MPs call for tax reform rethink – BBC News
“The government should think again about its controversial plan to reform capital gains tax, a cross-party committee of MPs has urged.”
BBC News, 26th November 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Reforms fails abused children” – BBC news
“Planned legislation to reform the care system fails to ensure abused children receive vital therapy, according to a child-protection agency.”
BBC News, 26th November 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
US-style lawsuits to fuel compensation culture – Daily Telegraph
“Consumers will be entitled to automatic compensation payouts from retailers who fix high street prices under Government proposals to introduce US-style class-action lawsuits to Britain.”
Daily Telegraph, 26th November 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Innocents fear DNA database errors – Daily Telegraph
“Thousands of people could be accused of a crime they did not commit as a result of errors in records on the national DNA database, it emerged last night.”
Daily Telegraph, 26th November 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Anti-terrorism officer faces inquiry into expenses claims – The Guardian
“Scotland Yard’s most senior anti-terrorism officer is facing questions about his expenses claims, it emerged yesterday. Assistant commissioner Andy Hayman has been asked to explain the bills, which insiders say are higher than for other officers of his rank.”
The Guardian, 26th November 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Deportation battle for footballer who fled death threats from secret society – The Guardian
“Bangura, 19, escaped trafficking, witchcraft and threats to mutilate him in his home country of Sierra Leone to play professional football in the richest league in the world. Today, that dark past will come back to haunt him as his fight against a Home Office deportation order reaches its final stage.”
The Guardian, 26th November 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Labour admits secret cash may be illegal – The Times
“Labour is facing questions on whether a series of donations amounting to more than £380,000 breached the law by using intermediaries to shield the identity of a major donor.”
The Times, 26th November 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Attorney-General set to scupper plans to make gay hate a crime – The Times
“Government plans to criminalise the stirring up of hatred against gays and lesbians are in disarray because of a Cabinet split over the need for such a law.”
The Times, 26th November 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Judges’ details “posted on unencrypted discs” – The Times
“An investigation into how personal information about the judiciary came to be sent by post began last night as further details emerged about lost discs containing taxpayers’ details.”
The Times, 26th November 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Juries to be warned of rape victim “myth” – The Times
“Ministers will outline plans this week to boost the rate of convictions in rape cases by countering myths that may sway juries in cases of sexual assault.”
The Times, 26th November 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Vodafone faces court case in “bugging” row – The Observer
“Senior British managers of Vodafone are facing a private lawsuit from the family of a former employee who claim that he was murdered to stop him revealing a major phone-tapping scandal.”
The Observer, 25th November 2007
Source: http://observer.guardian.co.uk
Revealed: The “hard-sell” cosmetic surgery clinics – The Observer
“The country’s booming cosmetic surgery industry is under fire this weekend for using illegal advertisements and defying its own rules with ‘hard-sell’ tactics.’
The Observer, 25th November 2007
Source: http://observer.guardian.co.uk
Church suspends adulterous vicar – The Times
“The first vicar to appear before a new Church of England disciplinary tribunal has been suspended for four years for having an affair with a married woman.”
The Times, 24th November 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Child abuse allegations over top policeman who quit – The Times
“The chief constable who resigned amid allegations of financial wrongdoing and misuse of police equipment was also being investigated in connection with his force’s dismissal of child abuse claims against a judge, The Times can disclose.”
The Times, 24th November 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Litvinenko’s widow goes to court to hunt assassin – The Times
“The widow of the poisoned Russian dissident Alexander Litvinenko said yesterday that she had filed a lawsuit in the European Court of Human Rights to try to force Russia to find out who was behind his death.”
The Times, 24th November 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Teenagers who boasted about killing young father get life – The Times
“Three teenagers were detained for life yesterday for the murder of a young father who was killed because he left his house to ask them to be quiet.”
The Times, 24th November 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
BBC faces fresh phone-in scandal – The Times
“A catalogue of phone-in voting errors plagued a high profile BBC programme, understood to be Comic Relief Does Fame Academy, according to an independent enquiry released yesterday by the public broadcaster.”
The TImes, 24th November 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Careless data loss “should be an offence” – The Times
“The top security chief in Whitehall is to carry out a comprehensive review of data protection across the Government within a matter of weeks after the child benefit records scandal.”
The Times, 24th November 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Thousands hit by phone bill scams – The Times
“Sales tactics used by mobile phone companies are to be subjected to strict new rules amid widespread evidence that customers are being duped over deals, The Times has learnt.”
The Times, 24th November 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Time intervals for criminal proceedings in magistrates’ courts – Ministry of Justice
“Quarterly National Statistics release presenting results from a 1-week survey of criminal cases completed in the Magistrates’ courts. ”
Ministry of Justice, 23rd November 2007
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
