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
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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
Chagos families making visit home – BBC News
“A group of Chagos Islanders forced into exile by the British government to make way for a US military base, are to make a return visit home.”
BBC News, 19th February 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Man behind plot to behead soldier is jailed – The Times
“A fanatic backed by al-Qaeda was jailed for life yesterday for planning the kidnap, torture and beheading of a British soldier as a way of terrorising Muslims who join the Armed Forces.”
The Times, 19th February 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Abortion libel claim by cardinal’s former aide – The Guardian
“The former spokesman for the head of the Catholic Church in England and Wales was ‘robbed of his moral authority’ by a newspaper article which accused him of hypocrisy over abortion, the high court heard yesterday.”
The Guardian, 19th February 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Pension schemes’ liabilities could rise by £75bn – Daily Telegraph
“Pension schemes’ liabilities could soar by £75 billion under proposed guidelines set out by the Pensions Regulator.”
Daily Telegraph, 19th February 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Plan to prevent violent crime includes hundreds of knife detectors for police – The Guardian
“One hundred mobile metal detector arches and 400 search wands are to be provided to the police to screen people going into knife crime hotspots, including pubs, nightclubs and football grounds, under the government’s violent crime action plan published yesterday.”
The Guardian, 19th February 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Lawyer-free consumer compensation plans – Daily Telegraph
“New compensation laws will allow consumers to claim back just a few pounds from rip-off shops and websites without the need of a lawyer.”
Daily Telegraph, 19th February 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Treasury seeks to head off legal action – The Independent
“The Government will try to head off legal challenges to nationalisation from Northern Rock shareholders by appointing an independent arbitrator to value the battered lender.”
The Independent, 18th February 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Divorce battle goes public as McCartneys can’t agree deal – The Times
“Sir Paul McCartney and Heather Mills look set to fight out their divorce settlement in public after failing yesterday to reach a deal.”
The Times, 19th February 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Brother keeps murder bail cash – BBC News
“The brother of a man who is thought to have killed himself and his mother-in-law while awaiting trial will not lose his £200,000 bail bond.”
BBC News, 18th February 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Whistleblowing website vows to defy court gag – The Guardian
“An international website that claims to blow the whistle on corporate and governmental fraud vowed yesterday to defy attempts by a US court to close it down. Wikileaks allows whistleblowers to anonymously post documents in an attempt to expose corruption and wrongdoing. Its owners said yesterday that a Californian judge had ordered that the site be taken offline last week, after an injunction from a Swiss bank.”
The Guardian, 19th February 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Police use stun gun on youth, 15 – BBC News
“The first person in Gwynedd to be tasered by North Wales Police was a 15-year-old youth, a court has heard.”
BBC News, 18th February 2008
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Teenager wins damages after council took baby – The Guardian
“Nottingham city council today agreed to pay damages to a teenage mother after admitting it acted unlawfully by taking away her newborn baby.”
The Guardian, 18th February 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Early WMD dossier draft released – BBC News
“Foreign Secretary David Miliband has published an early draft of the UK’s infamous dossier on Saddam Hussein’s weapons of mass destruction.”
BBC News, 18th February 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Paediatricians scared of giving evidence in court – The Guardian
“Paediatricians need greater protection from parents and the press or many will refuse to act in child abuse cases, an expert warned today.”
The Guardian, 18th February 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Sixth man charged over beheading plot found not guilty – The Guardian
“A sixth man charged over a plot to kidnap and kill a British soldier and supply equipment to terrorists in Pakistan was today found not guilty at Leicester crown court.”
The Guardian, 18th February 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Law ‘reinforced mental health stereotypes – The Guardian
“The government today admitted its controversial new mental health law led to negative media coverage that reinforced the misconception that people with mental health problems are violent.”
The Guardian, 18th February 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
