Unruly children who flout Asbos will be ‘named and shamed’

 The government has promised greater ‘naming and shaming’ of young people given anti-social behaviour orders, after figures out yesterday showed the number of Asbos had more than doubled in a year.

 Legal changes this week will mean that the names of young people who breach Asbos will be made public unless courts decide otherwise.

 Source:- The Daily Telegraph Thursday 30 June 2005 page 8

 Narcissus schoolboy who killed his parents is cleared of murder

 A gifted schoolboy who killed his elderly parents was not guilty of murder because he suffered from an acute narcissistic personality disorder.

 A judge ordered a double murder charge to be dropped and allowed Brian Blackwell, 19, to admit manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility.

 Source:- The Times Thursday 30 June 2005 page 3

 Hunger strikers ‘bullied’ by centre staff

 Immigration officials were accused last night of bullying Zimbabwean detainees in an attempt to break their hunger strike.

 Alleged ringleaders of the protest have apparently been moved to solitary confinement.

 Source:- The Times Thursday 30 June 2005 page 4

 Prisoner’s suicide

 A teenager on remand at Reading young offender institution has been found hanged in his cell.

 Liam Ritson, 18, from Surrey, had been charged with robbery and false imprisonment.

 Source:- The Times Thursday 30 June 2005 page 4

Scottish news

Man killed neighbour after confusion over child porn

A man who slit his neighbour's throat and set fire to his flat in the mistaken belief he was a paedophile has been jailed for life and ordered to serve at least eight years.

Angus Mackinnon “snapped” and killed Derek Gourley after being invited to watch what he thought were child pornography videos.

Mackinnon told police Gourley mentioned having pornographic videos of “lassies” and he took it to mean under-age girls. Police later established the tapes did not show children.

Source:- The Scotsman & the Record, 30 June

 Welsh news

 Charity warns on plight on homelessness

 Many homeless people in Wales are still being failed by the system two years after a critical report on local authority homeless services in the country, according to a housing charity.

 Shelter Cymru makes the comments in a new report due to be launched at its conference in Swansea this week.

 Source:- Western Mail Thursday 30 June 2005

 24-hour childcare ‘needed for NHS workers’

 Doctors called on politicians to create 24-hour childcare for all NHS staff in Wales yesterday.

 The call came at the British Medical Association’s annual representatives’ meeting in Manchester.

 Currently NHS staff are facing long waiting lists for hospital-based crèches or paying sky high fees for childcare at anti-social hours.

 Source:- Western Mail Thursday 30 June 2005