George’s Dando appeal ruling due – BBC News
“Barry George is due to learn if an appeal against his conviction for the murder of BBC TV presenter Jill Dando in 1999 has been successful.”
BBC News, 15th November 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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Tighter security measures target railway stations – The Independent
“Security is being stepped up at hundreds of railway stations, airports, ports and power stations amid fears that suicide bombers could strike at ‘soft targets’.”
The Independent, 15th Novemebr 2007
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Appeal over children in Pakistan – BBC News
“A High Court judge in London has issued an urgent plea for four Oxfordshire children being kept in Pakistan by their father to be returned to the UK.”
BBC News, 14th November 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Fantasist jailed for nailgun attack claims – The Guardian
“A fantasist who shot himself with a nailgun on two occasions before claiming that he had been attacked by thugs in an attempt to win compensation was jailed for two and a half years yesterday.”
The Guardian, 15th November 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Brown seeks all-party consensus on extending detention limit – The Independent
“Gordon Brown is preparing to water down his plan to double the maximum period for which suspected terrorists can be held without charge in an attempt to win all-party agreement for a higher limit. The Prime Minister, who has previously hinted at his support for the limit to be raised from 28 to 56 days, adopted a more conciliatory approach in a Commons statement yesterday.”
The Independent, 15th November 2007
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Restrictions threaten breach of European law – The Times
“Hopes that clubs can be forced to field a quota of players from their home nation by using the new EU treaty are doomed to fail, according to the European Commission.”
The Times, 15th November 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Doctors may be prosecuted if their laptops are stolen – The Times
“Doctors who have laptops containing patients’ records stolen from their cars could end up in court.”
The Times, 15th November 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Chris Langham freed as judge accepts appeal – Daily Telegraph
“Chris Langham will walk free from prison later today after the Court of Appeal cut his sentence for downloading the most extreme kind of child pornography.”
Daily Telegraph, 14th November 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Brown announces anti-terror plan to protect public venues – The Independent
“Gordon Brown today unveiled a wide-ranging package of measures to bolster security in public places while attempting to prevent young people being radicalised by violent extremists.”
The Independent, 14th November 2007
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Minister backtracks over detention limit – The Guardian
“The government was plunged into disarray today over its proposed terror laws as security minister Lord West retracted his statement that he was not ‘totally convinced’ about the need to extend detention of terror suspects for more than 28 days without charge.”
The Guardian, 14th November 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Police complaints on the increase – BBC News
“Almost half of complaints against police are allegations of rudeness or neglect, according to a watchdog.”
BBC News, 14th November 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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Darfuri asylum seekers can be sent to Khartoum, Lords rule – The Times
“The House of Lords has ruled that Darfuri asylum seekers can be deported to the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, overturning an earlier court of appeal decision.”
The Guardian, 14th November 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Stolen secrets allegation must go to full trial, rules High Court – OUT-LAW.com
“A judge has said that he could not say for sure that a claim for breach of confidence was without merit based solely on an expert’s view that the information in dispute was in the public domain. He said the case must go to a full trial.”
OUT-LAW.com, 14th November 2007
Source: www.out-law.com
Brown to confirm role for police in border force – The Guardian
“Gordon Brown will today clarify the future role of the police in his plans for a unified border force designed to track and stem the flow of potential terrorists into the country.”
The Guardian, 14th November 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Rent a home in Scotland and get cancer drugs free, QC tells English patients – The Times
“English cancer patients should rent a second home in Scotland to gain access to drugs not available in England, an expert on NHS law suggested yesterday.”
The Times, 14th November 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Phone calls ‘cut jail suicides’ – BBC News
“Prison reformers have called for more support for new inmates in order to prevent suicides.”
BBC News, 14th November 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Smith accused of ‘blunder and panic’ – The Independent
“More than one in five of the foreigners cleared to work in security jobs could be illegal immigrants, the Home Secretary admitted amid accusations of ‘blunder, panic and cover-up’ in the Home Office.”
The Independent, 14th November 2007
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Court orders jailed financier to surrender £41m – The Times
“Gerald Smith, a doctor-turned-financier who is serving eight years in prison for defrauding an internet business, was ordered to surrender £41 million yesterday in the largest confiscation order in British criminal proceedings.”
The Times, 14th November 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
