So much for friends forever: 40% of us axe social media friendships over...
Rudeness and throwing insults are cutting online friendships short as a survey shows people are getting ruder on social media and two in five users have ended contact after a virtual spat. Reported by...
View ArticleBristol Thatcher party planned for Saturday
This is Bristol -- Details have emerged of a second Bristol party celebrating Thatcher's death to be held on Saturday. Protesters posted an invitation for the event, which will take place on by the...
View ArticleFAN'S VIEW: Positive vibes on the pitch at Bath City must be shared off it
This is Bath -- Pete McCormack provides a fan's view on events at Bath City Football Club... A six-game unbeaten run against the league's better sides has virtually secured Bath City's place in Blue...
View ArticleParis gay attack victim Wilfred de Bruijn's Facebook injuries picture goes viral
The image of Wilfred de Bruijn's cut and blooded face went viral on social media this week after he was beaten unconscious near his home early on Sunday in central Paris. Reported by MailOnline 15...
View ArticleExclusive: Six sacked at Met Police for 'offensive' social media use
Three offices sacked and six resign for abuses on sites such as Twitter and Facebook Reported by V3.co.uk 14 hours ago.
View ArticleKevin Bacon Apology, “My Bad” - Actor Gives Away 'The Following' Plot Twist
Kevin Bacon’s apology was short but sweet. The Hollywood actor fell foul of the pitfalls of social media this week when he re-tweeted a Twitter... Reported by ContactMusic 15 hours ago.
View ArticleMargaret Thatcher funeral: Scotland Yard assesses threats
Police plan security operation as activists say this Saturday might be the main focus of protests rather than funeral itself Scotland Yard is sifting through the potential threats to the funeral of...
View ArticleOscar Pistorius: family hits out at attacks on relatives of Reeva Steenkamp
The family of Oscar Pistorius have spoken out against attacks on the family of his murdered girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp on social media websites, saying they are "deeply disturbed" by such treatment....
View ArticleChina's citizen journalists finding the mouse is mightier than the pen
Chinese cyber-investigators find exposure on social media can protect them from the corrupt officials they seek to uncover Days into his new mandate as Communist party chief and before his ratification...
View ArticleTony Blair's 'dispassionate' recipe for a bloodless technocracy | Mark...
Considering what the Tories are trying to do to the country, we should be hugely passionate – furious even Today marks the real return of Tony Blair to the domestic political debate, after an absence...
View ArticleParis Brown 'too young' to advise? Of course not
The case has unleashed a wave of distrust towards young people. Yet many are successfully playing key roles in organisations across the UK Paris Brown, chosen as Britain's first youth police crime...
View ArticleThree police fired for social media misuse
Three police officers have been sacked for misusing social media over the past five years, figures from Scotland Yard have shown. Reported by Independent 9 hours ago.
View Article'Thanks babes'
Facebook is on to a good thing with its £11 charge for fans to contact their idols. But here's a way for celebrities to cash in too One of Facebook's strangest revenue-building schemes of recent times...
View ArticleFacebook's message charge shows how to make money out of desperate fans
Facebook is on to a good thing with its £11 charge for fans to contact their idols. But here's a way for celebrities to cash in too One of Facebook's strangest revenue-building schemes of recent times...
View ArticleThatcher funeral: activists 'fearful of arrest' for discussing protest
Scotland Yard says no one has taken up its offer to facilitate lawful protests, but activists decry 'insidious' deterrent policing Scotland Yard said on Thursday that not a single person had contacted...
View ArticleUPDATE: Father and daughter missing from Yate found safe and well
This is Bristol -- UPDATE: James Dean and his baby daughter Brooke have been found safe and well. Avon and Somerset Police thanked everyone who supported them by sharing the appeal on social media and...
View Article#Pistorian: Pistorius family hits out at Oscar's 'disturbing' Twitter fan...
The family statement issued today said: 'The disregard that is being shown by some - specifically those commenting via social media - for the profound pain that Reeva's family and friends are going...
View ArticleMargaret Thatcher funeral: Police monitor social media websites
Police are monitoring social media websites in the run up to Baroness Thatcher's funeral to help identify individuals intent on violent protests. Reported by Telegraph.co.uk 4 hours ago.
View ArticleRoma and Milan use social media to sell brands to fans
Italian football giants score with social media Reported by BBC News 3 hours ago.
View ArticlePolice scan social media for Margaret Thatcher funeral protesters
This is Bristol -- Police are monitoring social media sites to seek out any potential troublemakers ahead of Margaret Thatcher's funeral next week, for fear it could be targeted by protesters....
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