This Page Requires Javascript to be enabled.
Please enable Javascript on your browser and reload the page.

COPYRIGHT: Material on this webpage copyright Integritext UK. All rights Reserved. Copyright owners have permitted the material on this page to be used for Education, Research & Private Study. No material from this page may be reproduced on any other website or distributed in any other medium.

Search the whole site for any search term.

This page fully supports Safari, Chrome, Mozilla Firefox & Internet Explorer 11 browsers.

WHAT HAPPENED ON 22nd January 2001?

previous datenext date previous notenext note
date navigation bar
note navigation bar
eagle gallery
eagle gallery
previous date next date
keyword navigation bar

21st January 2001

KILLERS TO GET LIFE SENTENCES REVIEWED

All prisoners serving life for murder in Scotland are to have their sentences reviewed in the wake of the Human Rights Act the executive has said. About 500 killers will have their cases heard by a judge who will decide on the "punishment period" to be served. An executive spokeswoman stressed the review would not automatically lead to shorter sentences. The European Convention on Human Rights outlaws government ministers deciding when convicted killers can be released.

22nd January 2001

MINISTERS TO LOSE SCOTS SENTENCING ROLE

Laws are being drawn up in Scotland to end politicians' right to decide if prisoners serving life should be freed. The Executive says it is meeting the needs of European human rights law. Under current procedures the final decision on whether to free inmates in Scotland is made by justice ministers. In future a judge will set a "punishment period" on sentencing after which time the parole board will decide on suitability for release.

22nd January 2001

GM CROP TRIALS HAVE "LEGITIMATE" ROLE

A Parliament report has said GM crop farm trials have a legitimate role to play in the development the technology. The Environment Committee's inquiry was prompted by a petition from Friends of the Earth which called for Parliament to ban GM crop trials altogether. It said a ban would contravene European directives but said it was concerned about thousands of acres sewn last year with GM contaminated seed. There was surprise at the lack of plans for dealing with such an incident.

previous date next date
keyword navigation bar

21st January 2001

CUBA ALLOWS CZECH PAIR PRISON VISIT

An embassy official in Cuba said that two Czechs arrested for spying 10 days ago were in good health in spite of "unpleasant" prison conditions. He was the first Czech official allowed to see ex-minister Ivan Pilip & former student leader Jan Bubenik since their arrest CTK news agency reported. Havana accuses the two of spying for the United States after they were discovered meeting Cuban dissidents. The Czech Republic last year accused Cuba of violating human rights.

22nd January 2001

MINISTERS TO LOSE SCOTS SENTENCING ROLE

Laws are being drawn up in Scotland to end politicians' right to decide if prisoners serving life should be freed. The Executive says it is meeting the needs of European human rights law. Under current procedures the final decision on whether to free inmates in Scotland is made by justice ministers. In future a judge will set a "punishment period" on sentencing after which time the parole board will decide on suitability for release.

22nd January 2001

COURT VICTORY OVER DRUG DEALERS' ASSETS

The Crown Office in Scotland has won a significant legal victory over the seizure of drug dealers' assets. Last year the Criminal Court of Appeal found that the laws governing the 0 seizure of criminal assets infringed Human Rights legislation. But five Law Lords at the Privy Council ruled today that the current seizure proceedings challenged by lawyers acting for a Paisley dealer are legal. They said the steps were a reasonable response to the illegal drug trade.

previous date next date
keyword navigation bar

21st January 2001

KILLER'S BROTHER JAILED FOR SEVEN YEARS

The brother of a former casino croupier who murdered & dismembered his wife has been jailed for seven years for helping to dispose of her body. Elliot Quy of Southport Merseyside helped his brother Mitchell dispose of his wife Lynsey's head & hand. A Liverpool Crown Court judge said Quy 22 embarked on a campaign of deceit by concealing the murder for 18 months. Mitchell Quy 25 was jailed for life for the murder last week.

22nd January 2001

MINISTERS TO LOSE SCOTS SENTENCING ROLE

Laws are being drawn up in Scotland to end politicians' right to decide if prisoners serving life should be freed. The Executive says it is meeting the needs of European human rights law. Under current procedures the final decision on whether to free inmates in Scotland is made by justice ministers. In future a judge will set a "punishment period" on sentencing after which time the parole board will decide on suitability for release.

22nd January 2001

JUDGE KEEPS TWINS WITH FOSTER CARERS

A judge has ruled that twin baby girls adopted via the internet should remain in council foster care for now. Alan & Judith Kilshaw from Buckley Flintshire went to the High Court Birmingham to try to win back custody. But Mr Justice Kirkwood said they would remain where they are pending research on what was best for their welfare. Flintshire Council had applied to make the twins taken into the care of the authority last week "wards of court".

previous date next date
keyword navigation bar

21st January 2001

SEPARATION

Reformed gangster Jimmy Boyle and his wife Sarah a psychotherapist he met while in prison more than 20 years ago have confirmed their marriage is over. MERGER Leading Glasgow private schools Hutchesons' Grammar School & Laurel Park an all-girls school have agreed the amalgamate.

