Huddersfield poison plant food mum sentenced – BBC News
“A mother whose two-year-old son died ‘a prolonged and horrible death’ after drinking poisonous plant food has been given a suspended sentence.”
BBC News, 29th May 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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Jacqueline Woodhouse jailed for racist Tube rant – BBC News
“A London Underground passenger has been jailed for 21 weeks after she admitted hurling racist abuse at fellow passengers.”
BBC News, 29th May 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
We need to think about Kevin – UK Human Rights Blog
“Monsters are born, not made: the latest round in the debate about criminal responsibility questions the very existence of intuitive morality.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 29th May 2012
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Banks must “prominently display” what compensation arrangements apply to deposits from August – OUT-LAW.com
“All banks, building societies and credit unions will have to ‘prominently display’ notices explaining what compensation arrangements apply to customer deposits, banking regulator the Financial Services Authority (FSA) has announced.”
OUT-LAW.com, 29th May 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
High Court quashes Council’s Shepherd’s Bush Supplementary Planning Document – OUT-LAW.com
“A High Court Judge has quashed a London borough council’s adoption of a Supplementary Planning Document.”
OUT-LAW.com, 28th May 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
Psychopath rapist sues Home Office after he was attacked by prisoners in jail – Daily Telegraph
“A man who raped two women is suing the Home Office for compensation of £500,000 after saying he was attacked by two fellow prisoners.”
Daily Telegraph, 28th May 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Lady Warsi: I take expenses allegations very seriously – BBC News
“Tory Party co-chairman Lady Warsi has asked a parliamentary watchdog to consider allegations over her expenses.”
BBC News, 28th May 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Kent NHS trust pays £651,000 to sacked surgeon’s patients – BBC News
“An NHS trust has paid out £651,000 to 15 former patients of a Kent surgeon, it has been revealed.”
BBC News, 28th May 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
PCC clears Sunday Mirror of harassment but car pursuit ‘ill-advised’ – The Guardian
“The Sunday Mirror has been cleared of harassing defence minister Andrew Robathan after two of its journalists pursued him in a car for 10 miles. Despite finding in the paper’s favour, the Press Complaints Commission called for a change to the editors’ code of practice to deal with the difficulties presented by journalistic pursuit.”
The Guardian, 28th May 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Couple who forced son to live in coal bunker jailed – The Guardian
“A mother and stepfather who forced their 11-year-old son to live in a filthy converted coal bunker have each been jailed for two years.”
The Guardian, 28th May 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
How Elvis CD trapped man who faked his own death for £850,000 – Daily Telegraph
“A father of four who faked his own death to claim more than £850,000 in insurance was caught when a friend attempted to use his HMV staff discount card to buy an Elvis CD, a court heard.”
Daily Telegraph, 28th May 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Christian sues NHS over ‘totalitarian’ stance on abortion – Daily Telegraph
“A Christian mental health worker who was sacked over her opposition to abortion is suing the NHS accusing it of having a ‘dangerously totalitarian’ approach to dissent on the issue.”
Daily Telegraph, 28th May 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Watchdog to examine Big Fat Gypsy Weddings adverts – BBC News
“The advertising watchdog is to probe adverts for Channel 4’s Big Fat Gypsy Weddings, reversing an earlier ruling.”
BBC News, 28th May 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Laura Wilson murder: Rotherham children’s board reports – BBC News
“The murder of a teenage mother who was stabbed and left to die in a canal by her 17-year-old boyfriend could not have been prevented, a report has said.”
BBC News, 29th May 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Baby died after ‘gross failure of basic medical attention’, coroner rules – The Guardian
“A baby died after suffering brain damage when he and his mother were exposed to a ‘gross failure of basic medical attention’, a coroner has ruled. Noah Tyler died 10 months after a midwife overseeing his birth at the University Hospital of Wales in Cardiff failed to take action though the baby’s heart rate was worryingly high. He was deprived of oxygen and his mother, Colleen Tyler, 31, could also have died during the birth, the hearing was told.”
The Guardian, 28th May 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Heathcliff actor who racially harassed partner given conditional discharge – The Guardian
“A young film actor chosen from a jobcentre to play the role of Heathcliff in Wuthering Heights has been given a conditional discharge for the racially aggravated harassment of his partner and mother of their young daughter.”
The Guardian, 28th May 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Qatada refused bail as he fights appeal – The Independent
” Abu Qatada will remain in Britain for at least another five months while he launches a further appeal against deportation, but he will spend it behind bars, a court ruled yesterday.”
The Independent, 29th May 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Dentists ‘mislead’ patients over free NHS care – Daily Telegraph
“Half a million patients a year may have unnecessarily paid to receive private dental treatment after receiving inaccurate information from their dentist about health service entitlements, an Office of Fair Trading (OFT) study found.”
Daily Telegraph, 29th May 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Civil cases to hear secret evidence but not inquests – Daily Telegraph
“Evidence deemed sensitive to national security by judges will be heard behind closed doors in a controversial move that will make legal history. The Justice Secretary will make a ‘substantial’ climbdown, however, by excluding inquests from the new powers following widespread concerns about secret justice.”
Daily Telegraph, 29th May 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
