C4 To Air Daily Call To Prayer

Channel 4 have announced that it will broadcast the Muslim call to prayer during Ramadan, as a "form of provocation aimed at those associating Islam with extremism."

The head of the channels factual programming told the Radio Times the he thought coverage of Ramadan would be of more interest to viewers than "blanket coverage" of Royal events.

The channel will also broadcast a series of programmes about Ramadan.

C4 will become the first mainstream broadcast to screen the call to prayer every day.

Tesco Remove Horror Scene Colouring Book

A colouring book depicting scenes from horror movies is to be removed from sale from the Tesco website.

The book, aimed at adults, was mistaken added to a category for children aged five to eight.

Tesco said the book had been placed in the wrong category when listed on its website by a third-party seller.

Calls Made For Banning Of Chinese Lanterns

A senior Liberal Democrat MP has called for Chinese lanterns to be banned, following a fire at a recycling centre in London, which took three days to bring under control.

Tim Farron, who has been campaigning for some time against their use because of farmers' concerns about the impact on crops and livestock, said they are "immensely dangerous".

Investigators have established that a lantern – captured on CCTV falling on to the site – was to blame for the blaze in Smethwick, near Birmingham, which was tackled by 200 firefighters and caused £6m of damage.

(MH)