“Government plans to merge national insurance and income tax expected in this week’s budget could be ‘politically explosive’ and create a new system of winners and losers, tax experts have warned.”
The Guardian, 20th March 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A Wakefield Pc sacked for inappropriate behaviour, including flirting with a drugs suspect, has failed in her High Court bid to get her job back.”
BBC News, 18th March 2011
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“The man whose evidence led to the jailing of a police chief has been arrested on suspicion of fraud days before the crown will try to convince judges that he is still a reliable witness, the Guardian has learned.”
The Guardian, 20th March 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“An 84-year-old man from east London who killed his wife so she did not have to go to a care home has been spared jail.”
BBC News, 18th March 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A Melanie Phillips blogpost on the Spectator website which referred to the ‘moral depravity’ of Arab ‘savages’ is being investigated by the Press Complaints Commission.”
The Guardian, 18th March 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Fuel crime is becoming a multi-million pound business as petrol and diesel costs rise to more than £6 a gallon (£1.32 a litre), haulage companies say.”
BBC News, 20th March 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A disciple of an extremist Islamist cleric, who got a job at British Airways to plot terrorist attacks, has been jailed for 30 years.”
The Guardian, 18th March 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The rules governing MPs’ expenses are to be relaxed this week following months of complaints that the current system is unfair.”
Daily Telegraph, 21st March 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The College of Law is putting on additional ‘Switch to Law’ open days to deal with the demand.”
The Guardian, 18th March 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Measures to make it easier for firms in England to convert commercial property into private dwellings are to be announced by the government in the Budget, the BBC has learned.”
BBC News, 19th March 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Voters are being barred from speaking to their MPs under a new generation of gagging orders known as hyper-injunctions, the House of Commons has been told.”
Daily Telegraph, 21st March 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A Muslim cleric who sexually assaulted two boys at a mosque in Stoke-on-Trent has been sentenced to 16 years in jail.”
BBC News, 18th March 2011
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“The government commission that is to investigate the case for a British bill of rights looks set to be deadlocked from the start, with its members evenly split between human rights act supporters and sceptics.”
The Guardian, 18th March 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Victims of crime – and witnesses to it – in England and Wales are to be given a ‘louder voice’ thanks to a £1m government initiative.”
BBC News, 21st March 2011
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“A prisoner who was mistakenly released on home detention curfew (HDC) and spent four months complying with the electronic tagging order before being returned to prison, has been told he must repeat the sentence in jail.”
The Guardian, 20th March 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A teacher who helped pupils to read by writing them into a raunchy novel has lost her appeal against dismissal, but on a majority verdict in which she was strongly backed by the judge chairing the employment tribunal.”
The Guardian, 18th March 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A frail 84-year-old who killed his ailing wife after becoming terrified that she would be taken into a care home wept as he was spared jail today.”
The Independent, 18th March 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“The case of an American cellist, Kristin Ostling, who was sent back to Chicago by British immigration officials when she came to the UK to take part in an unpaid recital, has fuelled demands for an overhaul of the visa system for visiting artists and musicians.”
The Guardian, 21st March 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A car components factory has been fined £400,000 after the death of a worker who was struck by a forklift truck.”
BBC News, 18th March 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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