Daily News Summary
Thursday, 18 June 2009
Main Stories
`Police accused of needless searches'
The watchdog on anti-terror legislation has said that the Police are abusing anti-terror laws by stopping and searching people they do not suspect of crimes just to get a `racial balance' in statistics. FT4, Times20, Ind6, DTel2-3, DExp10, All Papers
`Quarter of men in South Africa admit rape, survey finds'
According to a study by the country's Medical Research Council, one in four men in South Africa admitted to rape and many confessed to attacking more than one victim. Three out of four rapists said they had first attacked in their teens, while one in 20 men said they had raped in the last year. The trade union Solidarity also found that 88% of rapes went unreported. Gdn22
`MPs gagged over release of violent offenders'
According to the Daily Telegraph, MPs are being prevented from telling their constituents if dangerous offenders, including murderers, rapists or terrorists are living in their area. The Government is trying to force MPs to sign secrecy agreements if they want to be notified of the release of supposedly high risk offenders. DTel10, Sun4
`Too many ministers and laws, says MPs'
Labour has created a government with too many ministers who create too many laws, according to a report by the Public administration select committee released today. DTel10
`Belfast Romanian families flee racist attacks'
A group of Romanian families in Belfast, Northern Ireland were forced to flee their homes yesterday after racist attacks which were blamed on right wing elements of the Pro British loyalist community. FT2, Times18-19, Ind4-5
`Blair knew of secret policy on torture of terror suspects'
Gdn1
Other Stories
`The silent rebellion'
Further protests happened yesterday as the trouble in Iran went into its fifth day with a 100,000 silent mass march across the capital Tehran. Times1, 4-7, Ind8-9, Mir23
`NHS drug mistakes put thousands of children at risk'
Times9, Ind7
`"Too late" to contain swine flu in Birmingham'
According to the papers, health officials have warned that Birmingham is no longer capable of containing the swine flu outbreak. Council officials received this warning as the total number of UK cases rose to 1,600. Ind14, Sun6, DExp7
`School leavers face toughest time looking for employment in 15 years'
Job prospects for ten of thousands of students about to leave school and university appeared even bleaker yesterday, as youth unemployment soared to its highest level in fifteen years. One third of pupils aged 16 to 17 who had left school were out of work in the three months to April with 1 in 6, 18 to 24 year olds being unemployed. Times24-25, Ind10-11, Sun8-9
`Ban smoking in cars with children, says top doctor'
DMail9, All Papers
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`The social ills caused by family breakdown cannot be ignored'
Deborah Orr discusses the consequences of family breakdown in the UK.
Ind27
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