“Lie detector tests that analyse voice changes in telephone conversations are being used to catch benefit cheats. One local authority has saved more than £336,000 during a pilot scheme, according to a report published today.”
The Times, 18th February 2008
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“The segregation units in Britain’s high security prisons used to be full of prisoners being punished for breaking the rules or being held in solitary because they were too dangerous to mix with others.”
The Guardian, 18th February 2008
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“Home owners face swingeing local tax rises after the Government introduced a modern ‘Domesday Book’ that has bar-coded every house in the country, it was claimed on Sunday.”
Daily Telegraph, 18th February 2008
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“A lawyer who was visiting Fiji to assess its legal system has been refused entry by the country’s military-led interim government.”
BBC News, 17th February 2008
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“An increasing number of City law firms are breaking one of the profession’s greatest unwritten rules by positioning themselves to sue investment banks, confident that the first of an expected wave of lawsuits arising from the credit crunch will emerge in Britain within weeks.”
The Times, 18th February 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The home secretary, Jacqui Smith, yesterday insisted that new powers for parents to check for criminal backgrounds of those who care for their children will not drive convicted sex offenders underground.”
The Guardian, 18th February 2008
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“Injured servicemen and military widows will lose out under Government plans to sweep away a tribunal that guarantees their pension rights, ministers have been told.”
Daily Telegraph, 18th February 2008
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“A ‘bent solicitor’ enjoyed a life of ‘obscene extravagance’ after stealing more than a million pounds from a disabled client, a court heard today.”
The Times, 14th February 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The divorce case between Sir Paul McCartney and Heather Mills may have garnered all the headlines last week, but lawyers said the less high-profile Crossley case could have more far-reaching consequences for wealthy couples.”
The Times, 17th February 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A 10 year-year-old girl suffered serious facial injuries when she was badly mauled by a Staffordshire bull terrier in North Yorkshire.”
BBC News, 15th February 2008
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“The Ministry of Defence has come under withering fire from a coroner after an inquest into the death of a young officer in Afghanistan was told troops were having to fight the Taleban without enough machineguns and night-vision goggles.”
The Times, 15th February 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“British Airways and Virgin Atlantic have agreed to pay up to £100 million in compensation to passengers affected by price-fixing on fuel surcharges for transatlantic flights.”
The Times, 15th February 2008
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“A jury convicted a man today in the case of a plot to kidnap and kill a British Muslim soldier and supply terrorists in Pakistan with equipment.”
The Times, 15th February 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Ken Livingstone has suspended one of his most senior advisers and referred allegations against him to the police.”
The Times, 15th February 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The UK’s extradition laws have been attakced as ‘unfair’ in the wake of the Appeal Court ruling that a wrongly accused pilot can claim compensation.”
BBC News, 14th February 2008
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“People who flew with British Airways or Virgin Atlantic between 11 August 2004 and 23 March 2006 may be entitled to a refund of £10 per flight.”
BBC News, 15th February 2008
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“Saudi Arabia’s rulers threatened to make it easier for terrorists to attack London unless corruption investigations into their arms deals were halted, according to court documents revealed yesterday.”
The Guardian, 15th February 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A fresh parliamentary attempt is to be made to ban the smacking of children, led by senior Labour backbenchers, including the chairman of the all-party health select committee.”
The Guardian, 15th February 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A problem gambler whose addiction cost him his marriage and business is taking betting chain William Hill to court to try to reclaim £2.1m he lost in six months.”
The Guardian, 15th February 2008
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“Performing artists, such as Cliff Richard, and session musicians would get copyright protection on their recordings for 95 years instead of the current 50, under plans put forward yesterday by Charlie McCreevy, the EU’s internal market commissioner.”
The Guardian, 15th February 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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