Rock Report

'Bulger Killers Were Too Young To Be Prosecuted': James Bulger's killers should not have been prosecuted for his murder because they were too young, the Children's Commissioner for England has said.; Read the full story

Youth Charged After Death Of Bullied Man: A man has been charged with harassment following the death of David Askew, the 64-year-old man who collapsed outside his home on Wednesday.; Read the full story

British Exchange Student Goes Missing In US: A reward has been offered for information leading to the location of a missing British foreign exchange student in America.; Read the full story

Pope Dragged Into Paedophile Priests Row: The Pope has met the head of the German Catholic Church over a growing paedophile priest scandal, as it was revealed the pontiff once helped get housing for a clergyman accused of child sex abuse.; Read the full story

Storrie Steps Down As Pompey Chief Exec: Peter Storrie has stepped down as chief executive of Portsmouth Football Club.; Read the full story

F1 Season Starts In Controversy: Jenson Button shrugged off the controversy regarding an innovative aerodynamic concept the new McLaren car is using.; Read the full story

BA Chief: 'Unions Are Stuck In A Time Warp': British Airways chief executive Willie Walsh has launched a scathing attack on union bosses following the announcement of seven days of strikes by cabin crew.; Read the full story

'Migrant Workers Abused And Exploited': Agency and migrant workers employed by meat and poultry firms are suffering "mistreatment and exploitation", an official inquiry has revealed.; Read the full story

Essex Teen To Represent UK At Eurovision: A 19-year-old from Essex has been chosen to represent the UK in this year's Eurovision Song Contest.; Read the full story

Youth Charged Over Susan Boyle Theft: A teenage boy has been arrested and charged in connection with a theft at Susan Boyle's home.; Read the full story

Features

Backstage at the Brits: Rock Radio's entertainment reporters hit the Brits in search of free booze and several rock legends.

From Kiss with Love!: Kiss have got into the mood for love, putting a Valentine’s card to their fans onto the world wide web.

Haiti earthquake: It's estimated three million people are victims of the disaster. See the devastation caused by the earthquake

The Top 10 Most Desirable Women: In a survey by Ask.men, six million men across the globe voted on sex appeal, intelligence, humour and talent. See who came out on top...

Global Challenge: Is going green really going to save the planet? Does it matter to you? We look at energy saving tips and advice and discuss the issues

Rock Radio Websafe: In our Rock Radio Websafe reports, we looked into what children are really doing online.

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