EU treaty bill clears the Commons – BBC News
“The controversial bill which will ratify the Lisbon Treaty has cleared its final Commons stages.”
BBC News, 11th March 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: news
Charity rules illegal, say independent schools – Daily Telegraph
“Independent schools are threatening legal action over new rules that would force them to offer more free places to children from poor backgrounds.”
Daily Telegraph, 12th March 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Hundreds of custody ‘near deaths’ – BBC News
“About 1,000 detainees are involved each year in incidents that result in serious illness or self-harm while in police custody, a report has suggested.”
BBC News, 12th March 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Lords to rule on Ian Norris extradition case – The Times
“The House of Lords will rule tomorrow on whether Ian Norris should be extradited to the US, in what is one of the most eagerly awaited legal cases of recent years.”
The Times, 11th March 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Rampton patients test smoking ban – The Times
“Patients at a top security psychiatric hospital have brought a test case over the Government’s smoking ban.”
The Times, 12th March 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Man jailed for possessing terror manual – The Independent
” A man who admitted possessing an al Qai’da training manual was jailed for 16 months today.”
The Independent, 11th March 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Court staff ‘let hundreds of offenders walk free’ – The Guardian
“Staff at Leeds magistrates court are facing disciplinary action for serious errors which resulted in hundreds of offenders escaping prosecution, the Ministry of Justice said today.”
The Guardian, 11th March 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Privacy watchdog investigates Phorm – OUT-LAW.com
“Privacy watchdog the Information Commissioner is investigating advertising technology company Phorm over a deal it has cut with the UK’s top internet service providers.”
OUT-LAW.com, 11th March 2008
Source: www.out-law.com
Commons clamps down on MPs’ expenses – The Guardian
“MPs will have to submit receipts when they claim office expenses worth more than £25 per item, it was announced today.”
The Guardian, 11th March 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Accountant sues M&S for £300,000 over ‘grape injury’ – The Times
“An accountant who says his business suffered after he slipped on a grape in a Marks & Spencer store and hurt his leg is claiming more than £300,000 compensation from the retail giant.”
The Times, 11th March 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Goldsmith unveils proposals to strengthen citizenship – The Times
“Plans to make schoolchildren take part in citizenship ceremonies, pledging allegiance to the Queen, and a new public holiday to celebrate ‘Britishness’ were announced today as part of wide-ranging proposals to strengthen British citizenship.”
The Guardian, 11th March 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
The equality watchdog that failed its own test – The Times
“Britain’s anti-discrimination quango had to be bailed out by ministers to avoid its breaching the law over its own internal equality scheme, The Times has learnt.”
The Times, 11th March 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Church conmen jailed for £3.2m swindle of faithful – The Times
“A gang of Seventh-Day Adventists who conned millions of pounds from fellow churchgoers to fund a life of wild extravagance have been jailed.”
The Times, 11th March 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Life sentences for pair who beat and stabbed faith healer to death – The Guardian
“Two men were jailed for life yesterday for the murder of a faith healer who took money from clients but failed to fulfil his promises. The victim offered cures for everything from immigration problems to infertility and baldness in exchange for large sums.”
The Guardian, 11th March 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Bar Chairman Calls For Policy Change: Boost in Drugs Rehabilitation Programmes to Tackle Offending Before it Happens – The Bar Council
“Extra resources should be ploughed into prisons’ drugs rehabilitation programmes, the Chairman of the Bar said today.”
The Bar Council, 11th March 2008
Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk
Stealing from the elderly or a school ‘should mean jail’ – The Times
“Thieves who target the elderly should be jailed for at least 18 weeks and longer if they take items worth more than £2,000 or with high sentimental value, a sentencing watchdog said yesterday.”
The Times, 11th March 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Straw warns judges not to overreact to coverage of big trials – The Guardian
“Judges, magistrates and MPs were warned yesterday not to overreact to the overwhelming media coverage of recent horrific murder trials and drive the record prison population to even higher levels.”
The Guardian, 11th March 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
