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What Constitutes Intellectual Property Online?
Intellectual Property is considered to be any idea, concept, writing, imagery or creation that was created uniquely by one person, entity or group. The classic forms of intellectual property include (but are not limited)
Read More »Police not Paying Bills on Time
The Forum of Private Business has found that some police forces in the UK are not paying suppliers and contractors on time. According to the The Forums’ website, they used the Freedom of Information
Read More »Labour Government Spent Almost £300m on ID Cards
The coalition government has said its predecessor spent just under £300m to develop the ID card and biometric passport schemes. Home Office minister Damian Green provided the figures in response to a parliamentary question
Read More »Police in breach of the Data Protection Act
by David Neal The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has found Kent Police in breach of the Data Protection Act. This is the second time in as many weeks that the ICO has set its
Read More »BNP Activist Gets Away With Creating Anti-Muslim Leaflets
A BNP activist who delivered leaflets which blamed Muslims for the heroin trade has been cleared of intending to incite religious hatred. Anthony Bamber, 54, of Preston, printed and distributed the documents claiming Muslims
Read More »Teen Found Guilty For Facebook Murder
A 16-year-old boy has been detained for killing a former friend after the pair traded insults on Facebook. Salum Kombo, 18, was stabbed in the chest in Bromley-by-Bow, east London, in December after calling
Read More »Police failed to process DNA samples linked to violent crimes
Press Association A London police force failed to submit DNA samples, including those linked to violent crime, rape and a murder, to the national database, a report published today has revealed. The joint investigation
Read More »What Does The New Government Mean For Farm Trade?
As the country settles itself to a new coalition Government, where does food sit in importance and priority? We can start by looking at the respective manifestos issued prior to the Election. The Conservatives
Read More »Unemployment highest since December 1994
By Mike Jones As the new Liberal Democrat-Conservative Coalition began its first full day in office the scale of the task ahead was brought into sharp focus with the release of the latest official
Read More »Record number of police but overtime bill doubles
Spending on police overtime has nearly doubled over the past decade despite record numbers of police officers, according to a new report. Overtime payments in England and Wales soared by around 90 per cent
Read More »David Cameron to kill the Digital Economy Act?
There’s a new man at Number 10 Downing Street. His name is David Cameron. He is promising to make lots of changes to how the UK is run. One of which might well see
Read More »Innocent man’s fury after police took fingerprint and DNA samples
AN ex-soldier who has served in Northern Ireland and guarded the royal family is calling for a police investigation into why he had his fingerprints and DNA sampled after he became the victim of
Read More »Brown resigns, Cameron to take over as PM
Gordon Brown resigned as prime minister on Tuesday and said Conservative leader David Cameron would take over, ending 13 years of rule by the Labour Party. The Conservatives won most seats in a parliamentary
Read More »Reports: Lib-Con deal confirmed
By Ian Dunt Gordon Brown could quit as prime minister as early as tonight, if media reports are to be believed. The Evening Standard is running with the headline: “Gordon Brown quits as PM
Read More »Revealed: cost of swine flu ‘outbreak’
By Paul Francis A Kent health trust spent more than £1m preparing for the swine flu outbreak – nearly three times as much as other trusts in the UK. Despite that, managers at the
Read More »NHS refuses to reveal details of doctors’ salaries
THE NHS in Devon has refused to divulge details of GPs’ pay. In a formal request made using the Freedom of Information Act, The Express & Echo asked the county’s primary care trust for
Read More »Probe on election ‘irregularities’
A police investigation was under way into alleged irregularities at a local election vote. The returning officer for Burnley, Lancashire, said he had “grave concerns” about last Thursday’s ballot in the Daneshouse with Stoneyholme
Read More »ID Card Scheme Could Be Abolished
David Cameron said he was making a “big open offer” to the Liberal Democrats to join his party in government. In a passage highlighting similarities between their manifestos, he said: “We share a common
Read More »Gordon Brown Will Step Down As Labour Leader
By Philippe Naughton Gordon Brown announced tonight that he is to step down as Labour leader but wants to remain in No 10 for a few more months as part of a coalition deal
Read More »‘Spy cameras’ for crossing patrols
Lollipop ladies (and men) have a new weapon in the battle against dangerous motorists – cameras fixed to their trademark poles. Three school crossing patrols in Somerset are to trial the technology to combat
Read More »PIRACY PLAN ‘IS ILLEGAL’
Brendan Abbott PLANS to suspend the internet accounts of “copyright pirates” who illegally download and swap films and music could breach human rights. Broadband providers and consumer rights groups warned yesterday “persuasion not coercion”
Read More »Equality group takes racist BNP to court over ethnic exclusion
THE Equality and Human Rights Commission has begun legal action against the British National Party over concerns about ethnic restrictions on its membership. The commission issued county court proceedings against the party after voicing
Read More »Government allows staff to abuse privacy laws
Councils are failing to prosecute staff caught using a sensitive government database to snoop on celebrities and members of the public, disclosures under the Freedom of Information Act have revealed. Computer Weekly has established
Read More »Biometrics system for foreign students
A parliamentary committee has echoed universities’ concerns over the robustness of the biometrics system that will be used for visa applications by students. The Home Affairs Committee looked at the role of the National
Read More »Internet firms condemn “unwarranted” invasion of people’s privacy
A proposal to allow Cheltenham listening post GCHQ to monitor any email, phone call or website visit of people in the UK has been condemned by internet firms. The London Internet Exchange, which represents
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