Burrell not to face perjury probe – BBC News
“Princess Diana’s former butler, Paul Burrell, will not be investigated over allegations of perjury at the inquest into her death, Scotland Yard has said.”
BBC News, 9th May 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Cherie slams Labour on ‘factory farm’ jails – The Guardian
“Cherie Blair has attacked the government’s handling of the criminal justice system by accusing Britain’s jails of failing to protect the public. In an outspoken speech that has drawn a strong rebuttal from the Ministry of Justice, Blair, a judge and QC, said at a human rights seminar that Britain had a ‘factory farm attitude to imprisonment’.”
The Guardian, 11th May 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Dr Rowan Williams compares Embryo Bill to rape and blackmail – Daily Telegraph
“The Archbishop of Canterbury on Sunday drew moral parallels between the creation of embryos for human use and rape and torture.”
Daily Telegraph, 11th May 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Couple who won’t accept homosexuality win right to foster – Daily Telegraph
“A couple who were rejected as foster parents after they refused to condone homosexuality have won their battle to apply to be carers.”
Daily Telegraph, 11th May 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
UK signs up to new global approach in protecting children from sexual abuse – Home Office
“Home Office Minister Vernon Coaker today (9th May) stepped up the Government’s commitment to the global protection of young people, having signed the Council of Europe’s Convention on the Protection of Children from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse. The signature coincided with the second anniversary of the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre (CEOP).”
Home Office press release, 9th May 2008
Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk
Nottingham tackles Asbo culture with early action – the Independent
“It has been called the gun crime capital of the UK and has languished at the bottom of the education league tables, but now Nottingham is transforming its fortunes with a groundbreaking early intervention project to tackle Asbo culture.”
The Independent, 12th May 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Rapist murderer had right to be housed – Daily Telegraph
“A convicted rapist sexually assaulted and murdered a teenage girl after a council was told he could not be evicted because it would breach his human rights.”
Daily Telegraph, 10th May 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Councils consider legal action against building companies – The Times
“Local authorities are looking into the possibility of launching legal action against building companies accused last month of cover-pricing and bid-rigging by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT).”
The Times, 12th May 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
‘Over 140,000 caught re-offending within year’ – Daily Telegraph
“More than 140,000 criminals are caught re-offending within a year of being freed from jail or sentenced to a community punishment, official figures have disclosed.”
Daily Telegraph, 10th May 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
MPs set to back new embryo research laws – The Guardian
“MPs will reject demands for tighter controls on abortion but are ready to allow new laws pushing back the boundary of research on human embryos, according to a survey carried out by the Guardian.”
The Guardian, 12th May 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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Rumbled: farmer who hid his illegal castle behind the hay – The Independent
“Mr Fidler, 59, built a mock-Tudor castle, complete with ramparts and cannons, on his farm in Salfords, Surrey in 2000. Because it was on green-belt land and unlikely to get planning permission, he concealed it behind a 40ft stack of hay bales, covered with a blue tarpaulin. He, his wife Linda, 39, and son, Harry, seven, moved in and in August 2006 he removed the hay bales and revealed their castle.”
The Independent, 10th May 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Is this the end of the kiss-and-tell? – The Times
“After J. K. Rowling’s first-round victory against the press, Graham Shear and Alison Green argue that celebrities now have a clear right to privacy.”
The Times, 9th May 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Pagan convicts allowed magic wands in cells – Daily Telegraph
“Hundreds of Pagan worshippers locked up in British jails have been given the right to take twigs into their cells to use as magic wands.”
Daily Telegraph, 12th May 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Dog starved to death in bedroom – BBC News
“A woman locked a dog in a bedroom until it died of starvation because she was ‘too knackered’ to care for it.”
BBC News, 9th May 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Man jailed for stabbing pet puppy – BBC News
“A man has been jailed after stabbing his dog to death and burying him in a shallow grave in his back garden.”
BBC News, 9th May 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Szmecht case to be investigated – BBC News
“The way the police dealt with allegations of domestic violence by a woman who was later stabbed and set alight is to be investigated.”
BBC News, 9th May 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Death crash street racer jailed – BBC News
“A man who caused the deaths of three girls while racing another driver down a street has been jailed for 10 years.”
BBC News, 9th May 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Inspector in ‘abuse’ probe jailed – BBC News
“A former Hampshire police inspector has been jailed after he admitted mistreating young men in custody.”
BBC News, 9th May 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Woman who poisoned husband jailed – BBC News
“A conwoman who tried to poison her husband with rat killer and anti-depressant tablets has been jailed by a judge at York Crown Court.”
BBC News, 9th May 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Father jailed for raping daughter – BBC News
“A man who raped his daughter more than 30 years ago was jailed for 11 years.”
BBC News, 9th May 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
