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Haye & Chisora to fight at Upton Park

David Haye and Dereck Chisora are set to face each other at Upton Park on 14 July. However, the fight comes under controversial circumstances, as the British Boxing Board of Control will not sanction it. 

The British heavyweights were recently heavily criticized for a brawl following Chisora’s defeat to Vladamir Klitschko in Munich in February.  The brawl left Haye’s trainer, Adam Booth with a gash to the head and after the melee, Chisora was filmed saying he would shoot Haye and telling Booth he would face Haye in the ring or hunt him down. 

How Twitter could transform court reporting (reposted)

With Twitter emerging as great source for rapid and concise news, many of the nation's journalists have taken to the social networking site and now use it both an outlet aswell as a source for information.

With the likes of the BBC, CNN and Sky News all taking to the social networking site, reporting a story in 140 characters has suddenly become an essential skill for journalists of our generation.

How Twitter has transformed court reporting

With Twitter emerging as great source for rapid and concise news, many of the nation's journalists have taken to the social networking site and now use it both an outlet aswell as a source for information.  I found an interesting piece by BBC reporter, Philippa Thomas on how Twitter transformed her coverage of the Stephen Lawrence trial. 

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