Last updated: Monday, 15 March 2010

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Child abuse cover-up by Irish Catholic leader Brady

Ireland’s Catholic Church leader has resisted calls to resign after it emerged that he was involved in meetings with child victims of sex abuse forced to sign an oath of secrecy.

BNP teacher ban ruled out

Teachers will not be barred from joining organisations such as the BNP, according to an independent inquiry, as it would be like “taking a very large sledgehammer to crack a minuscule nut.”

More rehabilitation for short-sentence prisoners

With more than 60,000 prisoners serving sentences less than 12 months – and 60% of these reconvicted within a year of release – a report has recommended that more is done to rehabilitate these prisoners.

Dangerous Dogs Act – laws to be tightened

A public consultation has been launched to help toughen the laws regarding dangerous dogs, following a 12-fold increase in the number of complaints about dog fights between 2004 and 2008.

EU Committee to extend maternity leave

A group of MEPs in the Women’s Rights Committee are calling for minimum maternity leave in the European Union (EU) to be extended from 14 to 20 weeks, and be fully paid.

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