New head at Broadband department
PETER Harris has replaced Patricia Scott as secretary of the Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy. australianit.news.com.au |
Craig Hall: Fraud led to loss of $150M
Well-known North Texas businessman Craig Hall is suing to try to get back more than $150 million of the $180 million he’s lost by either loaning to or investing in several natural gas partnerships after key players allegedly lied to Hall to get him to provide financial support through two of his partnerships. (HWG) (HWG) bizjournals.com |
Did Students Pay Witnesses?
Prosecutors alleged that a group of Northwestern University journalism students paid two people to testify in a class project seeking to overturn a 1981 murder conviction. feedproxy.google.com |
‘One-punch’ killers to get longer jail sentences
Hefty jail terms are to be imposed when people die after a violent punch to the head, after a landmark ruling by a rare five-strong panel of senior judges yesterday. feeds.timesonline.co.uk |
Shell is fined over accident at oil refinery
Shell and two of its contractors were fined a combined £283,000 by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) yesterday over an accident at an oil refinery that left a worker paralysed from the waist down. feeds.timesonline.co.uk |