“Emergency funding of £450 million will be given to town halls struggling to meet the cost of equal pay settlements for tens of thousands of low-paid women, The Times has learnt.”
The Times, 26th September 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Muslim spiritual leaders could be denounced publicly by their own community as part of a campaign to expose imams whose silence on domestic abuse is leading to women being burnt, lashed and raped in the name of Islam.”
The Times, 26th September 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Government moves to reduce the availability of suicide sites on the internet may herald a new era of online censorship in the UK.”
The Register, 24th September 2008
Source: www.theregister.co.uk
“The family of a Liverpool man stabbed to death in Spain are to go to the European Court of Human Rights in their campaign to help bring his body home.”
BBC News, 24th September 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The first identity cards from the government’s controversial national scheme are due to be revealed.”
BBC News, 25th September 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A man who led the campaign to stop the prosecution of British shopkeepers still using imperial measurements is launching a legal challenge over the use of parking tickets as a stealth tax.”
Daily Telegraph, 25th September 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Reforms drawn up in the wake of the £100m BCCI court battle are being widely ignored according to senior lawyers who warn momentum is rapidly draining from attempts to rein in High Court costs.”
Legal Week, 25th September 2008
Source: www.legalweek.com
“A record number of allegations were made against the police in England and Wales last year, says the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC).”
BBC News, 25th September 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A man has been cleared of possessing items of use to a terrorist.”
BBC News, 24th September 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A police force has offered £40,000 in compensation to animal rights campaigners, including supporters of the Animal Liberation Front (ALF), after they were prevented from joining a protest against livestock exports.”
The Independent, 25th September 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“The heir to a £14 million hotel business is fighting a bitter court battle with his brother and sister who have accused him of breaking a promise to give them equal shares of the family fortune.”
Daily Telegraph, 24th September 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A devout Shia Muslim has been given a suspended prison sentence for forcing two boys to beat themselves during a religious ceremony.”
BBC News, 24th September 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The number of complaints made about ‘stop and search’ incidents have [sic] risen by nearly a quarter, the police watchdog said today.”
The Independent, 25th September 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Gordon Brown has said there will be new rules governing the practice of short-selling in four months’ time, when the temporary ban imposed last week by the Financial Services Authority (FSA) on short-selling financial stocks expires.”
The Times, 24th September 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The remains of a baby boy that have been kept in a mortuary for 21 years will be buried on Friday without any relatives present after his family withdrew their consent for the funeral to go ahead.”
The Guardian, 24th September 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“UK employees hoping to keep their jobs beyond the age of 65 suffered a setback today when an adviser to Europe’s top court said Britain’s mandatory retirement age was acceptable under EU law.”
The Times, 23rd September 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“People need to be more aware of the dangers of having too much personal information stored online, the UK’s data protection watchdog has warned.”
BBC News, 23rd September 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Activists have declared tomorrow ‘Stop Software Patents Day’. The day is being held on the fifth anniversary of a European Parliament decision to limit patent law in a way that campaigners say benefited small software developers.”
OUT-LAW.com, 23rd September 2008
Source: www.out-law.com
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