New rules on recycling batteries
Retailers selling more than 32kg of batteries a year must now provide recycling bins in a bid to cut the amount going to landfill.
‘Lights out’ for 24-hour displays
New government rules on energy consumption could force shops to switch off illuminated displays to meet energy limits
MMR doctor ‘broke research rules’
The doctor who first suggested links between MMR vaccinations and autism acted unethically, the official medical regulator finds.
UEA broke rules in hacked email row
• Too late to take action, says deputy commissioner• University of East Anglia ‘will act as appropriate’The University of East Anglia flouted Freedom of Information regulations in its handling of requests for data from climate sceptics, according to the government body that administers the act.In a statement, the deputy information commissioner Graham Smith said emails [...]
Climate row unit ‘broke data law’
A university involved in a row over stolen e-mails breached rules by withholding data, the Information Commissioner says.
Supreme court overturns freeze on assets of terror suspects
Highest court rules that orders by Treasury under Gordon Brown should not have been made without parliamentary voteThe supreme court has overturned the government’s power to freeze assets of terror suspects.The court upheld a challenge by five men who had all their assets frozen under an order brought in by Gordon Brown when he was [...]
Dancing girl accidentally hanged
A 10-year-old girl accidentally hanged herself with a dressing gown cord as she danced around her bedroom, a coroner rules.
FSA proposes stronger mortgage arrears rules
City watchdog reaffirms proposals to protect homeowners falling behind with mortgage repayments from excessive chargesBorrowers who fall behind on their mortgage repayments must be treated more fairly, under proposals set out today by the City watchdog.The Financial Services Authority (FSA) said it planned to strengthen existing rules governing the way lenders handle mortgages that have [...]
Veteran MP repays £10,500
Labour MP Austin Mitchell repays more than £10,000 in expenses after breaking the rules on claims for mortgages.
Van Nistelrooy wages deter Spurs
Spurs boss Harry Redknapp rules out signing Real Madrid striker Ruud van Nistelrooy as the Dutchman’s wages are prohibitively expensive.