Conman jailed for pilgrims scam – BBC News
“A conman who tricked religious pilgrims out of hundreds of thousands of pounds has been jailed for six years.”
BBC News, 10th July 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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Pair jailed for race-hate crimes – The Independent
“Two men were jailed today for inciting racial hatred online. Simon Sheppard, 52, was sentenced to four years and 10 months while Stephen Whittle, 42, was given a term of two years and four months after being convicted of a number of race-hate crimes.”
The Independent, 10th July 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
England striker Jermain Defoe banned from driving – The Times
“England striker Jermain Defoe was today banned from driving after being convicted of speeding, but the sentence was immediately suspended as his lawyers appealed the judgement.”
The Times, 10th July 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Soldier’s mother wins court fight over Snatch Land Rovers – The Times
“The mother of a soldier killed by a roadside bomb in Iraq has won the first round of a legal battle for an investigation into the use of the lightly armoured Snatch Land Rovers.”
The Times, 10th July 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Dance troupe theft woman jailed – BBC News
“An administrator who admitted taking thousands of pounds intended for a dance group’s trip to America has been jailed for 18 months.”
BBC News, 11th July 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Pay gap points to discrimination – Law Society’s Gazette
“Women solicitors earn 29% less than their male colleagues, the Gazette can reveal this week. The Law Society’s latest salary survey showed only a slight narrowing of the pay gap between the sexes compared with the previous year’s figure of 32%.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 9th July 2009
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Straw: plans to increase transparency and confidence in family courts – Ministry of Justice
“Jack Straw has announced the next stage of reforms aimed at increasing transparency and confidence in our family justice system.”
Ministry of Justice, 9th July 2009
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Police may have had a duty to notify phone-hacking victims, says privacy expert – OUT-LAW.com
“The Metropolitan Police knew that numerous mobile phones had been illegally hacked by private investigators but failed to alert the phones’ owners, according to The Guardian newspaper. If so, the victims should have been told, a privacy expert has said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 9th July 2009
Source: www.out-law.com
Teacher admits child porn charges – BBC News
“A teacher has admitted having more than 130 indecent images of children on his computer.”
BBC News, 10th July 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Firm fined £150k over pool injury – BBC News
“A caravan park company has been fined £150,000 after a seven-year-old boy suffered brain injuries in a swimming pool not properly manned by lifeguards.”
BBC News, 9th July 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Magistrates angry over cuts as on-the-spot fines replace court hearings – The Times
“Magistrates are angry that they are being made to carry the brunt of cuts because their workload is being diverted away from the courts.”
The Times, 10th July 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Soldier’s mother launches legal challenge – Daily Telegraph
“The mother of a soldier killed in a Snatch Land Rover in Iraq will launch a legal challenge on Friday over the Government’s refusal to hold a public inquiry into the continued use of the lightly-armoured vehicles.”
Daily Telegraph, 10th July 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Three inquiries launched into News of the World hacking claims – The Guardian
“News International was facing three fresh inquiries into the conduct of its journalists and executives following the Guardian’s disclosures that Rupert Murdoch’s newspaper empire paid £1m to keep secret the use of criminal methods to get stories.”
The Guardian, 10th July 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Police accused over death of drug dealer who swallowed cocaine – The Times
“Police officers are under investigation after a suspected drug dealer died minutes after being gripped by the throat as he was being searched. The Times has learnt that only weeks earlier the same man twice told hospital staff that he had been assaulted by police.”
The Times, 10th July 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Judges to work overtime as cuts and delays put justice at risk – The Times
“Courts face having to sit for an extra two hours a day as they struggle with rising workloads coupled with an unprecedented drive to cut costs.”
The Times, 10th July 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Tenant sues council over asbestos – BBC News
“A council tenant is planning to sue her local authority following the discovery of asbestos in her south London home.”
BBC News, 9th July 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Labour defeat on incitement laws – BBC News
“Labour has been defeated in the Lords over the issue of free speech and laws against inciting homophobic hatred.”
BBC News, 9th July 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Extradition battle over ‘onion risk’ – The Independent
“A man attempted to avoid extradition today because his human rights could be breached by being fed ‘potentially life threatening’ red onions in an Irish jail.”
The Independent, 9th July 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
British teenager Thomas Hutchinson faces jail over drunken White House bomb hoax call – Daily Telegraph
“A British teenager, Thomas Hutchinson, has been warned that he could face jail for telephoning the White House with a hoax bomb warning in a ‘breathtakingly stupid’ drunken prank.”
Daily Telegraph, 9th July 2009
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