Overnight talks between representative of the three major political parties have resulted in an agreement to regulate the press in the wake of the Leveson enquiry, according to the Labour party’s Deputy Leader Harriet Harman.
Protester Wins Landmark Case
An 88-year-old campaigner with no criminal record has won a landmark legal case to have his details removed from the police’s National Extremism Database, where he had been labelled a “domestic extremist”.
NHS Gagging Orders Banned
Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has announced that gagging clauses stopping departing NHS staff from speaking out about patient safety or care have been banned by the Government.
Music Pirated More Than Anything Else
Ofcom’s latest report tracking online copyright infringement shows that during the third quarter of 2012 music was pirated in illegal file-sharing in far higher volumes than TV, film, video games, software and e-books combined.
Rich Criminal Suspects Will No Longer Get Legal Aid
Justice Secretary Chris Grayling has announced that millionaire criminal suspects will no longer receive legal aid, thereby saving the taxpayer tens of millions of pounds.