By Nicole Martin, Digital and Media Correspondent Last Updated: 2:24PM BST 30 Jul 2008
The BBC has been fined a record £400,000 by the broadcasting watchdog for faking competition winners and deceiving viewers on a string of radio and television programmes including Children in Need and Comic Relief.
Auntie's been handed a £400,000 penalty for misleading viewers and listeners in competitions.
Ofcom handed down the largest ever fine on the corporation after viewers and listeners were invited to enter phone-in competitions on eight different radio and television shows which they had no chance of winning.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/2474510/BBC-fined-andpound400%2C000-by-Ofcom-for-deceiving-viewers-and-listeners.html
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
British Gas bills to rise by 25pc for millions
By Emma Thelwell Last Updated: 3:36pm BST 30/07/2008
Millions of British Gas customers will have their energy bills hiked by 25pc this winter, with some seeing a rise of up to 35pc, as the company grapples with the rising cost of energy in the UK.
Soaring wholesale energy prices means that between 8.5m and 9m British Gas customers will see large increases in their bills over the next six months.
Centrica, the owner of British Gas, plans to pass on wholesale gas and electricity prices which have seen its profits plunge by 68pc in the six months to the end of June.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/main.jhtml?xml=/money/2008/07/30/bcngas130.xml
Millions of British Gas customers will have their energy bills hiked by 25pc this winter, with some seeing a rise of up to 35pc, as the company grapples with the rising cost of energy in the UK.
Soaring wholesale energy prices means that between 8.5m and 9m British Gas customers will see large increases in their bills over the next six months.
Centrica, the owner of British Gas, plans to pass on wholesale gas and electricity prices which have seen its profits plunge by 68pc in the six months to the end of June.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/main.jhtml?xml=/money/2008/07/30/bcngas130.xml
You must be nicer to Muslims, Britain is told by UN human rights chiefs
By Mail Foreign Service Last updated at 8:34 AM on 25th july 2008
Britain was told yesterday by a United Nations committee to take firm action to combat 'negative public attitudes' towards Muslims.
The nine-member human rights committee also criticised some of the UK's antiterror measures.
The body, which is composed of legal experts, said it was concerned 'negative public attitudes towards Muslim members of society' continued to develop in Britain.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1038460/You-nicer-Muslims-Britain-told-UN-human-rights-chiefs.html#
Britain was told yesterday by a United Nations committee to take firm action to combat 'negative public attitudes' towards Muslims.
The nine-member human rights committee also criticised some of the UK's antiterror measures.
The body, which is composed of legal experts, said it was concerned 'negative public attitudes towards Muslim members of society' continued to develop in Britain.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1038460/You-nicer-Muslims-Britain-told-UN-human-rights-chiefs.html#
A third of Muslim students back killings
The Sunday Times July 27, 2008
ALMOST a third of British Muslim students believe killing in the name of Islam can be justified, according to a poll.
The study also found that two in five Muslims at university support the incorporation of Islamic sharia codes into British law.
The YouGov poll for the Centre for Social Cohesion (CSC) will raise concerns about the extent of campus radicalism. “Significant numbers appear to hold beliefs which contravene democratic values,” said Han-nah Stuart, one of the report’s authors. “These results are deeply embarrassing for those who have said there is no extremism in British universities.”
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article4407115.ece
ALMOST a third of British Muslim students believe killing in the name of Islam can be justified, according to a poll.
The study also found that two in five Muslims at university support the incorporation of Islamic sharia codes into British law.
The YouGov poll for the Centre for Social Cohesion (CSC) will raise concerns about the extent of campus radicalism. “Significant numbers appear to hold beliefs which contravene democratic values,” said Han-nah Stuart, one of the report’s authors. “These results are deeply embarrassing for those who have said there is no extremism in British universities.”
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article4407115.ece
Islamic 'Bugs Bunny' programme 'spreads extremism'
Last Updated: 6:31PM BST 23 Jul 2008
An Islamic television station is using a Bugs Bunny lookalike in a programme for children, who vote whether to chop off his hands when he breaches Sharia law.
