Council fined over theatre safety – BBC News
“A council has been fined a maximum £45,000 after a teacher fell down a lift shaft backstage at a theatre while preparing for the Urdd eisteddfod.”
BBC News, 9th October 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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Half of state schools are breaking admissions rules, inquiry finds – The Guardian
“Half of state schools in England are in breach of new rules on admissions, according to the chief adjudicator, Sir Philip Hunter.”
The Guardian, 10th October 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Apology over Pc ‘killer’ report – BBC News
“A Met police officer has accepted a public apology over a false claim that he ran down and killed a teenage thief.”
BBC News, 9th October 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Elderly in private care homes win better rights – Daily Telegraph
“Pensioners and their families will benefit from a new complaints system and tougher inspections for their homes.”
Daily Telegraph, 10th October 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Lost data: Details of 100,000 Armed Forces personnel missing – Daily Telegraph
“A computer hard drive with the private details of 100,000 members of the Armed Forces is missing, the Ministry of Defence has said.”
Daily Telegraph, 10th October 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Pitcairn victims of child sex abuse win compensation – The Guardian
“Victims of child sex abuse on Pitcairn island, the remote British outpost in the South Pacific, will receive compensation from the British government, the Foreign Office announced yesterday.”
The Guardian, 10th October 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
NHS complaints going unheeded – The Guardian
“The NHS in England is failing to learn from more than 130,000 complaints it receives each year from patients, parliament’s spending watchdog said today.”
The Guardian, 10th October 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Jail sentence for nuisance caller – BBC News
“A man who made more than a 100 abusive and threatening calls mainly to women has been jailed for four years.”
BBC News, 9th October 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Judge attacks ‘miserable’ bin laws as serial fly-tipper escapes prison sentence – Daily Telegraph
“A judge has criticised sentencing guidelines which prevented him sending a serial fly-tipper to prison while ‘decent, law-abiding citizens’ fear punishment after falling foul of council bin rules.”
Daily Telegraph, 9th October 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Killer of champion boxer James Oyebola is jailed for life – The Guardian
“The gunman who shot dead the former British boxing champion James Oyebola in a row over smoking was jailed for life today.”
The Guardian, 9th October 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Judge orders BBC payout in libel battle with IVF doctor Mohamed Taranissi – The Guardian
“The high court ordered the BBC to pay an estimated £500,000 in costs to IVF specialist Mohamed Taranissi today in his continuing libel action over a Panorama programme.”
The Guardian, 8th October 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Does judging still have appeal? – The Times
“It has been a good week for the cause of diversity among Britain’s judges. Just months ago one of only three of 36 Court of Appeal judges lamented the lack of women in senior judicial posts. In the past three years, Lady Justice Arden said, only one woman had been chosen for the High Court bench compared with 29 men.”
The Times, 9th October 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Inquiry clears cabinet couple over cash for second home – The Guardian
“A clampdown on MPs’ expenses has been proposed in the wake of an investigation which cleared husband and wife Cabinet ministers Ed Balls and Yvette Cooper of breaking House of Commons rules.”
The Guardian, 9th October 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Lesbian couple left humiliated by sexist jokes, tribunal told – Daily Telegraph
“A lesbian couple were left ‘humiliated’ after colleagues joked about their sexuality, an employment tribunal heard.”
Daily Telegraph, 8th October 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Civil servant ‘who left files on train’ to appear in court – Daily Telegraph
“A senior civil servant who allegedly lost highly sensitive intelligence files relating to al-Qaeda and Iraq on a train has been summoned to appear in court.”
Daily Telegraph, 9th October 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Woman, 101, loses care home fight – BBC News
“A 101-year-old woman has lost her fight to stay at a Teesside care home where she is the sole resident.”
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BBC News, 8th October 2008
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Girl knife killer’s sentence cut – BBC News
“A teenager who stabbed a young mother to death after bingeing on drink and drugs has had her minimum sentence cut by three years at the Court of Appeal.”
BBC News, 8th October 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Court ruling strengthens patent protection for UK software – The Times
“Technology companies will find it easier to safeguard their innovations in the UK after a court ruled that software should receive wider patent protection.”
The Times, 8th October 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Widow faces battle to use dead husband’s sperm – Daily Telegraph
“A widow is facing a landmark legal battle to use her dead husband’s sperm after a court ruled it may have been unlawful to remove it from his body.”
Daily Telegraph, 8th October 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Businessman left in wheelchair by skiing accident sues tour operators – Daily Telegraph
“A British businessman left in a wheelchair after he collided with a tree during a skiing holiday is suing his tour operators for millions of pounds.”
Daily Telegraph, 7th October 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
