Tweet leads to year long hangover for Coventry man
A Coventry man has been banned from the city's pubs and clubs for a year after bragging on Twitter that he had punched a man.
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Fake Twitter account poked fun at Pietersen
Stuart Broad's denial of any involvement in setting up the fake Kevin Pietersen Twitter account, comes after Broad's friend Richard Bailey's claimed he set up the account.
Mr Bailey says he opened the parody Twitter account - KP Genius - laughing at Pietersen's personality in the third person. The account was later shut down after the England batsman was unhappy that some of his teammates followed it.
Mr Bailey, who says he is from Nottingham and has the Twitter name @Bailsthebadger, has said sorry for any offence he has caused and has said no professional cricketers were party to his exploits.
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ECB: 'Broad did not breach confidences of Pietersen'
England Cricket Board Managing Director Hugh Morris said: "Having discussed this matter with Stuart, I am fully satisfied that he acted in a professional manner at all times and did not breach any confidences regarding fellow England player.
"ECB also accepts the apology Mr Bailey offered last night to the England team via his Twitter account and his reassurances that no professional cricketers were involved in the creation of this site."
Broad: 'I had no involvement' in fake Twitter account'
The English Cricket Board has issued the following statement on behalf of Stuart Broad in relation to the setting up of a fake Twitter account for Kevin Pietersen by a member of the public:
– STUART BROADFollowing last night's statement by Mr Richard Bailey that he was responsible for creating a fake Twitter account in Kevin Pietersen's name, I would like to confirm that I had no involvement in this whatsoever.
I met with the Managing Director - England Cricket, Hugh Morris this morning and assured him that I did not play any role in the creation of this account or provide Mr Bailey with any information regarding Kevin Pietersen or the England team.
– STUART BROADAs has been widely reported Mr Bailey is a friend of mine, but we had no conversations regarding this issue at all and I am pleased that he has now decided to close the fake account down.
Stuart Broad denies involvement in fake Pietersen Twitter account
Stuart Broad has denied having any involvement in a parody Kevin Pietersen Twitter account set up by a member of the public, the England and Wales Cricket Board have said in a statement.
Midlands bronze medallist: Twitter "not worth the risk" pre-tournament
Ignoring Twitter is probably the best policy when you are trying to win an Olympic medal, gymnast Louis Smith from Peterborough advised today.
Smith, who stopped tweeting before his qualification competition, said: "There are just tweets that you do not want to see.
"It is just that one message. You can get a hundred nice ones but there is that one message that you do not want to see - so that is why I took the decision to stop tweeting (before my competition).
"It is not worth the risk - just concentrate on what you need to do and that is to perform at the Olympic Games and not to engage with everyone else."
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'Choc ice' tweet against Ashley Cole thought to have come from Derbyshire
Derbyshire police are investigating the controversial 'choc ice' tweet against Chelsea footballer Ashley Cole.
A Twitter user, believed to be from Derbyshire made the comment over the weekend.
Manchester United's Rio Ferdinand replied: "I hear you fella! Choc ice is classic hahahahahaha!!"
– Derbyshire Police SpokeswomanWe have received complaints regarding alleged racist comments. These concerns will be fully investigated to establish whether any criminal offences have been committed.
Derbyshire Police confirmed the original 'choc ice' tweet was being investigated, not Mr Ferdinand's reply.
Insight into Derbyshire Police through Twitter
Derbyshire Police have announced that they will be using Twitter to give an insight into how the force responds to domestic violence.
Specialist domestic violence officers will be tweeting throughout their day to demonstrate what they do.
It's part of a domestic violence campaign the force launched earlier this month called "What time is kick off at your house?"
It's running throughout the Euro 2012 football tournament as recent statistics shows that domestic violence figures increase during large sporting events.
An online chat will take place tomorrow to allow people affected to contact police directly.
Student admits Collymore twitter abuse
21-year-old Newcastle University student Joshua Cryer, from Burnley, changed his plea to guilty at Newcastle Magistrates' Court.
He was arrested in January after Stan Collymore reported online abuse.
He tweeted: "J Cryer pleaded guilty yesterday and will be sentenced on 21st March."
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