Palestinian children's show Tomorrow's Pioneers with Assud, the Jew-eating rabbit
Assud the rabbit vows to "kill and eat Jews" and glorifies the maiming of "infidels" on the Palestinian children's show Tomorrow's Pioneers.
In one episode, Assud admits stealing money and is seen begging for mercy after young viewers and parents phone in demanding to cut off his hands as punishment.
At that point, Saraa, the 11-year-old presenter, intervenes and rules that the bunny should only have his ears severed because he has repented.
The rabbit, played by a costumed actor, is one of the main characters on the show broadcast in Gaza by the al-Aqsa channel, which is otherwise known as Hamas TV.
Religious leaders in Britain, where the channel can be viewed via satellite, criticised the programme, amid fears British children could be affected by the radical Islamic message.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/palestinianauthority/2447895/Islamic-'Bugs-Bunny'-programme-'spreads-extremism'.html
An Islamic television station is using a Bugs Bunny lookalike in a programme for children, who vote whether to chop off his hands when he breaches Sharia law.
Palestinian children's show Tomorrow's Pioneers with Assud, the Jew-eating rabbit
Assud the rabbit vows to "kill and eat Jews" and glorifies the maiming of "infidels" on the Palestinian children's show Tomorrow's Pioneers.
In one episode, Assud admits stealing money and is seen begging for mercy after young viewers and parents phone in demanding to cut off his hands as punishment.
At that point, Saraa, the 11-year-old presenter, intervenes and rules that the bunny should only have his ears severed because he has repented.
The rabbit, played by a costumed actor, is one of the main characters on the show broadcast in Gaza by the al-Aqsa channel, which is otherwise known as Hamas TV.
Religious leaders in Britain, where the channel can be viewed via satellite, criticised the programme, amid fears British children could be affected by the radical Islamic message.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/palestinianauthority/2447895/Islamic-'Bugs-Bunny'-programme-'spreads-extremism'.html
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Mayor of London Ken Livingstone 'squandered millions of pounds'
By Rosa Prince, Political Correspondent Last Updated: 9:16AM BST 16/07/2008
Ken Livingstone squandered tens of millions of taxpayers money on pet projects that he set up on a whim while mayor of London, an audit of his spending has concluded.
A panel tasked by his successor, Boris Johnson, to carry out a forensic audit of Mr Livingstone's eight years in power has found that the London Development Agency, responsible for jobs and business in the Capital, was used as the mayor's personal "cheque book".
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/2302818/Mayor-of-London-Ken-Livingstone-'squandered-millions-of-pounds'.html
Ken Livingstone squandered tens of millions of taxpayers money on pet projects that he set up on a whim while mayor of London, an audit of his spending has concluded.
A panel tasked by his successor, Boris Johnson, to carry out a forensic audit of Mr Livingstone's eight years in power has found that the London Development Agency, responsible for jobs and business in the Capital, was used as the mayor's personal "cheque book".
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/2302818/Mayor-of-London-Ken-Livingstone-'squandered-millions-of-pounds'.html
BBC staff attack executive pay rises as 'obscene'
By Nicole Martin, Digital and Media Correspondent Last Updated: 8:49PM BST 15/07/2008
BBC staff have publicly criticised as 'obscene, obscene, obscene' the pay rises awarded to the corporation's executive directors last year.
They used Ariel, the BBC's in-house magazine, to attack the salaries of Mark Thompson, the director-general, and the nine other members of the executive board.
They said it was unacceptable that the board had accepted a pay rise of 17 per cent when staff had to put up with an increase of only four per cent.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/2302698/BBC-staff-attack-executive-pay-rises-as-%27obscene%27.html
BBC staff have publicly criticised as 'obscene, obscene, obscene' the pay rises awarded to the corporation's executive directors last year.
They used Ariel, the BBC's in-house magazine, to attack the salaries of Mark Thompson, the director-general, and the nine other members of the executive board.
They said it was unacceptable that the board had accepted a pay rise of 17 per cent when staff had to put up with an increase of only four per cent.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/2302698/BBC-staff-attack-executive-pay-rises-as-%27obscene%27.html
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