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BBC's Newsnight report implicating Lord McAlpine in child sex abuse 'should never have gone out'

Source: This Is London, Nov 10 2012, 5:16am CST

George Entwistle described the Newsnight report on the North Wales children's home scandal as "unacceptable". He warned that staff involved in the programme shown last week could now face disciplinary action. The BBC ...

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Woolwich attack: Michael Adebolajo was asked to work for MI5 claims friend

Source: The Telegraph UK  |   May 25 2013, 6:56am CDT

Abu Nusaybah told the BBC's Newsnight programme that his friend, who has arrested after the murder of Drummer Lee Rigby, rejected the request after he was approached. He also claimed that Adebolajo had bee ...

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Sally Bercow faces huge bill for damages after High Court rules her tweet about Lord McAlpine was libellous

Source: The Daily Record  |   May 25 2013, 1:58am CDT

Bercow posted the offensive tweet shortly after a BBC Newsnight programme last November wrongly linked a “leading Conservative politician” to allegations of sex abuse at Bryn Estyn children’s home in the 1970s and 1980s. Former Conservative Party Treasur ...

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28 weeks ago


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"It is not extraordinary that the editor in chief of the BBC does not scrutinise in detail every investigation that is going on across the organisation...the BBC simply wouldn't work if the director general was required to pore in detail over every investigation carrying on."


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Friend of Woolwich attack suspect arrested moments after BBC interview

Source: The Telegraph  |   May 24 2013, 6:32pm CDT

As soon as the interview was over three members of special branch arrived at the studio and held Abu Nusaybah, the corporation reported. The Metropolitan Police confirmed that a 31-year-old man had been arrested under th ...

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MI5 'approached Woolwich suspect'

Source: BBC News  |   May 24 2013, 5:26pm CDT

24 May 2013 Last updated at 18:26 ET MI5 asked Woolwich murder suspect Michael Adebolajo if he wanted to work for them, a childhood friend has said. Abu Nusaybah told BBC Two's Newsnight his friend had revealed to him six mo ...

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Sally Bercow libelled Lord McAlpine on Twitter with 'innocent face' tweet, High Court rules

Source: The Sunday Mail  |   May 24 2013, 2:03pm CDT

Sally Bercow was left facing a huge bill for damages yesterday after a court ruled a tweet about Tory peer Lord McAlpine was libellous. Mrs Bercow said she was “surprised and ­disappointed” by the ruling, but lawyers for Lord McAlpine sai ...

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Editorial: Salutary lessons from a libellous tweet from Sally Bercow

Source: The Telegraph UK  |   May 24 2013, 11:55am CDT

Mr Justice Tugendhat’s judgment in the Lord McAlpine vs Sally Bercow libel case is dry and thorough. “Twitter permits users to express themselves in tweets of no more than 140 characters,” the judge explains. At this point he could ...

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High Court rules Sally Bercow's tweet about Lord McAlpine was libellous

Source: IT Pro Portal  |   May 24 2013, 11:44am CDT

Keep up to date with all the top stories in the professional IT landscape, whether it’s Cloud, Security or Networking, ITProPortal has it covered. If you’re looking for news on the latest consumer electronics trends and tech, or ...

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Court Rules Tweet Libeled Politician

Source: Wall Street Journal  |   May 24 2013, 10:28am CDT

By Jessica Hodgson The High Court in London ruled Friday that a tweet by the wife of the speaker of the House of Commons libeled a top Conservative Party figure by implying that he was a pedophile. Sally Bercow, who is married to speaker, John Be ...

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Twitter libel: Sally Bercow says she has 'learned the hard way' as she settles with Tory peer Lord McAlpine over libellous tweet

Source: The Independent  |   May 24 2013, 9:56am CDT

Sally Bercow, wife of the Commons Speaker, has paid damages to Lord McAlpine, after the High Court found that a tweet posted by her which falsely linked him to an allegation of child sexual abuse was highly defamatory. The wife of J ...

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