22nd January 2001

MINISTERS TO LOSE SCOTS SENTENCING ROLE

Laws are being drawn up in Scotland to end politicians' right to decide if prisoners serving life should be freed. The Executive says it is meeting the needs of European human rights law. Under current procedures the final decision on whether to free inmates in Scotland is made by justice ministers. In future a judge will set a "punishment period" on sentencing after which time the parole board will decide on suitability for release.

22nd January 2001

USA Miami couple who disciplined their

11-year-old son by ripping off his toenails dropping a sledgehammer on his feet & making him eat his own vomit have been imprisoned for life. SPAINA law has come into force which may lead to the expulsion of around 30 000 illegal residents in a bid to stem the tide of illegal immigration. JAPAN Economics Minister Fukushiro Nukaga has become the latest cabinet member to resign after admitting taking around £70 000 from an insurance company involved in a scandal.

previous date next date
keyword navigation bar

21st January 2001

ANIMAL TESTS LAB SHARES SOAR AFTER DEAL

Shares in animal testing laboratory Huntingdon Life Sciences have soared after the firm clinched a rescue deal. The East Anglia firm's shares rose 66% when the stock market opened today. Its future was put in jeopardy when the Royal Bank of Scotland threatened not to extend its share of a £22.6m loan. The firm which was targeted by animal rights campaigners sealed an 11th hour deal backed by unnamed investors which saw the bank write off £11.6m.

22nd January 2001

MINISTERS TO LOSE SCOTS SENTENCING ROLE

Laws are being drawn up in Scotland to end politicians' right to decide if prisoners serving life should be freed. The Executive says it is meeting the needs of European human rights law. Under current procedures the final decision on whether to free inmates in Scotland is made by justice ministers. In future a judge will set a "punishment period" on sentencing after which time the parole board will decide on suitability for release.

22nd January 2001

FEARS RAISED OVER EC PLANS FOR FOOTBALL

Up to 10 football league clubs in Scotland could go bankrupt within five years if the present transfer system is abolished a Scottish MP has warned. Labour MP for Eastwood Jim Murphy is to use a special debate at Westminster to outline the dangers of European plans. The European Commission wants football players to have the same rights as other workers including being able to end a contract by giving notice. Mr Murphy fears clubs would lose out on transfer fees & end youth schemes.

<

Some queries which this page seeks to answer:

Life before 22nd January 2001?
Life after 22nd January 2001?
What is the significance of European on 22nd January 2001?
What is the relationship between European and human rights on 22nd January 2001?
What is the connection between European and human rights on 22nd January 2001?
Why does European matter on 22nd January 2001?
What was the impact of European on 22nd January 2001?
What is the significance of human rights on 22nd January 2001?
What is the relationship between human rights and judge on 22nd January 2001?
What is the connection between human rights and judge on 22nd January 2001?
Why does human rights matter on 22nd January 2001?
What was the impact of human rights on 22nd January 2001?
What is the significance of judge on 22nd January 2001?
What is the relationship between judge and prison on 22nd January 2001?
What is the connection between judge and prison on 22nd January 2001?
Why does judge matter on 22nd January 2001?
What was the impact of judge on 22nd January 2001?
What is the significance of prison on 22nd January 2001?
What is the relationship between prison and Scotland on 22nd January 2001?
What is the connection between prison and Scotland on 22nd January 2001?
Why does prison matter on 22nd January 2001?
What was the impact of prison on 22nd January 2001?
What is the significance of Scotland on 22nd January 2001?
What is the relationship between Scotland and European on 22nd January 2001?
What is the connection between Scotland and European on 22nd January 2001?
Why does Scotland matter on 22nd January 2001?
What was the impact of Scotland on 22nd January 2001?

Welcome to the

whathappened.website

designed to analyse events in Great Britain and the world from 1995 to 2008.


As you may imagine there are a lot of data here gathered from daily occurrences in politics, government, the law, in economics, finance and taxation, in crime, health and employment. The whathappened.website is an analytical tool which can be used to study all these aspects of public life in a number of ways.


If you enter the date, say 12th May 1998, into the Google search engine above you will be able to select the pages which have notes of the news on that day. You can then use the Note Navigation Bar to scroll through all the data for that day.


You can move to the next day or to the previous day by using the Date Navigation Bar.


On any particular day, you can see what else happened on that day by using the "What Else Happened on this Day" navigation bar. This will take you through all the available data for the selected day.


Alternatively, you can get a list of some of the main items featured in a particular month by clicking on the MONTH tab above and you will find a clickable list of the month's events from which to choose.


Om the main panel you will see the current note in the centre and the keywords associated with it in the tabs at the top of the panel. Clicking on any of these tabs with show the preceding and next notes which share the same keyword. By using the Keyword Navigation Bar, you can follow a keyword through the entire database. At any time you can change the keyword to another by clicking on the appropriate tab above the centre panel.

Below the text in the centre panel, a bar chart shows the frequency of the selected keyword across the whole period.