“A parish council chairman shot his neighbours’ dog dead because its early morning barking annoyed him, a court heard yesterday.”
The Times, 28th November 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The younger brother of George Osborne, the Shadow Chancellor, has been suspended from working as a junior psychiatrist, four months after he resigned over allegations that he prescribed tranquillisers for friends.”
The Times, 28th November 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A ‘senior’ solicitor, who pocketed thousands by claiming for non-existent delays on London Underground, narrowly escaped jail today.”
Daily Telegraph, 28th November 2008
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“A power company was fined £200,000 yesterday for errors that led to a university vice-chancellor being electrocuted on a country walk.”
The Guardian, 28th November 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The doctor who failed to detect Baby P’s injuries and concluded that he was just ‘cranky’ two days before he died has been suspended from practising medicine.”
The Times, 28th November 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Tens of thousands of criminals sentenced to community punishment are to be forced from next week to wear high visibility orange bibs identifying them as offenders.”
The Times, 28th November 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Out-of-court punishments accounted for more than half of all offences dealt with by the criminal justice system last year, according to figures published today.”
The Times, 27th November 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The number of parents jailed for failing to stop their children playing truant has trebled in the past five years, government figures show.”
The Guardian, 27th November 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The daughters who were raped by their father, and their surviving children, are protected in law from being identified because of the anonymity granted to victims of sexual offences.”
The Times, 27th November 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Child protection agencies in Lincolnshire and Sheffield are bracing themselves for damning criticism over the case of a man who raped and impregnated his daughters, as details of ‘unspeakable’ abuse against the two women begin to emerge.”
The Guardian, 27th November 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The husband of a distinguished novelist told how he was forced to leave his wife of 50 years to die a ‘horrible, lonely death’ because of the ‘idiocy’ of the assisted suicide law.”
Daily Telegraph, 26th November 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Criminal suspects remain on bail for weeks or even months before being charged because of complex, inefficient and inconsistent charging practices, a new report today concludes. In one exceptional case, the time from arrest to charge was more than a year, at 369 days after arrest, although the average was 41.3 days, and suspects were regularly ‘rebailed’.”
The Times,27th November 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“One of Britain’s most senior judges has condemed hospital security staff for ‘abandoning’ a dying patient they wrongly dismissed as a drunk.”
Daily Telegraph, 26th November 2008
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“A coach driver who caused a crash near Heathrow which killed three people and injured more than 60 others was jailed yesterday for five years.”
The Guardian, 27th November 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A lesbian soldier who was sexually harassed by a male sergeant today won £190,000 from the Ministry of Defence.”
The Guardian, 26th November 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Police attempts to outlaw the monthly Critical Mass cycle ride through the streets of London unless its route was notified in advance were blocked by the Law Lords today.”
The Independent, 26th November 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A project to review the law relating to the provision of adult social care in England and Wales.”
Law Commission, 26th November 2008
Source: www.lawcom.gov.uk
“The Criminal Justice and immigration Act 2008 introduces a new offence, in England, Wales and Northern Ireland of the possession of extreme pornographic images.”
Ministry of Justice, 26th November 2008
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“Banks face legal action if they refuse to resume lending amid dire warnings of a mortgage drought that will bring further misery to homeowners.”
The Times, 26th November 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
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