| British Embassy Vehicle Attacked in Yemen The British Foreign Office said there had been an attack directed at a British Embassy vehicle and and one diplomat was slightly wounded. nytimes.com |
Scots against NHS spending cuts Scots are "strongly against" spending cuts in the National Health Service, an exclusive poll for BBC Scotland finds. bbc.co.uk |
Thousands of five-year-olds 'playing truant' More than 4,000 five-year-olds are skipping school every day as truancy rates among young children soar to a record high. telegraph.co.uk |
Labour MP cautioned for illegal post of election results on Twitter Kerry McCarthy given police caution for electoral fraud after tweeting sample of postal votes during May pollThe Labour frontbencher Kerry McCarthy has been given a police caution after illegally revealing election results on Twitter.The Bristol East MP, who was installed as the party's "Twitter tsar" by the former leader Gordon Brown, used the social networking site to give details of postal votes in April.She boasted to thousands of followers that an early batch showed Labour receiving far more support in her constituency than the Conservatives or the Liberal Democrats – providing figures to back up her claim.But after a string of replies pointing out that it was against the law to disclose general election results before the final 6 May count, McCarthy removed the post, admitting she had been "thoughtless".Section 66 of the 1983 Representation of the People Act forbids "any statement relating to the way in which voters have voted at the election" before polls close.The maximum punishment for breaking the law is six months' imprisonment or a fine of £5,000. But it was disclosed today that the shadow Treasury minister had accepted a police caution.A spokesman for Avon and Somerset police said: "We confirm that we have cautioned a man and a woman, both from Bristol, following an investigation into alleged electoral fraud under the 1983 Representation of the People Act."LabourTwitterguardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2010 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds guardian.co.uk |
Wellworths forced to change name A former Woolworths store which reopened as Wellworths is forced to change its name by the new owners of the brand. bbc.co.uk |