Offensive tweets won't land you in court
...under new prosecution guidelines
19/12/2012 … Joke tweets and Facebook posts are less likely to lead to prosecutions under new legal guidelines – even if they are highly offensive.
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Wed 19 December 2012
Tue 18 December 2012
Another day, another comedy video contest
30-second clip could net you £5k
18/12/2012 … Another new competition for comedy film-makers has been launched.
Lay off Lionel!
I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue to drop its most famous double entendres
18/12/2012 … It is the end of an era: I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue is to lay off the jokes about Lionel Blair.
Ricky Gervais to join the Muppets
Comic 'in talks' for starring role
18/12/2012 … Ricky Gervais is in talks to take the lead role in the next Muppets movie.
C4 drops Full English
18/12/2012 … Channel 4 pulled the last episode of its animated series Full English from its schedules last night.
I Love My Country... but not that much
David Walliams pulls out of panel show
18/12/2012 … David Walliams has dropped out of BBC One’s new primetime panel show, I Love My Country.
Mon 17 December 2012
We Khan't investigate
17/12/2012 … Citizen Khan has escaped an Ofcom investigation into claims it was offensive to Muslims.
Horgan's heroes
Sharon meets the women who've had a midlife crisis
17/12/2012 … Sharon Horgan is to front a second documentary for Channel 4 in the New Year – this one examining women who underwent a midlife crises.