Tough economic times leads to poaching in Britain
The United Kingdom is facing an increase in poaching as more and more people are killing animals and other forms of meats due to the rising costs of food.
From the Independent:
Police in rural areas across Britain are reporting a dramatic increase in poaching, as the rise in food prices and the reality of recession increases [...]
Britian to crack down on corruption
New laws proposed by UK officials aims to strengthen the countries anti-corruption laws.
From the AP (via Google News):
Employers who turn a blind eye to corruption face up to 10 years in jail as part of a radical overhaul of Britain’s bribery laws proposed by the British Law Commission on Thursday.
The commission, the government’s law reform [...]
Men who pay for sex with trafficked women to face penalties
A new law in the United Kingdom would give out stronger penalties to men who knowingly have sex with women were are trafficked.
From the Guardian:
New prostitution laws to be set out today will mean a plea of ignorance is no defence for men facing prosecution for buying sex from a woman who has been trafficked [...]
British patients at risk of fake medicines
Counterfeit drugs are being smuggled into the United Kingdom, jeopardizing the lives of millions of patients.
From the Independent:
Packets of fake pills are being smuggled into high-street chemists and sold as real medicines that prevent heart attacks or fight cancer, putting the lives of millions of British patients at risk.
Criminal gangs that cut their teeth [...]
King of Viagra sold over 200 cases of fake Viagra per day
A doctor in the United Kingdom pled guilty for selling thousands of counterfeit Viagra over the Internet.
From BBC News:
Dr George Patino, supposedly known online as the “King of Viagra”, sold thousands of counterfeit impotence tablets to customers via the web.
He pleaded guilty at Kingston Crown Court and was described a “disgrace to his profession” by [...]
Illegal tobacco smuggling in the UK causes 4,000 deaths
A new report is stating that eliminating illegal tobacco smuggling in the United Kingdom would save 4,000 lives per year.
From the Telegraph:
Cancer Research UK says that the trade in smuggled cigarettes and tobacco kills four times as many people as all illicit drugs combined.
Official figures suggest that 22 per cent of all tobacco smoked in [...]
Unlimited mobile music could reduce piracy
Mobile phone carriers new service of offering unlimited music downloads could reduce piracy in the United Kingdom.
From the Guardian:
The introduction of unlimited mobile music services such as Nokia’s Comes With Music and Sony Ericsson’s PlayNow plus could result in British consumers downloading a staggering 2.1bn tracks a year, according to new research.
Services that allow consumers [...]
One in every 50 British Pound coins are counterfeit
The BBC is reporting that the number of counterfeit British Pound coins in circulation has doubled in the last 5 years.
From BBC News:
The number of fake £1 coins in circulation has doubled in the last five years and now stands at more than 30 million, the BBC has learned.
This means one in every 50 pound [...]
London Brothels brings in between $88 and $229 million
Source: “Brothel industry ’spreading’“, BBC News, September 4, 2008.
Sex available in London brothels for as little as 15 pounds
A new study has found that it is not difficult at all to find brothels in London, with the price to purchase sex being extremely low.
From BBC News:
Brothels in the city offer sex for as little as £15, and some are charging £10 extra for unprotected intercourse, the Poppy Project in Southwark found.
Its report said [...]
