Wednesday, April 15, 2009 Major media outlets have told an Australian senate committee on environment, communications and the arts that Australians are being denied full coverage of sporting events. They have told the inquiry that major sporting organisations are restricting how photos and text can be used on the internet Continue Reading
Thousands strike in UK over pensions
Tuesday, March 28, 2006 As many as 1.5 million government workers, members of 11 unions, went on strike on Tuesday in protest of a government decision to reduce their retirement benefits, a change which would take effect in October. The strike closed thousands of schools, libraries and leisure centres, disrupted Continue Reading
Uber London to lose operator licence after September
Monday, September 25, 2017 On Friday, Transport for London (TfL) announced US-based taxi booking application Uber would not get a renewed private hire operator license after their current permit expires at the end of the month. The regulatory body released an official statement on their website and stated Uber London Continue Reading
U2 fan ordered to destroy CDs
Thursday, August 14, 2008 A man living in South Wales, United Kingdom was ordered to destroy his entire music collection after creating a ruckus by listening to the music at an extremely high volume. Police seized his stereo equipment in a raid. Karl Wiosna, a 44-year-old resident of Graig in Continue Reading