‘Indecent’ Jesus action stopped – BBC News
“An art gallery will not face any legal action over claims it displayed an indecent statue of Jesus Christ.”
BBC News, 10th November 2008
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QCs defend Justice Eady as newspapers accuse him of privacy law rulings – The Times
“Four leading Queen’s Counsel have made an unprecedented defence of the judge accused by newspaper chiefs of singlehandedly creating a privacy law.”
The Times, 11th November 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
British Airways stewardess who stole passengers’ charity donations spared jail – Daily Telegraph
“A British Airways stewardess who stole thousands of pounds of charity donations made by passengers has been described as ‘spiteful’ and ‘despicable’ by a judge.”
Daily Telegraph, 11th November 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Up to 300 murders to be reviewed in nationwide cold case trawl – Daily Telegraph
“Files on up to 300 unsolved murders from the 1980s and 1990s could be reopened as part of a nationwide cold case review, it has been disclosed.”
Daily Telegraph, 11th November 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Lawyers’ riposte to Mail editor: this act protects everybody – The Guardian
“Senior lawyers hit back yesterday at the editor of the Daily Mail, Paul Dacre, after he railed against the ‘wretched’ Human Rights Act and a high court judge whose judgments he described as ‘arrogant and amoral’.”
The Guardian, 11th November 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Radical preacher Abu Qatada to face court over alleged bid to flee Britain – The Guardian
“The radical preacher, Abu Qatada, will appear before immigration judges on Wednesday accused of breaching his strict bail conditions in an attempt to flee Britain.”
The Guardian, 10th November 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Teenager wins right to die after hospital tried to force her to have heart transplant – Daily Telegraph
“A terminally-ill teenager has won the right to die after she was taken to court by her local hospital in an attempt to force her to have a heart transplant against her wishes.”
Daily Telegraph, 11th November 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Pensioner who left £2.34 million estate to RSPCA ‘had psychiatric problems’ – Daily Telegraph
“An elderly woman who bequeathed her £2.34 million estate to the RSPCA had psychiatric problems at the time, the High Court heard.”
Daily Telegraph, 11November 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Footballer fined over “cuff” celebration – The Independent
“Ipswich Town have fined midfielder and warned him about his future conduct following his goal celebration in the game against Blackpool on Saturday.”
The Independent, 11th November 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Pig case’ murderer loses appeal – BBC News
“A Surrey man jailed for killing his wife amid fears that he fed her body to their pigs has lost an appeal against his murder conviction.”
BBC News, 10th November 2008
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Hoodie ban for Asbo youth upheld – BBC News
“A judge was within his powers to ban an anti-social youth from wearing a hoodie, the High Court has ruled.”
BBC News, 10th November 2008
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Lord Falconer springs to defence of Mosley judge after privacy attack by Paul Dacre – The Times
“A former Lord Chancellor rode to the rescue today of the High Court judge accused by a leading newspaper editor of creating a privacy law by the back door.”
The Times, 10th November 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Mother claims back £10,000 after paying next-door’s water bill for 16 years – Daily Telegraph
“A woman is demanding £10,000 in compensation after discovering she has been paying her next door neighbours’ water bills for 16 years.”
Daily Telegraph, 10th November 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Man taken to court after wheelie bin falls over – Daily Telegraph
“A householder has been taken to court for dumping rubbish after his wheelie bin toppled over, spilling its contents.”
Daily Telegraph, 10th November 2008
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MPs seek to censor the media – The Independent
“Britain’s security agencies and police would be given unprecedented and legally binding powers to ban the media from reporting matters of national security, under proposals being discussed in Whitehall.”
The Independent, 10th November 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Academics balk at ‘spying’ on students to nail migrant scams – The Guardian
“Universities are being asked to set up surveillance units to monitor the movements of international students in a government-led crackdown on bogus student immigration scams, academics say.”
The Guardian, 10th November 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Challenge to attorney’s powers by family of student killed in Germany – The Guardian
“The power of the attorney general to make decisions free from the scrutiny of courts came under renewed attack last week, in a challenge by the family of Jeremiah Duggan, a British student whose death in Germany five years ago has been described by lawyers as ‘disturbing and bizarre’.”
The Guardian, 10th November 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Home Office bars Thaksin Shinawatra from returning to Britain – The Times
“Thaksin Shinawatra, the deposed Thai Prime Minister and former owner of Manchester City Football Club, has had his visa revoked by the British Government, two years after he fled to exile in London following a military coup.”
The Times, 10th November 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Council homes for life ‘to be scrapped’ – The Times
“People living in council houses will no longer be entitled to a subsidised tenancy for life under Whitehall proposals to address waiting lists.
The measures are being considered by Margaret Beckett, the new Housing Minister, in the most radical shake-up of the social housing system for decades to ensure that those who deserve council homes get them.”
The Times, 11th November 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
