Doctor in MMR row defends stance at disciplinary hearing – The Guardian

Posted March 28th, 2008 in autism, doctors, medicines, news, professional conduct, vaccination by sally

“The doctor who first sparked widespread safety fears over the MMR vaccine said yesterday that his paramount concern was ‘clinical care’ for children who had developed autism after being vaccinated.”

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The Guardian, 28th March 2008

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Alistair Darling to give City whistle-blowers immunity – The Times

Posted March 28th, 2008 in immunity, news, whistleblowers by sally

“Whistle-blowers are to be granted immunity from prosecution in return for evidence.”

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The Times, 28th March 2008

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Incapacity benefit claimaints lose incentive to stay sick – The Times

Posted March 28th, 2008 in benefits, news by sally

“Incentives that encourage people to stay on incapacity benefit were scrapped yesterday in the latest stage of the Government’s welfare reform package.”

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The Times, 28th March 2008

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Head teachers to get powers to ‘stop and search’ for drugs – The Times

Posted March 28th, 2008 in drug abuse, news, school children, stop and search by sally

“Schools are set to to be given further powers to search pupils for drugs, alcohol and stolen goods to help head teachers to enforce discipline among the most disruptive students.”

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The Times, 28th March 2008

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Unlawful killing verdict on Liam Hogan, who was pushed from balcony by his father – The Times

Posted March 28th, 2008 in inquests, mental health, news, unlawful killing by sally

“A holidaymaker who pushed his two children from a fourth-floor balcony during a row with his wife may be prosecuted in England after his release from a Greek psychiatric hospital.”

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The Times, 28th March 2008

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Brendan Harris, 15, who stamped Sophie Lancaster to death for being a Goth, is convicted of murder – The Times

Posted March 28th, 2008 in murder, news, young offenders by sally

“A mother whose daughter was killed because she was dressed as a Goth made a plea yesterday for teenagers to show more compassion to each other after a 15-year-old boy was found guilty of stamping Sophie Lancaster to death, writes Russell Jenkins.”

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TheTimes, 28th March 2008

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Facebook, Bebo, My Space face censorship orders – The Times

Posted March 28th, 2008 in children, complaints, internet, news by sally

“Social networking sites will be required to remove material unsuitable for children, such as nude or violent images and comments, within 24 hours of receiving a complaint, under a tough new code for internet safety.”

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The Times, 28th March 2008

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Soldier wife wins deportation row – BBC News

Posted March 27th, 2008 in armed forces, deportation, news by sally

“The wife of a Northumberland soldier threatened with deportation has won the right to stay with her family.”

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BBC News, 26th March 2008

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Smoke ban rebel owner fined again – BBC News

Posted March 27th, 2008 in fines, news, smoking by sally

“The first landlord in England to be prosecuted under the smoking ban has been fined again for continuing to allow his customers to light up.”

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BBC News, 26th March 2008

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GBH doctor suspended for a year – BBC News

Posted March 27th, 2008 in doctors, grievous bodily harm, news by sally

“A doctor who beat a paramedic into a coma has been suspended by the General Medical Council (GMC) for 12 months.”

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BBC News, 26th March 2008

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Watchdog admits failure over Rock – BBC News

Posted March 27th, 2008 in banking, financial regulation, news by sally

“The UK financial watchdog, the Financial Services Authority (FSA) has admitted it failed to regulate Northern Rock adequately.”

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BBC News, 26th March 2008

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‘Justice is a victim of politics, not soft judges’ – Daily Telegraph

Posted March 27th, 2008 in firearms, news, sentencing by sally

“As the judiciary is criticised over sentences for firearms offences, Lord Woolf says that it is politicians who have undermined the system.”

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Daily Telegraph, 27th March 2008

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Prisons ‘to remain at bursting’ says Jack Straw – Daily Telegraph

Posted March 27th, 2008 in news, prisons by sally

“Prisons will be at bursting point for the next two years, Jack Straw, the Justice Secretary, has admitted. His disclosure will prompt fears that emergency measures, such as the use of police cells to house prisoners and early release schemes are here to stay.”

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Daily Telegraph, 27th March 2008

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Catholics could join the royal succession – Daily Telegraph

Posted March 27th, 2008 in Church of England, constitutional law, news, royal family by sally

“Gordon Brown is to consider abolishing the Act that prevents Roman Catholics marrying into the Royal Family or becoming king or queen, in a move that could lead to the disestablishment of the Church of England.”

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Daily Telegraph, 27th March 2008

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‘One out, one in’ law for schools which expel pupils – The Guardian

Posted March 27th, 2008 in education, news, school exclusions by sally

“All secondary schools will be forced by law to take in pupils that their neighbouring schools exclude, the education secretary announced yesterday.”

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The Guardian, 27th March 2008

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Newts keep couple out of £1m farmhouse – The Guardian

Posted March 27th, 2008 in animals, environmental protection, news by sally

“Breeding newts could stop a couple moving back into their £1m farmhouse after they were flooded out in last summer’s storms.

When the Histeds applied to unblock the ditch on the side of the M4 they were told the species is so rare that potential habitats are protected under the Wildlife and Countryside Act.”

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The Guardian, 27th March 2008

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Too-tough judges out of touch, says Straw – The Guardian

Posted March 27th, 2008 in judiciary, news, sentencing, violent offenders by sally

“The high use of prison by some judges and magistrates often bears little connection with local violent crime rates and may even be out of step with local public opinion, the justice secretary, Jack Straw, suggested yesterday.”

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The Guardian, 27th March 2008

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Law changed to protect elderly people paying for own care – The Guardian

Posted March 27th, 2008 in care homes, elderly, news by sally

“The government will extend the Human Rights Act to protect up to 300,000 people who have been placed by local authorities in privately-run residential and nursing homes, the Guardian can reveal.”

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The Guardian, 27th March 2008

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UK asylum system ‘is still not fit for purpose’ – The Times

Posted March 27th, 2008 in asylum, news by sally

“An independent report warned today that although the United Kingdom’s asylum system had improved slightly it was still not ‘fit for purpose’.

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The Times, 27th March 2008

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NHS boss is jailed for £11m fraud – The Times

Posted March 27th, 2008 in fraud, health, news by sally

“An NHS finance chief who was desperate to meet financial targets was jailed for 12 months yesterday for a multimillion-pound fraud.”

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The Times, 27th March 2008

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