I don't think public / readers realise how much time we spend dealing with complaints about court cases / inquests where people say we've published "without permission". It's steadily increasing: courts & coroners need to play their part in raising awareness of media coverage.
@JournoMikeT There were so many times I responded to complaints about someone's court appearance appearing in the paper and saying their reputation was at risk (professional or otherwise) because we didn't seek permission to publish their drug dealing/violence/drink-driving, etc.
@Will__Morgan It might not be my "personal Pearl Harbour", maybe more my personal Gus Van Sant's Psycho of 1998, but I understand your feeling on this one. (I went for another up-to-date reference there.)
Now that we have concluded the important business of censuring footballers for upsetting the governing party, can we perhaps focus some critical attention on the immoral, unworkable and (by the government’s own boastful admission) probably unlawful Illegal Migration Bill?
Labour: “The BBC’s cowardly decision to take Gary Lineker off air is an assault on free speech in the face of political pressure. Tory politicians lobbying to get people sacked for disagreeing with Government policies should be laughed at, not pandered to. BBC should rethink.”
Gary Lineker was pulled off air by the BBC because he refused to issue a public apology for his tweets criticising the government’s Illegal Migration Bill, according to sources close to him. Lineker rejects the idea he breached social media guidelines, which is what…
26yrs ago my brother Dominic was killed by an avalanche on Mt Blanc.
He was a professional mountaineer, experienced and very safety conscious.
Climbing mountains in winter is dangerous.
Take it seriously.
Always tell people your plan.
Dress appropriately.
@MountainResqUK
Happy birthday, (wherever you are out in the stars), to this beautiful bastard. You will always be missed. Thanks for the laughs and for making this planet all the more magical #RikMayall#HappyBirthday ❤️ 🎂 💔 Please Retweet to show that we haven’t forgotten him 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