Daily News Summary
Tuesday, 29 July 2008
Main stories
`Go soft on wives who kill in cold blood'
Is how the Daily Mail1 leads on the story about the suggestion of a change in sentencing options for women who kill their partners because they fear further abuse. The Guardian1 leads with `New defence in domestic abuse cases' and gives cautious support in its comment piece. Gdn29. The Times1 also gives full coverage of the changes in the law around homicide, domestic violence and also gang related homicide. Times1,5
Road safety deaths
Analysis by the Parliamentary Advisory Council for Transport Safety shows that while road deaths have fallen below 3,000, in some counties the numbers have been rising for the last five years. Gwent, Cambridgeshire, Wiltshire, Devon and Cornwall have seen year on years rises. Times11
`Judges outlaw use of physical restraint in children's prisons'
As a result of a law lords ruling officers in child prisons can use restraint only to prevent self injury, escape, property damage or inciting another inmate to do the same. Times5
Halt wi-fi march on schools
Phillip Parkin, the head of `Voice', formerly the Professional Association of Teachers, has said that the introduction of wi-fi in schools is a large scale experiment in which children are the guinea pigs. Parkin says he is worried about reports of fatigue, loss of concentration, headaches and reduced memory. DMail11
X marks the spot
Police maps showing `crime' levels in local neighbourhoods are to be published sparking fears that they may lead to falls in property prices. DTel1, Mirr25, DMail31
Children in poverty do not get free school meals
More than 400,000 children who are living in poverty do not get access to free school meals because their parents are at work and do not claim benefits, a new report from the Government School Food Trust claims. Mirr6. The Mirror10 editorial calls for free school meals for all children.
| [Previous] | [Next] |
These newspaper summaries are drawn up by staff at the Centre for Crime and Justice Studies. They are not intended to be comprehensive, or wholly uniform in their approach. Instead, they reflect our individual and collective perspectives on the day's coverage, including our judgements in terms of relevance to the Centre's concerns. On occasion, they also reflect the inevitable time constraints within which we work.
You can read older daily news summaries here. To subscribe, click here, to unsubscribe click here.