“The minimum wage for young people in apprenticeships will rise by £15 a week in a bid to boost vocational education, the skills secretary announced today.”
The Guardian, 9th September 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Tarique Ghaffur, Britain’s most senior Asian police officer, has been relieved of his duty by the Metropolitan Police, the Daily Telegraph can disclose.”
Daily Telegraph, 9th September 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Trade mark owners will have to be more vigilant than ever in protecting their marks from the beginning of next month when new trade mark laws come into effect. The change is expected to increase demand for brand monitoring services.”
OUT-LAW.com, 8th September 2008
Source: www.out-law.com
“A hairdresser has said she hopes to appeal after a convicted rapist sued her from jail when she cleared out the flat he rented above one of her salons.”
BBC News, 9th September 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“New advice to the government aimed at cutting the number of foreign workers coming to the UK from outside the EU are due to be announced later.”
BBC News, 9th September 2008
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“Police and prosecutors were locked in crisis meetings last night after what they believed to be the strongest terrorism case ever presented to a court was rejected by a jury.”
The Times, 9th September 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“England’s director of mental health care today called for tougher standards for secure hospitals after it emerged that at least 116 mentally ill criminals escaped last year, more than 20 times the rate of escapes by offenders held in prison.”
The Times, 9th September 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Three men were yesterday convicted of conspiring to commit mass murder through suicide bomb explosions, but a jury failed to reach a verdict on the allegation they were part of the biggest terrorist plot since the September 11 attacks.”
The Guardian, 9th September 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A Polish cleaner claimed her lack of English should be classed as a disability as she tried to sue her employers for alleged discrimination.”
Daily Telegraph, 8th September 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Two Thomas Cook workers are to face trial in Greece over the deaths of two British children killed following a gas leak at a Corfu hotel.”
Daily Telegraph, 20th September 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A Nottingham pensioner who threatened and attacked neighbours has been jailed for six months.”
BBC News, 8th September 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A 16-year-old boy has been jailed for five years for killing a teenage passenger in a car crash during a police pursuit in Brighton.”
BBC News, 8th September 2008
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“An education charity has been found to have breached charity laws by donating £7,500 of its funds to the Labour party.”
The Guardian, 8th September 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A former nanny to the stars who left a 10-week-old boy with temporary brain damage and a broken arm was jailed today for three years.”
The Guardian, 8th September 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The European Union’s Database Directive is too restrictive and has the opposite of the desired effect of boosting e-commerce, an intellectual property expert has warned.”
OUT-LAW.com, 5th September 2008
Source: www.out-law.com
“A controversial curfew banning youths from the streets after nightfall could be extended.”
Daily Telegraph, 6th September 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A peer could find himself facing magistrates under asbo legislation after allegedly failing to keep his leylandii hedge under control.”
The Guardian, 8th September 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A woman executive could receive a £250,000 payout after winning a sexual discrimination case after she claimed she was sacked her for putting family before career.”
Daily Telegraph, 8th September 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Three million people a year fall victim to frauds that range from misleading prize draws, fake foreign lotteries and bogus clairvoyants. The trading watchdog uncovered the extent of the rip-offs for the first time after asking the public to report their experiences in a nationwide campaign.”
Daily Telegraph, 8th September 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The mother of Shannon Matthews, the schoolgirl who vanished for 24 days earlier this year, has been accused of being directly involved in her daughter’s alleged abduction and imprisonment.”
The Times, 6th September 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
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