclub to challenge the smoking ban about to come into force in enclosed public places in England.”
BBC News, 22nd June 2007
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“Businesses will find it harder to protect brands from the negative effects of comparative advertising – in which one company promotes its products by drawing comparisons with rivals – after a landmark ruling this week, lawyers have warned.”
The Times, 22nd June 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
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