Crown awarded “squatter’s rights” – BBC News
“The Queen has won ‘squatter’s rights’ over large tracts of the Severn Estuary in a dispute with a controversial Cardiff businessman.”
BBC News, 20th February 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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Inmates “at risk” in police cells – BBC News
“The health and safety of prisoners is being jeopardised by putting them in ill-equipped cells at police stations and courts, doctors’ leaders have said.”
BBC News, 20th February 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Decision against animal snare ban- BBC News
“The Scottish Government has decided against a ban on animal snares.”
BBC News, 20th February 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Train attack youth’s sentence cut – BBC News
” A youth who dropped masonry from a bridge shattering a train’s windscreen and hitting the driver of a separate train has had his prison sentence cut.”
BBC News, 20th February 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Deported nationals “bounced back” – BBC News
“More than 100 foreign nationals deported to their home countries have been returned immediately to the the UK, in the past five years.”
BBC News, 20th February 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Migrants must pay a tax to enter UK – Daily Telegraph
“Foreigners coming to Britain are to face a new ‘immigrant tax’ under Government plans to try to make them help pay for the schools and hospitals they use, ministers are to announce.”
Daily Telegraph, 20th February 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Labour’s smacking laws could be ‘unworkable’ – Daily Telegraph
“Senior judges want parents who are taken to court for smacking their children to be treated leniently.”
Daily Telegraph, 20th February 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Heiress fights refugee over divorce share-out – Daily Telegraph
“An heiress who married a penniless East European refugee told the Court of Appeal yesterday that her ‘equal shares’ divorce settlement was unfair.”
Daily Telegraph, 20th February 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Austen Ivereigh was ‘cruel’ to lovers – Daily Telegraph
“A senior aide to the head of England’s Roman Catholic Church behaved ‘cruelly and callously’ to two girlfriends, forcing them to contemplate having abortions, the High Court heard yesterday.
He has launched a libel case against the Daily Mail over an article in June 2006 which accused him of being a hypocrite on abortion.”
Daily Telegraph, 2oth February 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Drunk squire used dead man’s name – The Times
“A squire who tried to save his family’s reputation by giving police the name of a dead friend after he was caught drink-driving has been jailed for six months for perverting the course of justice.”
The Times, 20th February 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Schools on alert after 17th Bridgend suicide – The Times
“Experts are to be sent into every school in Bridgend as part of an urgent strategy drawn up to halt the spate of suicides in a small area of South Wales that claimed a 17th young victim yesterday.”
The Times, 20th February 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Church told to play pipes of peace as organists get workers’ rights – The Times
“Organists have been second-class citizens in the church hierarchy since before Bach and bridal marches, but organists are to receive full employment rights after a landmark ruling.”
The Times, 20th February 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Papers reveal how alleged war criminal escaped UK arrest – The Guardian
“Scotland Yard allowed a suspected war criminal to escape from Britain partly because they feared an attempt to stop him would lead to a gun battle at Heathrow airport, police documents seen by the Guardian reveal.”
The Guardian, 20th February 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Broadcasters face spot checks on phone lines – The Guardian
“Broadcasters face unannounced spot checks on their operation of premium rate phone lines as part of a clampdown by regulators.”
The Guardian, 20th February 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
CPS admits disc of suspects’ DNA was ‘mislaid’ for a year – The Guardian
“The government last night faced fresh embarrassment over lost personal data, after admitting that a disc containing the DNA details of thousands of suspected foreign criminals was mislaid for a year.”
The Guardian, 20th February 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Move to link unemployment benefit to new work scheme – The Guardian
“The government will break new ground in welfare reform today when it proposes that 250,000 long-term unemployed will have to work or train for a month if they wish to continue receiving the Jobseeker’s Allowance, the government’s main unemployment benefit.”
The Guardian, 20th February 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Coroner urges action on armoured vehicles – The Guardian
“A coroner investigating the deaths of four British soldiers killed in Iraq by a bomb yesterday promised to press the government to improve the protection of armoured vehicles.”
The Guardian, 20th February 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Jail move over open-ended terms – BBC News
“Prisoners on a type of open-ended sentence in England and Wales are being moved to lower-security prisons, to try to ease pressures in the system.”
BBC News, 19th February 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Couple jailed for packing 41 pets into caravan – The Guardian
“A couple have been jailed for four months and banned from keeping pets for life after cramming 34 cats and seven dogs into a 7ft by 12ft caravan.”
The Guardian, 19th February 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Porsche takes on Mayor of London over congestion charge – The Times
“Porsche is to mount a legal challenge to Ken Livingstone’s decision to raise the London congestion charge from £8 to £25 for the highest-polluting vehicles.”
The Times, 19th February 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
