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Newspaper review: Police smear claims considered | Newspaper review: Police smear claims considered |
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The Independent claims to have new evidence of "systematic" attempts by police to smear anti-racism campaigners. | The Independent claims to have new evidence of "systematic" attempts by police to smear anti-racism campaigners. |
The paper highlights the story of Janet Alder who led a campaign after her brother, Christopher - a black former paratrooper - choked to death at Hull's Queen's Gardens police station after being arrested in 1998. | The paper highlights the story of Janet Alder who led a campaign after her brother, Christopher - a black former paratrooper - choked to death at Hull's Queen's Gardens police station after being arrested in 1998. |
The inquest jury found he was unlawfully killed. | The inquest jury found he was unlawfully killed. |
The Independent says it has seen a letter to Ms Alder that reveals evidence that both she - and an unnamed lawyer working with her - were spied on by officers, at the time of her brother's inquest. | The Independent says it has seen a letter to Ms Alder that reveals evidence that both she - and an unnamed lawyer working with her - were spied on by officers, at the time of her brother's inquest. |
The Guardian says the case also raises questions about the ethics of police monitoring of lawyers. | The Guardian says the case also raises questions about the ethics of police monitoring of lawyers. |
Humberside Police said it had referred itself to the Independent Police Complaints Commission and would not be able to comment until it had concluded its investigation. | |
Lending concerns | Lending concerns |
The FT Weekend reports that Lloyds is ready to sell the 39% stake held by the government, as the banking sector starts to bounce back. | The FT Weekend reports that Lloyds is ready to sell the 39% stake held by the government, as the banking sector starts to bounce back. |
The paper says Lloyds could begin such a move as early as the end of next week - after second quarter results are announced. | The paper says Lloyds could begin such a move as early as the end of next week - after second quarter results are announced. |
The paper also says that Barclays is "closing in" on a plan to boost its capital strength with a number of ideas to shrink its balance sheet under discussion. | The paper also says that Barclays is "closing in" on a plan to boost its capital strength with a number of ideas to shrink its balance sheet under discussion. |
The Archbishop of Canterbury's criticism of payday lender Wonga also gets attention from the FT. | The Archbishop of Canterbury's criticism of payday lender Wonga also gets attention from the FT. |
The paper notes the Most Reverend Justin Welby's admission on BBC Radio 4's Today programme that the emergence of a link between Church investments and Wonga was "very embarrassing". | The paper notes the Most Reverend Justin Welby's admission on BBC Radio 4's Today programme that the emergence of a link between Church investments and Wonga was "very embarrassing". |
For one commentator, it appears the archbishop could do no wrong on Friday. | |
Marina Hyde, of the Guardian, says she is not sure she can "avoid developing a bit of a crush on the Archbishop of Canterbury". | Marina Hyde, of the Guardian, says she is not sure she can "avoid developing a bit of a crush on the Archbishop of Canterbury". |
"But for my godless money, the archbish made the most disarmingly engaging of Today programme interviewees" when asked "about the contradiction", she writes. | "But for my godless money, the archbish made the most disarmingly engaging of Today programme interviewees" when asked "about the contradiction", she writes. |
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But Conservative MP Claire Perry, who is the prime minister's adviser on childhood, is less impressed and wants the Church of England to look into its other investments. | |
She tells the Daily Telegraph the Church of England should show "moral leadership" and consider selling its shares in Google. | |
Such a move would, she says, put pressure on the internet search engine to block illegal images of child abuse online. | |
The Times reports that Google may already be facing increasing pressure from its biggest rivals to do more about child abuse warnings. | |
The paper says that from Saturday, Microsoft will have pop-up alerts on its search engine, to help stop what the paper calls "vile" searches and Yahoo will follow suit within weeks. | |
Google says it has a "zero tolerance attitude to child sexual abuse imagery". | |
'Bullyboy tactics' | 'Bullyboy tactics' |
"The Battle of Balcombe" is how the Daily Telegraph describes the scenes at the village in West Sussex where a number of people protesting against fracking were arrested on Friday. | "The Battle of Balcombe" is how the Daily Telegraph describes the scenes at the village in West Sussex where a number of people protesting against fracking were arrested on Friday. |
The paper says there has been "a mutiny in middle England" as the company, Cuadrilla, is poised to start exploratory drilling for oil and gas in the area. | The paper says there has been "a mutiny in middle England" as the company, Cuadrilla, is poised to start exploratory drilling for oil and gas in the area. |
The Sun accuses seasoned protesters from across England of hijacking what had been a village protest. | The Sun accuses seasoned protesters from across England of hijacking what had been a village protest. |
Green Party members suggest that the government - which supports fracking - is using "bullyboy tactics" to break up the protest, the Independent reports. | Green Party members suggest that the government - which supports fracking - is using "bullyboy tactics" to break up the protest, the Independent reports. |
Coded warning | Coded warning |
The Guardian has the story of a British-based computer scientist who has been banned from publishing an academic paper because it has the secret codes used to start luxury cars such as Bentleys and Lamborghinis. | The Guardian has the story of a British-based computer scientist who has been banned from publishing an academic paper because it has the secret codes used to start luxury cars such as Bentleys and Lamborghinis. |
The High Court has told Flavio Garcia - a lecturer at Birmingham University - that revealing the codes to the Megamos Crypto security system could unleash thefts of millions of rather expensive vehicles. | |
The Daily Mail leads with a report that nearly half a million immigrants have been given taxpayer-funded homes over the past 10 years. | |
The paper says the revelation comes as the number of families waiting for social housing has hit a record high of 1.8m, with most on the list are British-born. | |
It says the figures from the 2011 census show round 1.2m foreigners now live in social housing - one in eight of the total. |
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