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Ban on bargain booze: Minimum price law could be introduced across UK
Bargain booze deals are to be outlawed as the first minimum price for alcohol is introduced in the UK.
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Asil Nadir trial pushed back to October 2011.
The fugitive tycoon must wait until October 2011 before he can contest fraud charges and must stay under curfew and wear his electronic tag.
The Guardian
Call for change in the law after speedboat critically injures child
Pressure is mounting for a change in safety laws after a boat accident which left a six-year-old boy fighting for his life.
Belfast Telegraph
Libel tourism is a very rare thing in UK courts, finds study
Just three out of 83 defamation cases reported in the UK in the past year involved libel tourism, according to a study.
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G20-death pathologist suspended
The pathologist who carried out the first post-mortem examination on newspaper seller Ian Tomlinson, who died at the G20 protest, was suspended from the medical register for three months today.
The Independent
United Nations joins in the Blackberry vs governments argument
The secretary general of the ITU says that companies are just going to have to provide governments with access to their customers’ conversations.
Associated Press
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