| Officers injured in Derry bombing Two police officers are injured after a 200lb car bomb left by the Real IRA explodes in Londonderry. bbc.co.uk |
Profile: Lady Justice Hallett The high court judge has been given a specific role to preside over the hearings into the 7/7 deathsLady Justice Hallett, the coroner at the inquests into the 7/7 deaths, was empanelled last November as assistant deputy coroner for the inner west London district, specifically to preside over the hearings which are expected to last into next spring.In this she follows a number of other high court judges who have been assigned to particularly contentious inquests, notably Lord Justice Scott Baker who conducted the Princess Diana inquest three years ago.Hallett, 60, and married to a judge, was the fifth woman elected to the court of appeal and the first to chair the Bar Council.Educated at Brockenhurst Grammar school in the New Forest and at St Hugh's College, Oxford, she was called to the bar in 1972 and became a recorder and Queen's counsel in 1989.She was made a high court judge in 1999 and has served on the court of appeal since 2005.Her husband, Nigel Wilkinson, is a recorder and deputy high court judge. The couple live in south-west London and have two sons.7 July London attacksLondonUK security and terrorismTerrorism policyStephen Batesguardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2010 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds guardian.co.uk |
Mother-of-two stabbed after 'row' A mother-of-two was stabbed to death in a car following a "heated argument" in north-west London, police believe. bbc.co.uk |
WikiLeaks founder gives news conference in London Julian Assange claims the leaking of hundreds of thousands of top secret US military documents was done in the public interest. telegraph.co.uk |
Two arrests at anti-cuts protest Two people are arrested and two police officers are injured during a rally in Bristol protesting against government spending cuts. bbc.co.uk |