CCTV simulated-sex pair sentenced – BBC News
“A couple who were caught on CCTV cameras simulating sex to torment their neighbours have both been given two-year restraining orders.”
BBC News, 4th March 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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Here’s £10,000, take a year off, law firms tell graduate recruits – The Times
“City law firms are offering graduate recruits up to £10,000 each to stay away from the office for a year. The move has been driven by the credit crunch, with firms fearing that trainees will not get sufficient experience.”
The Times, 5th March 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
FSA faces multimillion claim for failing to stop Terry Freeman trading – The Times
“The Financial Services Authority is facing a multimillion-pound compensation claim from a group of investors who say that the City watchdog failed to stop the activities of a suspected rogue trader.”
The Times, 5th March 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Menezes coroner calls for review – BBC News
“The coroner who presided over the Jean Charles de Menezes inquest has called for police practices to be reviewed, saying ‘systematic failures’ occurred.”
BBC News. 4th March 2009
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Prosecutors drop huntsman appeal – BBC News
“The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has said it will not contest a High Court ruling in favour of a huntsman filmed apparently chasing a fox with dogs.”
BBC News, 4th March 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Tesco wins appeal on competition test – The Guardian
“Tesco has won an appeal against a proposal from competition watchdogs which could have severely restricted the number of new stores it can open.”
The Guardian, 4th March 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Two-year pupil exclusion ‘unjust’ – BBC News
“Children’s services at a county council have been criticised after it was revealed that a 12-year-old boy did not receive schooling for almost two years.”
BBC News, 4th March 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
YouTube man fined over cannabis – BBC News
“A Somerset man has been fined £200 after posting a video on the YouTube website of cannabis he was growing.”
BBC News, 4th March 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Woman jailed for husband’s murder – BBC News
“A woman has been jailed for life for murdering her husband after she was faced with losing their £170,000 family home during a marriage break-up.”
BBC News, 4th March 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Papers sorry for ‘Facebook party’ story – The Guardian
“Eight newspapers and Sky News have apologised and paid substantial libel damages to a woman over stories alleging that her house had been trashed by gatecrashers after her daughter publicised her 16th birthday party on Facebook.”
The Guardian, 4th March 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Ex-Pc’s killer ‘like a vigilante’ – BBC News
“A ‘self appointed vigilante’ has been jailed for 10 years for killing a former policeman who had been charged with possessing child pornography.”
BBC News, 3rd March 2009
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Man jailed for raping pensioner – BBC News
“A man who tortured and raped an 85-year-old woman after breaking into her home has been jailed for life.”
BBC News, 3rd March 2009
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MPs renew control orders system – BBC News
“The government’s controversial system of using ‘control orders’ to restrict the movements of suspected terrorists has been renewed for another year.”
BBC News, 3rd March 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Phantom’ killer sent to hospital – BBC News
“A man who killed a woman while wearing a ‘Phantom of the Opera’ mask has been sent to a mental hospital indefinitely.”
BBC News, 3rd March 2009
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Caroline Spelman to repay nanny expenses – The Independent
“Conservative frontbencher Caroline Spelman last night agreed to repay £9,600 after parliamentary anti-sleaze watchdogs found she broke Commons rules by paying taxpayers’ money to her children’s nanny.”
The Independent, 4th March 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Airlines that break emission rules could have planes seized – The Guardian
“The Environment Agency is to be given powers to seize planes from airlines which break the rules of a new scheme to limit flights’ carbon emissions. The transport secretary, Geoff Hoon, and the climate change secretary, Ed Miliband, will today announce the government agency’s new role, which goes far wider than its regulation of other UK industries.”
The Guardian, 4th March 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Police officers to be charged over Cardiff Three case – The Times
“Fifteen people, including nine retired and three serving police officers, are to be charged with perverting the course of justice and perjury in connection with the murder of a young woman more than 20 years ago.”
The Times, 4th March 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Schizophrenic Daniel Gonzales stabbed four people after NHS ignored his pleas – The Times
“A schizophrenic killer who murdered four people in three days was failed repeatedly by an ineffective NHS, an inquiry has found. The treatment of Daniel Gonzales was full of missed opportunities that could have prevented him stabbing three pensioners and another man to death.”
The Times, 4th March 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Wine firm’s high court bid fails – BBC News
“A Hampshire winemaker has failed in a High Court claim that the Food Standards Agency was ‘heavy-handed’ in banning its new low-alcohol ‘wine’.”
BBC News, 2nd March 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Sentence for woman dog strangler – BBC News
“A woman with a history of mental illness has been given a six-month conditional discharge after admitting strangling two dogs.”
BBC News, 2nd March 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
