Girlfriend who falsely cried rape is jailed – Daily Telegraph
“A woman who tried to frame two men for rape after a row with her boyfriend has been jailed for four months.”
Daily Telegraph, 18th December 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
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Rap fan given Asbo – Daily Telegraph
“A man has been given an Asbo for playing loud rap music for up to 22 hours a day.”
Daily Telegraph, 18th December 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Madonna backtracks on ‘inaccurate and misleading’ divorce payout statement – The Times
“Madonna claimed today that a statement issued by her own spokeswoman that she had agreed to pay £60 million to her former husband Guy Ritchie as part of the couple’s divorce was ‘misleading and inaccurate’.”
The Times, 17th December 2008
source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Gay father hunts for lesbian mother who vanished with son – The Times
“A gay father whose son was ‘snatched’ away by his lesbian mother during family court proceedings was finally able to appeal publicly for his safe return yesterday after restrictions on identifying the parties was lifted.”
The Times, 18th December 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Father guilty over children’s crash deaths – The Guardian
“A father was yesterday convicted of causing the deaths of four of his children when the Land Rover he had ‘incompetently’ modified plunged into a river.”
The Guardian, 18th December 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Legal move to crack down on climate protesters – The Guardian
“The attorney general is considering asking the courts to clamp down on high-profile, direct-action protests on issues such as climate change, the Guardian can exclusively reveal.”
The Guardian, 18th December 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
UK consults on copyright reform – OUT-LAW.com
“The Intellectual Property Office (IPO) is asking whether laws on copyright exceptions and the current system for rights clearance are too complicated. A consultation on reforming the regime was published today.”
OUT-LAW.com, 16th December 2008
Source: www.out-law.com
Gowers attacks Government plan to extend copyright for performers – OUT-LAW.com
“The Government plans to extend the term of copyright for performers from 50 years to ‘something like 70 years,’ according to Culture Secretary Andy Burnham. That proposal was criticised today as ‘silly and out of touch’ by former FT editor Andrew Gowers.”
OUT-LAW.com, 15th December 2008
Source: www.out-law.com
Brothers lose appeal over murder – BBC News
“Two Somerset men jailed for life for killing a Cornish couple have lost their appeal against their convictions.”
BBC News, 17th December 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Breast cancer mother cleared of allowing son to truant – Daily Telegraph
“A mother fighting breast cancer has been cleared of failing to send her son to school after a court was told the teenager stayed at home to look after her.”
Daily Telegraph, 17th December 2008
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Killer nurse to appeal conviction – BBC News
“A hospital nurse who was found guilty of murdering two of his patients is to appeal against his conviction.”
BBC News, 17th December 2008
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Jailed fan ‘can get free pardon’ – BBC News
“Jailed Liverpool fan Michael Shields has won an important battle at the High Court in London in his bid for a free pardon.”
BBC News, 17th December 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
British opt-out from 48-hour working week defeated in Strasbourg – The Times
“Britain’s opt-out from the EU’s 48-hour working week was soundly defeated in a vote by the European Parliament today, with many Labour MEPs voting against the Government’s attempts to keep the measure first won by John Major in 1993.”
The Times, 17th December 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Glasgow airport car bomber jailed for 32 years – The Guardian
“An NHS doctor who plotted car bomb attacks in London and Glasgow was today sentenced to life in prison with a minimum term of 32 years.”
The Guardian, 17th December 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Government announcement on Transparency in the Family Courts – Judiciary of England and Wales
“Statement by the President of the Family Division – ‘I welcome the publication of the Government’s announcement on taking forward the issue of transparency in the family courts. The revised proposals will require a good deal of work in the coming months to make the necessary rule changes and in preparing for the pilots.’
Judiciary of England and Wales, 16th December 2008
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
Government set to expand DNA sampling of serious offenders – The Times
“DNA samples are to be taken from serious offenders who are in prison but were convicted before the national database was created, Jacqui Smith announced yesterday.”
The Times, 17th December 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Suspended sentence for DJ Kershaw – BBC News
“DJ Andy Kershaw has been given a suspended six-month prison sentence after breaching a restraining order banning him contacting his ex-partner.”
BBC News, 16th December 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Britain wins battle for the pint – BBC News
“Amid the economic gloom, UK drinkers have found a measure of good news – the pint will not have to be renamed. Decades of wrangling with the EU over switching to metric measures has ended with a vote confirming that imperial measures can carry on indefinitely.”
BBC News, 16th December 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Senior policeman launches Scotland Yard race bias case – The Guardian
“A senior Scotland Yard commander will launch his claim of racial discrimination against the Metropolitan Police today.”
The Guardian, 17th December 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Ad watchdog bans poster for movie Righteous Kill due to de Menezes link – The Guardian
“An advert for the Robert de Niro and Al Pacino police thriller Righteous Kill, which used the line ‘there’s nothing wrong with a little shooting as long as the right people get shot’, was criticised by a watchdog for running during the inquest into the police shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes.”
The Guardian, 17th December 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
