“The human embryo may be in danger of losing the special status that guards it against use in anything other than important and necessary research, under proposals due out next week.”
The Guardian, 5th January 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Hundreds more organisations could be made subject to Freedom of Information laws, Deputy PM Nick Clegg is to say.”
BBC News, 6th January 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has defended its decision to prosecute a driver who flashed his lights at other motorists to warn them of a mobile police speed trap.”
Daily Telegraph, 5th January 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The first working day of the year is when lawyers, marriage counsellors and family mediators report the most enquiries from people intending to separate — which has sometimes led to it being coined ‘Divorce Day’ by the media.”
Ministry of Justice, 4th January 2011
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“The government is being urged to end Crown Court trials for children in England and Wales.”
BBC News, 5th January 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Nearly £200,000 in compensation has been paid to women who have become pregnant or been hurt after they were fitted with a popular contraceptive implant.”
Daily Telegraph, 5th January 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Parliament’s expenses watchdog is launching a public consultation after criticism over the way it is run.”
BBC News, 5th January 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Spectacular divorce battles like that which ensued after the break-up of Sir Paul McCartney and the model Heather Mills, costing the former Beatle £24.3m, are expected to be consigned to history after the Law Commission produces its long-awaited report on ‘pre nup’ agreements next week.”
The Independent, 5th January 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Max Mosley, the former president of motorsport’s governing body the FIA and winner of a famous privacy victory over the News of the World, goes to the European court of human rights next week to seek a major restraint on press freedom.”
The Guardian, 4th January 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Dean Smith charged with common assault and case adjourned to give CPS time to decide whether to proceed with case.”
The Guardian, 3rd January 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A powerful coalition of human rights groups has intensified pressure on the government to abandon its use of control orders, as ministers continue to wrangle over whether to scrap the controversial counter-terrorism measure.”
The Guardian, 2nd January 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The Asbo is to be scrapped as part of a major review on tackling anti-social behaviour that will see a return to the common sense policing of yobs, The Daily Telegraph can disclose.”
Daily Telegraph, 4th January 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The British government faces a legal challenge over allegations it was complicit in the torture of Bangladeshi MP Salauddin Chowdhury, who was arrested by the country’s security forces earlier this month.”
The Guardian, 31st December 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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“BAE Systems has been fined £500,000 for failing to keep proper records of payments it made to an adviser in Tanzania.”
BBC News, 21st December 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A man who said he was setting up an airline to operate flights between London and Durham Tees Valley Airport has been jailed for fraud.”
BBC News, 20th December 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Two men accused of helping Raoul Moat will face charges of attempting to murder David Rathband, the police officer shot and blinded by the former bouncer, prosecutors have said.”
The Guardian, 20th December 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Rolling out virtual courts would cost more than it would save, a report found today. A pilot project, in which defendants appeared via video link from a police station for their first appearance at a magistrates’ court, cost £247 more per case than the traditional court process, the study for the Ministry of Justice found.”
The Independent, 21st December 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A mother-of-two who was caught having sex with her 14-year-old schoolboy lover has been jailed for three years.”
Daily Telegraph, 20th December 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A former police officer has been given a suspended prison sentence after he tried to claim £3,500 handed in to police belonged to him.”
BBC News, 20th December 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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