Police Should Name Suspects If Asked By Media

The Home Secretary has said that, if asked by journalist, police officers should confirm the identity of suspects who have been arrested but not charged.

Previously, Theresa May, had said arrestees should not be named on arrest unless it was in the "public interest".

But, in an article for the Sun, Mrs May said: "Where the press has already identified the suspect... the police should confirm it."

Former IT Manager Compile Website Of Call Centre Menu Options

A retired IT manager has launched a website listing the call centre menu sequences for accessing thousands of services.

Nigel Clark, of Kent, started compiling the listing due to his frustration over the number of options and amount of recorded information on call centre menus, according to the BBC.

The website, pleasepress1.com, took seven years to compile via creating post-it notes of sequences he used regularly.

Former Adivser Drops Hacking Damages Claim

A former adviser to supermodel Elle Macpherson has dropped a damages claim against News Group Newspapers after “no evidence” of hacking was found.

Mary Ellen Field had sued the publisher of the defunct News of the World, saying that alleged phone hacking of Ms Macpherson's voicemails had caused their relationship to break down.

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