Getting it wrong Newscounter makes mistakes - I'm sure. We misread things, spell things wrong, contact the wrong person or organisation and miss out on stories we should focus on. There may be more (and I'm sure you'll let us know).

But one particular mistake in the Times stands out above any others. An article reporting a court case contained a couple of inaccuracies. That's ok, it happens. But how did this particular article report that a gang pocketed £250,000 and at one point won 80 per cent of games during a sting at a casino, if "this was not information before the court". Perhaps it was good research and the article was simply unclear on from where the information origniated.

However, "contrary to our report, there was no jury present". It makes you wonder whether there was a journalist present either. I'm not familiar with the crown court in Southwark but guess that it's pretty obvious whether or not there are 12 members of the jury in the room. ¶ 3:47 AM