‘Drop hacker case’ – Terry Waite – BBC News
“Human rights campaigner and former hostage Terry Waite has called on the US to drop charges against British computer hacker Gary McKinnon.”
BBC News, 16th March 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: news
Dragons’ Den winner infringed own patent, IPO rules – OUT-LAW.com
“A man whose invention caught the attention of millions of television viewers may have infringed a patent he applied for himself 10 years ago. A contestant on the Dragons’ Den TV programme may have to defend his invention from legal action.”
OUT-LAW.com, 16th March 2009
Source: www.out-law.com
Father in court for giving boy a ‘good talking to’ – Daily Telegraph
“A young father was convicted of unlawful imprisonment after he put a young tearaway into his car and gave him a ‘good talking to’.”
Daily Telegraph, 16th March 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Judge calls for end to use of ‘honour killings’ term – The Times
“A senior judge has called for an end to the use of the phrase ‘honour killings’ to describe what is ‘in reality sordid, criminal behaviour’.”
The Times, 16th March 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
File sharing agency up for debate – BBC News
“The government has outlined the details of its proposed digital rights agency.”
BBC News, 16th March 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Stop and search cuts gun and knife crime – The Times
“Targeted stop-and-search tactics are an effective way to cut gun and knife crime, research suggests.”
The Times, 16th March 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
New evidence over Bamber killing – The Guardian
“Findings from blood expert and undisclosed police negatives are reviewed as murderer makes his third appeal against conviction.”
The Guardian, 15th March 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Pensioners hire Cherie Blair to sue Sir Fred Goodwin and RBS – The Times
“British pension funds are to sue Sir Fred Goodwin and the Royal Bank of Scotland in the American courts for hundreds of millions of pounds, The Times has learnt.”
The Times, 16th March 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Child knife crime views revealed – BBC News
“One in six young people in England and a third of those in London think knife crime is a problem, a survey suggests.”
BBC News, 15th March 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Baby P: Council chief Sharon Shoesmith ‘sues for sexual discrimination’ – Daily Telegraph
“The senior council official who was sacked over her department’s handling of the Baby P case is suing for sexual discrimination, it has been claimed.”
Daily Telegraph, 15th March 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Paedophile alerts to be extended – BBC News
“A scheme giving parents details about sex offenders who may come into contact with their children is being extended.”
BBC News, 15th March 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Ban them! How Pete and Dud fell foul of the law yet still escaped prosecution – The Guardian
“It started out as a private joke between Peter Cook and Dudley Moore but within a few years no fewer than four British police forces were demanding the two comics be prosecuted for obscenity.”
The Guardian, 16th March 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Outrage at ruling on helmets for cyclists – The Independent
“Britain’s cyclists reacted in uproar yesterday to a High Court ruling that they can be blamed for their injuries if they don’t wear a helmet – even if the accident itself was caused by someone else.”
The Independent, 16th March 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Gents, divorce now – you’ll save a bundle’ – The Times
“Raymond Tooth is a divorce lawyer known as ‘Jaws’: he has some advice for both sexes in the current economic climate.”
The Times, 15th March 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Lord Turner to unveil banking crackdown – Daily Telegraph
“Lord Turner, chairman of the Financial Services Authority, will unveil proposals to tighten up financial regulations surrounding banks, hedge funds and tax havens when he publishes his blueprint for international regulation on Wednesday.”
Daily Telegraph, 15th March 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Rape complaints were not classified as crimes by police – The Guardian
“The Metropolitan police failed to investigate scores of rape allegations because officers did not record them as criminal offences, the Guardian has learned.”
The Guardian, 16th March 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Criminal asset measures ‘failing’ – BBC News
“Former Home Secretary David Blunkett has told the BBC that laws intended to help strip criminals of illegally obtained assets are failing to deliver.”
BBC News, 15th March 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Names of misbehaving judges ‘should be made public’ – The Guardian
“An attempt to force the names of misbehaving judges into the open will be launched tomorrow in a groundbreaking freedom of information case.”
The Guardian, 16th March 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Jack Straw spent £75 million on temporary cells – Daily Telegraph
“A scheme to house prisoners in police stations because of prison overcrowding has cost taxpayers £75 million.”
Daily Telegraph, 14th March 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
