Grandmother killer driver jailed – BBC News
“A driver who admitted killing a grandmother who had been taking her grandson for a Christmas Eve stroll has been jailed for four and a-half-years.”
BBC News, 24th March 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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Man jailed for murdering landlady – BBC News
“A barman from Cornwall who claimed he awoke to find his landlady having sex with him has been given a life sentence for her murder.”
BBC News, 24th March 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Businessman who murdered estranged wife loses conviction appeal – Daily Telegraph
“Businessman Nat Fraser who murdered his estranged wife Arlene nearly 11 years ago has lost his latest bid to overturn his conviction.”
Daily Telegraph, 24th March 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Paranoid schizophrenic released into community to murder – Daily Telegraph
“Paranoid schizophrenic Tennyson Obih who was sectioned twice before being released into care in the community went ‘off the radar’ of the health services and murdered a policeman in broad daylight.”
Daily Telegraph, 24th March 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
PCC chair criticises media law firms – The Guardian
“The chairman of the Press Complaints Commission has rounded on a number of London media law firms, saying that they see the press watchdog as their ‘sworn enemy’.”
The Guardian, 24th March 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Private school child safety rules should be ‘overhauled’ – The Guardian
“Rules governing children’s safety in independent schools and academies should be ‘comprehensively overhauled’, a government advisor said today.”
The Guardian, 24th March 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
NHS is failing patients with learning disabilities, regulators say – The Times
“The National Health Service is failing people with learning disabilities, according to a report published today on the deaths of six disabled patients.”
The Times, 24th March 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Lawyer-client privilege can’t stop surveillance, says House of Lords – OUT-LAW.com
“The state is allowed to bug communication between lawyers and their clients, the House of Lords has said. The UK’s highest court ruled that spy law the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act (RIPA) allows lawyers’ conversations to be bugged.”
OUT-LAW.com, 23rd March 2009
Source: www.out-law.com
Settlement after hospital blunder – BBC News
“A woman has won a multi-million pound compensation settlement after a blunder at a Wearside hospital left her with serious brain damage.”
BBC News, 23rd March 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Company fined after worker death – BBC News
“A waste company in Sunderland has been fined £15,000 after one of its workers was killed when he was hit by a 20-tonne dumper truck.”
BBC News, 23rd March 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
UK ‘home to 200 rights abusers’ – BBC News
“More than 200 people responsible for war crimes and other human rights abuses overseas could be living in Britain, the BBC has learned.”
BBC News, 24th March 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Hindu elder in High Court bid for open-air cremation – Daily Telegraph
“In a test case on religious burials, Davender Ghai, aged 70, is challenging a refusal by Newcastle City Council to permit him to be cremated according to his Hindu faith.”
Daily Telegraph, 24th March 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Google Street View: formal privacy complaint – Daily Telegraph
“Privacy International has lodged the complaint with the Information Commissioner over claims that a number of people are identifiable through the Street View service.”
Daily Telegraph, 24th March 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
The Big Question: Are there illegal government databases and what can we do about it? – The Independent
“The Big Question: Are there illegal government databases and what can we do about it?.”
The Independent, 24th March 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
We must safeguard all children, including young offenders – The Guardian
“”Lord Laming’s review of child protection procedures ignores the needs of those in the criminal justice system.”
The Guardian, 24th March 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Don’t change rules on charges, warns Keir Starmer – The Times
“The Director of Public Prosecutions delivered a strong warning last night that handing back the job of charging suspects to the police would be a ‘grave mistake’.”
The Times, 24th March 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Two stars of BBC’s Trawlermen series jailed in illegal fishing case – The Guardian
“Two stars of the BBC’s Trawlermen series have been jailed and fined £370,000 after they landed fish illegally.”
The Guardian, 23rd March 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Prince Charles’ Duchy Originals ordered to remove ‘misleading’ herbal remedy claims – Daily Telegraph
“The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has upheld a complaint over the online advertising of two remedies, Duchy Herbals Echina-Relief Tincture and Duchy Herbals Hyperi-Lift Tincture, which are sold for £10 for 50ml in selected Boots and Waitrose stores.”
Daily Telegraph, 23rd March 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Government bid to extend ‘human rights’ prompts fears of nanny state – Daily Telegraph
“Entitlement to good health care, education and freedom from poverty could be enshrined in law under the green paper to be published by Justice Minister Jack Straw.”
Daily Telegraph, 23rd March 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Stars call for end to archaic libel laws – The Times
“The actor and comedian Rowan Atkinson and writer Andrew O’Hagan are heading a coalition of entertainers, writers, lawyers and journalists in a move today for the scrapping of an archaic law that allows people to be jailed for speaking out.”
The Times, 23rd March 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
