All of us want to see the Iraqi regime disarmed and Saddam Hussein’s weapons of mass destruction destroyed. Under the existing resolution the weapons inspectors are carrying out a clear mandate to inspect and report to the security council They must be given sufficient time.”. Scottish police are aiming to recruit an army of young supergrasses by rewarding children with mobile phone top-up cards when they inform on misbehaving friends. It is backed by the Scottish Executive and several youth organisations and will offer £10 top-ups to young informers over the next three months. It will target young people and show those who might be vulnerable to getting involved in crime that there is another way.

We believe it is important to give young people support and encouragement to enable them to make the best possible choices and realise their potential.”. The prison population is on the verge of maximum capacity despite a recent expansion of jail places. They reveal that 139 people are jailed for every 100,000 citizens Portugal has the next highest figure of 131 Germany jails 96 and France 85.. A black man whose sperm was mistakenly used to fertilise the embryo of a white woman has been named as the legal father of the IVF-born twins. They may not be able during their childhood to form any relationship with their biological father.”The white couple said they were disappointed by the ruling.

Their lawyers added: “Mr and Mrs A now intend to apply for an adoption order in respect of the twins in order that Mr A will regain his legal standing.” They also expressed sympathy for Mr and Mrs B.Dame Elizabeth refused Mr and Mrs A permission to appeal against her ruling but the couple can still approach the Court of Appeal directly. The black couple asked for time to consider the ruling, which allows Mr B to ask for legal access to the twins.Both couples can now consider compensation claims against the clinic. Lawyers estimate these could run to hundreds of thousands of pounds.Dame Elizabeth reminded the media that there were injunctions preventing the naming of any of the individuals in the case. “These two families have gone through an astonishingly traumatic experience,” she said. “Just have a great deal of sympathy for these families and the children and leave them alone.”The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA), which regulates IVF treatment in Britain, described the decision as a reasonable one. The Association of Clinical Embryologists said it was working to try to ensure that “there will never again be another case in this country where the wrong sperm is used in an IVF procedure”.Last year the HFEA tightened procedures at all infertility clinics after the blunder.’Accident of paternity’ creates parental rightsBy Robert VerkaikInfertile couples who are seeking IVF treatment will be more concerned than reassured by yesterday’s judgment.This case has shaken confidence in fertility clinics and proved that the worst IVF mix-ups can lead to traumatic and expensive paternity battles.Family law experts said that Dame Elizabeth Butler-Sloss’s historic ruling raised as many questions as it answered.