ID cards may be delayed as Brown calls for review – The Guardian
“Gordon Brown has demanded a review of the technology behind the proposed new ID cards, the Guardian has learned.”
The Guardian, 5th November 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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Yard officer faces fresh criticism over De Menezes shooting – The Guardian
“The police chief who ran the operation that led to Jean Charles de Menezes being shot dead will be criticised by an official report which is to be released on Thursday.”
The Guardian, 5th November 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Victims of abuse test six-year limit for suing over assault – The Guardian
“Sex attacks in childhood highlight legal loophole.”
The Guardian, 5th November 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Home Office minister fined for using his mobile while driving – The Times
“A Home Office minister who has regularly campaigned on road safety was fined and had his licence endorsed yesterday after being convicted of driving while talking on his mobile telephone.”
The Times, 3rd November 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Soldier wounded in Iraq told to get out of Army home within 30 days – The Times
“A soldier whose army career was cut short by serious injury in Iraq was put in fear of becoming homeless when he was given less than 30 days to leave the army house where he lives with his wife and three children.”
The Times, 3rd November 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Lesbian tennis coach is jailed for sexual affair with 13-year-old pupil – The Times
“A judge told an elite female tennis coach that she had acted in the interests of her ‘own selfish, sexual ends’ as he jailed her today for two years and nine months for conducting a year-long affair with a 13-year-old pupil.”
The Times, 3rd November 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
ITV checks if phone votes were ignored in The X-Factor – The Times
“ITV is examining fresh allegations of phone-in irregularities on The X Factor, a fortnight after the broadcaster was forced to own up to deceiving viewers out of £8 million on other programmes.”
The Times, 3rd November 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
US pays British troops for Iraq crash injuries – The Observer
“In a groundbreaking move, the Pentagon is compensating servicemen seriously hurt when an American tank convoy forced them off the road.”
The Observer, 4th November 2007
Source: http://observer.guardian.co.uk
In the line of fire – Law Society’s Gazette
“Solicitors working in the field of military personal injury claims believe the system needs to do more than help those injured during the course of military operations.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 1st November 2007
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Police ordered to delete old records of one-time cautions – OUT-LAW.com
“Four English police forces have been ordered to delete criminal records because they have been kept for too long.”
OUT-LAW.com, 1st November 2007
Source: www.out-law.com
Call to devolve power to councils – BBC News
“A cross-party group of senior MPs and peers is calling for a genuine devolution of power from Whitehall to local government.”
BBC News, 2nd November 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Judge in sex blackmail case gets third pay rise – Daily Telegraph
“An immigration judge who had an affair with his illegally employed Brazilian cleaner has been paid more than £100,000 since he stood down from his job.”
Daily Telegraph, 2nd November 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Injured soldier gets “insulting” £57,000 – Daily Telegraph
“The family of the youngest British soldier to be injured in Iraq has angrily denounced his compensation payout of £57,000 as a ‘complete insult.’ ”
Daily Telegraph, 2nd November 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Judge accused of child abuse “let off by police” – The Times
“A chief constable is being investigated over his force’s dismissal of child abuse allegations against a judge.”
The Times, 2nd November 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Human rights chief to investigate “anti-white bias” in council housing – The Times
“A new inquiry into whether immigrants jump council housing queues was announced by Trevor Phillips yesterday as the row over immigration policy intensified.”
The Times, 2nd November 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Met chief urged to quit over shooting – The Times
“Britain’s most senior policeman was fighting to keep his job last night after his force was found guilty of catastrophic failures that led to the shooting dead of an innocent man.”
The Times, 2nd November 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Man charged with murdering PC Beshenivsky – The Guardian
“One of two remaining suspects in the murder of PC Sharon Beshenivsky was last night charged with her murder after he was extradited back to Britain from Somalia after months of detective work, West Yorkshire police said.”
The Guardian, 2nd November 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Lords to hear ‘lotto rapist’ compensation case – The Times
“A woman will go to the House of Lords today to seek compensation from the man who tried to rape her out of his winnings from the National Lottery.”
The Times, 1st November 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Children working illegally as businesses flout the law – The Times
“Most schoolchildren who have Saturday jobs or deliver newspapers in the morning are working illegally, according to a study.”
The Times, 1st November 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Paedophile ‘being a danger isn’t an offence’ – Daily Telegraph
“A judge has been accused of putting children at risk for refusing to jail a predatory paedophile because ‘being a danger isn’t an offence’.”
Daily Telegraph, 1st November 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
