The first ever World Association of Newspapers press freedom mission to the UK has urged the Government to back away from any further involvement in regulation of the press. In a report published Monday, it warned that statutory involvement in UK press regulation could have a stifling effect on press freedom worldwide. And it also express solidarity with The Guardian which has been subject to government threats over its reporting of surveillance based on the leaked Edward Snowden documents.

Fashion-giant Chanel, with Karl Lagerfeld at its helm, is attempting to digitise its flagship store by installing iPads into changing room walls. The swish new shop on Regent Street will allow customers to take pictures as they try on clothes, apply filters and share images on Facebook and Twitter.

The article, headlined "Farm Inspector sacked after anti-cull tweets", reported that a government farm inspector had lost her job following a complaint from the National Farmers' Union over critical comments she had tweeted about the badger cull. The complainant argued that because his name did not appear on his Twitter profile, his identification by the newspaper intruded into his private life in breach of Clause 3 (Privacy) of the Editors' Code of Practice.

Sky News is looking to make its breaking news break faster, as it teams with Urban Airship to upgrade its push notifications system on both its iPhone and iPad apps. The new service ensures notifications are delivered to millions of handsets globally within seconds of them being sent.

You probably know a lot about Malaysian flight MH370 by now. Like, for example, that there were 239 people on board; that the plane was en route to Beijing from Kuala Lumpur; that it vanished shortly after takeoff and hasn't since been located, as of this writing; that it is believed the flight was deliberately veered off-course.

Content is making a comeback as the dust begins to settle in the world of online media - but publications should be striving to make it paid-for, according to former Observer news editor Chris Boffey. Speaking ahead of the Online Media Awards judging, Boffey - who is a judge for the second time at this year's event - spoke of his hope that good content would result in the willingness of readers to pay for it.

The story appeared under the byline 'TorquayPolice' and detailed an appeal for witnesses after an alleged theft. The story is illustrated with a CCTV still and says: "Your local Torquay Town Centre Neighbourhood Policing Team is asking for you [sic] help in identifying the man in this picture. The Torquay Herald Express is part of the Local World group. Chief executive David Montgomery has said he wants journalists to become 'harvesters of content'.

Russian state and media websites have been hit by a wave of denial-of-service attacks. The attacks followed the blockage of several major Russian media outlets at the order of the Kremlin. One of the attacks, on the presidential website of the Kremlin itself, is the most powerful ever to have hit that facility, according to Putin organ RT. However, the Kremlin also claimed this attack was entirely unrelated to the standoff in Ukraine.

The study, "Hone Your Competitive Edge with Behavioural Marketing" carried out by Silverpop, revealed that adopting behavioural marketing reaped business benefits, such as higher ROI and more contributions to sales. The research surveyed 151 marketers from across the UK, focusing on how they were integrating automated tools to drive customer engagement and to what extent this benefited positively to the business.

Starting with Coach Tours UK, the new website has a unique facility called Find Your Coach Tour for operators to get information on accommodation, local attractions, meal stops and points of interest. Coach Tours UK is the only UK trade title with an ABC audited circulation of over 5,900 for coach tour operators across UK and Ireland, says ATG.