Boy George guilty of imprisonment – BBC News
“Singer Boy George has been found guilty of falsely imprisoning a male escort at his flat in east London.”
BBC News, 5th December 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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Attorney urged to hand over torture evidence – The Guardian
“The attorney general, Lady Scotland, must hand over to the director of public prosecutions detailed allegations of criminal wrongdoing by MI5 and the CIA concerning the treatment of a British resident held at Guantánamo Bay, his lawyer said yesterday. The demand comes in a 26-page letter, seen by the Guardian, sent to the attorney by Clive Stafford Smith, director of the legal charity Reprieve and the lawyer representing Binyam Mohamed.”
The Guardian, 5th December 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Cash demand over ‘porn downloads’ – BBC News
“Thousands of internet users have been told they’ll be taken to court unless they pay hundreds of pounds for illegally downloading and sharing hardcore porn movies.”
BBC News, 5th December 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Law firm bypasses banks to protect partners’ payouts – The Times
“A leading UK law firm has paid its partners £12 million in profits ahead of schedule because it believes that the money will be safer in private rather than corporate bank accounts.”
The Times, 5th December 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Dog walker receives £2.7 million compensation after being hit by car – Daily Telegraph
“A businesswoman who suffered brain damage after being hit by a car on a zebra crossing has won £2.75 million in compensation.”
Daily Telegraph, 4th December 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
DNA murderer in sentence appeal – BBC News
“The first person in the world to be convicted on the basis of DNA evidence has been given permission to challenge his sentence.”
BBC News, 4th December 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Couple fight back after children taken into care in ‘terrible miscarriage of justice’ – Daily Telegraph
“A couple who had their three children forcibly adopted after being accused of abuse are the victims of a ‘terrible miscarriage of justice’, a court heard.”
Daily Telegraph, 4th December 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Police are ordered to destroy all DNA samples taken from innocent people – The Times
“More than 1.6 million DNA and fingerprint samples of innocent people on police databases must be destroyed after a court ruled yesterday that keeping them breaches human rights.”
The Times, 5th December 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Mother’s campaign changes the law – BBC News
“A Dorset mother forced to wait 18 months to bury her two-year-old son has been celebrating after her six-year campaign led to a change in the law.”
BBC News, 4th December 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Held asylum seeker given £38,000 – BBC News
“An African asylum seeker who fled her homeland after being tortured and raped has been awarded £38,000 after a judge ruled her detention ‘unlawful’.”
BBC News, 4th December 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Mother guilty over Shannon kidnap – BBC News
“The mother of Shannon Matthews has been found guilty of charges relating to her daughter’s disappearance.”
BBC News, 4th December 2008
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DNA database innocents win landmark European court ruling – Daily Telegraph
“Two men from Sheffield, South Yorkshire, who were previously cleared of criminal charges, have won a major victory after the European Court of Human Rights ruled keeping their DNA on the British police database breached their human rights.”
Daily Telegrap, 4th December 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Life term for neck-stab teenager – BBC News
“A teenager has been jailed for life for murdering a man after he had been lecherous towards her and her friends.”
BBC News, 3rd December 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Budget airlines break new rules on opt-in website pricing – OUT-LAW.com
“Budget airlines Ryanair and easyJet are failing to comply with European laws that ban pre-checked boxes on websites that sell flight tickets. New rules provide that optional price supplements must be accepted on an ‘opt-in’ basis.”
OUT-LAW.com, 3rd December 2008
Source: www.out-law.com
Competition Commission casts doubt on broadcasters’ online shop- OUT-LAW.com
“The Competition Commission has provisionally concluded that a proposed joint venture among the UK’s biggest broadcasters will restrict competition in the supply of video on-demand (VOD) services in the UK.”
OUT-LAW.com, 3rd December 2008
Source: www.out-law.com
Jail for gang who targeted trains – BBC News
“A gang of thieves who targeted passengers on London trains has been handed lengthy jail terms.”
BBC News, 3rd December 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Fan’s High Court bid for freedom – BBC News
“Jailed Liverpool fan Michael Shields is due to take his bid for freedom to the High Court in London.”
BBC News, 4th December 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
One million could be removed from DNA database if Government loses test case – Daily Telegraph
“The police could be forced to wipe the profiles of nearly one million innocent people from the national DNA database if the Government loses a key test case today.”
Daily Telegraph, 4th December 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Personal data on British citizens to be swapped by civil servants – Daily Telegraph
“Public bodies including councils, NHS Trusts, the police, the DVLA and Government department will be allowed to share information about individuals without the need to ask Parliament. They will only need to get the permission of ministers.”
Daily Telegraph, 4th December 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Former detective who shielded drugs baron jailed for five years – The Guardian
“A corrupt ex-detective who helped a drugs baron evade police in return for cocaine and nights with prostitutes was jailed for five years yesterday.”
The Guardian, 4th December 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
