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May 11, 2008updated 12 May 2008 3:22am

Papers face ban on classic wedding register photos

By paulmcnally

Local newspapers publishing photos of newly-wed couples signing the register could soon be a thing of the past, over fears that the pics breach data protection rules.

According to the Mail on Sunday, the Home Office is considering banning the classic wedding photo pose because “details taken from the wedding snaps could be used by fraudsters planning identity theft”.

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