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Rita teamed her catsuit with red Nike trainers and so much bling she must have had a nightmare getting it all through airport security

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With Tulisa and Little Mix in dress-down Sunday mode, there was one clear winner in the T4 On The Beach fashion stakes Rita Ora.

The 21-year-old singer was in Weston Super Mare for the 10th anniversary T4 beach bash in a figure-hugging blue-and-white striped catsuit.

(Not sure why we thought of this as its completely unrelated, but anyone use Aquafresh stripey toothpaste?)

She teamed it up with red Nike trainers, natch, and so much bling she must have had a nightmare getting it all through airport security.

Meanwhile Tulisa, whos been frolicking on the beaches in Ibiza so would have felt right at home in Somerset, went for the denim shorts, trackie top and high-top trainers.

Little Mix majored the denim look too in Jades case double-denim as they performed their new single Wings for the first time (well, in public anyway, theyve probably rehearsed it a few times).

Rita Ora no relation to popular orange squash Kia Ora, apparently wasnt the only one to make an effort, though. Alexandra Burke went for a red-and-white chequered dress and Marina & The Diamonds was in a baby pink sheer minidress.

Anyway, take a look through our photos of the beach babes and beach boys (Rizzle Kicks, Dappy and The Wanted) in our gallery.

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Lord's may be the spiritual home of cricket, but it is clearly not the home of free speech. Members of the MCC, which is based at the London cricket ground, have been banned from speaking publicly about the clubs workings.

Now, Derek Brewer, the MCCs chief executive, has told members that they will no longer be able to make comments about anything. There will no longer be forums on the Online Pavilion where members can post messages, he said. This has sometimes not reflected well on the club. Previous attempts to moderate the forums have been unsuccessful. Some members have not been receptive to moderation.

Ben Miller, a star of the BBC comedy The Armstrong & Miller Show, brings out a book next month, Its Not Rocket Science, aimed at encouraging interest in the physical world.

The comedian has discovered that although publishing may not be rocket science, it can be an awfully difficult subject. His publisher, Little, Brown, has written to book reviewers alerting them to an error. The equals sign has appeared as a minus in the initial print run, it says. This has now been rectified.

This role is murder

Kate OMara is currently appearing on stage in Agatha Christies play Murder on the Nile, but she is not impressed by her character, Helen ffoliot-ffoulkes.

She is totally implausible, complains the star of Dynasty. I dont know how to play her. All I can say is I do my best. I dont know what sort of reality Agatha Christie lived in, but but its not where I am from.

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Media Release: Hong Kong June 28, 2012

Hong Kongs South China Morning Post Accused of Censorship

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) is deeply concerned for the independence of Hong Kongs longest-running English newspaper, the South China Morning Post, after becoming aware of reports of censorship and the discontinuation of its contracts with a number of experienced foreign journalists.

According to reports by the Wall Street Journal and Apple Daily, Wang Xiangwei, Editor-in-Chief of the South China Morning Post and Member of the Jilin Province Political Consultative Conference of China, is suspected of ordering the censorship of a story on the suspicious death of Tiananmen dissident Li Wangyang in Hunan hospital on June 6, 2012. The reports claim that Wang directed staff to cover the story as briefly as possible, rather than giving the story the extensive coverage undertaken by other media outlets. When the papers sub-editor, Alex Price, emailed Wang for an explanation, Wang is alleged to have replied, I dont have to explain to you anything. I made the decision and I stand by it. If you dont like it, you know what to do.

In other worrying news, the South China Morning Post has recently discontinued the contracts of a number of its most experienced foreign journalists.

Paul Mooney, an accomplished journalist who was recently celebrated with a number of Human Rights Press Awards in Hong Kong, was informed by Wang that his contract will not be renewed when it expires in September.

Although Wang said the reason for not renewing my contract was budget cuts, I doubt that is the case, Mooney said. Wang never assigned any China news stories to me, preferring to ask journalists from Hong Kong to cover them.

Mooney also recalled an occasion where Wang asked a Chinese journalist to conduct an interview with the Dalai Lama instead of him, despite the Dalai Lama already having accepted his request for an interview.

In addition to Mooney, two other experienced journalists from the papers China desk have left due to disagreements with Wang over news coverage.

Confidence in the press relies upon public trust that the news is being reported free from political consideration, IFJ Asia-Pacific said.

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Saturday June 30, 2012

PETALING JAYA: Catcha Media Bhd has proposed to take control of Australian company iCar Asia Ltd, which has entered into agreements to acquire car classifieds and content websites in Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia.

The deal would see Catcha Media dispose of its 50% stake in Auto Discounts Sdn Bhd (ADSB), in return for a 75% stake in iCar Asia which would eventually seek a listing on the ASX (Australian Securities Exchange).

ADSB operates and owns used car trading website http://www.carlist.my.

Proposed acquisitions by iCar Asia also include monthly motoring magazine Malaysian Evo from Catcha Lifestyle Publications Sdn Bhd which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Catcha Media as well as the websites http://www.autospinn.com in Thailand and http://www.mobil123.com in Indonesia.

It should be noted that iCar Asia is a special-purpose vehicle held by Catcha Group Pte Ltd, which is Catcha Media's major shareholder.

Catcha Media told Bursa Malaysia that once iCar Asia was listed on the ASX, its 75% shareholding in iCar Asia was expected to be diluted to 40%.

Catcha Media chief executive officer Patrick Grove said iCar Asia represented a unique opportunity to own a controlling stake in a leading online car classifieds business in the Asean region.

There are currently no other regional players in a very exciting space. iCar Asia is positioned to capitalise on the tremendous growth forecast by Frost & Sullivan to occur in online automotive advertising in the region, he said in a statement.

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Intrigue ... former Manly majority shareholder Scott Penn and Peter Peters.

SCOTT PENN is no longer the majority shareholder of the Manly Sea Eagles. And for that, he can thank his uncle, Peter Peters.

In a delicious twist in the battle of control for the premiers, former media manager Peters unwittingly relinquished his family's majority control of the clubs when he donated two memorabilia items, match programs for the 1972 and 1973 grand finals, for fundraising.

Those programs, along with a couple of other memorabilia pieces, fetched more than $70,000 when sold by the Manly-Warringah Rugby League Football Club. The MWRLC, also known as the District Club, used those funds to buy additional shares which bumped down Penn Sport's stakeholding from 50.07 per cent to 49.5 per cent.

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Collector's item ... Grand Final souvenir program from 1972.

As of Thursday, Penn's majority stake became a minority one. However, he wasn't even aware he'd been outmanoeuvred in his battle for control of the Sea Eagles until he was blind-sided by the developments at a fiery board meeting that night.

Since gaining majority shareholding, Penn has complained that his stake isn't reflected in the boardroom, pointing to the fact he held only three of the seven director's seats. Last October he told The Sun-Herald he wanted to amend the constitution to ensure the biggest owner got the most seats. Ironically, he now has his wish. The Surfside syndicate comprising the Quantum group (37.57 per cent), along with District Club (12.93 per cent) together now hold the balance of power.

''If he has put that point of view in the past, the case now stands that he is not the majority shareholder,'' said Quantum boss Phil Sidney, who was recently appointed the board spokesman after Penn was stripped of the role. ''So, on his own argument, he is not the majority shareholder and he should not have the majority of seats on the board. Which is now the case.

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