Jammie Thomas, the first US Web user to be tried for illegal downloading and file sharing, is back in court for her second trial in a landmark case expected to set a precedent in what remains ill-defined legal territory.
On Tuesday, the anti-piracy 'Hadopi' bill, which would cut off internet access for those caught illegally downloading, once again goes to the vote in the lower house of the French parliament. Heated debates are expected.
A video published on the Guardian’s website appears to show policemen shoving Ian Tomlinson, the 47-year-old newspaper seller who died during protests ahead of last week’s G20 summit in London.
To reduce illegal downloads via the internet, the government is presenting a bill to the French lower house of parliament on Tuesday. But even before the start of the parliamentary debate, the text is already causing an outcry.
It was a music lover’s dream: free, legal and unlimited online music. In the space of 18 months, it had become the number one music streaming site in France. But the French success story that is Deezer could now be running into serious trouble.
The British press has been full of ‘Yachtgate’ – a scandal involving George Osborne, the shadow chancellor, Peter Mandelson (photo), the new business secretary, Oleg Deripaska, a Russian aluminium oligarch, and the latter's luxury yacht.
Caroline CLARKSON 
