British Isles
Sunday, 25 November 2012 17:31
Domestic violence accounts for 10% of emergency calls
One in 10 emergency calls to police are categorised as domestic violence related, rising in some areas to a fifth of all 999 alerts. The figures, obtained following freedom of information requests, have prompted fresh demands…
Friday, 23 November 2012 20:20
Starbucks in row over Internet porn free-for-all
Coffee giant Starbucks is failing to filter out pornography from its free in-store wi-fi, leading to concerns about children accessing inappropriate material. The coffee chain was warned over a year ago about the problem but still…
Friday, 23 November 2012 20:16
Vince Cable attacks corporate 'tax abuse'
Business Secretary Vince Cable has condemned corporate tax avoidance as ‘completely unacceptable’, saying there are ‘appalling stories of abuse’. He told the BBC's Andrew Marr Show UK authorities should do more to stop it. However, he…
Friday, 23 November 2012 20:13
Help for offenders
‘Offenders should be ‘met at the prison gate’ by mentors who can help them escape a life of crime.’ said Chris Grayling the Justice Secretary. He has plans for a major extension of mentoring provided by…
Friday, 23 November 2012 20:05
Dawn raid in Home Counties
A gang of eight Asian men aged between 20 and 28 were arrested in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire on suspicion of being part of a Home Counties paedophile ring, after a girl told police how she'd been…
Friday, 23 November 2012 20:03
Death in Ireland becomes global flashpoint over abortion
Pro-choice activists from Ireland to India are protesting the death of Savita Halappanavar, a 31-year-old Indian woman who was denied an abortion at a hospital in Galway, Ireland, in late October. In Dublin, an estimated 6,000…