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Grieve ready to pursue Twitter users

Twitter users could face probes triggered by the government's chief legal adviser, Dominic Grieve

The government could intervene in the ongoing Twitter debate by bringing contempt of court proceedings against users.

Alastair Campbell in brawl with pop star

Campbell: 'A bit of handbags'

Downing Street's former director of communications has found himself in an unlikely brawl with a member of boyband The Wanted.

MPs to seek Twitter boss grilling

Twitter's fail whale should have no trouble dealing with MPs

Twitter executives are to be invited to give evidence to MPs as uncertainty over the future of privacy issues continues.

Westminster distracted by sexy MP website

Luciana Berger currently heads the pack on the women's list

A website which allows users to pick the MP they think is most attractive is proving oddly addictive in Westminster.

Miliband weds partner Thornton in low-key civil ceremony

Miliband and partner Thornton have been together for six years

Ed Miliband has said he is the "luckiest man in the world" after marrying long-term partner Justine Thornton in a low-key civil ceremony in Nottingham.

Twitter prepared to hand over details of users

Twitter appears ready to hand over the details of its users to law enforcement agencies

Twitter has surprised observers by saying it is prepared to hand over the details of its users to law enforcement agencies over injunctions.

Footballer injunction falls apart after farcical day in parliament

Twitter users hit back at the legal attempt over the weekend

The case of the footballer trying to keep his name out the press after an alleged affair appeared to fall apart today, following a farcical day in Westminster.

Phonehacking: Prescott stuns Westminster by winning judicial review

Phone hacking: Did the police drag their feet?

John Prescott today by won a judicial review into the police investigation into phone hacking.

Decision day for privacy

Under the magifying glass? Some critics say loss of privacy is the price to be paid for fame.

Two pivotal rulings in the ongoing debate over privacy are due today, with decisions coming on phone hacking and super-injunctions.

Twitter users served with privacy injunction

Twitter users could be subject to the new privacy injunction

Twitter has been served with a privacy injunction by lawyers acting for a Premiership footballer, it is being reported.

BBC 'gaffed' over Kentucky recruit

Unimpressed MPs report on the BBC's latest gaffe

Hiring an American to oversee the BBC's northern move opened it up to "self-inflicted and predictable ridicule", MPs have said.

Super-injunction protecting Fred Goodwin lifted

High court judge has lifted Sir Fred Goodwin's super-injunction

A high court judge has lifted part of a superinjunction against former RBS boss Sir Fred Goodwin, after a peer revealed his name in the Lords.

Coalition government is 'anti-book'

Reading between the lines: The coalition is 'anti-book'

The coalition government is anti-book, a leader article in the Bookseller has concluded.

Question Time invites prisoners to question politicians

BBC ventures behind bars

Two of the UK's leading politicians will take questions from prisoners in Wormwood Scrubs next week.

MPs and the courts play catch with privacy

Keeping a watchful eye? The press claim public interest but some people claim breach of privacy

Journalists' rights to intrude on people's private lives are at the centre of political debate today.

European court ends Mosley privacy battle

Mosley has been fighting his privacy battle for several years now

Max Mosley's long-running privacy battle hit what appeared to be a brick wall today when a European court rejected his legal challenge.

Telegraph rapped for spying on Cable

Cable said he was delighted by the judgement

A sting operation by the Daily Telegraph has been criticised by the press watchdog after it used secret recording devices on the business secretary.

Twitter user leaves super-injunctions in tatters

The use of Twitter raises practical difficulties about super-injunction's feasibility

Several super-injunctions appeared to be in tatters last night after a Twitter user tried to unmask several celebrities.

MP 'has doubts' about Robin Hood

Ridley Scott's political Robin Hood interpretation was panned by critics

Robin Hood's heroic status in British culture is open to debate, a leading Conservative MP has insisted.

Thatcher's handbag for sale

Margaret Thatcher's handbag is expected to fetch £100,000.

Margaret Thatcher's black Asprey handbag is expected to be auctioned off for £100,000 in June.

'Vacuum' over phone-hacking regulation

Phone-hacking regulation has unearthed regulation gaps

Legislation controlling phone-hacking is fragmented and needs greater clarity, the information commissioner has told MPs.

Miliband risks Murdoch rage with call for phone-hacking inquiry

Murdoch empire has been rocked by arrests at News of the World

Ed Miliband has risked the ire of the Murdoch media empire with a demand for an inquiry into phone-hacking.

Sun editor admission 'could trigger criminal investigation'

An investigation into journalists' relationship with the police coould be sparked by the comments.

Comments from the former editor of the Sun could trigger a criminal investigation by Scotland Yard, a senior officer has warned.

Phone-hacking: New arrests at News of the World

Police have arrested James Weatherup, a former news editor at News of the World.

James Weatherup's arrest comes as the investigation into allegations of phone hacking at the newspaper picks up speed.

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