“Legal broadband subscription services that permit file sharing may appear on the market by the year’s end, according to music industry sources – after government intervention brought both music suppliers and ISPs to the table.”
The Register, 26th June 2008
Source: www.theregister.co.uk
“GCap, the commercial radio group behind Capital 95.8 and Classic FM, has been fined a record £1.1 million by Ofcom, the media regulator, for manipulating phone-in quizzes to stop prizes from being won too quickly. ”
The Times, 26th June 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“One in five lesbian and gay people have been victims of homophobic aggression over the past three years, a survey of hate crime revealed today. ”
The Guardian, 26th June 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Source: www.hmcourts-service.gov.uk
Please note only the current day’s cause list will be accessible.
“Jack Straw faced pressure yesterday to appoint an independent judge to oversee the child abuse investigation in Jersey, after police were prevented from charging two suspects.”
The Times, 26th June 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“An ‘angelic looking boy’ aged 12 has been identified as at severe risk of being lured into violent Islamist extremism, a senior police officer revealed today.”
The Times, 26th June 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Families who sponsor overseas relatives to visit Britain will face fines of up to £5,000 and possible prison sentences if their relatives overstay, under Home Office proposals announced yesterday.”
The Guardian, 26th June 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The Prisons and Probation Ombudsman has quit an inquiry into the treatment of a teenage prisoner, blaming the Prison Service for unacceptable restrictions.”
BBC News, 26th June 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Moors murderer Ian Brady has been challenged by a lawyer to help police find the body of Keith Bennett.”
BBC News, 26th June 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The Equality Minister Harriet Harman today defended controversial plans to encourage firms to discriminate in favour of female and ethnic minorities job candidates.”
The Independent, 26th June 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A businesswoman who was trampled by cows as she walked through a field is suing the farmer who owns the herd for £1 million.”
Daily Telegraph, 25th June 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Three men who took part in the brutal murder of special constable Nisha Patel-Nasri, have been jailed for life.”
BBC News, 25th June 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The government is to bring forward new legislation to outlaw all forms of age discrimination, the BBC has learned.”
BBC News, 25th June 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Employers should disclose information about workers’ salaries to help narrow the pay gap between men and women, the Government will say today.”
Daily Telegraph, 26th June 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The case of the sculptress, her £2.3m estate, an elderly lesbian with Alzheimer’s disease and her severely indebted actress daughter reached London’s High Court yesterday.”
The Independent, 26th June 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Local councils are having to set aside at least £16.3 million to cover cases where people sue for compensation for injuries caused by pavement falls, new research has claimed.”
Daily Telegraph, 23rd June 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A quarter of the adult population faces an ‘anti-paedophile’ test in an escalation of child protection policies, according to a report.”
Daily Telegraph, 26th June 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The loss of 25m child benefit records, including bank details and sensitive personal information, was brought about by a ‘woefully inadequate system’ and was ‘entirely avoidable’, according to two reports published yesterday.”
The Guardian, 26th June 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Four people who admitted involvement in a ‘frightening’ incident in which two paramedics were attacked, have been given non-custodial sentences.”
BBC News, 25th June 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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