Magistrate resigns in Twitter row – BBC News
“A magistrate has resigned from the bench following a complaint about his use of the Twitter network.”
BBC News, 25th April 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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Crime gangs ‘pose rising threat’ – BBC News
“Police are failing to tackle the rising threat of criminal gangs in England and Wales, a report has warned.”
BBC News, 25th April 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Questions remain as family courts open to press – The Times
“Thousands of family courts are opened to the media for the first time today, amid fears that stringent reporting restrictions will make a mockery of the reform.”
The Times, 27th April 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Government considers ban on ‘legal highs’ – The Guardian
“The government is considering outlawing a range of legal drugs that apparently mimic the effects of substances such as ecstasy and cannabis.”
The Guardian, 26th April 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Giant database plan to be set out – BBC News
“Plans to track all e-mails sent, all phone calls made and all internet pages visited in the UK are to be unveiled by Home Secretary Jacqui Smith.”
BBC News, 27th April 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Gosport deaths ‘not important enough’ to justify public inquiry – The Independent
“Questions remain after 92 elderly people died unexpectedly at the same Hampshire hospital, a story first highlighted by The IoS on 15 March.”
The Independent, 26th April 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Man jailed over 1995 student rape – BBC News
“A rapist has been jailed indefinitely for the brutal rape of a 21-year-old student in Brighton 14 years ago.”
BBC News, 24th April 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Chelsea star banned from driving – BBC News
“Chelsea star John Mikel Obi has been banned from driving for 15 months after admitting drinking and driving.”
BBC News, 24th April, 2009
source: www.bbc.co.uk
Super-jails are first to feel squeeze from Whitehall – The Independent
“Jack Straw abandons contentious proposal to fix overcrowding in prisons.”
The Independent, 24th April 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Damian Green leaks civil servant sacked – The Guardian
“Christopher Galley dismissed as junior Home Office civil servant for passing information to Tory Damian Green.”
The Guardian, 24th April 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Fury over Gurkha settlement plan – BBC News
“Campaigners have reacted with anger to new rules on the eligibility of Gurkha veterans to live in the UK. ”
BBC News, 24th April 2009
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Bar thinktank proposes contingent legal aid fund – Law Society’s Gazette
“A contingent legal aid fund (CLAF) could ensure access to justice and help solve the legal aid crisis, according to a report published today by a Bar Council thinktank.”
Law Society’s Gazette. 23rd April 2009
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Fraud case judge slams solicitor- advocates for ‘incompetence’ – Law Society’s Gazette
“An extraordinary public row has erupted over the role of solicitor-advocates after a Crown Court judge told a court that he came close to discharging a jury because of concerns that a solicitor lacked the competence to represent his client properly.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 23rd April 2009
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
More Gurkhas can settle in the UK – BBC News
“New rules for former Gurkha soldiers will allow around 4,300 more to live in the UK, the Home Office has said.”
BBC News, 24th April 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Watchdog investigates man’s death – BBC News
“The death of a man in Cardiff is to be investigated by the watchdog, the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC).”
BBC News, 23rd April 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Foreign Office to propose self-regulation for private military firms – The Guardian
“The fast-expanding industry of private military companies, some of which have been engaged in highly controversial activities, should be self-regulating, the government is to propose.”
The Guardian, 24th April 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Ex-defence chief says attack on liberties is bowing to terrorists – The Guardian
“A former chief of the defence staff has warned that the ‘creeping irreversible curtailment’ of civil liberties in the name of national security is ‘playing the game by terrorists’ rules’.
The Guardian, 24th April 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Ronnie Biggs recommended for early release – The Times
“The Parole Board has postponed recommending whether Ronnie Biggs should be released from jail in the summer in a wrangle over who should pay for round-the-clock medical care for the Great Train Robber.”
The Times, 24th April 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Firm charged over worker’s death – BBC News
“A company has become the first in the UK to be charged under the 2007 Corporate Manslaughter Act.”
BBC News, 23rd April 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Father unlawfully killed his son – BBC News
“A father unlawfully killed his son, set fire to their home and then stabbed himself to death, a coroner has ruled.”
BBC News, 23rd April 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
