Daily News Summary
Wednesday, 3 June 2009
Main Stories
`One by one, they jumped'
Gordon Brown faced chaos in the Labour ranks yesterday as five of his ministers revealed they were quitting government. The list of the ministers quitting included Jacqui Smith, the Home secretary and Tom Watson one of Gordon Brown's closest allies. Gdn1, 4-8, DTel1-9, All papers. `Blunderbird is Go!', Sun1. `Labour's Dilemma',
The Guardian suggests that Labour should get rid of Gordon Brown. Gdn30
`Lords asked to rule on assisted death case'
The House of Lords heard yesterday from multiple sclerosis sufferer Debbie Purdy that the ban on assisted suicide is forcing terminally ill people to cut their lives short, as she continues to look to clarify the law. Lord Falconer is looking to put forward an amendment to the coroners and justice bill, which would remove the threat of prosecution of those accompanying their loved ones to overseas euthanasia clinics. Gdn10, Times23, All papers
`Guilty silence of the countryside'
Mary O'Hara exposes the growing problem of rural domestic violence and the effect it has on victims. GdnSoc3
`Welcome sentences for prison book club'
GdnSoc2 looks into a prison book club which has been set up at Low Newton Women's jail.
`Recession sparks sharp drop in offshoring of jobs'
Research by the FT has found a sharp decline in the 'offshoring' of jobs from Britain to cheaper locations in Asia and Eastern Europe is being accentuated by the recession. FT5
`Aid workers purged `to silence criticism over Tamils'
According to the Times, Sri Lanka is hampering international relief efforts, by forcing dozens of British and other foreign aid workers to leave the country, because it considers them as being sympathetic to the defeated Tamils. Times35
`Police forces are relics of a bygone era, says CBI chief'
Richard Lambert, the CBI director general, has said during a recent lecture that the structure of policing in the UK is outdated, the funding systems bizarre and forces top heavy with police chiefs. DTel15
`They're behind you'
Daily Mail discusses a recent police operation by Essex police called `Bother a burglar' were a set of regular or past offenders were followed. This operation supposedly led to a cut in the number of break-ins by almost half and was deemed a success. DMail27, Mirr 27, DExp17
Comments
`Can anything be done to stop young people carrying knives?'
The Independent questions what can be done to stop the young people carrying knives and whether we're losing the battle against knife crime. Ind28
`Not the time to drop the chancellor'
Letters in Gdn31.
`Going, going, gone: we don't want care auctions'
Letters in the Times27
`Copper choppers'
Letter in the DTel23.
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