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Government 'will never tame the internet'
Ministers and judges will never succeed in taming the "immensely powerful" internet, the chair of the Commons' culture, media and sport committee has told Politics.co.uk.
'Real sense of anger': Hammond renews vows against gay marriage
Harman investigates mystery of missing older women TV presenters
Miliband mocked for Ferguson death tweet
'Real sense of anger': Hammond renews vows against gay marriage
Philip Hammond renewed his opposition to the coalition's gay marriage plans last night, as the coalition contemplates expanding civil partnerships to heterosexual couples.
Harman investigates mystery of missing older women TV presenters
Broadcasting chiefs face a dressing-down from Harriet Harman in the Commons later, after it emerged just 18% of television presenters over the age of 50 are women.
Miliband mocked for Ferguson death tweet
Ed Miliband faced a barrage of online mockery this morning after his tweet memorialising Sir Alex Ferguson suggested the outgoing Manchester United manager had died.
Ed Balls Day update: Ed Balls goes for a walk
Ed Balls looked set to avoid Twitter's celebration of Ed Balls day today, when he told his followers on social media he was going for a walk.
Newspaper industry tears up the Leveson royal charter
The newspaper industry looked to be on a collision course with parliament today after it dramatically announced it would reject the Royal Charter agreed by party leaders.
Downing Street puts pressure on Liverpool to drop Suarez
Liverpool was under pressure to drop its most celebrated striker today, after Downing Street waded into the row over his behaviour during a 2-2 draw against Chelsea.
UK escapes 'attack ad' politics - but only just
Britain has narrowly avoided a ruling which could have fundamentally transformed UK political culture, after judges in Strasbourg rejected a challenge to Britain's blanket ban on political advertising.
A nation of cheats? MCC steps in to lecture errant kids
Political shenanigans in Westminster should come as no surprise given the extent of the cheating problem emerging from Britain's playing fields, it has emerged.
Liverpool fans show Thatcher contempt
Liverpool fans firmly rejected calls for a minute's silence to mark Margaret Thatcher's death by celebrating the prime minister's passing in the stands this weekend.
Thatcher struggle overshadows singles chart
The BBC has raised eyebrows by refusing to play the anti-Thatcher track Ding Dong The Witch Is Dead track on its charts show later.
BBC won't play anti-Thatcher song in chart show
The BBC is planning on censoring the song Ding-Dong the Witch is Dead whatever position it reaches in the singles charts this weekend.
Political nirvana: House of Cards and Borgen creators team up on new project
Lovers of political drama were enjoying all their Christmases at once today, after it emerged the creators of House of Cards and Borgen were teaming up on a major new project.
Jeremy Irons: Gay marriage might allow 'fathers to marry their son'
Jeremy Irons seemed to break the usual stereotype of Hollywood liberals yesterday with an interview in which he worried that allow gay marriage might allow fathers to marry their sons.
Football fans lash out at homophobic abuse
A report detailing the level of homophobic abuse directed at Brighton and Hove football fans has been handed to the FA, in a bid to tackle often-neglected concerns around anti-gay behaviour in the stands.
Paulo Di Canio: I am not a fascist
The new manager of Sunderland has finally denied being a fascist, as the club tries to limit the political damage from his appointment.
No questions allowed: Fascist manager arrives at Sunderland
Paolo Di Canio walked out of his first press conference as manager of Sunderland today, after journalists repeatedly pressed him on his commitment to fascism.
Di Canio triggers another Miliband resignation
David Miliband has resigned from the board of Sunderland Athletic Football Club after it appointed self-confessed "fascist" Paolo Di Canio as their new head coach.
Protest outside Daily Mail offices after Lucy Meadows death
The Daily Mail faced a protest by transgender activists yesterday, as pressure built on the newspaper to dump one of its most popular columnists over the death of Lucy Meadows.
Marry you, I will: Jedi strike back over weddings criticism
I sense a disturbance in the Force. Jedi groups have struck back against a Scottish church who called the idea of a legally accepted Jedi wedding "completely nonsensical".
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