Jail for woman ‘seduced’ by speed – BBC News
“A woman who boasted about driving at 150mph (241 km/h) prior to killing her partner in a car crash has been jailed.”
BBC News, 17th October 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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Man killed wife in Facebook row – BBC News
“A man has been jailed for life for stabbing his wife to death over a posting she made on the social networking site Facebook.”
BBC News, 17th October 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Murder mastermind’s life sentence – BBC News
“A remand prisoner has been sentenced to life for ordering a shooting using a mobile phone smuggled into prison.”
BBC News, 17th October 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Government condemned for failure to tackle bribery – The Guardian
“The UK government has been strongly criticised for its ‘continued failure’ to meet its international obligations on tackling ‘foreign bribery’ in a damning report published today.”
The Guardian, 17th October 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Half of criminals caught with guns escape minimum jail term – Daily Telegraph
“Only half of criminals convicted of using guns are given the minimum jail term, new figures show.”
Daily Telegraph, 17th October
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Police probe rugby player’s assisted suicide – The Independent
“Police are investigating the death of a paralysed rugby player who went to Switzerland for an assisted suicide.”
The Independent, 17th October 2008
MoD should ‘hang heads in shame’ over corporal’s death – The Independent
“A coroner today blamed the death of soldier in a minefield in Afghanistan on a lack of equipment and said those responsible ‘should hang their heads in shame’.”
The Independent, 17th October 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Farmers sue labs over foot-and-mouth – The Independent
“A group of farmers have launched a legal claim against two laboratories blamed for last year’s outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease, it was announced today.”
The Independent, 17th October 2008
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Border guards to make life tougher for rich businessmen, but not sportsmen – DailyTelegraph
“Foreign businessmen who want to invest in Britain will face unprecedented scrutiny by UK border guards, while footballers, entertainers and artists will be waved through, under new Home Office plans.”
Daily Telegraph, 16th October 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Court of Appeal orders men to disclose encryption keys – OUT-LAW.com
“Two men have been told that they cannot rely on their right to silence to refuse to give British police a computer password.”
OUT-LAW.com, 16th October 2008
Source: www.out-law.com
Guilty of murder: man who set up shooting from prison cell – The Guardian
“A man was convicted yesterday of plotting the murder of his former friend on a mobile phone from his cell in a high security prison.”
The Guardian, 17th October 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Community support officers to be given the power to detain – The Independent
“Police community support officers should be given extended powers that would allow them to be able to detain suspects for the first time, Jacqui Smith, the Home Secretary, said yesterday.”
The Independent, 17th October 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Car park ban for ‘prolific’ thief – BBC News
“A thief with more than 40 previous convictions has been banned from every car park in England and Wales.”
BBC News, 16th October 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Father convicted of son’s murder – BBC News
“A bus driver has been convicted of murdering his 19-year-old son after an argument at their Norfolk flat.”
BBC News, 16th October 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Bans for violent drunks not being used – Daily Telegraph
“A key plank of the Government’s plans to tackle alcohol-fuelled disorder introduced two years ago has still not been used.”
Daily Telegraph, 17th October 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Legal battle over hotelier’s £14m will: Children to find out how estate will be split – Daily Telegraph
“A High Court judge will rule on case that has set three siblings against each other since the death of their father Douglas Firkin-Flood in 200.”
Daily Telegraph, 17th October 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Killer jailed in skull-find case – BBC News
“A man has been jailed for life for the murder of a fellow Lithuanian whose skull was discovered in the garden of a house in north-west London.”
BBC News, 16th October 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Police leniency call on park sex – BBC News
“People caught having sex in public should only be arrested as a last resort, according to draft guidelines being issued to police.”
BBC News, 16th October 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
We’ll get tough with City, says watchdog – The Guardian
“The days of soft-touch regulation of the City are over, the head of the financial watchdog said yesterday, as he revealed that a new cadre of higher-paid regulators would ask tougher questions about the health of financial institutions in the wake of the credit crisis.”
The Guardian, 17th October 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Scrap qualifying conditions for abortion and let women decide, say academics – The Times
“Britain’s 40-year-old abortion law flouts the legal principles that underpin modern medical practice, 85 academic lawyers and ethicists say today.”
The Times, 17th October 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
