Ofcom ‘unable’ to fine BBC stars – BBC News
“Jonathan Ross and Russell Brand cannot be made to pay the £150,000 BBC fine by law, regulator Ofcom has said.”
BBC News, 5th April 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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Boy playing tag not liable for dinner lady’s injury – The Times
“Senior judges hearing a test case at the Court of Appeal have thrown out a claim by a dinner lady who was badly injured by a schoolboy playing tag. Michelle Orchard, 42, was claiming thousands of pounds in damages from Sebastian Lee, who was 13 when he tumbled backwards into her in the playground at Corfe Hills School in Corfe Mullen, Dorset.”
The Times, 4th April 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Actress cleared of partner murder – BBC News
“An actress who ran over and killed the father of her two children has been found not guilty of his murder.”
BBC News, 3rd April 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Cost of accommodation for High Court judges – Daily Telegraph
“Figures released under the Freedom of Information Act have revealed that accommodation for High Court judges is costing taxpayers £5.5 million a year.”
Daily Telegraph, 4th April 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Judges back Muslim groups in condemnation of forced marriage – The Times
“Senior family judges have joined Muslim leaders in condemning forced marriage as intolerable and a gross abuse of human rights.”
The Times, 4th April 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Police using Google Street View-style cars to spy on motorists – Daily Telegraph
“Police are resorting to vehicles resembling Google’s Street View cars to catch motorists breaking the law.”
Daily Telegraph, 6th April 2009
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Sex offenders ‘serving in forces’ – BBC News
“Some 32 registered sex offenders are serving in the armed forces, the Ministry of Defence has confirmed.”
BBC News, 5th April 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Personal web data to be stored for a year – The Independent
“New law forces service providers to record all your calls and emails from Monday.”
The Independent, 4th April 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Lie tests tried on sex offenders – BBC News
“Sex offenders will be made to take lie detector tests as part of probation conditions when they are freed from prison, the Ministry of Justice says.”
BBC News, 5th April 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Hazel Blears faces libel action for attack on leading Muslim – The Guardian
“A leader of Britain’s largest Muslim organisation is threatening to sue Hazel Blears, the secretary of state for communities, after she accused him of calling for violence against Jewish communities and British troops.”
The Guardian, 4th April 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Sacked paperboy, 15, tries to change employment law – The Times
“A schoolboy is trying to change children’s employment laws after being sacked from his paper round.”
The Times, 6th April 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Judge attacks human rights court – BBC News
“A senior British judge has accused the European Court of Human Rights of going beyond its jurisdiction and trying to create a ‘federal law of Europe’.”
BBC News, 4th April 2009
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Gordon Brown’s controversial eco-towns plan could be unlawful, according to top QCs – Daily Telegraph
“Gordon Brown’s controversial eco-towns plan could be unlawful, according to top QCs. The legal opinions cast fresh doubts on the Prime Minister’s plans for up to 10 of the towns across England.”
Daily Telegraph, 6th April 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Tougher home pack rules in force – BBC News
“New rules have come into force which mean home owners must have a home information pack (Hip) in place before putting their property on the market.”
BBC News, 5th April 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Man jailed for stepdaughter rape – BBC News
“A man who raped his teenage stepdaughter making her pregnant before she suffered a miscarriage, has been jailed for 12 years.”
BBC News, 3rd April 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Verdict on prison death quashed – BBC News
“A fresh inquest has been ordered into the death of a prison inmate who was found hanged in his cell.”
BBC News, 3rd April 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Rapist has sentence cut on appeal – BBC News
“A man who raped a woman he kidnapped from a supermarket car park has had his sentence cut at the Court of Appeal.”
BBC News, 2nd April 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Kidnappers detained for 34 years – BBC News
“A gang of kidnappers who held a man for 23 hours have been given jail terms ranging from eight to four years.”
BBC News, 3rd April 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
BBC fined £150,000 over Russell Brand and Jonathan Ross phone prank scandal – The Guardian
“Ofcom censures corporation over offensive messages Russell Brand and Jonathan Ross left on Andrew Sachs’s voicemail.”
The Guardian, 3rd April 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Licences plan for clamping firms – BBC News
“Wheel clamping companies will have to conform to tough new licensing regulations in order to operate, under new Home Office proposals.”
BBC News, 3rd April 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
