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Britain awards immigration centre contract to incumbent Serco

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Britain awards immigration centre contract to incumbent Serco LONDON Mon Nov 24, 2014 2:26pm GMT A Serco flag is seen flying alongside a Union flag outside Doncaster Prison in northern England… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Jimmy Mubenga death: plane passenger ‘saw him die’ after being restrained by G4S officers

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Jimmy Mubenga death: plane passenger ‘saw him die’ after being restrained by G4S officers getsurrey.co.uk By Amani Hughes 18 November 2014 10:52 © 2014 Trinity Mirror A security guard from Horley… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Jurors handcuffed in aeroplane seats at G4S trial

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Jurors handcuffed in aeroplane seats at G4S trial The simulation formed part of the manslaughter case against three G4S guards accused of causing the death of 46-year-old Jimmy Mubenga Jimmy Mubenga… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Serco chastened by costly lesson in outsourcing risk

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Serco chastened by costly lesson in outsourcing risk By Neil Maidment LONDON Fri Nov 14, 2014 10:38am GMT A Serco flag is seen flying alongside a Union flag outside Doncaster Prison… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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MAN’S CRIES ‘HEARD 15 ROWS AWAY’

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MAN’S CRIES ‘HEARD 15 ROWS AWAY’ Press Association Regional Newswire – South East 10 November 2014 10:06 The cries of an Angolan deportee who later died after being restrained on a… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Jimmy Mubenga: Deportee shouted ‘you’re killing me’

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4 November 2014 Last updated at 11:07 ET Jimmy Mubenga: Deportee shouted ‘you’re killing me’ Angolan national Jimmy Mubenga had been living in the UK for a number of years with… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Blackwater convictions: “The exception, not the rule” – UN expert body calls for global regulation of private security

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Blackwater convictions: “The exception, not the rule” – UN expert body calls for global regulation of private security GENEVA (27 October 2014) – Private military and security companies (PMSCs) personnel must… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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G4S and Serco pay out £100,000 in youth restraint claims

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G4S and Serco pay out £100,000 in youth restraint claims Fourteen say unlawful measures used on them as children, with cases coming to light after deaths of two teenagers Eric Allison… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Bomb experts say land should be fully cleared

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Bomb experts say land should be fully cleared Folkestone Herald By Joe Kasper joe.kasper@KRNmedia.co.uk 14 August 2014 A Bomb disposal company has recommended a full clearance of land in Hawkinge where… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Historical Document of the Day – British link in shipment of arms to the contras

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Historical Document of the Day British link in shipment of arms to the contras (607) The Sunday Times By JAMES ADAMS and MARK HOSENBALL 1 March 1987 A DOCUMENT found in… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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