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Category: news
House manager wins claim over flexible work – The Guardian
“A former Barbican house manager who said she was refused flexible working time stands to receive a six-figure payout after winning her claims for sex discrimination and unfair dismissal.”
The Guardian, 21st December 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Anger as pension reform rejected – BBC News
“The government has rejected a plan to let women boost their state pensions by buying up to nine years’ worth of extra National Insurance (NI) contributions.”
BBC News, 20th December 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Man jailed for heart attack – BBC News
“A man has been jailed for blocking the path of an ambulance carrying a dying heart attack victim to hospital.”
BBC News, 20th December 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Shotgun licences issued to eight-year-olds – Daily Telegraph
“Children as young as eight are being issued gun licences by the police, figures showed yesterday. Forces granted 1,291 shotgun certificates to those aged 16 and under in England and Wales during the 12 months to October.”
Daily Telegraph, 21st December 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Foreign criminals “won’t be deported” – Daily Telegraph
“Thousands of foreign drug dealers, sex offenders and burglars will be allowed to stay in Britain every year despite Gordon Brown’s pledge to deport them.”
Daily Telegraph, 21st December 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Channel 4 chiefs kept competition phone lines open despite knowing no one could win – The Times
“Channel 4 was fined £1.5 million by the broadcasting watchdog Ofcom after it emerged that executives knew that viewers were entering phone-in competitions they could not win.”
The Times, 21st December 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
New law to solve diplomatic row over cancelled art show – The Times
“An art exhibition that has become a pawn in the diplomatic game between London and the Kremlin could go ahead after the British Government agreed to fast-track legislation to appease Moscow.”
The Times, 21st December 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
War crimes inquiry into Tamil rebel living in UK – The Times
“A Sri Lankan guerrilla leader living in London is being investigated for possible war crimes charges, The Times has learnt.”
The Times, 21st December 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Police chief in legal battle to take pension on top of pay – The Times
“One of the front-runners for the top job in British policing threatened High Court action in pursuit of a pension payment in addition to his six-figure chief constable’s salary, The Times has learnt.”
The Times, 21st December 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Family angry as sister who tried to kill dying father is spared jail – The Times
“A woman who tried to smother her terminally ill father in a ‘mercy killing’ was spared jail yesterday, to the anger of her sisters, who wanted her imprisoned.”
The Times, 21st December 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Guantanamo duo face extradition to Spain after release – The Times
“Two of the three British residents who returned from Guantanamo Bay yesterday have been arrested in London over Spanish extradition warrants on terrorism-related charges today, while the third was released without charge.”
The Times, 20th December 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Shaken babies: are the experts wrong? – The Times
“Expert witnesses are on trial — again. This time their role has been put under the spotlight by two jurors who broke cover to speak out and question the conviction of a childminder for killing an 11-month-old baby in her care.”
The Times, 20th December 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Man not guilty of Omagh murders – BBC News
“A Northern Ireland man has been cleared of the murders of 29 people who died in the Omagh bomb attack in 1998.”
BBC News, 20th December 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Lawyer condemns ‘lies’ over Guantanamo detainees’ release – The Independent
“The lawyer for three British residents arrested hours after returning to the UK from the US Guantanamo Bay detention centre today condemned the Government for ‘lying’ about their release.”
The Independent, 20th December 2007
Source: www.independent.co.uk
UK ‘should outlaw paying for sex’ – BBC News
“Commons Leader Harriet Harman has told the BBC she wants the law to be changed to make it illegal to pay for sex.”
BBC News, 20th December 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Home for Christmas — Briton free after 20 years on death row – The Times
“A Briton who has spent 20 years on death row in an American prison will be freed today, his lawyer said yesterday.”
The Times, 20th December 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Child-killer case to be examined after key witness adds to doubts – The Times
“The Attorney-General is to look into the case in which two jurors have questioned the conviction of a childminder for killing a baby in her care.”
The Times, 20th December 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Guantánamo three held on return to UK – The Guardian
“Three men released from Guantánamo Bay after five years yesterday were being held by British police last night, even though, according to counter-terrorism sources, they are unlikely to face criminal charges in the UK.”
The Guardian, 20th December 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Straw to change self-defence laws – BBC News
“The self-defence laws are to be tightened to give people more confidence if they tackle criminals, the government has said.”
BBC News, 19th December 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
