Bail suspects commit one in six murders – Daily Telegraph
“One in six murders was committed last year by someone who was out on bail for another offence, figures disclosed suggest.”
Daily Telegraph, 24th March 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Divorce ruling serves as warning on behaviour and assets – The Guardian
“An heiress who married a penniless Kosovan refugee and was ordered by the divorce courts to hand him a £1m car wash she had bought for him to run has been told by the appeal court that she can keep half the business.”
The Guardian, 24th March 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Justice reforms urged to win back public confidence – The Guardian
“Further fundamental reform of the criminal justice system is crucial if the government is to overcome a lack of public confidence, Gordon Brown has been warned by his own strategy unit.”
The Guardian, 24th March 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Ministers back radical plan for voting reform – The Guardian
“A significant overhaul of electoral legislation to give voters a second vote, open polling stations at weekends and make it compulsory to participate is being proposed by the government to increase turnout and improve the legitimacy of the Commons.”
The Guardian, 24th March 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
DNA test ‘puts innocent at risk’ of convictions – The Times
“A new DNA technology hailed as having the potential to solve thousands of murders, rapes and other serious crimes could lead to innocent people being convicted, one of Britain’s most respected forensic scientists has warned.”
The Times, 24th March 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Report warns alcohol abuse and drugs ‘are behind most crimes’ – The Times
“Hard drug use and heavy drinking have been highlighted as key problems for Britain in a study by the Government’s Strategy Unit.”
The Times, 24th March 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Waitrose in row over meat-labelling – ‘mongrel meat’ labelled as rare native breed of pig – The Times
“Supermarket meat that is labelled as coming from a rare native breed is little more than ‘mongrel meat’, say breeders who have complained to trading standards officers.”
The Times, 24th March 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Privacy alarm over fingerprinting at Heathrow’s fifth terminal – The Times
“BAA and the Government are at odds over plans to fingerprint passengers at Heathrow’s new fifth terminal. The Home Office denies having told the Spanish-owned airport operator to use fingerprinting as an extra security measure and the privacy watchdog says that the plan may be illegal.”
The Times, 24th March 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Embryology Bill: Bishop’s ‘Frankenstein’ attack smacks of ignorance, say scientists – The Times
“Senior scientists have offered to meet Roman Catholic bishops and MPs to explain the need for legislation to allow experiments on embryos that are part-human and part-animal.”
The Times, 24th March 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Cigarettes to be sold under shop counters – The Times
“Cigarettes are to be forced beneath shop counters with supermarkets and cornershops banned from displaying tobacco products, The Times has learnt.”
The Times, 24th March 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Wordsworth’s village bakers fight over their gingerbread – The Observer
“The tranquil village of Grasmere has long drawn visitors seeking out the serene Lakeland setting that inspired William Wordsworth. But the peace of this small community has been shattered as a battle rages over its most famous commodity, Grasmere Gingerbread.”
The Observer, 23rd March 2008
Source: http://observer.guardian.co.uk
Payout threat to asbestos cancer victims – The Observer
“Patients with an asbestos-related form of cancer who had been hoping for compensation now fear they will run out of time under new government rules on payouts.”
The Observer, 23rd March 2008
Source: http://observer.guardian.co.uk
Ban on protests at Parliament to be lifted – The Observer
“A controversial ban on protests outside the Houses of Parliament will be scrapped by Home Secretary Jacqui Smith this week in a symbolic victory for freedom of speech campaigners.”
The Observer, 23rd March 2008
Source: http://observer.guardian.co.uk/
How police put their faith in the ‘expert’ witness who was a fraud – The Observer
“Failures in the vetting procedures used for expert witnesses have emerged after a court ruled that a computer analyst who helped train hundreds of police officers and gave evidence in scores of trials is a liar and a fraudster.”
The Observer, 23rd March 2008
Source: http://observer.guardian.co.uk/
Crippled marine is refused full payout – The Observer
“A Royal Marine who lost both his legs and an arm in a Taliban landmine blast in Afghanistan has been told by the Ministry of Defence that he is not entitled to the full compensation package offered to injured troops.”
The Observer, 23rd March 2008
Source: http://observer.guardian.co.uk/
Brown faces deepening revolt over embryo bill – The Observer
“Gordon Brown faces a growing revolt over embryo research as former cabinet minister Stephen Byers last night joined calls for a free vote.”
The Observer, 23rd March 2008
Source: http://observer.guardian.co.uk/
Organised criminals exploit gaps in policing – The Times
“Organised criminals are exploiting gaps in policing created as officers become more concerned with hitting government targets and fighting terrorism, senior figures in the Metropolitan Police have warned.”
The Times, 22nd March 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Incorrect exam results? Claim compensation – The Times
“Teenagers could receive thousands of pounds in compensation for being given the wrong GCSE and A-level grades, examination chiefs said.”
The Times, 22nd March 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Mystery of Gurrinder Singh, the boy left at a bus stop by ‘uncle’ – The Times
“A nine-year-old orphan who speaks no English and claims to have been kept indoors watching television for several years has been rescued after being ‘abandoned’ at a bus stop.”
The Times, 22nd March 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Cardinal Keith O’Brien attacks ‘monstrous’ human embryo Bill – The Times
“The Government is heading for its biggest confrontation with the Roman Catholic Church to date over its controversial new laws which will allow the creation of human-animal hybrid embryos.”
The Times, 22nd March 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
