Robot suit ‘hurt TV show actor’ – BBC News
“An actor who worked inside a robotic suit for a top children’s television programme has taken the production company to an industrial tribunal.”
BBC News, 14th January 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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Tag-a-lag: Chip implants mooted for UK prisoners – The Register
“The Ministry of Justice is planning to solve the crisis in the UK prison system by fitting prisoners with surgically implanted tracking chips, claims the Independent on Sunday, citing a senior Ministry official. The chips, claims the paper, would be used to keep order in prison and to enforce home curfews.”
The Register, 14th January 2008
Source: www.theregister.co.uk
Longer jail term for blackmailer – BBC News
“An animal rights extremist who waged a five-year blackmail campaign against companies and individuals has had her jail sentence increased.”
BBC News, 14th January 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Judge in murder case bail row – The Times
“A judge who freed a policeman accused of murdering his wife, enabling him apparently to kill again, said yesterday that he could not remember why he had granted bail.”
The Times, 15th January 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Police and prosecutors ‘failing rape victims’ – The Guardian
“Promiscuity among young people and the failure of police and prosecutors to put enough effort into investigating cases are two of the principal causes in the collapse in the number of rape convictions, the country’s top law officers say today.”
The Guardian, 15th January 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
NHS faces landmark case on equal pay agreement – The Lawyer
“The NHS is facing a landmark test case that could pave the way for more than 800,000 equal pay claims, which will run parallel to recent high-profile claims against local authorities.”
The Lawyer, 14th January 2008
Source: www.thelawyer.com
Banks hope ‘dream team’ of top QCs will secure victory in overdraft fees test case – The Times
“High street banks have assembled a dream team of top-ranked QCs to fight a test case this week that could determine the future of retail bank fees.”
The Times, 14th January 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
ID cards for foreigners within three years – The Guardian
“The introduction of compulsory identity cards for foreign nationals in Britain will take at least three years to complete, ministers are to confirm this month.”
The Guardian, 15th January 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Pensioner jailed for £2.4m fraud operation – Daily Telegraph
“A pensioner was jailed for five years for masterminding one of Britain’s biggest benefit frauds.”
Daily Telegraph, 15th January 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Inquiry launched into Hain donations – Financial Times
“Peter Hain remained in the line of fire on Monday as a parliamentary inquiry was launched into his donation errors and the Conservatives stepped up the pressure on the embattled work and pensions secretary.”
Financial Times, 14th January 2008
Source: www.ft.com
TUPE can catch global transfers but could leave workers empty handed – OUT-LAW.com
“A law to protect workers when a business changes hands can apply to jobs transferred outside Europe, according to a recent ruling. But British workers could be left jobless and without compensation in such cases, an employment specialist has warned.”
OUT-LAW.com, 14th January 2008
Source: www.out-law.com
Police resume use of DNA method – BBC News
“Police forces in England and Wales are to resume using Low Copy Number (LCN) DNA testing techniques.”
BBC News, 14th January 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Coroner refuses MoD papers plea – BBC News
“A coroner has refused to return secret documents mistakenly handed to him by the Ministry of Defence (MoD), a pre-inquest hearing was told.”
BBC News, 14th January 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Media challenge national security claim for secrecy in murder trial – The Guardian
“Media organisations including the Guardian yesterday challenged a demand unprecedented in modern times – that witnesses at a forthcoming murder trial should be heard in secret, for ‘national security’ reasons.”
The Guardian, 15th January 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Jury picked for Suffolk murder trial – The Independent
“A jury of 10 men and two women was selected yesterday to hear the trial of a forklift truck driver accused of murdering five prostitutes during a killing spree carried out at a pace never seen before in Britain.”
The Independent, 15th January 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
FBI wants instant access to British identity data – The Guardian
“Senior British police officials are talking to the FBI about an international database to hunt for major criminals and terrorists.”
The Guardian, 15th January 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Manslaughter sentences over stoning are quashed – The Times
“A widow whose husband died after being stoned by a gang of boys said yesterday: ‘Justice has not been done.’ Linda Norton, 56, was speaking after the manslaughter convictions of the five boys, for the death of her husband Ernest, 67, were quashed. Each received a 12-month supervision order for violent disorder yesterday.”
The Times, 12th January 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Court annuls marriage between twins separated at birth – The Guardian
“Twins who were separated at birth and later married each other without realising they were brother and sister have had their marriage annulled by the high court’s family division, it emerged yesterday.”
The Guardian, 12th January 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Friend is spared jail term for “act of love” that helped a veteran to commit suicide – The Times
“A woman who helped an elderly friend to commit suicide was spared jail yesterday by a judge who said that she had acted ‘out of love and affection’.
The Times, 12th January 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
City chief who killed his daughter believed Satan had possessed her – The Times
“A millionaire City executive and ‘totally devoted father’ killed his two-year-old daughter by smashing her head against the floor because he believed she had been taken over by a ‘malign and satanic entity’.
The Times, 12th January 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
