Abu Qatada, the radical Islamist cleric, has been released from Long Lartin maximum security prison in Worcestershire on some of the most stringent bail conditions under English law.
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February 13th, 2012
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February 13th, 2012Abu Qatada, accused of being one of the UK's most dangerous extremist preachers, has been released from Long Lartin top-security jail in Evesham.
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February 13th, 2012The extremist preacher was freed from Long Lartin top security jail but will be banned from holding lengthy conversations with anyone beyond his family and will not be allowed to leave his home for 22 hours a day — including going into his garden. He is prohibited from using a mobile phone, computer or the internet.
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February 13th, 2012Last night the House of Lords discussed assisted suicide. The one hour dinner debate, in which 30 peers spoke, was focused on the role of the Director of Public Prosecutions in cases of assisted suicide
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February 12th, 2012The British government began drawing up new legal guidelines yesterday in a bid to override a court ruling outlawing the centuries-old tradition of saying prayers at the start of local council meetings.
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February 12th, 2012Speaker John Bercow was forced to act yesterday to head off a threat to the Commons’ daily prayer session. He insisted that parliamentary privilege means MPs’ prayers will not be affected by a controversial court ruling to outlaw them in a town hall. But the current system of daily prayers faces a growing threat from some MPs – including atheists who take part in a ‘sit-down protest’ at each session they attend.
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February 12th, 2012A decision made by the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals Tuesday, declaring Proposition 8 unconstitutional, is causing controversy among local residents.
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February 12th, 2012Chancellor accused of 'kowtowing' to Liberal Democrats by reportedly ruling out measure in next month's budget
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February 12th, 2012The defeat of Michael Portillo by the openly gay Labour candidate Stephen Twigg in the seat of Enfield Southgate was one of the most memorable moments of the 1997 general election.
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February 12th, 2012
Can there have been a more sinister or perverse attack on the family than the grotesque trade in contraceptive implants or injections being given to underage girls, which was exposed last week?