Starved girl Khyra Ishaq’s death ‘was preventable’ – BBC News
“The death of a seven-year-old girl who starved to death could have been prevented, a report has found.”
BBC News, 27th July 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: news
Call for drug users to face civil penalties – The Independent
“Drug users should face civil sanctions such as fines or the loss of their driving licence instead of criminal penalties, a former government drugs adviser said today.”
The Independent, 27th July 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
UK opts-in to plan to share evidence between EU police – BBC News
“Home Secretary Theresa May says the UK will opt in to an EU order allowing foreign police to be given evidence held in the UK.”
BBC News, 27th July 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Ritz hotel fraudster jailed for five years – The Guardian
“An unemployed lorry driver who offered the Ritz hotel in London at a discount price to property developers was jailed for five years today.”
The Guardian, 27th July 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Schoolboys launch rape conviction appeal – The Independent
“Two boys found guilty of attempting to rape a girl of eight launch challenges against their convictions today.”
The Independent, 27th July 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Attorney General reports on Unduly Lenient Sentences examined in 2009 – Attorney General’s Office
“Figures released today by the Attorney General’s Office (AGO) show that in 2009, 71% of the 108 sentences referred by the Law Officers and considered by the Court of Appeal were deemed unduly lenient and 66% of offenders – 71 – had their sentences increased.”
Attorney General’s Office, 27th July 2010
Source: www.attorneygeneral.gov.uk
Pc ‘could face sack’ over Ian Tomlinson G20 death – The Independent
“A riot squad officer filmed hitting Ian Tomlinson with his baton and pushing him to the ground could be sacked after being accused of gross misconduct.”
The Independent, 27th July 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Sex abuse claim for £5m against Catholic order faces court challenge – The Guardian
“A Roman Catholic religious order will today appeal a court decision that could see it pay up to £5m to a victim of alleged clerical sexual abuse, the largest compensation claim of its kind in Britain.”
The Guardian, 27th July 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Court of Protection cost me £50,000’ – BBC News
“Neil Barker has no memories of the 35 days following a horrific motor bike crash which left him with brain injuries and needing his eye socket rebuilt.”
BBC News, 27th July 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
An MP’s posturing talk of a burqa ban – The Guardian
“Philip Hollobone, the Tory MP for Kettering, has told the media that he won’t meet with constituents who wear a burqa or niqab. Last week Liberty wrote to him pointing out that, as the burqa and niqab are a form of dress exclusively associated with Muslim women, this will amount to direct religious discrimination. By treating Muslim women less favourably than he would treat people of other religions he is disregarding the Equality Act 2006.”
The Guardian, 26th July 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Election watchdog urges proof of ID for voters – The Independent
“Ministers should consider requiring voters to produce proof of identity when they go to the polls, the official elections watchdog said today.”
The Independent, 27th July 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Guru’ jailed for attacking women – BBC News
“A man described as a ‘sexual predator masquerading as a guru and healer’ has been jailed for 10 years for attacking two women.”
BBC News, 27th July 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Libel law must be changed to protect free speech, Supreme Court hears – Daily Telegraph
“People should be free to criticise each other on the internet without fear of being sued, the Supreme Court heard yesterday in a test libel case which could could make it easier to rely on the fair comment defence.”
Daily Telegraph, 27th July 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
MPs pass law paving way for school shake-up in England – BBC News
“MPs have approved legislation which paves the way for a radical overhaul of the school system in England.”
BBC News, 26th July 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
UK court action over Congolese ‘illegal minerals’ – BBC News
“Legal action has been launched against the UK for allegedly failing to refer firms trading in ‘conflict minerals’ from DR Congo for UN sanctions.”
BBC News, 26th July 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Poachers given open season after fishing law is accidentally abolished – Daily Telegraph
“For centuries the ungentlemanly act of poaching has been punishable under British law.”
Daily Telegraph, 27th July 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Khyra Ishaq serious case review to be released – BBC News
“A report into how social workers, police and other professionals handled the case of a girl who died after being starved at home will be released later.”
BBC News, 27th July 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Ian Tomlinson death: attorney general backs CPS inaction – The Guardian
“The attorney general, Dominic Grieve, today supported the Crown Prosecution Service’s decision against charging the police officer caught on video during last year’s G20 protests striking Ian Tomlinson, who later died.”
The Guardian, 26th July 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Government to target no win, no fee legal deals – The Guardian
“High costs of conditional fee arrangements have become a ‘serious concern’ particularly in NHS clinical negligence cases.”
The Guardian, 26th July 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Footballer Gavin Grant jailed for life for gun murder – The Guardian
“A footballer began life imprisonment today for his part in a wave of ‘tit-for-tat’ shootings on the Stonebridge Park estate in north-west London, where ‘the law of the jungle’ had held sway, a court heard.”
The Guardian, 26th July 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
