“James Hewitt, the former army officer who became famous for his affair with Princess Diana, is poised to sue the News of the World for invasion of privacy.”
The Guardian, 13th May 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The Coalition government today rejected a ban on wild animals in circuses in favour of a new licensing regime.”
The Independent, 13th May 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Ministers are poised to set out details of how the ‘military covenant’ will be enshrined in law after David Cameron admitted the government had performed a U-turn on the issue after months of pressure from campaigners.”
The Guardian, 15th May 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The rich and the famous have obtained almost 80 gagging orders in British courts in six years, blocking the publication of intimate details about their private lives, The Daily Telegraph can disclose.”
Daily Telegraph, 13th May 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Two sisters and their boyfriends jailed for killing their father in his sleep have failed in a bid to have their jail terms reduced.”
BBC News, 13th May 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The UK’s ‘outdated’ drug laws could be doing more harm than good and are failing to recognise that banning some ‘legal highs’ may have negative consequences for public health, according to the leading independent panel set up to analyse drugs policy.”
The Guardian, 14th May 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“It was, according to the perpetrator, nothing more than a case of him ruffling a boy’s hair. But the gesture triggered a dispute that led all the way to the High Court.”
Daily Telegraph, 14th May 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The predominance of white men on court benches and calls for parliament to hold US-style confirmation hearings into the appointment of senior judges are to be investigated by peers.”
The Guardian, 13th May 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“New laws have been enforced by an East Yorkshire council to try and combat people jumping into the sea from a height or ‘tombstoning’.”
BBC News, 14th May 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Campaigners condemn decision not to include ‘murky’ issue of detainee transfers in investigation as ‘only doing half the job’.”
The Independent, 15th May 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“The Land Registry, the government department that logs land and property ownership in England and Wales, has paid out more than £26m since 2006 compensating victims of a recurring property fraud.”
The Guardian, 15th May 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The government is to begin consulting on plans to give both parents an extra month of leave during a baby’s first year and share out caring responsibilities.”
The Guardian, 16th May 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A college lecturer who had a six-month relationship with a teenage student was today jailed for eight months.”
The Independent, 13th May 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A man who caused a major security alert when a chemical leaked from his holdall in the baggage area at Luton Airport has been given a suspended sentence.”
BBC News, 13th May 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A Thames Water radio advert has been banned after the firm failed to honour a promise not to back-date bills for people taking part in an amnesty.”
BBC News, 12th May 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Owners of a nursing home in Cornwall have been told to “improve standards of care” or face enforcement action, by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).”
BBC News, 13th May 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A County Durham man who wrongly spent 27 years in jail for murder and rape has been given a three-year community order for sexual assault.”
BBC News, 13th May 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Actor Sienna Miller accepted £100,000 compensation from News of the World on Friday after the paper accepted unconditional liability for all her phone-hacking claims.”
The Guardian, 13th May 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Four men who believe the News of the World hacked their phones have applied to the High Court again for a judicial review into the police inquiry.”
BBC News, 12th May 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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