8:35 AMCopyright enforcement might be getting out of hand in Scandinavia. As anti-piracy groups and copyright owners continue to work with authorities to curtail piracy in the region, police this week raided the home of a 9-year-old suspect and confiscated her “Winnie the Pooh” laptop...
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Police have been handed 'Chinese-style' powers to enter private homes and seize political posters during the London 2012 Olympics.Little-noticed measures passed by the Government will allow officers and Olympics officials to enter homes and shops near official venues to confiscate any protest...
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The governing African National Congress proposed the change to the Weather Service Bill, designed to prevent panics over false predictions of winds, flooding or drought.
If passed, it would mean that anyone wanting to issue a severe weather warning would first need to get official written...
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The owner of the Dragon Palace Chinese restaurant in Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, has been fined £3,000 after live mice were found in a box of noodles.
Inspectors also discovered decomposing bodies of rodents and mouse droppings, as well as congealed grease covering the ceiling at the...
Two councils hit with big fines for laptop blunder
The UK's information watchdog has slapped two London councils with hefty penalties for failing to encrypt personal data on laptops that were stolen by thieves.
Ealing Council and Hounslow Council were both found to be in serious breach...