“Family courts are to be opened up to public scrutiny in response to mounting criticism from parents whose children are taken into care that they are victims of ‘secret justice’.”
The Times, 20th October 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“But what we do need is a change of culture among police and prosecutors, with much better enforcement of existing bail conditions.”
Daily Telegraph, 20th October 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Children’s websites should be reclassified as adverts to stop junk food and toy companies aggressively marketing their products to young people, according to a leading consumer watchdog.”
Sunday Telegraph, 19th October 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“One of Britain’s leading moral philosophers has called for a change in the law to allow assisted suicide in Britain following the death of paralysed rugby player Daniel James. Baroness Warnock, writing in today’s Observer, calls for liberalisation of euthanasia laws on the grounds that ‘we have a moral obligation to other people to take their seriously reached decisions with regard to their own lives equally seriously’.”
The Observer, 19th October 2008
Source: http://observer.guardian.co.uk
“New powers to stop the misuse of blue disabled parking badges are expected to be announced by the government.”
BBC News, 19th October 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Anti-abortion MPs last night abandoned their parliamentary fight for new restrictions, calling for the bitterly contested issue to be resolved by a high powered inquiry instead.”
The Observer, 19th October 2008
Source: http://observer.guardian.co.uk
“A woman who boasted about driving at 150mph (241 km/h) prior to killing her partner in a car crash has been jailed.”
BBC News, 17th October 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A man has been jailed for life for stabbing his wife to death over a posting she made on the social networking site Facebook.”
BBC News, 17th October 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A remand prisoner has been sentenced to life for ordering a shooting using a mobile phone smuggled into prison.”
BBC News, 17th October 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The UK government has been strongly criticised for its ‘continued failure’ to meet its international obligations on tackling ‘foreign bribery’ in a damning report published today.”
The Guardian, 17th October 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Only half of criminals convicted of using guns are given the minimum jail term, new figures show.”
Daily Telegraph, 17th October
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Police are investigating the death of a paralysed rugby player who went to Switzerland for an assisted suicide.”
The Independent, 17th October 2008
“A coroner today blamed the death of soldier in a minefield in Afghanistan on a lack of equipment and said those responsible ‘should hang their heads in shame’.”
The Independent, 17th October 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A group of farmers have launched a legal claim against two laboratories blamed for last year’s outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease, it was announced today.”
The Independent, 17th October 2008
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“Foreign businessmen who want to invest in Britain will face unprecedented scrutiny by UK border guards, while footballers, entertainers and artists will be waved through, under new Home Office plans.”
Daily Telegraph, 16th October 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Two men have been told that they cannot rely on their right to silence to refuse to give British police a computer password.”
OUT-LAW.com, 16th October 2008
Source: www.out-law.com
“A man was convicted yesterday of plotting the murder of his former friend on a mobile phone from his cell in a high security prison.”
The Guardian, 17th October 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Police community support officers should be given extended powers that would allow them to be able to detain suspects for the first time, Jacqui Smith, the Home Secretary, said yesterday.”
The Independent, 17th October 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A thief with more than 40 previous convictions has been banned from every car park in England and Wales.”
BBC News, 16th October 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A bus driver has been convicted of murdering his 19-year-old son after an argument at their Norfolk flat.”
BBC News, 16th October 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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