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Halifax bank radio station shut down

The radio station set up by the Halifax has been shut down by broadcasting watchdog Ofcom. Halifax FM was manned by bank workers in their spare time, enabling the bank to broadcast directly to customers on a 30-second basis most nights. However, as it had no radio licence or Restricted Service Licence, Ofcom deemed it a pirate [...]

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Posted: Jun 17th, 2010
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Persistent file-sharers to have their fingers clamped

Ofcom has outlined proposals to restrict the fingers of those who illegally download films and music on the Internet through the use of tiny yellow finger clamps.

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Posted: Jun 3rd, 2010
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Public warned: putting the word ‘über’ in front of everything isn’t cool or sassy

Media watchdog Ofcom has slammed the use of the word ‘über’, warning that the German prefix isn’t especially cool or fashionable. According to a recent report, it is, in fact, ‘rather tiresome and makes one look and sound like a twat’.

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Posted: Dec 3rd, 2009
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‘OfCarol’ to regulate festive singing chaos

Should singing start as soon as the callers reach the doorstep?

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Posted: Dec 19th, 2008
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