Knife killer must serve 16 years – BBC News
“A drug addict who stabbed a 75-year-old man to death in a random attack in Bristol has been told he must serve at least 16 years in prison.”
BBC News, 17th October 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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Daily Cause List, 21st october 2008
Source: www.hmcourts-service.gov.uk
Please note only the current day’s cause list will be accessible
Interpol wants facial recognition database to catch suspects – The Guardian
“Interpol is planning to expand its role into the mass screening of passengers moving around the world by creating a face recognition database to catch wanted suspects.”
The Guardian, 20th October 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Metric martyrs: Royal pardon bid after Government climbdown – Daily Telegraph
“Campaigners are calling for royal pardons for market traders given criminal records for selling goods in imperial rather than metric measures following a Government u-turn.”
Daily Telegraph, 20th October 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Door thief, piglet rustler, pudding snatcher: British courts despair at extradition requests – The Guardian
“The number of extradition cases being dealt with in the UK courts has reached record levels, fuelled by a number of ‘trivial’ requests from Europe that have exasperated the police and clogged up the system, the Guardian has learned.”
The Guardian, 20th October 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Policeman still seeking compensation after 22 years – Daily Telegraph
“A policeman who was forced out of his job 22 years ago, after being falsely labelled mentally unstable, is still battling for compensation, it has emerged.”
Daily Telegraph, 20th October 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Law Lords to decide if Chagos Islanders can return home – Daily Telegraph
“The Law Lords are expected to decide on an appeal to stop exiled Chagos islanders returning home.”
Daily Telegraph, 20th October 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
More open justice for families in the courts – The Times
“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
No need to change bail laws, say judges – Daily Telegraph
“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 stop marketing junk food to children, says watchdog – Sunday Telegraph
“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
Call for euthanasia to be legal in UK – The Observer
“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
Disabled car badge misuse tackled – BBC News
“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
MPs give up battle to restrict abortions – The Observer
“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
Jail for woman ‘seduced’ by speed – BBC News
“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
Man killed wife in Facebook row – BBC News
“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
Murder mastermind’s life sentence – BBC News
“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
Government condemned for failure to tackle bribery – The Guardian
“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
Half of criminals caught with guns escape minimum jail term – Daily Telegraph
“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 probe rugby player’s assisted suicide – The Independent
“Police are investigating the death of a paralysed rugby player who went to Switzerland for an assisted suicide.”
The Independent, 17th October 2008
MoD should ‘hang heads in shame’ over corporal’s death – The Independent
“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
