The Guardian Home secretary to defy Lords’ demand for all-out ban after outcry greeted news that 99 pregnant women had been held at Yarl’s Wood Protesters outside Yarl’s Wood Immigration Removal Centre in Bedford. Photograph: Andrea Baldo/NurPhoto/Corbis Theresa May will announce plans to place a 72-hour time limit on the detention of pregnant women at…
The Guardian Defendant solicitors have had a personal injury claim struck out in court after persuading the judge that fundamental dishonesty was involved. It is believed to be the first time section 57 of last year’s Criminal Justice and Courts Act (CJCA) has been invoked when a case has gone all the way to trial.…
The Guardian Police launch new campaign as number of items removed by special police unit trebles over past year Junead Khan had viewed Isis propaganda online before being convicted of terrorism offences. Photograph: CPS/PA British counter-terrorism officials are launching a campaign to try to drive back Islamic State’s efforts to use the internet to foster…
The Independent Vote Leave has been designated the official campaign to leave the EU The EU referendum is due on 23 June PA One of the groups campaigning to leave the European Union has said it will launch a legal challenge against a decision to designate its rival as the official Out campaign. The Electoral…
The Guardian Stephen Kavanagh, in charge of national strategy on digital crime, says confidence of victims is being undermined Kavanagh insisted the police were determined to improve how they deal with the ‘explosion’ of online abuse Photograph: Christian Sinibaldi for the Guardian The police chief in charge of combating digital crime has admitted that an…
The Guardian Parliament’s equalities chair warns against internet providers being allowed to hide behind free speech argument Maria Miller has called for tighter laws on online abuse Composite: The Guardian Britain needs better internet laws to stop online abuse that may be creating a nightmare for society in future, Maria Miller, the Conservative former culture…
The Guardian Traffickers are increasingly using less busy ports to get people ashore and have a range of tariffs depending on the route and method of transportation Migrants attempting to reach the UK are paying smuggling gangs as much as £13,500 to arrange their journey, the National Crime Agency (NCA) has revealed. Some of those…
Lancashire telegraph HERE’S what drivers should do if they believe they are a ‘crash for cash’ victim after it was revealed the scam is on the rise across the country. Aviva has revealed 14 things you should do if you are in an accident and are suspicious it may be fraudulent: 1. Stay calm. Don’t argue…
The Guardian David Davis says data retention laws turn ‘entire nation into suspects’, while UK lawyers argue they are critical to securing convictions David Davis said the British government was retaining far more data than necessary. Photograph: Niklas Halle’N/AFP/Getty Images The UK government is “treating the entire nation as suspects” by ignoring safeguards on retaining…
The independent It comes after a ‘well-known’ public figure took out a court injunction to prevent the UK media from publishing details of an extra-marital ‘three-way sexual encounter’ “It’s an issue which has been under active consideration,” a Whitehall source said Rex Government ministers are “actively considering” plans to water down celebrities’ ability to prevent the British…
