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Sally Bercow Settles Lord McAlpine Tweet For Mystery Sum

2013-05-24T07:39:38Z

Commons Speaker's wife Sally Bercow has settled a libel action brought by Lord McAlpine after the High Court found a tweet posted by her was highly de...

Read more: Social Media, Sally Bercow, Twitter, UK News, UK Crime, Bercow, Libel, John Bercow, Lord McAlpine, Tweets, UK Politics News

Sally Bercow 'Innocent Face' Tweet WAS Libellous, Court Rules

2013-05-24T05:33:02Z

A tweet by Commons Speaker's wife Sally Bercow about Lord McAlpine was libellous, the High Court in London has ruled.

Lawyers for Lord McAlpine sai...

Read more: Sally Bercow, Libel, UK News, Sally Bercow Twitter, Lord McAlpine, Child Abuse, Twitter, UK News

'A Spur-Of-The-Moment, Stupid Tweet'

2013-05-23T11:27:19Z

A woman who sparked a Twitter storm when she boasted of knocking a cyclist off his bike has apologised.

Emma Way revealed she had been suspended fr...

Read more: Cyclists, UK News, Twitter, Emma Way, Toby Hockley, Cycling, Road Safety, Road-Tax, UK News

Rachel Tan: How to Report on an Act of Terror

2013-05-23T11:36:45Z

I cannot support is the editorial decision taken by some papers to splash the terrorists' message across their front pages, in effect fulfilling the terrorists' ultimate aim. An act of terror, however violent and horrific, is seldom the end goal of the perpetrators, but simply the means.

Read more: Journalists, Violence, Social Media, Newspapers, Twitter, Woolwich Attack, Terrorism, UK Media, UK News

Rapper Boya Dee 'Offered £75k For Story' After Woolwich Attack Tweets Go Viral

2013-05-23T11:43:42Z

A Londoner who live-tweeted the horrifying Woolwich machete attack claims he has been offered £75,000 for his story.

Boya Dee, who describes hims...

Read more: Video, Twitter, UK News, Terrorism, UK Politics, Woolwich, Woolwich Machete Attack, Ingrid Loyau-Kennett, London, Woolwich Attack, Boya Dee, UK News

Jamie Bartlett: The Woolwich Attacks Are Not New

2013-05-23T05:09:04Z

Our response now should also be familiar: calm and measured. Not creating a sense of panic - this it what these people want - but not underestimating the threat either. And everyone should take some strange comfort from the fact that this types of mindless violence is almost impossible to stop: because that also shows how very few people in our country want to do it.

Read more: Counterterrorism, Terrorism, Woolwich Stabbing, Social Media, Twitter, Woolwich Knife Attack, Woolwich Attack, UK Police, UK Crime, UK News

Woolwich Machete Attack: Military Personnel 'Advised Not To Wear Uniforms In Public'

2013-05-23T04:21:24Z

UPDATE: Since this story went to press, several political journalists have said the Government is set to overrule advice to military personnel not to ...

Read more: Video, UK News, Twitter, Terrorism, David Cameron, UK Politics, Woolwich, Ingrid Loyau-Kennett, Woolwich Machete Attack, Woolwich Attack, London, UK News

Frances Bean Cobain Calls Kendall Jenner 'A F**king Idiot' In Twitter Spat

2013-05-23T04:21:04Z

Frances Bean Cobain has branded Kendall Jenner a “fucking idiot” in a Twitter spat.

Cobain, who is the daughter of late Nirvana frontman Kurt ...

Read more: Kurt Cobain, Kendall Jenner, Twitter, UK News, Courtney Love, Frances Bean Cobain, The Kardashians, UK Entertainment News

Gif Or Jif? Twitter's Mispronunciation Confessions

2013-05-22T11:26:12Z

OMJ! Our world was rocked today with the revelation that the word GIF is supposed to be pronounced 'jif'. According to the inventor of GIFs, at least...

Read more: GIF JIF, Mispronunciations, Twitter, Gif Pronounced Jif, Twitter Jokes, Words, Funny Tweets, Pics & Giggles, Mispronounced Words, Steve Wilhite, UK Comedy News

'I Was Wrong To Call Him A Shit'

2013-05-22T07:20:00Z

A Liberal Democrat MP has apologised for calling a student a "little shit" after he was questioned about his vote on the gay marriage bill.

Greg Mu...

Read more: Student Politics, Social Media, Politics, Leeds University, Twitter, Media, News, Liberal Democrats, Gay Marriage, Greg Mulholland, UK Universities & Education News

Danielle Lowe: Twitter Hashtag Disgrace to Society

2013-05-22T05:50:00Z

#thingsworsethanrape. That's right you read it correctly. This is not the kind of thing that victims of rape should have to deal with and read. It is the kind of thing that so many members of society should be protected from, because even if it doesn't directly affect you it may affect somebody you know.

Read more: Women, Women's Rights, Twitter, Rape, Hashtags, Violence Against Women, Violence Against Men, Women's Issues, Violence, Society, Social Media, UK Issues, UK Universities & Education News

Lib Dem MP Calls Student 'Little Shit' Over Gay Marriage Row

2013-05-22T06:08:46Z

A Liberal Democrat MP has called one of his student constituents a "little shit" after he was congratulated for voting to pass the gay marriage bill.
...

Read more: Student Politics, Leeds University, Politics, Social Media, Twitter, Media, News, Liberal Democrats, Gay Marriage, Greg Mulholland, UK Universities & Education News

'Definitely Knocked A Cyclist Off.. He Doesn't Even Pay Road Tax'

2013-05-21T08:54:45Z

UPDATE: Emma Way Apologises For Tweet, Reveals She Has Been Suspended From Work

A spectacularly ill-advised tweet from a young driver, describing...

