Police have raided the homes of people suspected of carrying out Old Firm hate campaigns.
The operation targets postings of religious and racial hate comments about Celtic manager Neil Lennon and Rangers striker El Hadji-Diouf.
It is understood the addresses were identified with the help of the Internet Service Providers Association.
An extra 1,000 officers will be out in Glasgow on Sunday for Celtic and Rangers last game of the season.
It has been reported that officers had “at least 50” targets connected to comments about various individuals, including Lennon and El Hadji-Diouf.
Lennon has endured sectarian threats against him throughout his career as a player and manager at Celtic and was the target of a parcel bomb campaign, which also saw devices sent to QC Paul McBride and MSP Trish Godman.
Speaking ahead Sunday’s game, Lennon said: “I’ve had this for 10 years but I don’t want to say you get used to it, because you never do.
“It’s been with me during my time as a player, my time as a coach and my time as a manager. But it is not going to deter me from doing what I want to do.”
Mr McBride, who has acted for Celtic Football Club, told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme that the problem was being fuelled by websites encouraging people to commit acts of violence.
“The internet appears to be a driver for individuals to come together and spew their hatred and bile out,” he said.
“And I’m afraid it’s resulted in people dying. People are being stabbed in a sectarian way in Glasgow. As a person who works in the High Court as a QC every day of the week, I see the result of sectarian crime.”
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Helen Beard said she was “really honoured”
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A British tourist who caught a toddler who had fallen from the top of a four-storey Florida hotel has been given an award for her quick thinking.
Helen Beard saw Jah-Nea Myles hanging from a balcony railing at Orlando’s Econo Lodge hotel and ran underneath to break the 16-month-old’s fall.
Ms Beard, 44, from Worksop, Nottinghamshire, said: “It felt like something anyone would have done.”
She was presented with the Orange County Sheriff Office’s Medal of Merit.
She told reporters she did not remember catching the child, but did remember seeing her fall.
Ms Beard said: “I’m really honoured to have been recognised in this way.
“It all feels a little bit intimidating to say the least but I’m very grateful.”
At a special ceremony, Orange County Sheriff Jerry Demings told Ms Beard she had saved a child’s life, saying: “Your immediate actions and response were heroic.”
John Cooper, an administrator with the Department of Children and Families added: “Thank you that you are a living, breathing guardian angel.”
After the fall Jah-Nea was taken to hospital, where medical staff said they saw no bruises or scratches and deemed her in good health.
The baby’s mother Helena Myles, 20, told investigators that she had left her daughter in the care of the friends, who said they did not notice the youngster slip out of their room, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s incident report.
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Two brothers have appeared in court after an attack left a 54-year-old man from Conwy with serious head injuries.
William Roberts, 27, and Adam Williams, 20, from Penmaenmawr are accused of causing grievous bodily harm to David Turley on Wednesday.
Llandudno magistrates were told Mr Turley is critically ill in Ysbyty Gwynedd, Bangor.
The men were remanded in custody to appear at Caernarfon Crown Court on Thursday.
A woman also arrested over the incident has been bailed.
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A leading animal charity has warned that too many cat owners are failing to neuter their pets.
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Teachers at the NUT conference call for a 24-hour public sector strike against cuts to children’s services across England.
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Nato forces have carried out more air strikes on the Libyan capital and among the targets was a concrete bunker near Col Gaddafi’s Bab al-Azizia compound.
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Denise Griffith, left, survived, but she lost her mother Phyllis Hooper (right), husband and two foster sons
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The survivor of a crash which killed four members of her family when their car plunged into a reservoir near Llanidloes, Powys, has spoken publicly of her grief for the first time.
Denise Griffith, 55, from Pontypridd, who was driving, said she and her family were “extremely devastated”.
Her husband Emyr, 66, foster sons, Peter Briscome and Liam Govier, 14, and mother Phyllis Hooper, 84, all died.
Another driver has been bailed over the incident at Llyn Clywedog.
In a statement issued through Dyfed Powys Police, Mrs Griffith said: “At this difficult time, we would just like to say we are all extremely devastated by the tragic incident on Wednesday, April 20.
“We are helping each other as a family and would like to thank the whole rescue team for all their hard work and efforts in rescuing our mother, my husband and the two boys. Also the kind words from our neighbours and friends.”
The family were travelling from Machynlleth, where they had been on holiday
Mrs Griffith was at the wheel of the Peugeot 807 when it went into the water. They had been on a family Easter holiday in the Machynlleth area.
Although she managed to swim to the edge of the reservoir and escaped with minor injuries, her passengers could not be saved after the crash on the B4518 on Wednesday afternoon.
She refused to leave the reservoir until her family’s bodies had been recovered and was said to be “deeply traumatised”.
