“Too many minor criminals with drug problems are being jailed and then receive poor treatment in prison, a damning report warns today.”
The Independent, 17th March 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Offenders who are ordered by the courts to undergo sex offender treatment courses or domestic violence programmes are having to wait up to a year because of a crisis in resources, a probation union survey reveals today.”
The Guardian, 17th March 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Police chiefs have distanced themselves from their new spokesman on DNA matters after he said primary school children could be eligible for the DNA database.”
BBC News, 16th March 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Tearaways as young as 10 are to be targeted with ‘baby Asbos’ to stop them going off the rails.”
Daily Telegraph, 17th March 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Britain’s biggest children’s charity will tomorrow (17 March) launch a campaign demanding an end to ‘violent’ and ‘degrading’ assaults on children in custody.”
The Independent, 16th March 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“An unprecendented call for the temporary closure of a privately run child jail because of its ‘staggeringly high level of use of force by staff’ is made today by the chief inspector of prisons.”
The Guardian, 17th March 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“London’s position as a leading capital markets centre is under threat following a European court ruling that will increase the cost of raising money on the London Stock Exchange.”
The Times, 14th March 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Millions of commuters could have their private movements around cities secretly monitored under new counter-terrorism powers being sought by the security services.”
The Guardian, 16th March 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Police have yet to use powers to freeze suspected gangsters’ finances two years after the high-profile launch of an agency to tackle serious crime.”
Daily Telegraph, 17th March 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Heather Mills is expected to be awarded a lump sum of between £25 million and £30 million in her divorce proceedings with Sir Paul McCartney — the amount that he offered originally.”
The Times, 15th March 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A consultation paper inviting views on the draft code of practice for Youth Conditional Cautions for 16 and 17 year olds that is planned to be piloted during 2009.”
Ministry of Justice, 2nd March 2009
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“A man who last year sparked a national manhunt has spoken exclusively to the BBC, saying he is not the man the security services say he is.”
BBC News, 14th March 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The ban on controversial video game Manhunt 2 in the UK has been lifted and the game will now go on sale.”
BBC News, 14th March 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A football fan who killed a man with a snooker ball concealed in a sock has been jailed for four years.”
BBC News, 14th March 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Football hooligans who attacked rival fans on a train packed with passengers have been jailed.”
BBC News, 13th March 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The man who presided over the North Wales child abuse inquiry has attacked a failure to set up an independent body to deal with young people’s complaints.”
BBC News, 14th March 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Two men accused of targeting a member of the Royal Family in an alleged gay sex and drugs blackmail plot may be tried behind closed doors.”
Daily Telegraph, 14th March 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“They have fought and died in the British Army over centuries and taken part in every significant conflict since 1947 including the Falklands, Afghanistan and Iraq. But today the Gurkhas are embroiled in a new battle — this time with the Ministry of Defence.”
The Times, 13th March 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A pensioner who was accused of killing his partner and then confessing to his pet cats was cleared of murder and manslaughter today – and then hugged by members of the jury before leaving the courtroom.”
The Times, 14th March 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
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