Facebook blocked in Bangladesh

Social networking site Facebook was blocked in Bangladesh this weekend, after pages were found to include satirical images of the prophet Muhammad, writes After Dawn.

Additionally, satirical images were found of Bengali leaders, and one man was arrested and charged with "spreading malice and insulting the country's leaders".

The block is temporary, and Bengali officials say access will be fully restored once all the images are removed.

The UK government has promised to increase the regulation of CCTV footage, but has been vague about the nature of the rules it is considering, reports Computing.co.uk.

The Home Office was unable to answer questions on why CCTV regulation needs to be increased, and whether new regulations will focus on enhancing citizens' privacy or improving the quality of images.

A Home Office spokesperson suggested the regulations could concern limiting the locations where CCTV footage could be captured, although she could not be sure.

The details of Internet users who are accused of unlawful file-sharing three times will be recorded on a blacklist so record and film companies can target legal action, reveals The Register.

Ofcom has opened consultation on a draft of the code of practice for enforcing the Digital Economy Act's copyright enforcement regime. The new government currently has no plans to alter the Act.

Under the proposals, the three accusations of unlawful file-sharing will not have to come from the same source, but once three are made, any of the organisations that made accusations can apply for a court order to reveal their identity.

State-of-the-art equipment, dubbed the "sat nav" of brain surgery, could be coming to the Royal Hospital for Sick Children, in Edinburgh, says the BBC.

The Sick Kids Friends Foundation has announced a £220 000 fundraising drive to buy the technology, which produces 3D images of children's heads.

The groundbreaking equipment could help more than 100 children each year.