‘Perverted’ man, 64, jailed for historical sex abuse – BBC News
‘A “perverted” man has been jailed for 22 years for abusing a boy he groomed for sex in the 1970s.’
BBC News, 29th May 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Lindsay Lohan fan faces jail for harassing celebrity haunt booking manager – Daily Telegraph
‘Daniel Voderwulbecke, who was cleared of stalking Lindsay Lohan, is convicted of harassing a bookings manager at the Chiltern Firehouse.’
Daily Telegraph, 29th May 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
FIFA and the internationalisation of criminal justice – OUP Blog
‘The factual backdrop to this affair is well-known. FIFA, world football’s governing body has, for a number of years, been the subject of allegations of corruption. Then, after a series of dawn raids on 27 May 2015, seven FIFA officials, of various nationalities, the most famous being Jack Warner, the Trinidadian former vice president of FIFA, were arrested in a luxury hotel in Zurich where they were staying prior to the FIFA Congress. This was pursuant to an indictment that accused them, alongside five corporate officials, of using their positions within FIFA to engage in schemes involving the solicitation, offer, acceptance, payment, and receipt of undisclosed and illegal payments, bribes, and kickbacks. The defendants and their co-conspirators were also accused of corrupting the enterprise by engaging in various criminal activities, including fraud, bribery, and money laundering, in pursuit of personal and commercial gain.’
OUP Blog, 29th May 2015
Source: http://blog.oup.com
Rape victims failed by under-resourced police and prosecutors, report finds – The Guardian
‘Rape victims are being failed by a lack of resources among police and prosecutors, a new report has found.’
The Guardian, 2nd June 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
It’s time to raise the minimum age of criminal responsibility – Halsbury’s Law Exchange
‘Today, 2nd June, Lord Dholakia is presenting a Bill to Parliament with a view to raising the minimum age of criminal responsibility. Details of the proposal have not yet been released, but raising the age from 10 to 14 or 15 would be in line with recommendations from the United Nations. England and Wales (and Northern Ireland) currently have one of the lowest ages of criminal responsibility (ACR) in the world at just 10 years old. Scotland’s ACR used to be even lower at 8, until they increased the age to 12 in 2011.’
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 1st June 2015
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
Lawyer plundered more than £600,000 from elderly clients to pay for call girls – Daily Telegraph
‘The village solicitor raided the accounts of 13 clients aged between 67 and 100 and spent the money on ‘pens, pottery, pornography and prostitutes’.’
Daily Telegraph, 1st June 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Two-year-old boy removed from parents’ care after concerns over family’s ‘smoky house’ – The Independent
‘A two-year-old boy has been taken from his parents’ care after a health visitor highlighted concerns about the level of cigarette smoke at his home.’
The Independent, 1st June 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Addil Haroon: Death crash man’s jail term reviewed – BBC News
‘The sentence of a teenager who boasted of driving at 142mph on a motorway the night before he killed a man in a high-speed crash is to be reviewed.’
BBC News, 29th May 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Triple arsonist in gas cannister grudge attacks causing £20m damage sentenced – Daily Telegraph
‘Farmer Andrew Main, 47, has been sentenced after arson spree with gas cannisters at council headquarters and the home of a pensioner following a 30-year planning dispute.’
Daily Telegraph, 29th May 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Thalidomide survivors seek ‘justice’ with Plaid Euro MP – BBC News
‘Welsh people left disabled by the thalidomide drug scandal are being backed in their fight for compensation by Plaid Cymru MEP Jill Evans.’
BBC News, 31st May 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Number of paedophiles in Britain will shock public, warns Deputy Children’s Commissioner for England – Daily Telegraph
‘Britain would need a rolling programme of prison building to house all its paedophiles if they were all to prosecuted, Sue Berelowitz has warned.’
Daily Telegraph, 31st June 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Terror trial collapses after fears of deep embarrassment to security services – The Guardian
‘The prosecution of a Swedish national accused of terrorist activities in Syria has collapsed at the Old Bailey after it became clear Britain’s security and intelligence agencies would have been deeply embarrassed had a trial gone ahead, the Guardian can reveal.’
The Guardian, 1st June 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Smoking ban in cars carrying children put to vote in Wales – BBC News
‘A vote on banning people from smoking in cars when children are present is to take place in the Welsh Assembly.’
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BBC News, 2nd June 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Woman sent to jail for noisy sex – The Guardian
‘A woman who breached a court order barring her from causing nuisance by making loud sex noises has been sent to jail.’
The Guardian, 1st June 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Election ‘most disproportionate in history’ say campaigners – BBC News
‘The 2015 general election was the “most disproportionate in British history”, the Electoral Reform Society has said.’
BBC News, 1st June 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Human Rights Act repeal would send wrong signal, says Tory peer – The Guardian
‘A Conservative former lord chancellor has opposed calls for Britain to withdraw from the European convention on human rights, arguing that it would send out the wrong signal.’
The Guardian, 1st June 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Men are treated fairly when trying to get access to their children in courts, study says – The Independent
‘Men are not unfairly represented in family courts and are just as likely to have contact applications approved as women, an academic study of nearly 200 child custody cases from 2011 has concluded.’
The Independent, 2nd June 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Daniel Pelka death: Doctor ‘lacked urgency’ – BBC News
‘A GP should have been “more proactive” after concerns were raised about a four-year-old boy a month before he was killed, a disciplinary panel has heard.’
BBC News, 2nd June 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Belmarsh prison officer guilty of being paid mole for reporter – The Guardian
‘A prison officer at Belmarsh high-security prison has been found guilty of being the paid mole of a reporter working at the Daily Mirror and News of the World over five years.’
The Guardian, 1st June 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Jordan Begley Taser death: Mother saw ‘fear in his face’ – BBC News
‘The mother of a man who died after being Tasered by police saw the “fear in his face” before the trigger was pulled, an inquest has heard.’
BBC News, 2nd June 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
