“A Christian magistrate was forced to resign because he refused to place children for adoption with gay couples, an employment appeal tribunal was told yesterday.”
The Times, 23rd October 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Householders in England and Wales may be unable to wash windows during a drought under plans to be announced by the government.”
BBC News, 22nd October 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The Archbishop of Canterbury has intervened in the debate over whether to reduce the time limit for abortions.”
BBC News, 21st October 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The 40th anniversary of the 1967 Abortion Act will be marked this week with a fresh battle over the issue. On Wednesday, Dawn Primarolo, the Public Health minister, will tell a Commons committee investigating whether the law needs to be changed that she has had no scientific evidence to support a lowering of the upper time limit for abortion from 24 weeks.”
The Independent, 22nd October 2007
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“There will have to be a ‘proper debate’ in the country and in the House of Commons before the 28-day detention limit for terrorist suspects could be extended, the Government said.”
The Times, 22nd October 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Cameras will be allowed to broadcast hearings before Britain’s highest court when the new supreme court opens for business, The Times has learnt.”
The Times, 22nd October 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Gordon Brown faces his first legal challenge under the new EU Charter of Fundamental Rights days after claiming to have won a watertight opt-out from the document for Britain.”
The Times, 22nd October 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Disgruntled fans of Sheffield Wednesday who vented their dissatisfaction with the football club’s bigwigs in anonymous internet postings may face expensive libel claims after the chairman, chief executive and five directors won a high-court ruling last week forcing the owner of a website to reveal their identity.”
The Guardian, 22nd October 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Staff at young offenders institutions could be allowed to use batons on children as young as 15 after the Ministry of Justice said it would review current guidelines.”
The Guardian, 22nd October 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“More than 1,000 prison officers in England and Wales were found guilty of misconduct between 2000 and 2006 for offences including improper sexual relationships and endangering the safety of their jails, figures obtained by the Guardian reveal.”
The Guardian, 22nd October 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A Christian magistrate who claims that he had to quit the bench because he objects to adoption by gay couples is taking the Government to court today.”
Daily Telegraph, 22nd October 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A black police leader has reignited controversy in one of the most sensitive areas of British policing by suggesting that more people from ethnic minorities must be stopped and searched to tackle violent crime.”
Daily Telegraph, 22nd October 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“More than 100 babies with minor disabilities, such as a cleft palate or club foot, were aborted in one area of England in a three-year period, statistics reveal.”
Daily Telegraph, 22nd October 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The government’s consultation on a new 10-year drugs strategy is a ‘sham’, according to one of Britain’s leading think-tanks on narcotics, which warns that the current policy is fuelling a crime epidemic.”
The Observer, 21st October 2007
Source: http://observer.guardian.co.uk
“Thousands of rape investigations dating back years could be reopened under law reforms intended to increase conviction rates for sexual assault.”
The Observer, 21st October 2007
Source: http://observer.guardian.co.uk
“Camelot, the National Lottery operator, will be questioned by the Charity Commission this week over the running of its charitable arm.”
The Observer, 21st October 2007
Source: http://observer.guardian.co.uk
“Clergy and other ministers of religion could be entitled to claim the same employment rights as secular employees for the first time after a landmark ruling by the Court of Appeal.”
The Times, 20th October 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Eight images out of ten supplied to the police from closed-circuit television do not help to identify criminals, according to a Home Office report published yesterday.”
The Times, 20th October 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Jack Straw is facing calls for a review of the solicitors’ regulatory watchdog after allegations yesterday from black lawyers and one of Britain’s most senior black police officers that it is ‘institutionally racist.’ ”
The Times, 19th October 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Top corporate sleuths working in Britain are at loggerheads with the Government over its plans to introduce a cumbersome licensing scheme that they believe will hamper inquiries, raise costs and potentially endanger investigators.”
Daily Telegraph, 19th October 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
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