Woman who lured ‘healer’ jailed – BBC News
“A woman who lured a faith healer back to Luton, where he was later murdered, has been jailed for two years.”
BBC News, 24th April 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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Bus stop killer wins sentence cut – BBC News
“A Nottingham teenager convicted of murdering a man at a bus stop has had his 14 year minimum jail sentence cut.”
BBC News, 24th April 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Woman jailed for gay couple abuse – BBC News
“A mother has been jailed and her daughter given a community order after being found guilty of harassing a gay couple in Kent.”
BBC News, 24th April 2008
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MPs debate junk food advert ban – BBC News
“MPs are to debate a bill calling for a ban on advertising junk food and drinks to children.”
BBC News, 24th April 2008
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Legal victory for B&B owner who evicted Irving for being too moody – The Independent
“In his long history of legal calamity, David Irving has confronted and lost to courtroom adversaries from the publisher Penguin, to a British Second World War convoy commander, to the Austrian state. To that list can now be added Jennie Allen, the 60-year-old owner of a B&B in the genteel London suburb of Kew.”
The Independent, 25th April 2008
Source: www.indpendent.co.uk
OFT accuses tobacco firms and retailers of cigarette price-fixing – The Guardian
“The Office of Fair Trading has accused tobacco manufacturers and retailers, including the UK’s biggest supermarkets, of acting unlawfully over the price of tobacco products.”
The Times, 25th April 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Jail inmates win £120,000 payout over abuse claims – The Guardian
“The Prison Service yesterday agreed to pay more than £120,000 to prisoners who said they had suffered beatings and racial discrimination by prison officers, the Guardian has learned.”
The Guardian, 25th April 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Freezing assets of terror suspects ruled unlawful by High Court – The Times
“Anti-terrorism legislation was condemned as poorly thought-out by a senior High Court judge yesterday as he declared that the Treasury’s powers to freeze suspects’ bank accounts were unlawful.”
The Times, 25th April 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Crime down but gun offences rise – The Times
“Crime is falling in England and Wales at an accelerating rate, according to figures from police forces published yesterday.”
The Times, 25th April 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Banks told to stop stalling and pay up after verdict on charges – The Times
“Banks have been accused of trying to block compensation claims from customers, after they refused to accept the findings of a High Court test case on penalty charges.”
The Times, 25th April 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
House of Lords to rule on BAE corruption inquiry – The Times
“The Serious Fraud Office is to challenge the ruling that it must rethink the halting of its investigation into a £43 billion arms deals between BAE Systems and Saudi Arabia.”
The Times, 25th April, 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Terror asset-freezing ‘unlawful’ – BBC News
“Rules imposed under UN laws to enable the freezing of terror suspects’ assets are not lawful because they ‘bypassed’ Parliament, the High Court has ruled.”
BBC News, 24th April 2008
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Police condemn ‘bad drivers’ site – BBC News
“A website which publishes registration plates of ‘bad drivers’ could lead to vigilantism, police have said.”
BBC News, 24th April 2008
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Terror prisoner threatens to sue to get deported – The Guardian
“A foreign prisoner convicted of a terrorism offence is threatening to go to court to force the government to deport him from Britain.”
The Guardian, 24th April 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Small shareholders seek judicial review over Northern Rock compensation – The Times
“Northern Rock’s small shareholders will take High Court action against the Treasury within weeks after the Government’s lawyers rejected their plea for compensation.”
The Times, 24th April 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Peers back data recklessness law – BBC News
“Peers have backed a Liberal Democrat move to make it an offence for public or private sector workers ‘recklessly’ to disclose people’s details.”
BBC News, 23rd April 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Govt to sound out law firms as Catalist fails to deliver on hype – Legal Week
“The Government’s procurement arm has begun talks with all 48 firms on the Catalist legal panel, amid continued problems with the much-hyped attempt to centralise Whitehall legal spending.”
Legal Week, 24th April 2008
Source: www.legalweek.com
Probation cuts lead to criminal sentence lag – Daily Telegraph
“Thousands of criminals are not completing their sentences properly because of funding cuts at the Probation Service, a new report warns.”
Daily Telegraph, 24th April 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Bingo jackpot for drunk Asbo offender – Daily Telegraph
“A drinker who injured a woman police officer while resisting arrest was given an Asbo banning him from all pubs and clubs – except when he wants to go to bingo.”
Daily Telegraph, 24th April 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Violence against children ‘soars’ – BBC News
“Violence against babies and young children in England and Wales more than doubled last year, a survey of accident and emergency unit data suggests.”
BBC News, 24th April 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
