“Whitehall ‘seriously mismanaged’ a £4bn compensation scheme for former miners suffering from lung disease and physical injuries, a report by a committee of MPs said yesterday.”
The Guardian, 4th March 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Demands to know why a violent robber with 100 previous offences who has absconded from an open prison was there in the first place have been made.”
BBC News, 4th March 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Two brothers have been jailed for falsely claiming more than £220,000 in housing and council tax benefits.”
BBC News, 3rd March 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The parents of a 13-year-old girl are to bring a landmark court case that could force religious schools to water down their admissions policies.”
Daily Telegraph, 4th March 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Police are contributing to the ‘appalling’ conviction rate in rape cases because officers too often fail to take alleged victims seriously enough and settle for mediocrity in their inquiries, the senior policeman responsible for raising standards in rape investigations has told the Guardian.”
The Guardian, 4th March 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Gordon Brown will keep open the option of reversing the controversial move to allow pubs and clubs to open 24 hours a day.”
The Independent, 4th March 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
” A 19-year-old woman who claimed that she was sacked for being too young has been awarded more than £16,000 in compensation after winning a ground-breaking case against her former employer.”
The Times, 4th March 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A 15-year-old girl who stabbed a young mother to death while high on drink and drugs was convicted of murder today.”
The Guardian, 3rd March 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“BPP law school is to hike its Legal Practice Course (LPC) fees by a whopping 10 per cent despite already being the most expensive postgraduate law school in London.”
The Lawyer, 3rd March 2008
Source: www.thelawyer.com
“Prisoners should be banned from watching television unless they have earned the right through good behaviour, the Tories said today. That was one of the detailed ideas in the 112-page ‘green paper’, Prisons with a Purpose, published by the Conservative leader, David Cameron.”
The Guardian, 3rd March 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A nurse was today convicted of murdering four elderly patients with lethal doses of the diabetes drug insulin.”
The Guardian, 3rd March 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Pressure for a national referendum on the Lisbon treaty intensified yesterday when a pressure group announced that more than 150,000 people took part in local ballots on the issue.”
The Times, 3rd March 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The growing number of terrorist prisoners are forging connections with the existing gangs inside Britain’s high security jails to the alarm of senior Prison Service managers, according to internal Ministry of Justice documents.”
The Guardian, 3rd March 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Sex offenders who prey on adults with learning disabilities and young children are to be brought to justice under a groundbreaking scheme to be launched throughout England and Wales next month.”
The Guardian, 3rd March 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“One serious attack takes place every 45 minutes in the overcrowded jails of England and Wales as prison staff struggle to cope with soaring levels of violence. Ministry of Justice figures reveal the number of assaults on prisoners by cellmates have rocketed from 1,790 in 1996 to 11,826 last year, a rise of 561 per cent in just over a decade.”
The Independent, 3rd March 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“The body which regulates embryo research is to come under fire for allowing scientists to create part-human, part-animal hybrids.”
Daily Telegraph, 3rd March 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Five thousand extra prison places would be built by the Tories to beat overcrowding in jails in England and Wales, the party has said.”
BBC News, 3rd March 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The biggest investor in Northern Rock, SRM Global, is preparing to launch legal action against the government and regulators this week over their role in the collapse of the nationalised bank.”
The Guardian, 3rd March 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
” The Archbishops of Canterbury and York have warned the Government that they have ‘serious reservations’ about the abolition of the blasphemy laws.”
The Times, 29th February 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Britain’s denials that its territories have been used for ‘extraordinary rendition’ were dramatically undermined last night after the United Nations claimed that Diego Garcia has been used as a detention centre to hold US suspects.”
The Guardian, 2nd March
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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