Daily Express published wrong photo of woman with hammer attack story after agencies’ error
The Daily Express published a picture of the wrong woman in its coverage of a London hammer attack after being…
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Swindon Advertiser rapped by IPSO after reporter ‘misunderstood how Facebook comments worked’ in story about suspended Ukip candidate
The Swindon Advertiser broke accuracy rules when a reporter who “misunderstood how comments worked on Facebook” falsely claimed a suspended…
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Northampton Chronicle and Echo rapped by IPSO over ‘excessive detail’ in report of woman’s suicide
The Northampton Chronicle and Echo has been rapped by IPSO for including excessive detail in a report about a woman’s…
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Birmingham Live breached accuracy rules with story about ‘fly-tipping’ conviction based on council’s tweets, IPSO rules
Birmingham Live breached the Editors’ Code of Practice when it relied on a council’s “ambiguous” tweets to wrongly report that…
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Sun story criticising Nottingham City Council for spending £40,000 on moving newts did not breach Editors’ Code, IPSO rules
The Sun did not breach the Editors’ Code of Practice with a story criticising Nottingham City Council’s £40,000 spend on…
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Woman’s Own magazine ordered to flag correction on front page over inaccurate ‘diva’ Denise Welch story
Weekly magazine Woman’s Own has apologised to former soap actress Denise Welch after falsely claiming she had made “diva-like demands”…
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Sister Newsquest titles blame IPSO breach on sub-editor ‘not reading the story properly’ before writing headline
Two Newsquest titles which have been rapped by the Independent Press Standards Organisation have blamed an inaccuracy on a sub-editor “not…
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Times and Mirror rapped by IPSO over ‘menopause suicide’ story from ‘reputable’ agency which wrongly said former mayor had died
The Times and the Daily Mirror breached accuracy standards when they published a story from a “reputable” news agency which…
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