British Isles
Thursday, 08 August 2013 19:40
Lap-dancing jobs advertised on Govt website – despite ban
Jobs in an explicit lap-dancing club have been placed on a Government vacancies site, despite the Coalition banning such adverts from appearing three years ago. Vacancies for a Norwich-based club – which offers ‘topless to fully…
Thursday, 08 August 2013 19:33
Britain third biggest porn host after Netherland and the U.S.
Britain hosts the third biggest volume of internet pornography in the world and is home to more than half a million sites, according to a shocking survey. There are more than 52million pages of pornographic content…
Thursday, 08 August 2013 19:30
Online game firms need to do more to prevent addiction
Online game companies need to do more to prevent players becoming too addicted in order to avoid Government intervention, a study has warned. Researchers at Cardiff, Derby and Nottingham Trent universities said some gamers play up…
Monday, 05 August 2013 11:02
Civic, faith and political leaders welcome Just Festival
The Scottish Government, the European Parliament, Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu and civic and faith leaders were among those involved in the official opening of the 2013 Just Festival. Hundreds of people turned out for the occasion…
Thursday, 01 August 2013 19:00
UK 'losing fight' against internet crime, warn MPs
The UK must do more to stop online fraud and deter state-sponsored cyber-espionage or risk losing the fight against e-crime, MPs have warned. The Home Affairs Select Committee said much low-level internet-based financial crime was falling…
Thursday, 01 August 2013 18:57
'Lads' mags' given cover-up deadline by Co-operative
The Co-operative has given so-called lads' mags six weeks to cover up their front pages with sealed ‘modesty bags’ or be taken off sale in its stores. The 4,000-outlet retailer said it was responding to concerns…