Offenders tell of court delay woe – BBC News
“Victims and witnesses face long delays in criminal trials because of a shortage of courtrooms, the government spending watchdog has warned.”
BBC News, 6th March 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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Revealed: police databank on thousands of protesters – The Guardian
“Police are targeting thousands of political campaigners in surveillance operations and storing their details on a database for at least seven years, an investigation by the Guardian can reveal.”
The Guardian, 6th March 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Harriet Harman under attack over bid to water down child pornography law – Daily Telegraph
“Harriet Harman has been accused of a conflict of interest after it emerged that she once advocated the watering down of child pornography laws.”
Daily Telegraph, 8th March 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
The Tottenham lawyer, the £100m Nigerian bribe – and Dick Cheney – The Independent
“Shabby solicitor’s office in north London at the centre of an extraordinary transatlantic investigation.”
The Independent, 7th March 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Teenager sentenced over bomb hoax – BBC News
“A 19-year-old man from Oxfordshire has been jailed for 14 months for carrying out a bomb hoax at the Swindon headquarters of WH Smith.”
BBC News, 6th March 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Former priest jailed over abuse – BBC News
“A former Kent priest has been jailed for 18 months after pleading guilty to five charges of gross indecency and indecent assault against teenage boys.”
BBC News, 6th March 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Prisoner jailed for bomb threat – BBC News
“A former English teacher who threatened to blow up a Hampshire hospital with a car bomb has been jailed for 16 months.”
BBC News, 6th March 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Parents face prosecution over school gay week protest – Daily Telegraph
“Parents who took their children out of school in protest at them being taught about gay, bisexual and transgender history could be prosecuted.”
Daily Telegraph, 6th March 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Doctors told to give more respect to wishes of dying patients – The Guardian
“Doctors will be told to place a greater weight on the wishes of dying patients when making decisions about their care under new guidelines from their professional regulator.”
The Guardian, 6th March 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
No retrial for artist whose inflatable Dreamspace creation led to two deaths – The Guardian
“The artist who created an inflatable artwork which blew away in a high wind, killing two people, will not face a retrial on manslaughter charges, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) announced this morning.”
The Guardian, 6th March 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Former officer loses incest plea – BBC News
“A former police chief who was jailed for 10 years after being found guilty of raping his daughter has lost an appeal against his conviction.”
BBC News, 5th March 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Drunken air rage passenger jailed – BBC News
“A 50-year-old man from Staffordshire has been jailed for six months for a drunken air rage attack on a plane.”
BBC News, 5th March 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
CPS to apologise to family of murder victim Sabina Akhtar – The Times
“The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) is to apologise to the family of a woman who was murdered by her unfaithful husband after she had warned police that he had threatened her.”
The Times, 6th March 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Mother jailed over home alone daughter’s fire death – Daily Telegraph
“Mother Michelle Brown who left her 22-month-old daughter home alone to die in a fire while she attended a court hearing has been jailed for seven-and-a-half years.”
Daily Telegraph, 5th March 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Trust pays out over twins’ deaths – BBC News
“A Worcestershire woman whose twin girls were stillborn after ‘warning signs’ of medical problems were missed has won compensation from an NHS trust.”
BBC News, 5th March 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Drugs boats fraud woman sentenced – BBC News
“A mother-of-three, whose business made more than £20m from selling high speed boats to drugs cartels, has been given a two-year suspended prison sentence.”
BBC News, 5th March 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Deaf student launches discrimination action against law school – Law Society’s Gazette
“A deaf would-be law student has begun proceedings against a London law school, alleging disability discrimination on the grounds of ‘unfavourable treatment’ and failure to make ‘reasonable adjustments’.”
Law Society’s Gazette. 5th March 2009
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Airtime reseller had no duty to sue O2, rules High Court – OUT-LAW.com
“A mobile phone airtime reseller did not have a legal duty to take network O2 to court on behalf of a company which had sold it its subscriber base, the High Court has said. The Court said the claim was based on a mistaken interpretation of a contract.”
OUT-LAW.com, 4th March 2009
Source: www.out-law.com
OFT launches competition inquiry on the buses – The Times
“The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) began an investigation into local bus services yesterday. The regulator said that the inquiry had been prompted by increasing concentration in the sector, which, after a number of takeovers, had left nearly two thirds of services controlled by only five large operators: Arriva, Go-Ahead, Stagecoach, FirstGroup and National Express.”
The Times, 6th March 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
