“Injured servicemen and military widows will lose out under Government plans to sweep away a tribunal that guarantees their pension rights, ministers have been told.”
Daily Telegraph, 18th February 2008
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“A ‘bent solicitor’ enjoyed a life of ‘obscene extravagance’ after stealing more than a million pounds from a disabled client, a court heard today.”
The Times, 14th February 2008
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“The divorce case between Sir Paul McCartney and Heather Mills may have garnered all the headlines last week, but lawyers said the less high-profile Crossley case could have more far-reaching consequences for wealthy couples.”
The Times, 17th February 2008
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“A 10 year-year-old girl suffered serious facial injuries when she was badly mauled by a Staffordshire bull terrier in North Yorkshire.”
BBC News, 15th February 2008
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“The Ministry of Defence has come under withering fire from a coroner after an inquest into the death of a young officer in Afghanistan was told troops were having to fight the Taleban without enough machineguns and night-vision goggles.”
The Times, 15th February 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“British Airways and Virgin Atlantic have agreed to pay up to £100 million in compensation to passengers affected by price-fixing on fuel surcharges for transatlantic flights.”
The Times, 15th February 2008
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“A jury convicted a man today in the case of a plot to kidnap and kill a British Muslim soldier and supply terrorists in Pakistan with equipment.”
The Times, 15th February 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Ken Livingstone has suspended one of his most senior advisers and referred allegations against him to the police.”
The Times, 15th February 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The UK’s extradition laws have been attakced as ‘unfair’ in the wake of the Appeal Court ruling that a wrongly accused pilot can claim compensation.”
BBC News, 14th February 2008
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“People who flew with British Airways or Virgin Atlantic between 11 August 2004 and 23 March 2006 may be entitled to a refund of £10 per flight.”
BBC News, 15th February 2008
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“Saudi Arabia’s rulers threatened to make it easier for terrorists to attack London unless corruption investigations into their arms deals were halted, according to court documents revealed yesterday.”
The Guardian, 15th February 2008
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“A fresh parliamentary attempt is to be made to ban the smacking of children, led by senior Labour backbenchers, including the chairman of the all-party health select committee.”
The Guardian, 15th February 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A problem gambler whose addiction cost him his marriage and business is taking betting chain William Hill to court to try to reclaim £2.1m he lost in six months.”
The Guardian, 15th February 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Performing artists, such as Cliff Richard, and session musicians would get copyright protection on their recordings for 95 years instead of the current 50, under plans put forward yesterday by Charlie McCreevy, the EU’s internal market commissioner.”
The Guardian, 15th February 2008
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“The UK Pensions Regulator is to demand that UK companies use realistic life expectancy forecasts, in a move that will add billions of pounds to pensions liabilities.”
The Times, 15th February 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A council is to challenge legislation after spending £60,000 to move four newts a short distance from the path of a construction site.”
The Times, 15th February 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Two brothers who hurled a brick through a pensioner’s window after a row over a parking space were found guilty of killing him yesterday.”
The Times, 15th February 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A frail 94-year-old pensioner who looked ‘like a concentration camp victim’ just weeks after being taken into a care home died of neglect, an investigation has ruled.”
The Times, 15th February 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A hospital trust will have to pay damages after a patient who had undergone a successful operation for cancer was then inadvertently starved and poisoned to death.”
The Times, 15th February 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Dozens of children involved in family court cases are at risk of abuse because of ‘serious failings’ in the £100 million-a-year advisory service set up to represent their views.”
The Times, 15th February 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
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