WHAT THE OTHER PAPERS SAY THIS MORNING January 27, 2011 FINANCIAL TIMES POLICE TARGET “HACKTIVISTS” An online “hacktivist” group that brought down the websites of perceived opponents of WikiLeaks has itself become the target of an international police crackdown. The London Metropolitan Police arrested five men in connection with a recent spate of attacks by Anonymous, behind last month’s revenge assault on the websites of [...]
POLICE REOPEN PHONE PROBE January 27, 2011 THE News of the World phone hacking scandal continued to gather pace yesterday, with interior designer Kelly Hoppen, the former step-mother of Sienna Miller (pictured), claiming her phone records were intercepted as recently as last year. Hoppen is suing the paper and one of its writers, Dan Evans, for “accessing or attempting to access her [...]
Violent riots as fees are passed December 9, 2010 A CAR carrying the Prince of Wales and Camilla Parker-Bowles was attacked by protesters last night, after anger over the vote on tuition fees boiled over into ugly scenes of violence. Police struggled to control the civil disobedience that gripped Whitehall and other parts of London, as demonstrators smashed the windows of the Treasury before [...]
STUDENTS TAKE TO THE STREETS AGAIN November 24, 2010 POLICE last night said they had dispersed the final student demonstrators in central London after a day of protests against higher tuition fees and university cuts, for the second time this month. Police said 17 people were injured, including two officers as protesters were contained on Whitehall. There were 32 arrests – mainly for public [...]
Violence at student fees demo leads to 35 arrests November 10, 2010 HUNDREDS of protestors stormed the Conservative party headquarters yesterday after a protest over university tuition fees spiralled out of control, leading to a total of 35 arrests. The Metropolitan Police said last night that 14 people had been taken to hospital, including seven police officers, for injuries picked up during the protests in which 52,000 [...]
AT A GLANCE | HOW TO BEAT THE STRIKE – DISRUPTION STARTS THIS EVENING November 1, 2010 TUBE Disruption is likely to most journeys, but London Underground will run as many trains and keep as many stations open as possible. Check www.tfl.gov.uk for the latest situation on your line and at your station before you travel. Volunteers will be on hand at key stations to give alternative travel options and otherwise assist [...]
Laing to float fund on LSE to raise £270m October 14, 2010 Infrastructure group John Laing yesterday unveiled plans to list an infrastructure fund in London raising up to £270m. Laing, owned by asset manager Henderson Group, will sell up to £256m of infrastructure schemes to the newly formed John Laing Infrastructure Fund (JLIF), in a move flagged up earlier this month. The fund will use the [...]
Creditsafe launches identity theft alert service as company fraud increases September 20, 2010 CREDITSAFE has teamed up with the Metropolitan Police to develop an online service, which notifies companies of possible identity fraud. Businesses fearing identity fraud can now receive free email alerts every time changes are made to their information on Companies House. The group has developed the fraud alert service after several months of consultation with [...]
Blair cancels book signing September 6, 2010 Former Prime Minister Tony Blair cancelled a book signing at Waterstone’s in Piccadilly planned for today to prevent causing the public and the police “a lot of hassle”. Eggs and shoes were thrown at Blair at a similar event in Dublin at the weekend by anti-Iraq and Afghanistan war protesters. Blair added: “I know the [...]
Police to reopen Coulson probe September 6, 2010 The Metropolitan Police said it would look again at new material on the alleged phone-hacking of prominent figures by News of the World reporters under former editor Andy Coulson, who is now head of communications at Number 10. Labour MPs in parliament demanded the police reopen the investigation, while home secretary Theresa May said this [...]