“The Attorney-General faced fresh calls to resign last night after comparing her £5,000 fine for breaching the immigration law with a failure to pay the congestion charge.”
The Times, 23rd September 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Baroness Scotland, the Attorney General, has been fined £5,000 for employing an illegal immigrant as her housekeeper.”
Daily Telegraph, 22nd September 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Hundreds more so-called honour crimes could be recorded by police under a drive to bring offenders to justice.”
The Independent, 22nd September 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A review of the treatment of rape victims by the police and other agencies in England and Wales has been ordered by ministers.”
BBC News, 22nd September 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Baroness Scotland, the Attorney General, is likely to be fined for employing an illegal immigrant as her housekeeper, it has been claimed.”
Daily Telegraph, 22nd September 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The ‘magic circle’ has lost some of its power: average hourly rates for London’s top commercial lawyers fell by a third last year as law firms offered substantial discounts after competition intensified in the downturn.”
The Times, 22nd September 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A mother who stabbed her daughters to death at her home in Cambridgeshire has been found guilty of murdering them.”
BBC News, 21st September 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A man who stabbed a stranger to death in Manchester after hearing voices in his head has been jailed for life.”
BBC News, 21st September 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A private school teacher who admitted having an unlawful relationship with a 15-year-old pupil has been jailed for 15 months at Southwark Crown Court.”
BBC News, 21st September 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Tony Blair must not be allowed to become EU President while it is ‘unclear’ what his role was over allegations of British complicity in the torture of terror suspects, Liberal Democrats demanded today.”
The Independent, 21st September 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“An immigration group has condemned UK Border Agency powers following a report of a raid on the home of a Tongan ex-employee of the attorney general.”
BBC News, 21st September 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A government campaign to tackle ‘legal highs’ has been described as ‘wholly inadequate’ by a victim’s family.”
BBC News, 21st September 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The number of drunks being punished in the courts has plummeted to its lowest ever levels in the wake of 24 hour drinking being introduced.”
Daily Telegraph, 21st September 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Senior cabinet ministers will step up the pressure on the prime minister this week to rule out holding a referendum on electoral reform on the same day as the general election, because they believe it would set back the case for reform for a generation.”
The Guardian, 20th September 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Up to 240 murder and rape convictions are being reviewed following the discovery of one of the worst miscarriages of justice in British legal history.”
Daily Telegraph, 20th September 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Asylum seekers are to be subjected to DNA tests in an attempt to confirm their true nationalities, the Observer can reveal.”
The Guardian, 20th September 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A former investment banker has succeeded in winning a bigger divorce settlement after appealing against a ruling in which his wife was awarded 65 per cent of their joint assets.”
The Times, 19th September 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A bigamist has escaped jail after the wife he tricked into marriage appealed to a judge to be lenient, saying she had ‘entirely forgiven’ him.”
Daily Telegraph, 19th September 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The future of the Attorney-General was in doubt last night as it emerged that the UK Border Agency had raided the home of an illegal migrant she had employed as her cleaner.”
The Times, 21st September 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
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