Mother jailed for abandoning son – BBC News
“A woman who left her two-year-old son alone for the weekend has been jailed for 18 months.”
BBC News, 27th June 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: news
Couple jailed after leaving girl to die in ‘filth and squalor’ – The Guardian
“A judge today questioned a decision by prosecutors not to pursue a murder charge against a mother who left her three-year-old daughter to die from malnutrition in her bedroom.”
The Guardian, 27th June 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Midwives: Law on breastfeeding must be widened – The Independent
“Midwives and maternity groups are urging the Government to extend a new law to give mothers the legal right to breastfeed babies more than six months old in public.”
The Independent, 28th June 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Addict who murdered had been freed on bail – The Guardian
“Police last night criticised prosecutors for failing to charge a crack addict accused of rape who went on to sexually assault and murder a woman a week after being released from custody.”
The Guardian, 28th June 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Overworked’ QBD judges blast long hours culture – The Lawyer
“The High Court’s Queen’s Bench Division (QBD) is in turmoil after being branded ‘chaotic’ by a raft of judges, some of whom claim not to have had a break in the past 10 months.”
The Lawyer, 28th June 2008
Source: www.thelawyer.com
Report questions gun crime policy – BBC News
“Policies on gun crime are flawed because ministers overlook its root causes – poverty and inequality, a report by criminologists claims.”
BBC News, 28th June 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Caretaker wins ladder fall case – BBC News
“A school caretaker has successfully sued Hampshire County Council after he was injured falling off a stepladder.”
BBC News, 27th June 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Shiv Malik ordered to hand police source material for terrorism book – The Guardian
“Freelance journalist Shiv Malik must hand over his source material for a book on terrorism to Greater Manchester Police within seven days and pay legal costs, a judicial review of the case ruled yesterday.”
The Guardian, 27th June 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Responses to the Sentencing Commission Working Group consultation paper: A Structured Sentencing Framework and Sentencing Commission – Judiciary of England and Wales
Response on behalf of the Council of Her Majesty’s Circuit Judges (PDF) and Postscript (PDF)
Response on behalf of the Magistrates Association (Word)
Judiciary of England and Wales, 26th June 2008
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
Childless couples denied as anonymity loss scares egg and sperm donors – The Times
“The removal of anonymity from sperm and egg donors has provoked a crisis in fertility treatment that is denying couples the chance to try for a baby.”
The Times, 26th June 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Government will crack down on unnecessary CRB checks, Phil Hope says – Daily Telegraph
“Voluntary groups who force adults to have unnecessary criminal records checks will be given special training by the Government, ministers said.”
Daily Telegraph, 26th June 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
State to take action against parents who can’t control their children – The Times
” Children as young as 5 will be identified as being at risk of becoming criminals or troublemakers under government plans to tackle offending and disorder on the streets.”
The Times, 27th June 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Straw’s emergency bill to shield witnesses – The Guardian
“Jack Straw, the justice secretary, will introduce an emergency bill in the Commons next week to try to stop hundreds of serious criminal cases collapsing because of concerns about anonymous witnesses. Announcing the move yesterday, he said the bill was expected to go through all its Commons stages the week beginning July 7.”
The Guardian, 27th June 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Expro takeover given High Court approval – The Times
“The Takeover Panel received a significant boost to its authority to police takeovers today after the High Court approved a £1.8 billion acquisition of Expro, the oil services provider, by a private equity consortium.”
The Times, 26th June 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Haulier hit car while on phone – The Guardian
“A lorry driver who caused a fatal accident while talking on his Bluetooth headset was jailed yesterday for four-and-a-half years. Haulier Mervyn Richmond, 49, was so distracted during a conversation with his mother that he ploughed into a line of stationary traffic, killing father-of-two Michael Buston.”
The Guardian, 27th June 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Man freed early ‘committed rape’ – BBC News
“A prisoner allegedly raped someone after being released early under a government scheme aimed at easing jail overcrowding, it has emerged.”
BBC News, 27th June 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Website domain names: any suffixes could be possible after landmark vote – The Guardian
“Icann, the organisation that regulates the internet domain name system, has passed a landmark vote to relax rules limiting web addresses to ‘top-level’ suffixes, such as .com and .uk, a move that could see people and companies register almost anything they want.”
The Guardian, 26th June 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
21/7 ‘obstruction’ case dropped – BBC News
“Prosecutors have dropped charges against a man who was accused of failing to disclose information about one of the attempted 21 July bombers.”
BBC News, 26th June 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Jail for helicopter laser prank – BBC News
“A 21-year-old man from Greater Manchester who temporarily blinded a police helicopter pilot with a laser pen has been jailed for four months.”
BBC News, 26th June 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Crown denies 7/7 trial witch-hunt – BBC News
“The prosecutor in the trial of three men accused of helping the 7 July London suicide bombers has denied the case was a witch-hunt.”
BBC News, 26th June 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
