This article by Tom Whitehead has been extracted from the Daily Telegraph here A teacher’s human rights were breached after police included unproven allegations against him in a criminal records check, the High Court ruled yesterday. The PE teacher has not worked for more than two years because the allegation remained on his record even though police [...]
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Serious consideration to be given to keeping the names of suspects confidential until they are charged
April 9, 2013 from Leave a Comment
The Daily Telegraph report (here) that serious consideration is being given to keeping the names of suspects confidential until they are charged. Britain’s police chiefs are considering proposals that would mean names were only released once someone has been charged with an offence. The plans follow recommendations made by Lord Justice Leveson in his report [...]
Compulsive liar jailed after 11 false rape claims in decade
March 12, 2013 from Leave a Comment
This article was first published in the Daily Telegraph (here) on 26th February Elizabeth Jones, 22, admitted she lied about the latest rape allegation because she “did not like” the man she accused of attacking her, Southampton Crown Court was told. Her latest victim, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was arrested and questioned [...]
Woman jailed for crying rape to cover up cheating on her husband
February 5, 2013 from Leave a Comment
This article appeared in the Daily Telegraph on 17th January Gaynor Cooke, 41, claimed she had been subjected to a horrific ordeal in the front seat of a taxi cab in 2003 and reported the incident to police at the time. She was also swabbed for DNA evidence. In her 18-page statement, she said the [...]
Nanny jailed for crying rape after one-night stand
November 27, 2012 from Leave a Comment
A nanny who falsely accused her boss of rape when he rejected her following a one-night stand was jailed for two years today after a judge warned ‘hell hath no fury like a woman scorned’. Full story Daily Telegraph, 21st November 2012
Stars are ‘frightened’ by Savile abuse allegations
November 2, 2012 from Leave a Comment
In an article published on the Daily Telegraph website Max Clifford warns that not all the allegations made as result of the Jimmy Saville case may be true Stars are ‘frightened’ by Savile abuse allegations Max Clifford says he has been contacted by stars from the 60s and 70s who say they are “frightened” of [...]
Judges rule human rights should be considered in Sarah’s Law cases
October 25, 2012 from Leave a Comment
This article has been taken from the Daily Telegraph website here Parents could have a harder time finding out if any paedophiles live nearby after a High Court ruling that sex offenders’ human rights to privacy should be considered. In a judgement that lawyers say risks “watering down” what is known as Sarah’s Law, the [...]
Teacher sacked over ‘lewd act’ with broomstick may have been set up
October 22, 2012 from Leave a Comment
This article first appeared in the Daily Telegraph (here) on 22nd October 2012 A teacher sacked after allegedly miming a lewd act with a broomstick during a science lesson may have been set up by pupils in a conspiracy which passed into schoolyard “folk history”, a judge has said. Children in Patricia Davies’s physics class [...]
Teacher falsely accused of paedophilia in “Ku Klux Klan-like” internet campaign
May 3, 2012 from Leave a Comment
This article has been extracted from the Daily Telegraph 3rd May 2012. Neil Carr, 25 – who is heterosexual but celibate – was placed under investigation after a colleague overheard two young boys say to each other: ”Mr Carr is gay” during a conversation in a corridor. When asked about their comment both boys claimed [...]
Dance teacher jailed for falsely accusing Louis Walsh of groping him
January 27, 2012 from Leave a Comment
Dance teacher jailed for falsely accusing Louis Walsh of groping him A dance teacher was yesterday (24th jan) jailed for six months for falsely accusing X Factor judge Louis Walsh of groping him in a nightclub. Leonard Watters pleaded guilty to making two false reports to Irish police that the pop music mogul sexually assaulted … Telegraph.co.ukSee all stories on [...]
Hospital Trusts ordered to remove ‘no win -no fee’ adverts
January 20, 2012 from Leave a Comment
Hospitals are being instructed to remove advertisements for personal injury lawyers featured in NHS leaflets issued to patients, it has emerged. The adverts, which encourage “no win, no fee” compensation claims, have been banned by the Department of Health yet some trusts are continuing to allow them as a means of boosting revenue. Some hospitals [...]
Well over 900 serving police officers or PCSO’s have convictions
January 4, 2012 from Leave a Comment
The Daily Telegraph has reported (here) that well over 900 serving police officers have convictions. police officers. Forces across England and Wales employ policemen and women with convictions including burglary, causing death by careless driving, robbery, supplying drugs, domestic violence, forgery and perverting the course of justice. Those with criminal records include senior officers, among [...]
Police chiefs ‘authorised undercover police officers to give false evidence in court’
October 21, 2011 from Leave a Comment
A report by Andy Bloxham in the Daily Telegraph published on 20th October 2011 says that police chiefs have ‘authorised undercover police officers to give false evidence in court’ Senior police chiefs authorised undercover police officers to give false evidence in court to protect their cover as environmental protesters, it was claimed last night. Senior [...]
Teacher waits five years to clear name
October 18, 2011 from Leave a Comment
This article appeared in the Daily Telegraph on the 20th October (here) When Alison Addison was accused of abusing the special-needs children in her care, she thought she would quickly be cleared. The claims – that she had physically abused the children, used racist words and had sexual intercourse with the caretaker in her school’s [...]
Police chiefs could be forced to clear the DNA database of samples provided by innocent people
January 31, 2011 from Leave a Comment
The following article by Tom Whitehead, Home Affairs Editor appeared in the Daily Telegraph on 31st January 2011 The Coalition Government has pledged to dramatically reduce the time period that police can retain samples of people who were not charged or convicted of offences. It follows a ruling by the European Court of Human Rights [...]
15-year-old boy who killed a suspected paedophile sentenced
November 19, 2010 from Leave a Comment
“A 15-year-old boy who killed a suspected paedophile ‘to teach him a lesson’ has been given a life sentence.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 17th November 2010
Acticvities of personal injury and negligence lawyers under review
October 1, 2010 from Leave a Comment
A review of health and safety laws by a Tory peer is understood to recommend that the activities of personal injury and negligence lawyers should be curbed. The recommendation is one of 40 in a review of health and safety legislation by Lord Young of Graffham, a former trade secretary in Margaret Thatcher’s Government. He [...]