Hundreds of rapists and child abusers taken off sex offenders’ register

UncategorizedBy hardwood_adm21st March 2016

The Independent They include 170 rapists – 27 of whom raped people under the age of 16 More than half of applications made by criminals to be removed from the register since 2012 were successful Getty Nearly 700 sex offenders have been removed from the register in the last four years, including 157 child abusers,…

Drinks makers consider legal action against sugar tax

UncategorizedBy hardwood_adm21st March 2016

The Guardian New tax will add 24p a litre to soft drinks with the highest sugar content and cost £1bn to implement Suing the government is one option that companies are considering over the sugar tax. Photograph: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images Soft drink makers are considering taking legal action against the government over its controversial…