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The British government wants to make it illegal to pay for sex and is considering a plan to "name and shame" men who visit prostitutes .

The sex trade is currently very restricted in Britain, unlike in many European Countries where prostitution and solicitation are tolerated in some form.

Prime Minister Gordon Brown, has already backed a series of taxes on alcohol and cigarettes, called for tougher drug laws .

Officials say there is also a need for a crackdown on prostitution.

"Basically, if it means fewer people are able to go out and pay for sex I think that would be a good thing," Home Secretary Jacqui Smith told The Guardian newspaper over the weekend, ahead of the government's announcement of the plan's details Wednesday.

Any changes will have to be approved by Parliament, in a Debate that is expected to be next month.

The proposal would make paying for sex illegal and carry additional penalties for men who have sex with women forced into prostitution, the Home Office said. But it declined to give details on fines and other penalties before the formal announcement.

Men who use prostitutes for sex could also be identified publicly, as they are in the London where police send warning letters to the homes of drivers whose license plate numbers are caught on closed-circuit television picking up street sex workers.

In addition, the plan would make it a criminal offense to pay for sex with a prostitute "controlled for another person's gain" and could bring rape charges against men who knowingly paid for sex with a woman forced to work as a prostitute.

Under current laws in England and Wales, it is illegal to loiter and sell sex on the streets or elsewhere in public. Keeping a brothel is unlawful, but a lone woman selling sex inside is not. Similarly, paying for sex is legal. But solicitation in public commonly known as "curb crawling" is not.

Some 80,000 prostitutes are estimated to be working in Britain, the same as during the Victorian Age an era when a raft of laws were enacted in a vain effort to curb the flourishing sex trade. These days, cards advertising purported escort services and erotic sites on the Web are plastered inside the country's iconic red telephone booths.

Sex workers criticized the government's proposal. They said they might be put at greater risk if they had to ply their trade in remote neighbourhoods or to work alone.

"The plan is puritanical," said Cari Mitchell, spokeswoman for the English Collective of Prostitutes.

"If they make solicitation illegal and start outing clients, men are going to be more nervous and women will be forced to make hasty decisions to survive economically. As Britain and the rest of the world face dire economic circumstances, the government should try to help women rather than make things harder."

Britain made global headlines in 2006 when a man murdered five prostitutes in Ipswich, about 70 miles northeast of London. Recent headlines, however, have focused on police raids on brothels where women from Eastern Europe, Asia and Africa have been forced into the sex trade.

There is growing debate on whether a crackdown would lessen violence or cut down on human trafficking.

Scottish cities such as Edinburgh used to have "tolerance zones" where prostitutes were allowed to work freely.

But when the zones were scrapped in several cities years ago and curb crawling was made illegal, reported attacks on sex workers increased because prostitutes were forced to work in more isolated areas, according to the Scottish Prostitutes Education Project, which represents workers in the sex industry.

In the Pacific nation of New Zealand, where prostitution was decriminalized in 2003, sex workers said the change has given women greater legal protection.

"I do think it's extraordinary that the U.K. is considering such a dreadful turn," Catherine Healy, national coordinator for New Zealand's Prostitutes' Collective, told The Associated Press on Tuesday. "We know from a lot of research ... that sex workers in this country are feeling much safer, better protected."

The Home Office said the government's plan was put together after top officials visited Sweden, where selling sex is legal but paying for it is not. Norway plans to introduce similar legislation.

Prostitution also is illegal in Britain's closest neighbour, France, but it is largely tolerated in Austria, the Netherlands, Spain and Greece.

The sex trade is legal in many parts of Germany. In Cologne, the first German city to introduce a prostitution tax, the government collected more than $1 million in revenue in 2006.

In London, sex workers expressed opposition to the government plan.

Police investigating three attacks on women have issued CCTV pictures of men who may hold vital information.

The latest incident - a sexual assault - happened during the early hours of Saturday in Grand Parade, Greatstone.

It followed two physical assaults on women out alone in Grand Parade on Friday night.

Officers would like to speak to the men in the CCTV stills, who they believe may have vital information regarding the assaults.

Detective Inspector Lee Whitehead from Kent Police’s major crime department said: “We would urge these men to come forward and speak to officers.

"We know they were in the area of the seafront on the evening of the attacks, and we believe they may be able to assist with our inquiry.

















"It is also important that anyone who knows who these men contacts us so that we can speak with them.”

Police have been making house to house inquiries and a mobile police station was set up opposite the Spar shop in Grand Parade.

There were also road checks on Saturday evening between 7pm and midnight.

Police say they have “a number of leads” which they are following up.

Detective Inspector Whitehead added: “We also want to talk to anyone who may have either witnessed or encountered any unusual activity in this area in the past few months. However insignificant it may have seemed at the time, it may now be important for this inquiry.

“We know people in the area will have concerns and would urge them to talk to officers at the mobile police station. People should carry on and enjoy their nights out as normal but should pay due regard to their safety. Avoid walking alone, make sure you have a lift home, and ensure others know where you are and what time you are due back.”

The police investigation team can be contacted on 01303 289288. Alternatively contact Crime stoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

Readers calling their local council library were shocked when they got put through to a premium adult sex chatline service .

Anyone calling the helpdesk at their local Chelmsford Library, Essex was connected to the premium rate adult sex line offering the " Chat live 1-2-1 with older women - no holds barred - these old gals are dirty!".

The confusion happened after the library's old phone number was sold on to an adult service by NTL Telewest.

Chelmsford Council bosses said yesterday they were trying to publicise the new number so people could use that.

A spokesperson said: "It is far from ideal."

Attendees at this year’s Webmaster Access West will have the opportunity to learn more about the Association of Sites Advocating Child Protection (ASACP) and its work on behalf of the online adult industry.

Webmaster Access West (WAW) takes place November 19 - 21, 2008 in Universal City, CA. This year’s event will, once again, be held at Sheraton Universal Hotel. WAW is a business-to-business event that offers seminars, special events, and Networking Power Hours. This year event planners have added a Cocktail Cruise. The Cocktail Cruise is two entire hotel floors set-up with a different sponsor in every room allowing attendees to cruise the halls to network with multiple companies. In addition, WAW will be distributing information on ASACP to all attendees and ASACP CEO Joan Irvine will be attending the event.

“I would like to extend our greatest appreciation to Webmaster Access West for their continued support of ASACP,” Irvine stated. “This is the first conference since the election and I am very much looking forward to meeting with ASACP supporters and discussing our plans for working with the new administration on behalf of the online adult entertainment industry. We expect that online child safety will be a focus of this administration. With the support of its sponsors, ASACP is well-positioned to address this.”

Shelly Riley of Webmaster Access added, “We are very proud to be a supporter of ASACP in their efforts to protect and enhance means of child protection in the online world. The advancement of services promoting the welfare of children within the adult space is something that we feel is, and should be, a priority and responsibility of the webmaster community!”

To schedule a meeting with ASACP CEO Joan Irvine during Webmaster Access West, email Joan@asacp.org.

Founded in 1996, the Association of Sites Advocating Child Protection (ASACP) is a non-profit organization dedicated to eliminating child pornography from the Internet. ASACP also works to help parents prevent children from viewing age-inappropriate material online. Companies and individuals interested in supporting ASACP may go to www.asacp.org for more information on how to get involved.