Legal fight to block sewage pipes – BBC News
“Action is being taken over what is believed to be illegal amounts of sewage being washed into the sea at Torbay and other UK resorts.”
BBC News, 7th September 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Alan Johnson to unveil limits on UK jobs for foreign workers – The Observer
“Alan Johnson, the home secretary, will tomorrow unveil plans to restrict British jobs going to skilled workers from overseas amid concerns about the impact of the recession on attitudes towards immigration.”
The Observer, 6th September 2009
Source: http://observer.guardian.co.uk
Honeytrap teen Samantha Joseph jailed for 10 years over murder of Shakilus Townsend – The Times
“A schoolgirl who acted as a ‘honey trap’ to lure a besotted boy to his death at the hands of a masked gang was jailed for a minimum of ten years yesterday.”
The Times, 5th September 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Man jailed over 1995 sex attack – BBC News
“A man has been jailed for 21 months for attempting to rape a woman in Bristol nearly 14 years ago.”
BBC News, 4th September 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Doctor had ‘sickening’ child porn – BBC News
“A Teesside doctor who downloaded more than 1,300 child porn images, including scenes of torture, has been jailed.”
BBC News, 4th September 209
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Son jailed after ward gun suicide – BBC News
“A man who gave his father a gun in hospital so that he could shoot himself has been jailed for three years.”
BBC News, 4th September 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Transsexual prisoner wins move to women’s jail – The Guardian
“A transsexual prisoner serving life for manslaughter and attempted rape committed while she was a man has won a high court battle to be transferred to a women’s jail.”
The Guardian, 4th September 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Boy, aged 10, will become Britain’s youngest convicted prisoner – The Times
“The brothers aged 10 and 12 are almost certain to be sent to secure children’s homes like the units that once housed Robert Thompson and Jon Venables, the boys who murdered James Bulger, 2.”
The Times, 4th September 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI
The Magistrates’ Courts (Violent Offender Orders) Rules 2009
The Valuation Tribunal for England (Membership and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2009
The Valuation Tribunal for England (Council Tax and Rating Appeals) (Procedure) Regulations 2009
The Tonnage Tax (Training Requirement) (Amendment) Regulations 2009
The Financial Transparency (EC Directive) Regulations 2009
The Seed Potatoes (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2009
The Local Health Boards (Establishment and Dissolution) (Wales) Order 2009
The School Teacher Appraisal (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2009
The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (Amendment) (Wales) Order 2009
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
Sky ads misled because it couldn’t connect customers in time, rules regulator – OUT-LAW.com
“Broadcaster Sky should have made sure it could connect all users in time before it heavily promoted its high definition (HD) television service with adverts for its coverage of major rugby and cricket events, the advertising regulator has said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 3rd September 2009
Source: www.out-law.com
Separating couples may be forced into mediation under MoJ plan – Law Society’s Gazette
“Divorcing and separating couples could be compelled to consider mediation before going to court under plans being examined by the Ministry of Justice.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 3rd September 2009
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Fantasist ‘hitman’ sent to jail – BBC News
“A fantasist delivery driver who sparked a diplomatic security alert by pretending to be an assassin has been jailed for three-and-a-half months.”
BBC news, 3rd September 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Cannibal killer murdered again after mental care failures – The Guardian
“A cannibalistic killer who murdered a friend and cooked and ate part of his brain was able to carry out two murders in two months because of ‘systemic failures’ in mental healthcare, an NHS inquiry revealed today.”
The Guardian, 4th September 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
British National Party forced to admit non-whites – The Times
“The British National Party is poised to give up its whites-only membership policy after a legal challenge accusing it of racial discrimination.”
The Times, 4th September 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Edlington horror: boys aged 10 and 12 admit torturing children – The Times
“Two brothers aged 10 and 12 who tortured and sexually humiliated two boys were spared trial for attempted murder yesterday when prosecutors decided to accept their guilty pleas to lesser charges.”
The Times, 4th September 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Two guilty of vigilante arson – The Independent
“Two teenagers today admitted setting fire to the home of someone they thought was a paedophile.”
The Independent, 3rd September 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
When does public nakedness become a crime? – BBC News
“A man who stood naked on a Trafalgar Square plinth was not breaking the law say police, so when does being naked in public become a crime?”
BBC News, 3rd September 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
