Burns set for lip damage pay-out – BBC News
“Pop star Pete Burns is set to receive damages for lip injections that he says left him ‘repulsive’ and ‘suicidal’.”
BBC News, 20th October 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: news
Assisted suicide referred to CPS – BBC News
“The case of a rugby player who died in a Swiss assisted suicide clinic is to be referred to the complex case unit of the Crown Prosecution Service.”
BBC News, 20th October 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Biker Sandor Ferenci, who posted footage of offences on YouTube, jailed – The Times
“A motorcyclist who posted footage of himself on YouTube performing ‘lunatic and grossly irresponsible manoeuvres’ at up to 130mph was today jailed today.”
The Times, 20th October 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Father given suspended sentence after daughter’s quad bike death – The Guardian
“The father of a seven-year-old girl killed in a head-on collision while riding a quad bike was today given a nine-month suspended jail term after admitting his daughter’s manslaughter.”
The Guardian, 20th October 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Man to sue after ‘toxic sofa’ left him with heart failure – Daily Telegraph
“A man is suing a furniture company over claims his ‘toxic sofa’ left him with a permanent heart condition.”
Daily Telegraph, 20th October 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Former Mr Gay UK jailed for 30 years for cooking and eating flesh of boyfriend – Daily Telegraph
“A chef who murdered a boyfriend before cooking a section of his flesh with fresh herbs and olive oil and chewing a piece has been jailed for a minimum of 30 years.”
Daily Telegraph, 20th October 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Collymore wins damages over financial advice – The Independent
“Stan Collymore today won more than £1.5 million in damages from financial advisers who invested money he made from his footballing career.”
The Independent, 20th October 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Knife killer must serve 16 years – BBC News
“A drug addict who stabbed a 75-year-old man to death in a random attack in Bristol has been told he must serve at least 16 years in prison.”
BBC News, 17th October 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Daily Cause List, 21st october 2008
Source: www.hmcourts-service.gov.uk
Please note only the current day’s cause list will be accessible
Interpol wants facial recognition database to catch suspects – The Guardian
“Interpol is planning to expand its role into the mass screening of passengers moving around the world by creating a face recognition database to catch wanted suspects.”
The Guardian, 20th October 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Metric martyrs: Royal pardon bid after Government climbdown – Daily Telegraph
“Campaigners are calling for royal pardons for market traders given criminal records for selling goods in imperial rather than metric measures following a Government u-turn.”
Daily Telegraph, 20th October 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Door thief, piglet rustler, pudding snatcher: British courts despair at extradition requests – The Guardian
“The number of extradition cases being dealt with in the UK courts has reached record levels, fuelled by a number of ‘trivial’ requests from Europe that have exasperated the police and clogged up the system, the Guardian has learned.”
The Guardian, 20th October 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Policeman still seeking compensation after 22 years – Daily Telegraph
“A policeman who was forced out of his job 22 years ago, after being falsely labelled mentally unstable, is still battling for compensation, it has emerged.”
Daily Telegraph, 20th October 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Law Lords to decide if Chagos Islanders can return home – Daily Telegraph
“The Law Lords are expected to decide on an appeal to stop exiled Chagos islanders returning home.”
Daily Telegraph, 20th October 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
More open justice for families in the courts – The Times
“Family courts are to be opened up to public scrutiny in response to mounting criticism from parents whose children are taken into care that they are victims of ‘secret justice’.”
The Times, 20th October 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
No need to change bail laws, say judges – Daily Telegraph
“But what we do need is a change of culture among police and prosecutors, with much better enforcement of existing bail conditions.”
Daily Telegraph, 20th October 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Children’s websites should stop marketing junk food to children, says watchdog – Sunday Telegraph
“Children’s websites should be reclassified as adverts to stop junk food and toy companies aggressively marketing their products to young people, according to a leading consumer watchdog.”
Sunday Telegraph, 19th October 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Call for euthanasia to be legal in UK – The Observer
“One of Britain’s leading moral philosophers has called for a change in the law to allow assisted suicide in Britain following the death of paralysed rugby player Daniel James. Baroness Warnock, writing in today’s Observer, calls for liberalisation of euthanasia laws on the grounds that ‘we have a moral obligation to other people to take their seriously reached decisions with regard to their own lives equally seriously’.”
The Observer, 19th October 2008
Source: http://observer.guardian.co.uk
Disabled car badge misuse tackled – BBC News
“New powers to stop the misuse of blue disabled parking badges are expected to be announced by the government.”
BBC News, 19th October 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
MPs give up battle to restrict abortions – The Observer
“Anti-abortion MPs last night abandoned their parliamentary fight for new restrictions, calling for the bitterly contested issue to be resolved by a high powered inquiry instead.”
The Observer, 19th October 2008
Source: http://observer.guardian.co.uk
