Pressure is being put on BT to block filesharing website The Pirate Bay, in an attempt by industry bodies to curb the tide of online piracy. Read the full story

Is there, anywhere in the UK, a reliable, competent and honest plumber? I don’t know but all the available evidence suggests there isn’t. Plenty who are reliable though incompetent; many who are competent if unscrupulous when it comes to invoicing, and I’m sure there are some who turn up on time. But to find one who gets full marks across all three categories? Mmmm. Read the full story

The BBC is embracing citizen journalism with the launch of a new smartphone application that allows people to submit stories to the Corporation. Read the full story

The Daily Telegraph has been quick to reassure customers that private data remained safe after its website was hacked last night. Read the full story

WikiLeaks is accusing the Guardian of “recklessness”, after a security breach at the whistleblowing website led to the publication of thousands of uncensored US diplomatic cables. Read the full story

Plans to ban suspected rioters from using social networking websites in times of ‘civil unrest’ have been abandoned by the government. Read the full story

Many mainstream news websites offer the chance for their readers to add their own comments on the big stories published, but one PR agency has caught on to the idea of exploiting this aspect of the internet to “influence opinion” and “sway and nudge the debate in a direction that favours your organisation”. Read the full story

The Sun, the Times and the News International websites were the subject of a co-ordinated hacking attack last night, resulting in the Sun‘s website redirecting viewers to a spoof story of Rupert Murdoch’s suicide. Read the full story