Pair jailed after seagull attack – BBC News
“Two drunken men who filmed each other kicking an injured seagull to death in a seaside town have both been jailed for four months.”
BBC News, 18th August 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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Number of serial child criminals soars by two thirds in decade – Daily Telegraph
“The number of children repeatedly committing crimes across the country has soared by two-thirds since Labour came to power, The Daily Telegraph can reveal.”
Daily Telegraph, 19th August 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Genette case prosecution dropped – BBC News
“Police have confirmed that there is insufficient evidence to prosecute a man arrested over the disappearance of Genette Tate in 1978.”
BBC News, 18th August 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
High Court challenge over Jersey child abuse case – Daily Telegraph
“British ministers have been challenged in the High Court to intervene in the child abuse investigation in Jersey.”
Daily Telegraph,
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Game sharers face legal crackdown – BBC News
“A British woman who put a game on a file-sharing network has been ordered to pay damages to the game’s creator.”
BBC News, 19th August 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Lawyers remain happy despite increased workloads – The Lawyer
“Law firm employees are working the equivalent of an extra day a week compared to the start of the year, with many firms failing to fill spaces left by departing staff members.”
The Lawyer, 18th August 2008
Source: www.thelawyer.com
Paedophile who had 241,000 child porn images is jailed indefinitely – The Guardian
“A paedophile who acted as a ‘librarian’ for a global internet child abuse ring was handed an indefinite jail term yesterday after one of the biggest undercover police investigations into online child abuse.”
The Guardian, 19th August 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Crime lecturer fined for ‘violent behaviour’ – Daily Telegraph
“A college lecturer whose course includes lessons on understanding crime has been fined by a judge for ‘drunken, violent behaviour’ towards a member of a hotel’s security staff.”
Daily Telegraph, 19th August 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Schoolboy extremist faces jail over terror training manuals – The Guardian
“A schoolboy recruited into a cell engaged in a ‘worldwide conspiracy’ to kill non-Muslims yesterday became Britain’s youngest convicted terrorist.”
The Guardian, 19th August 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Stelios takes easyJet to court over branding – The Times
” Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou is taking easyJet, the airline that he founded, to the High Court to try to limit its ability to make money from activities that may clash with his other ventures. The surprising spat between the budget carrier and its founder stunned the City yesterday and threatens to limit the airline’s ability to raise revenues.”
The Times, 18th August 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Law change ‘is Rachel’s legacy’ – BBC News
“The father of a 19-year-old woman who died in a motorway crash welcomes a change in the law which comes into force on Monday to jail careless drivers.”
BBC News, 18th August 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Head of Met had his rival bugged – The Times
“Britain’s most senior Asian policeman was illegally bugged and spied on in a clandestine operation sanctioned by Sir Ian Blair, the Metropolitan police commissioner, according to leaked Scotland Yard documents.”
The Times, 17th August 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Solicitor quizzed over £30m fraud – The Times
“A solicitor is being questioned by the legal profession’s watchdog as part of an investigation into a huge fraud allegedly involving one of Britain’s biggest property-law firms.”
The Times, 17th August 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Moors murderer Ian Brady bemoans detention treatment – The Guardian
“The Moors murderer Ian Brady has complained about low wages and poor treatment at the top-security hospital where he is held, in a wide-ranging letter in which he also claims that people do not feel safe walking the streets.”
The Guardian, 17th August 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Cohabiting couples’ rights alert – BBC News
“A campaign has been launched to stress to cohabiting partners that they do not have the same rights as married couples if they separate or one of them dies.”
BBC News, 15th August 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Rhys Jones murder trial ‘threatened by legal aid reforms’ – Daily Telegraph
“The trial of a teenager accused of murdering 11 year old Rhys Jones in Liverpool might not go ahead because he cannot get legal aid, it was claimed last night.”
Daily Telegraph, 16th August 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
UK ‘fails to prevent sex tourism’ – BBC News
“The government is ‘turning a blind eye’ to British sex tourists and failing to prevent abuse despite having laws in place for 10 years, claims a charity.”
BBC News, 17th August 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Freed prisoners ‘breach bail to deal drugs back in jail’ – The Guardian
“Prisoners freed under the government’s controversial early release scheme are deliberately breaching their licences so they can return to jail to deal in drugs, according to probation staff.”
The Guardian, 17th August 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Abortion does not harm mental health, says study – The Times
“Women do not put their mental health at risk by having an abortion, according to an authoritative study that will undermine the campaign to tighten the UK’s abortion laws.”
The Times, 18th August 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Guide to Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2008 – Ministry of Justice
“Details of changes to the Criminal Procedure Rules which come into force on 6 October 2008.”
Ministry of Justice, 15th August 2008
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
