UK News 12-05-2005 who: John Prescott what: Supports shopping centre`s ban on hoods and caps where: Bluewater, Kent when: Wednesday snippet: Although there is no evidence of so-called "happy slapping" incidents at Bluewater, Britain`s largest shopping centre has banned shoppers from wearing hooded sweatshirt tops and baseball caps, says The Times. The Deputy Prime Minister says he was very nearly a victim of an attack at a motorway service station last year. "But is happy slapping a genuine trend," saks Alexis Akwagyiram of the BBC, "or media hype?" [... more]

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