Read more: Cyclists, UK News, Twitter, Cycling, Road Safety, Road-Tax, UK News

Twitter Will Damn Your Soul, Warns Saudi Religious Police Boss

2013-05-20T06:10:34Z

The head of Saudi Arabia’s religious police has condemned Twitter and all those who use it.

Sheikh Abdul Latif Abdul Aziz al-Sheikh said a Saudi...

Read more: Freedom of Speech, Social Media, Mecca, Twitter, Mosque, Saudi Arabia, Saudi Religious Police, UK News

Murdoch Turns To Twitter To Warn Facebook It could Be The Next 'Crappy MySpace'

2013-05-17T11:23:11Z

Rupert Murdoch has warned Facebook to 'watch out' or it may end up going the same way as 'crappy MySpace'.

The media mogul turned to another social...

Read more: Business News, Rupert Murdoch Twitter, Rupert Murdoch, Social Media, UK News, Twitter, Facebook, Myspace, UK News

Aussie MP Accidentally 'Likes' Picture Of Teenage Boy's Testicles

2013-05-17T07:12:07Z

Before you click 'Like' on a picture of a teenage boy on Facebook, always make sure he is not secretly displaying his testicles - especially if you ar...

Read more: Social Media, Peter Collier, Twitter, UK News, UK Comedy, Facebook, Australia, UK Politics News

#AwkwardPromStory

2013-05-17T04:46:24Z

Prom (or leavers' ball to us UK peeps) can go two ways: swimmingly, or ground-swallow-me disastrously.

And, on Jimmy Fallon's Late Night show (you ...

Read more: Late Night With Jimmy Fallon, Video, Student Life, Twitter, Student Funnies, Funny Tweets, Twitter Jokes, Pics & Giggles, Twitter Hashtags, Prom, Ball, School Prom, Jimmy Fallon, Comedy, UK Universities & Education News

'Why Is Lord McAlpine Trending?' Tweet In Court

2013-05-16T06:52:54Z

A tweet by Commons Speaker's wife Sally Bercow pointed "the finger of blame" at Tory peer Lord McAlpine during a media frenzy over allegations of chil...

Read more: John Bercow, UK News, UK Crime, Lord McAlpine, Twitter, UK News

LOOK: Funniest Twitter Reactions To Sky News' 'Colin' Tweet

2013-05-14T07:40:52Z

It was just another day on Twitter, when suddenly...

Yes, a man known simply as 'Colin' had left his mark on @SkyNewsBreak's Twitter feed - and...

Read more: Twitter Colin, Jokes, Internet Memes, Colin Twitter, Colin Meme, Sky News Twitter, Twitter, Funny Pictures, Funny Tweets of the Week, Twitter Jokes, Funny Tweets, Pics & Giggles, Colin Tweets, Sky News Colin, Memes, UK Comedy News

WATCH: Celebrities Read Out Horrible Tweets They Receive

2013-05-13T09:37:13Z

Think that celebrities don't read tweets about them? Think again!

As Jimmy Kimmel has shown in his 'Mean Tweets' segments, they do - and Kimmel get...

Read more: Russell Brand, Gwen Stefani, Zach Braff, Video, Twitter, Celebrities on Twitter, Kid Rock, Jessica Alba, Jessica Simpson, Funny Videos, UK Viral Videos, Elisabeth Moss, Comedy Clips, Celebrity Tweets, UK Comedy News

Space Oddities: Astronaut Chris Hadfield's Amazing Tweets From The ISS (PICTURES)

2013-05-13T05:56:33Z

His poignant version of David Bowie’s Space Oddity has made astronaut Chris Hadfield one of the coolest men not on the planet.

And a look at h...

Read more: Chris Hadfield, Nasa, Space Oddity, Twitter, UK News, Space, International Space Station, Iss, David Bowie, UK Tech News

Are You A Sexist Retweeter?

2013-05-12T18:09:50Z

Ever fretted that your retweets may be betraying an ugly underlying sexist side to you?

Now a new web tool allows Twitter users to calculate the pr...

Read more: UK Tech, Social Media, UK News, Twitter, Twee-Q, Retweets, UK Tech News

Boston Bombings Suspect's Army Of Teenage Fans Insist He's 'Too Beautiful To Be A Terrorist'

2013-05-12T11:39:31Z

An online movement calling to free Boston bombings suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is gathering pace – thanks to an army of teenage girls who believe he i...

Read more: Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, Boston Bombing, Twitter, Terrorists, UK News, #FreeJahar, Poll, Boston Bombings, Facebook, Tamerlan Tsarnaev, Tumblr, UK News

WATCH: Osbi-wan Makes First Star Wars Joke, Cracks Up

2013-05-11T12:55:43Z

George Osborne has cracked his first Star Wars joke in a toe-curling display of political punmanship.

A slew of hilarity coursed across the interne...

Read more: Star Wars, UK Entertainment News, Video, Twitter, UK News, UK Politics, Osborne Star Wars, Film, #Britishstarwars, George Osborne, UK Politics News

Twitter Celebrates UK Star Wars Announcement With #britishstarwars

2013-05-11T06:56:10Z

Following the announcement by Chancellor George Osborne that the next Star Wars film, Episode VII, would be filmed in the UK in 2015, Twitter embarked...

Read more: Star Wars, UK Entertainment News, Dinsey, UK News, Twitter, UK Politics, Film, #Britishstarwars, George Osborne, UK Entertainment News