‘Crippled’ benefit fraud jailed – BBC News
“A man who said he could barely walk and claimed £90,000 in benefits has been jailed for 18 months after fraud inspectors filmed him playing football.”
BBC News, 6th June 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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Rwandan suspects to be extradited – BBC News
“Magistrates in London have upheld a request to extradite four men to Rwanda to face mass murder charges.”
BBC News, 6th June 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Broadband advertising: Call for code to be extended to mobile internet – The Guardian
“Senior industry figures are calling for the new code of practice for advertising broadband services to be extended to mobile internet providers.”
The Guardian, 6th June 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Teenager who killed youth worker given life sentence – The Guardian
“A teenager was today sentenced to life imprisonment after being found guilty of shooting a youth worker six times as he sat on a garden wall.”
The Guardian, 6th June 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Competition Commission looks into banks’ payment protection – The Times
“Banks that have sold payment protection insurance (PPI) could face a wave of compensation claims after the Competition Commission said that 14 million consumers had been overcharged by an estimated £1.4 billion, or an average of £100 a year.”
The Times, 6th June 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Customers misled about broadband speeds, says Ofcom – The Times
“Ofcom has encouraged internet service providers (ISPs) to sign up to a voluntary code which would regulate how they advertise broadband speeds to customers.”
The Times, 5th June 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
IPCC questions for police inquiry – BBC News
“Dyfed-Powys Police is to be examined over claims it failed to properly look at allegations against a friend of former chief constable Terry Grange.”
BBC News, 5th June 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Cash award for brain-damaged man – BBC News
“A man who suffered brain-damage when he washed out to sea during a day trip organised by his local authority has been awarded undisclosed compensation.”
BBC News, 5th June 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Firms fined over screen collapse – BBC News
“Two companies have been fined a total of more than £52,000 after a giant TV screen put up to show World Cup games in the centre of Birmingham collapsed.”
BBC News, 5th June 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Beggar is given country-wide Asbo – BBC News
“A man has been given an anti-social behaviour order (Asbo) banning him from begging anywhere in England and Wales.”
BBC News, 5th June 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Mother guilty of leaving toddler – BBC News
“A woman who left her two-year-old son alone for the weekend while she went out with her boyfriend has been found guilty of child cruelty.”
BBC News, 5th June 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Suicide websites and internet chatrooms could be closed down – Daily Telegraph
“Websites that encourage people to commit suicide could be shut down under changes to the law, it was disclosed today.”
Daily Telegraph, 6th June 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Police say 42-day detention plan is unworkable – The Times
“The plan to detain terror suspects for 42 days has become so convoluted and bureaucratic that police fear it will be almost unworkable, senior sources have told The Times.”
The Times, 6th June 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Multimillion-pound metal fraudster Virendra Rastogi jailed – The Times
“For six years Virendra Rastogi posed as the highly successful and respectable chief executive of a multibillion-pound metal trading company. His home was in Mayfair, a short chauffeur-driven trip from his offices in Piccadilly, his children were at private school and his customers were dotted around the world. But all was not quite as it appeared. The business, backed by banks in Britain and the United States, was ‘propped up by dishonesty’, the customers were Rastogi’s accomplices and his customers’ addresses included a New Jersey launderette and a cowshed in India.”
The Times, 6th June 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Barclays bank rejects customers to comply with US terror law – The Times
“Barclays is using controversial American anti-terrorism laws to shut down the personal bank accounts of British citizens who are working for Iranian-owned businesses …”
The Times, 6th June 2008
source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Prisons Minister launches Titan consultation – Ministry of Justice
“A consultation on the development of up to three 2,500-place Titan prisons was launched today by Prisons Minister David Hanson MP.”
Ministry of Justice, 5th June 2008
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Ozzy Osbourne wins Daily Star libel payout – The Guardian
“The Daily Star has agreed to pay substantial damages and apologise for an article that made false allegations about Ozzy Osbourne’s role as a host of this year’s Brit Awards.”
The Guardian, 5th June 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
ICO issues new guidance on transfer of employee information – OUT-LAW.com
“The Information Commissioner’s Office has today published new guidance to help organisations comply with the Data Protection Act when providing information about their employees under TUPE, the law that protects staff when a business is transferred.”
OUT-LAW.com, 4th June 2008
Source: www.out-law.com
Youths face tougher laws on carrying knives to combat surge in stabbings – The Independent
“Police will be told to prosecute anyone aged 16 and above caught with a knife in an attempt to tackle the surge in fatal stabbings. Officers across the country will carry out more stop-and-searches of passers-by in an effort to catch more teenagers and young adults with weapons.”
The Independent, 5th June 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