Mrs Griffith appealed for privacy in her statement issued through police.
“Denise and Emyr had provided a loving home for a number of children throughout the years and lived for their children, who were loved unconditionally”
Pastor Darren Rogers Bethany Baptist Church
“We would appreciate if the media would now leave us to grieve as a family and allow us to get on with all the necessary arrangements,” she added.
Tributes have been made to the family in Pontypridd where Mr and Mrs Griffith were described as “excellent” foster parents.
Darren Rogers, pastor at Bethany Baptist Church, said: “Denise and Emyr had provided a loving home for a number of children throughout the years and lived for their children, who were loved unconditionally.
“Denise’s mother was a member of the church for many years and the family had a great faith and love for the Lord.”
Mr and Mrs Griffith were described as keen sports fans and Cardiff City supporters and Mr Griffith was a member of Pontypridd’s Taff Ely Indoor Bowls Club.
‘Deeply saddened’
Cardiff FC are to pay their respects to the family at Saturday’s home match against QPR.
An announcement will be made at the Cardiff City Stadium during half-time and the family will also be mentioned in the match-day programme.
On Thursday, a minute’s silence was observed at county hall in Llandrindod Wells in Powys.
Llanidloes councillor Gareth Morgan said: “People have been deeply saddened by the deaths.
“It is a great tragedy to have four people wiped out in this terrible way and for the driver to be left without her husband, mother and teenaged foster boys.”
A 23-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving on Wednesday, and was released on police bail.
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Two thousand guests are to attend the ceremony
The seating plan for Prince William’s wedding to Kate Middleton at Westminster Abbey has been revealed.
Close family members are to sit nearest to the royal couple as they take their vows on Friday.
The Queen, accompanied by the Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Charles, the Duchess of Cornwall and Prince Harry will sit in the front row.
Celebrity guests include Sir Elton John, David and Victoria Beckham and Rowan Atkinson.
Miss Middleton’s mother Carole will sit directly opposite the Queen, next to her husband Michael and her son James.
The remaining places on the Middletons’ front row are yet to be confirmed.
Westminster Abbey is essentially two churches, said the BBC’s Royal correspondent Nicholas Witchell.
Those sitting near the high altar will have the best view of the marriage while guests in the nave would see very little, he said.
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Democracy may not be an obvious subject on the minds of David Cameron and Nick Clegg, as they sit in their top hat and tails in the ancient abbey.
But it might arise when they glance around at their fellow guests.
Close by will be the senior representatives of two countries which have recently clamped down on pro-democracy protests – the Crown Prince of Bahrain and the King of Swaziland.
They are two of the 46 foreign royals who’ve been invited. There’ll be six kings and five queens – all have titles, not all still possess thrones.
There’ll also be reminders of the price of the pursuit of democracy. The sister of one soldier killed in Iraq; the widow of another who died in Afghanistan; and a Lance Corporal with burns to much of his body will be in the congregation.
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The wedding will see 2,000 guests pack into the 1,000-year-old Abbey.
Among those attending will be Olympic swimming star Ian Thorpe, who recently announced that he was coming out of retirement to compete in London in 2012.
Prince William met the sportsman when he visited Australia last year and he is now a supporter of the swimmer’s charity, Thorpe’s Fountain for Youth.
Other sports personalities attending will be former England rugby coach Sir Clive Woodward, Sir Trevor Brooking, a Football Association colleague of the Prince who is the body’s president, and Welsh rugby player Gareth Thomas.
Service personnel also feature heavily in the guest list.
Squadron Leader Paul Bolton, from RAF Valley in Anglesey, North Wales, where the prince is based as an RAF search and rescue helicopter pilot has been invited.
Prince William has invited members of the families of two close friends and colleagues from Sandhurst who died on active service.
Holly Dyer, the sister of 2nd Lieutenant Joanna Dyer, who was killed by a bomb in Iraq in 2007, and Susie Roberts, the widow of William’s Sandhurst platoon commander Major Alexis Roberts, killed four years ago in Afghanistan, will both be in the congregation.
Next to the Middletons will be members of the Spencer family including Lady Sarah McCorquodale, the sister of William’s mother, Diana, Princess of Wales.
Lady Anne Wake-Walker, Diana’s aunt; Lord Fellowes and Lady Jane Fellowes, Diana’s brother-in-law and sister; and Earl Spencer will be seated alongside her.
Foreign dignitaries and diplomats will sit in the South Transept which is directly to the side.
Forty-six foreign royals will be in attendance, including the Prince of Bahrain, whose country was recently criticised by Foreign Secretary William Hague for its human rights record.
Prime Minister David Cameron and other cabinet members and Ed Miliband, Labour leader will sit in the south side of the Abbey behind the choir.
Seated behind the choir will be faith representatives and friends of the bride and groom.
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