Britain’s illegal drugs trade worth £8bn a year – The Independent
“Britain’s illegal drugs trade is worth up to £8bn a year, a Home Office report has revealed.”
The Independent, 21st November 2007
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Senior UK constable resigns amid inquiry – Daily Telegraph
“One of Britain’s most senior police officers was ‘pensioned off’ early over claims that a personal friendship had ‘got out of hand’, it has been disclosed.”
Daily Telegraph, 21st November 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
£25,000 for soldier told to “act like a psycho” – Daily Telegraph
“A soldier has been awarded £25,000 from the Ministry of Defence after suffering an injury when he was told to ‘act like a psycho’ during a training exercise.”
Daily Telegraph, 21st November 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Police chiefs want cannabis re-classified – Daily Telegraph
“Police chiefs have come out in support of reclassifying cannabis as a Class B drug just three years after they supported the controversial Government decision to downgrade it legally to a less serious Class C substance.”
Daily Telegraph, 21st November 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Man broke girlfriend’s leg in damages fraud – The Times
“A man deliberately broke his girlfriend’s leg as part of a £100,000 compensation swindle and was caught only because he filmed the incident on his mobile phone.”
The Times, 21st November 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Fifth bomber in failed July 21 plot sentenced to 33 years – The Guardian
“The ‘reluctant’ fifth bomber in the failed July 21 suicide attacks on London was jailed yesterday for 33 years.”
The Guardian, 21st November 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Widow, 88, faces arrest warrant over death of Polish hero – The Guardian
“An 88-year-old Polish widow living in Britain is facing extradition to her home country and 10 years in jail for her alleged part in the killing of a Polish national hero who led the country’s anti-Nazi resistance in the second world war.”
The Guardian, 21st November 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI
The Fire and Rescue Services (Emergencies) (Wales) Order 2007
The Caravan Sites Act 1968 (Amendment) (Wales) Order 2007
The Rating Lists (Valuation Date) (Wales) Order 2007
The Maintained Schools (Partnership Agreements) (Wales) Regulations 2007
The Substance Misuse (Formulation and Implementation of Strategy) (Wales) Regulations 2007
The Radioactive Contaminated Land (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2007
The Radioactive Contaminated Land Regulations (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2007
The East Kent Railway Order 2007
The Education (Chief Inspector of Education and Training in Wales) (No 3) Order 2007
The Education (Chief Inspector of Education and Training in Wales) (No 2) Order 2007
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
Regina (D) v Bromley London Borough Council and Another – Times Law Reports
Regina (D) v Bromley London Borough Council and Another
Court of Appeal
“It was contrary to natural justice for an education appeals panel to fail to provide an excluded pupil with the opportunity to comment on exceptional circumstances or other reasons which led the panel to refuse to direct his reinstatement at the school from which he had been permanently excluded.”
The Times, 20th November 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Please note the Times Law Reports are only available free on Times Online for 21 days from the date of publication.
In re LM (Reporting restrictions: Coroner’s inquest) – Times Law Reports
In re LM (Reporting restrictions: Coroner’s inquest)
Family Division
“Coroner’s inquests were court proceedings subject to the same principles and limitations governing other courts.”
The Times, 20th November 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Please note the Times Law Reports are only available free on Times Online for 21 days from the date of publication.
New Testament Church of God v Stewart – Times Law Reports
New Testament Church of God v Stewart
Court of Appeal
“An employment tribunal was not required to approach its consideration of the nature of the relationship between a minister and his church with the presumption that there was no intention to create legal relations.”
The Times, 20th November 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Please note the Times Law Reports are only available free on Times Online for 21 days from the date of publication.
Grace and favour showdown looms as Speaker fights for pension perk – The Times
“Michael Martin, the Speaker of the House of Commons, is fighting an attempt by Gordon Brown to scrap the ‘grace and favour’ pension that comes with his job, The Times has learnt.”
The Times, 20th November 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Mascot is too white, male and blond…so Met introduces the PC PCs – The Times
“Scotland Yard is spending £15,000 on ethnically diverse police mascots after complaints that PCSO Steve, its current rubber representative, is too white, too male, and too blond.”
The Times, 20th November 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Inquiry clears heart hospital over deaths – The Guardian
“Heart transplants have been allowed to resume at one of the UK’s specialist hospitals following an investigation into a rise in the number of patient deaths, the Healthcare Commission said today.”
The Guardian, 20th November 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
More companies head to court as economy worsens – The Times
“The Woolf reforms are facing their first ‘economic stress test’ as commercial court cases rise for the first time in six years.”
The Times, 19th November 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Counter-terrorism officials rethink stance on Muslims – The Guardian
“Counter-terrorism officials are rethinking their approach to tackling the radicalisation of Muslim youth, abandoning what they admit has been offensive and inappropriate language. They say the term ‘war on terror’ will no longer be heard from ministers. Instead, they will use less emotive language, emphasising the criminal nature of the plots and conspiracies. The government in future, they add, will talk of a ‘struggle’ against extremist ideology, rather than a ‘battle’.”
The Guardian, 20th Novemeber 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Shooting victim jailed for lying – BBC News
“A shooting victim who was too scared to help police catch his attacker has been jailed for three months.”
BBC News, 19th November 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Britain’s longest-serving prisoner dies – The Guardian
“Britain’s longest-serving prisoner, John Straffen, who was sentenced to hang more than half a century ago, has died in prison. Straffen, aged 77, was convicted of murdering a schoolgirl in 1952 and admitted killing two others, but his death sentence was commuted because he was ‘feeble-minded’. The Ministry of Justice said last night that Straffen had died in Frankland prison, County Durham, yesterday after an illness. He was believed to be on a list of around 20 prisoners, which includes the Yorkshire Ripper, Peter Sutcliffe, who were never to be released.”
The Guardian, 20th November 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Police action over TV film ‘undermined free speech’ – The Times
“MPs have accused West Midlands Police of seeking to undermine freedom of speech by making a ‘perverse’ complaint about a Channel 4 programme that exposed extremism in a British mosque.”
The Times, 20th November 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Protecting the country’s silver – The Times
“Lord Hunt of Wirral tells Edward Fennell about the dogged, systematic and determined work on the Legal Services Bill.”
The Times, 20th November 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
