Eight-year term for killer driver – BBC News
“A disqualified driver who killed two women in Ipswich by driving into them while he was drunk and on drugs has been jailed for eight years.”
BBC News, 11th September 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: news
Partner convicted of Facebook murder – The Independent
“A man was convicted today of murdering his partner less than a fortnight after she changed her status to single on Facebook.”
The Independent, 11th September 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Action launched against Rover bosses – The Independent
“The four men behind the collapse of car giant MG Rover are to be banned from running companies, Business Secretary Lord Mandelson said today.”
The Independent, 11th September 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Policewoman who worked as a prostitute is jailed – The Guardian
“A police constable who also worked as a prostitute was jailed for 15 months yesterday after pleading guilty to misconduct in a public office.”
The Guardian, 11th September 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Lord Phillips: I sympathise over assisted suicide – The Times
“Britain’s most senior judge has said that he sympathises with terminally ill people seeking to end their own lives.”
The Times, 11th September 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Parents who take children to clubs face crime checks – The Times
“Parents who ferry groups of children to Scouts, Brownies or after-school sports clubs will have to undergo a criminal record check or face fines of up to £5,000.”
The Times, 11th September 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Cat cannabis attacker sentenced – BBC News
“A South Tyneside teenager who stole a cat and forced it to inhale cannabis by trapping it in a bag has been given a suspended sentence.”
BBC News, 10th September 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Father of DNA evidence, Sir Alec Jeffreys, calls for database to be cut – The Times
“The scientist who discovered genetic fingerprinting today called for a drastic reduction in the DNA database on the 25th anniversary of his breakthrough.”
The Times, 10th September 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Serious Fraud Office investigates JJB and Sports Direct for suspected price fixing – The Guardian
“The Serious Fraud Office is investigating suspected criminal price fixing and fraud at Britain’s two largest sports retailers – JJB and Sports Direct.”
The Guardian, 10th September 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Children left alone in ‘squalor’ – BBC News
“A mother-of-three whose children were left alone in squalor has been jailed for six months.”
BBC News, 9th September 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Man jailed for 30 years of abuse – BBC News
“A paedophile who abused three young children over a period of 30 years has been jailed for eight years.”
BBC News, 9th September 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Ex-presenter in jail term appeal – BBC News
“A former BBC television presenter who hit a teenager with a 3ft pole in a fight at the West Midlands bar he owned is to appeal against his jail sentence.”
BBC News, 9th September 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Amir Khan and Frank Warren launch legal bid to force Facebook to remove ‘racist’ content – Daily Telegraph
“British boxing champion Amir Khan and his promoter, Frank Warren, have launched a legal campaign to force Facebook to tackle ‘highly defamatory’ or abusive postings.”
Daily Telegraph, 10th September 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Police given assault warning over DNA samples taken from children – The Guardian
“Police officers who take ‘voluntary’ DNA samples from children under 16 without their written consent or that of their parents are legally committing an assault, the Home Office’s ethics group on the national DNA database has warned.”
The Guardian, 9th September 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Free at last, but why did Michael Shields’s pardon take so long? – The Times
“Jack Straw, the Justice Secretary, latched on to a comment made in passing from Mr Shields Sr when he met the family on August 28. They presented him with new evidence, believed to be the oral confession of another man, Graham Sankey, to the attack made on the second day of Mr Shields’ trial in Bulgaria. Mr Shields Sr said that his daughter Melissa had visited Mr Sankey, and that in front of his parents he confessed to the assault.”
The Times, 10th September 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Couple win battle to save frozen embryos from destruction – The Times
“A couple spoke of their joy and renewed desire to have children last night after ministers allowed them to keep frozen embryos that otherwise would have been destroyed.”
The Times, 10th September 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Teenage girl locked up for killing cat with crossbow – The Independent
“A teenager was locked up for three months today after shooting dead her neighbour’s cat with a crossbow.”
The Independent, 9th September 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘No ground’ over hacker extradition – The Independent
“Home Secretary Alan Johnson today ‘gave no ground’ in the face of calls not to extradite computer hacker Gary McKinnon, a cross-party trio of senior MPs said.”
The Independent, 9th September 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Man, 74, given ‘no speaking’ Asbo – BBC News
“A 74-year-old man from Devon has been barred from speaking to anyone aged under 18 in England and Wales.”
BBC News, 8th September 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Former employee who emailed company info to himself breached database rights, High Court rules – OUT-LAW.com
“The founder of a conferencing business breached his former employer’s database rights and misappropriated its confidential information, the High Court has said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 8th September 2009
Source: www.out-law.com
