Thursday, November 10, 2011

Twitter to host Remembrance Day service

Remembrance Day service to include readings, hymns, names of those who gave their lives and a minute's silence
Twitter is to host a Remembrance Day service for the first time. Photograph: Dylan Martinez/Reuters
 
A Remembrance Day service will be held on Twitter on Friday and Sunday, using 140 characters for readings, hymns, the last post, the names of those who gave their lives and contributions from veterans.

The project, run by a group of Methodists, is aimed at bringing together traditional elements of prayer and worship with a digital approach for people who cannot attend a service or would not normally do so. It is thought to be the first time a remembrance service has been held on the micro-blogging site.

James Thomas, who thought of Tweet Remembrance, said: "I came up with the idea on Wednesday night. I wondered if there was going to be a two-minute silence on Twitter and then thought, why not have an entire service on there?

"It's a chance to engage with people who would otherwise not be, for whatever reason. Not everyone is able to go to a church and it's an alternative to watching it on television. It's also just to see if it works."

The two services, which start at 10.15 and observe the silence at 11.11, are ecumenical and organisers say everyone is welcome to take part. Tweet Remembrance appears on Twitter as @Poppy_Tweet.

Rev Joanne Cox is the Methodist minister providing the sermon.

#Exclusive : Conrad Murray Gives Exclusive TV Interview To UK Producer

Interview with Michael Jackson's doctor to be broadcast this week following conviction for involuntary manslaughter

Conrad Murray listens as the jury returns a guilty verdict in his involuntary manslaughter trial 

Conrad Murray listens as the jury returns a guilty verdict in his Michael Jackson involuntary manslaughter trial on Monday. Photograph: Getty Images
Dr Conrad Murray, the doctor convicted of Michael Jackson's involuntary manslaughter, has given an exclusive TV interview to a UK independent producer that will be broadcast on Channel 4 later this week.

The 15-minute interview with Murray, filmed in California just over a week before his conviction on Monday, was co-produced by UK indie October Films and What's It All About?, a company set up by photographer Leon Lecash.

They secured exclusive access to Murray in November 2009, before he was charged.

Tom Roberts, the October Films founder and award-winning director, has been filming Murray for the past two years for a documentary that will be broadcast immediately before the interview.

Michael Jackson and The Doctor: A Fatal Friendship explores the relationship between the pop star and Murray, who did not take the stand during his trial.

Murray was interviewed on 30 October by Steve Hewlett, media commentator and presenter of Radio 4's The Media Show, who was editor of Panorama when the BBC1 current affairs programme secured Martin Bashir's exclusive interview with Princess Diana in 1995.

Zodiak Rights has sold the interview and documentary to broadcasters including Channel 4, Australia's Nine Network and MSNBC in the US.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011/nov/08/conrad-murray-interview-michael-jackson?CMP=twt_gu

Wednesday, November 2, 2011

#JoYeates : How I Tweeted The Vincent Tabak Trial By Steven Morris.

#JoYeates: #Tabak Kept Child Abuse Images

Vincent Tabak, the killer of Joanna Yeates, had images of children being sexually abused on his laptop and may face further prosecution, it was revealed yesterday.

It was only after the Dutch engineer, 33, was convicted of murder on Friday that Bristol Crown Court heard that he enjoyed submission pornography, surfed sex sites for escorts and had images of women being choked, in a parallel with Ms Yeates's death.

It also came to light that he faced further questioning by police relating to material discovered on his computers.

Yesterday it emerged that Avon and Somerset Police had discovered images of child pornography. An officer involved in the investigation told the Bristol Evening Post: "Tabak had 30 images depicting child pornography. They were all category four images."

There are five levels of seriousness for offences involving indecent images of children.

Category four images depict penetrative sexual activity involving a child or children, or children and adults.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/jo-yeatess-killer-kept-child-abuse-images-6255802.html

#JoYeates : #Tabak - Child Porn Found On Vincent Tabak's Laptop.


Murderer Vincent Tabak kept images of children being sexually abused on his laptop computer, police have discovered

The 33-year-old killer was jailed for life on Friday after a jury found him guilty of throttling 25-year-old Joanna Yeates.

Following his conviction at Bristol Crown Court it was revealed that the Dutch engineer was obsessed with images of women being strangled during sex and had perversions for violent pornography and prostitutes.

It also came to light that Tabak faced further questioning by police relating to material discovered on the hard drives of computers he used.

It has now been reported that Avon and Somerset Police discovered 30 images of youngsters being sexually abused.

An officer involved in the investigation, who asked not to be named, told the Bristol Evening Post that he and his colleagues wanted to clear up speculation surrounding these "other matters".

He said: "Tabak had 30 images depicting child pornography on his laptop computer at home.
"They were all category four images."

The officer said that, due to Tabak's conviction for murder and life sentence, he did not think the Crown Prosecution Service would take action.

There are five levels of seriousness for offences involving indecent photographs of children, which start with images depicting "erotic posing with no sexual activity".

Category four images depict penetrative sexual activity involving a child or children, or both children and adults.

Detective Chief Inspector Phil Jones, who led the murder investigation, confirmed: "During the examination of Vincent Tabak's computer, other material was found.

"We have referred this matter to the Crown Prosecution Service for initial guidance."

Once referred to the CPS they will consider a number of criteria before charging someone with an offence.

This includes whether it is in the public interest to do so.

Jurors in Tabak's trial were not told that videos found on his computers had chilling parallels with the way Miss Yeates died.

His pornography depicted blonde women being throttled during sex or bundled into car boots.

Two weeks before murdering the landscape architect, he also paid for sex with a prostitute during a business trip to Los Angeles.

But despite being blocked from hearing of his depraved sex secrets, jurors still found him guilty of murdering his next-door neighbour on December 17 last year.

The frozen body of Miss Yeates, who lived with her boyfriend, Greg Reardon, in a flat in Canynge Road, Clifton, Bristol, was found on Christmas morning by a couple walking their dog on a country lane in Failand, North Somerset.

Tabak was jailed for life by Mr Justice Field and told he would serve at least 20 years in prison before he could apply for parole.

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http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/child-porn-found-on-vincent-tabaks-laptop-6255648.html