Man jailed for NHS smoking scam – BBC News
“A modern day ‘Walter Mitty’ who stole £90,000 posing as an NHS no-smoking advisor, has been jailed for 18 months.”
BBC News, 20th August 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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Tesco home deliveryman seeks compensation from customer – Daily Telegraph
“A Tesco customer is being pursued for compensation by one of the supermarket chain’s home deliverymen months after he slipped on a driveway during a routine drop-off.”
Daily Telegraph, 20th August 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Baby beater jailed for six months – BBC News
“A man who was caught on camera repeatedly punching a friend’s sleeping baby has been jailed for six months.”
BBC News, 20th August 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
MI5 report challenges views on terrorism in Britain – The Guardian
“MI5 has concluded that there is no easy way to identify those who become involved in terrorism in Britain, according to a classified internal research document on radicalisation seen by the Guardian.”
The Guardian, 20th August 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Census ‘should be scrapped now’ – BBC News
“The national census is out of date, too costly and should be scrapped immediately, a think tank has claimed.”
BBC News, 21st August 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Rabbit torture filmed on mobile – BBC News
“A drunken Darlington teenager has admitted smashing a rabbit against a wall while her friend filmed the attack on a mobile phone.”
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BBC News, 20th August 2008
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Academic wins tribunal case over re-marked papers – Daily Telegraph
“An academic has won a case against a university that ‘meddled’ in the marking of his students’ exams and gave new grades to papers he had failed.”
Daily Telegraph, 20th August 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
New legal bid for Shields release – BBC News
“Lawyers acting for jailed Liverpool fan Michael Shields are to launch a new legal bid to secure his release.”
BBC News, 21st August 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Terrorist ‘Mr Fix-It’ convicted with two others of terrorism offences – Crown Prosecution Service
“Aabid Khan was a terrorism facilitator with international connections and the leader of a cell which gathered a library of terrorism information helpful to those plotting attacks, said Karen Jones of the Crown Prosecution Service Counter Terrorism Division.”
Crown Prosecution Service, 18th August 2008
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
Morgan Stanley faces £9m lawsuit over failed Irish mortgage venture – The Times
“Morgan Stanley is facing a €12 million (£9 million) legal action after turmoil in credit markets forced the investment bank to abandon plans to enter the Irish mortgage market.”
The Times, 19th August 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Laws tighten on paedophile travel – BBC News
“Tighter controls on the movements of paedophiles have been announced by Home Secretary Jacqui Smith.”
BBC News, 19th August 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Judge promises end to lenient sentences for knife crime – Daily Telegraph
“A judge has publicly promised a clamp down on knife crime, saying the ‘days of lenient sentences’ were over.”
Daily Telegraph, 19th August 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Growing violence’ at UK prison – BBC News
“An inspection of one of Britain’s high-security prisons has raised concern about levels of violence.”
BBC News, 19th August 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Fresh pressure on Met chief Blair as top Asian police officer sues force over alleged racial discrimination – The Guardian
“Britain’s biggest police force will this week be plunged into crisis after one of its own leaders sues, alleging he was the victim of racial discrimination. Assistant commissioner Tarique Ghaffur, third most senior officer at Scotland Yard, is expected to issue employment tribunal proceedings that heap fresh pressure on Sir Ian Blair, the Metropolitan police commissioner.”
The Guardian, 20th August 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Personal details of 4 million lost by Whitehall in just one year – Daily Telegraph
“Sensitive data for more than four million people was lost by Government departments in the past year, on top of the high profile loss of child benefit records.”
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Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Computer games: Industry acts on illegal downloads – The Guardian
“The computer games industry is launching a crackdown on people who illegally download games from the internet by writing to 25,000 people in Britain suspected of illegally sharing files and asking them to pay £300 immediately to avoid any further legal action.”
The Guardian, 20th August 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Sun website censured over video footage – Reuters
“The Sun newspaper website has been censured by the Press Complaints Commission (PCC) in a landmark ruling over the use of undercover video footage of a man convicted of child pornography offences.”
Reuters, 19th August 2008
Source: www.reuters.com
War widow wins £20,000 compensation after being burned by heater – Daily Telegraph
“A war widow has won £20,000 damages after a botched plumbing job left her trapped beneath a heavy electric heater for more than 24 hours.”
Daily Telegraph, 19th August 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Man sues over jail ‘error’ claim – BBC News
“An immigrant who was sent to an adult prison because he lied about his age on a fake passport is suing the Home Office for ‘unlawful detainment’.”
BBC News, 19th August 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Juror’s detective work ends trial – BBC News
“A manslaughter trial collapsed after a juror admitted undertaking his own investigation into the case.”
BBC News, 19th August 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
