A council in Scotland has banned a nine-year-old girl from posting photographs of school dinners on her blog. Alice Purkiss reports
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UK Parliament debates defamation bill
This week’s debate will be a key staging in the progress of libel reform, but serious issues remain for campaigners
Lord Justice Leveson’s big internet problem
The inquiry into UK press standards does not seem to understand how to deal with the web, says Marta Cooper
UK: Spectator fined after admitting reporting breach
The Spectator has been ordered to pay £5,600 after admitting a November 2011 article about the trial of Stephen Lawrence's killers breached a court...
Britain’s press needs a strong public interest defence
The Leveson Inquiry should not forget the need to protect British journalism, says Marta Cooper
UK: receives police warning for Facebook joke about Olympic flame
A woman who joked on Facebook that she planned to squirt the Olympic flame with a water pistol has been issued with a warning by police. Helen Perry...
Northern Ireland: Contempt case against Peter Hain dropped
A contempt of court charge brought against former NI Secretary Peter Hain regarding criticisms he made of a judge in Northern Ireland has...
UK: Broadcasters win legal fight over Dale Farm footage
A number of UK broadcasters have won a judicial review overturning a decision that had forced them to hand over video footage of October's Dale Farm...
UK: Phone-hacking police charge Rebekah Brooks
Former News International Chief executive Rebekah Brooks has been charged with perverting the course of justice, as part of the. Brooks has been...
UK: Anonymous downs Virgin Media site over Pirate Bay censorship
Notorious hacking group Anonymous targeted Virgin Media yesterday, to protest the blocking of file-sharing website The Pirate Bay. The attack forced...