Shooting victim jailed for lying – BBC News
“A shooting victim who was too scared to help police catch his attacker has been jailed for three months.”
BBC News, 19th November 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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Britain’s longest-serving prisoner dies – The Guardian
“Britain’s longest-serving prisoner, John Straffen, who was sentenced to hang more than half a century ago, has died in prison. Straffen, aged 77, was convicted of murdering a schoolgirl in 1952 and admitted killing two others, but his death sentence was commuted because he was ‘feeble-minded’. The Ministry of Justice said last night that Straffen had died in Frankland prison, County Durham, yesterday after an illness. He was believed to be on a list of around 20 prisoners, which includes the Yorkshire Ripper, Peter Sutcliffe, who were never to be released.”
The Guardian, 20th November 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Police action over TV film ‘undermined free speech’ – The Times
“MPs have accused West Midlands Police of seeking to undermine freedom of speech by making a ‘perverse’ complaint about a Channel 4 programme that exposed extremism in a British mosque.”
The Times, 20th November 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Family doctors to shun national database of patients’ records – The Guardian
“Nearly two-thirds of family doctors are poised to boycott the government’s scheme to put the medical records of 50 million NHS patients on a national electronic database, a Guardian poll reveals today.”
The Guardian, 20th November 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
UK joins call to repatriate Guantanamo youngest – The Times
“British lawyers have joined the call on the Canadian Government to intervene over Omar Khadr, the youngest detainee at Guantanamo Bay who has now spent a quarter of his life in captivity there.”
The Times, 19th November 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Small print is ignored and needs a rethink, says Government study – OUT-LAW.com
“Information requirements are an irritant for business and consumers routinely ignore the small print overload because it is turgid and confusing, according to a Government study. A new report calls for a rethink by policy-makers and businesses.”
OUT-LAW.com, 19th November 2007
Source: www.out-law.com
‘Tough rules’ for private equity – BBC News
“Private equity firms will face tougher standards demanding ‘more openness’, a review is expected to say.”
BBC News, 20th November 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Lie detector to target claimants – BBC News
“Lie detection technology will be used for the first time on telephone calls of unemployment benefit claimants.”
BBC News, 20th November 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Lords to reject new embryo Bill – The Independent
“The Archbishop of York last night led a powerful cross-party attack by peers on plans to make it easier for lesbian couples to become parents through fertility treatment.”
The Independent, 20th November 2007
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Christians seek right to sue BBC for blasphemy – The Guardian
“A Christian group trying to prosecute the producer and broadcaster of Jerry Springer – The Opera under blasphemy laws will take its case to the high court in London today.”
The Guardian, 20th November 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Balls calls for new policies to help ‘tweenagers’ cope with temptation – The Guardian
“A generation of British “tweenagers” – children aged between eight and 13 – are at risk of losing interest in school and experimenting with drugs and alcohol as the problems traditionally associated with teenagers come into effect earlier, a minister warned yesterday.”
The Guardian, 20th November 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
UK condemned for failing to protect children’s rights – The Guardian
“The UK government will be criticised today over key aspects of children’s human rights in a report highlighting how youngsters in custody are being handcuffed or have needed oxygen after being restrained.”
The Guardian, 20th November 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Shake-up in appointing judges ‘risks standards’ – The Times
“Britain’s most senior judge has expressed fears that reforms to the way judges are appointed risks politicising the judiciary and threatening standards.”
The Times, 20th November 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Inquest families must not get legal aid, judges rule – The Times
“Bereaved families cannot generally claim legal aid for inquests or it will ‘risk imposing an unjustified burden’ on the system, the Court of Appeal ruled yesterday.”
The Times, 20th November 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Britain and the US are not shoulder to shoulder over defamation – The Guardian
“English libel law itself could face scrutiny in a US court, in a case brought by a US author in New York.”
The Guardian, 19th November 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Firms could face big payouts over forced retirement at 65 – The Guardian
“Lawyers are warning employers that they could be laying themselves open to large compensation claims if they force workers to retire at 65 – even though the current law allows them to do so.”
The Guardian, 19th November 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
The cloning revolution: Ministers to back controversial change to law – The Independent
“Babies made by cloning techniques from the DNA of two women could be born within 10 years as ministers prepare to give the green light for embryos produced by biological material from three ‘parents’. A new law, to be debated in the House of Commons tomorrow (19 November), opens the door for such hybrid eggs to be implanted in women.”
The Independent, 18th November 2007
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Archbishop condemns move to grant lesbians easier parenting rights – The Times
“Britain’s leading Roman Catholic churchman gives warning today that the role of a father in a child’s life will be undermined by legislation to make it easier for lesbian couples to become parents to test-tube babies.”
The Times, 19th November 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Tougher work tests for disabled – BBC News
“Fewer sick and disabled people will qualify for disability benefits for being unable to work, after a new test is introduced from next year.”
BBC News, 19th November 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Speed penalty point plan attacked – BBC News
“Plans to increase penalty points for speeding motorists could ‘criminalise’ a large section of the UK’s workforce, driving instructors have warned.”
BBC News, 19th November 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
