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Phone Hacking
Yesterday the ex-Downing Street communications chief was found guilty of conspiracy to hack phones. Police say thousands of people’s phones were targeted, and BBC legal correspondent Clive Coleman said Coulson’s conviction showed a “widespread criminal conspiracy going to a very, very senior level” at the News of the World.
Here is the full list of people involved in the trail
Hacking trial: The people and the charges |
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Name | Charges and verdicts |
NI = NEWS INTERNATIONAL; NOW = NEWS OF THE WORLD |
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Rebekah Brooks,Ex-NI chief executive, ex-NoW editor, ex-Sun editor |
1) Conspiracy to intercept voicemails with others between 3 Oct 2000 and 9 Aug 2006 Not guilty |
2) Conspiracy to commit misconduct in public office between 9 Feb 2006 and 16 Oct 2008: Already found not guilty on instruction from the judge |
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3) Conspiracy to commit misconduct in public office between 1 Jan 2004 and 31 Jan 2012 Not guilty |
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4) Conspiracy to pervert the course of justice with Cheryl Carter between 6 July and 9 July 2011 Not guilty |
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5) Conspiracy to pervert the course of justice with Mark Hanna and Charlie Brooks between 15 July 2011 and 19 July 2011 Not guilty |
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Andy Coulson,David Cameron’s former head of communications and ex-NoW editor |
1) Conspiracy to intercept voicemails with others between 3 Oct 2000 and 9 Aug 2006 Guilty |
2) Conspiracy to commit misconduct in public office with Clive Goodman between 31 Aug 2002 and 31 Jan 2003 Awaiting verdict |
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3) Conspiracy to commit misconduct in public office with Clive Goodman between 31 Jan 2005 and 3 June 2005 Awaiting verdict |
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Stuart Kuttner,Ex-NoW managing editor |
Conspiracy to intercept voicemails with others between 3 Oct 2000 and 9 Aug 2006 Not guilty |
Clive Goodman,Former NoW royal editor |
1) Conspiracy to commit misconduct in public office with Andy Coulson between 31 Aug 2002 and 31 Jan 2003. Awaiting verdict |
2) Conspiracy to commit misconduct in public office with Andy Coulson between 31 Jan 2005 and 3 June 2005 Awaiting verdict |
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Mark Hanna, Head of security for NI |
Conspiracy to pervert the course of justice with Rebekah Brooks and Charlie Brooks between 15 July 2011 and 19 July 2011 Not guilty |
Cheryl Carter,Rebekah Brooks’s former personal assistant |
Conspiracy to pervert the course of justice with Rebekah Brooks between 6 July and 9 July 2011 Not guilty |
Charlie Brooks,Racehorse trainer and Rebekah Brooks’s husband |
Conspiracy to pervert the course of justice with Rebekah Brooks and Mark Hanna between 15 July 2011 and 19 July 2011 Not guilty |
Sugar Tax
The seven proposed measures to tackle obesity in childhood are:
- Reduce added sugars in food by 40% by 2020
- Ban all forms of targeted marketing of ultra-processed, unhealthy foods and drinks to children
- Disassociate physical activity with obesity by banning junk food sports sponsorships
- Reduce fat by 15% in ultra-processed foods by 2020
- Limit the availability of ultra-processed foods and sweetened soft drinks as well as reducing portion sizes
- Introduce a sugar tax to incentivise healthier food
Here are some tips to help you cut some sugars out of your diet:
- Swap fizzy drinks for water or unsweetened fruit juice.
- Swap cakes or biscuits for a currant bun, scone or some malt loaf with low-fat spread.
- Gradually reduce the amount of sugar you use in hot drinks and cereal until you can cut it out altogether.
- Rather than spreading jam, marmalade, syrup, treacle or honey on your toast, try a low-fat spread, sliced banana or low-fat cream cheese.
- Check nutrition labels to help you pick the foods with less added sugar or go for the low-sugar version.
- Try halving the sugar you use in your recipes – it works for most things except jam, meringues and ice cream.
- Choose wholegrain breakfast cereals, but not those coated with sugar or honey
Mash Potato spilt all over the roads
this is the picture of the road that caused carnage this week when a truck holding mash potato spilt it load all over the duel carriage way.