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That Was the Year That Was – 2006

whale swimming in the River Thames

On 20th January 2006, people in London thought they were hallucinating when they could’ve sworn they’d seen a whale swimming in the River Thames. Their hallucinations were confirmed to be, in fact, reality when TV cameras captured a juvenile female Northern bottlenose whale who was five metres long and weighed about seven tonnes. Her normal habitat would have been near the coasts of the far north of Scotland and Northern Ireland, and in the seas around the Arctic Ocean but she appeared to have lost her way. Rescue teams attempted to get the whale (affectionately named Diana) back into the Atlantic but she later died from convulsions as she was being rescued at around 19:00 GMT on 21 January.

Saddam Hussein, was found guilty of crimes against humanity and sentenced to death by hanging

On 5 November 2006 Iraq’s leader, Saddam Hussein, was found guilty of crimes against humanity and sentenced to death by hanging. On 30 December 2006, the first day of Eid-ul-Adha, Saddam was hanged. Mobile phones captured the execution and the video was leaked to the media and posted on the Internet within hours, becoming the subject controversy across the globe. Prior to his execution he was captured by Americans in 2003 after they invaded Iraq. During this period Saddam was held in a Baghdad detention facility and was interrogated by FBI agent George Piro. In 2004 he was charged with crimes committed against residents of Dujail in 1982, following a failed assassination attempt on his life. This included the murder of 148 people, torture of women and children and the illegal arrest of 399 others. Following the execution, Saddam’s body was buried in his birthplace of Al-Awja in Tikrit, Iraq on 31 December 2006.

world’s first partial face transplant on a living human

While the world’s first partial face transplant on a living human happened on 27 November 2005, the patient, Isabelle Dinoire, appeared in public in early 2006 for a media conference with her new face. She underwent surgery to replace her nose, mouth and chin, which had been mauled by her dog. The operation on Isabelle’s face was carried out by Professor Bernard Devauchelle, assisted by Professor Jean-Michel Dubernard at the Centre hospitalier Universitaire Nord in Amiens, France. The surgery requires the patient to take the drugs for the rest of her life so that her body doesn’t reject her new face. Isabelle later bought another dog to help in her recovery after the surgery.

another year of hurt for England

It was another year of hurt for England (and it still is in 2016) when Italy came, saw and conquered the 2006 FIFA World Cup. England’s shot at the World Cup ended in quarter-finals when they lost on penalties (what a surprise) to Portugal after a goalless match. Italy won the tournament on 9th July 2006 after they defeated France 5–3 in a penalty shootout when extra time had finished in a 1–1 draw. Germany defeated Portugal 3–1 to finish in third place. It was also Italy’s first world title in 24 years, and their fourth world title overall. This made them the second most successful World Cup team ever.

Google, bought video streaming site, YouTube

In October 2006 tech giant, Google, bought video streaming site, YouTube, in 2006 for $1.65 billion. The price tag would’ve seemed massive at the time – especially as YouTube only started up in 2005 but YouTube continued to grow year after year. At that time it was Google’s second largest buy. YouTube now has 1 billion unique users using the service every month. Starting from 2010 Alexa (a commercial web traffic data and analytics service) ranked YouTube as the third most visited website on the Internet after Google and Facebook – this still continues today.

Suffolk Strangler Steve Wright: A real Jekyll and Hyde

Sick Steve Wright carried out the “fastest serial killing spree in British history” when he murdered five prostitutes in just 10 days.

The forklift truck driver strangled his victims before stripping and dumping their bodies in rural spots near Ipswich in 2006.

Wright was jailed for life in 2008 for the murders of Tania Nicol, 19, Gemma Adams, 24, Anneli Alderton, 24, Annette Nicholls, 29 and Paula Clennell, 24.

To his fellow golfers at Seckford golf club near Ipswich, he was “the most boring bloke in the world”, but Steve Wright had for years hidden a secret life of domestic violence, cross-dressing, petty theft, failed suicide bids and an obsession with prostitutes.

He had even tried to strangle an ex-wife on several occasions during a turbulent relationship 20 years before he went on to murder five women in the space of six weeks.

2006 UK Timeline

January

1 January – BBC One airs The Queen by Rolf, a documentary following artist Rolf Harris as he paints a portrait of the Queen.

3 January – Channel 4 quiz show Countdown celebrates its 4000th edition.

6 January – ITV debuts Soapstar Superstar, a singing talent contest in which soap actors compete to become series champion.

7 January – Charles Kennedy, resigns as leader of the Liberal Democrats, admitting that he has a drinking problem.

14 January – Coronation Street actor Richard Fleeshman wins the first series of ITV’s Soapstar Superstar.

15 January – The BBC announces details of Just the Two of Us, a singing contest following the Strictly Come Dancing format that will air in February and March. Vernon Kay and Tess Daly will present the series which will pair celebrities with professional singers, who will then compete to become series champion.

Debut of ITV’s Dancing on Ice.

20 January – River Thames whale: a whale is discovered swimming in the River Thames in London.

24 January – Sven-Göran Eriksson announces that he will quit as manager of the England national football team after this summer’s World Cup in Germany. Eriksson, 57, has been in charge of the England team for five years and, as a Swede, is the first non-English manager of the England team.

27 January – Chantelle Houghton, a model from Essex wins the fourth series of Celebrity Big Brother after entering the series as a "fake" celebrity. In order to remain as a contestant she was required to convince the other participants that she was a famous singer.

February

3 February – Islamist demonstration outside Danish Embassy in London in response to the Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy.

8 February – Channel 4 confirms that its pay-per-view movie channel FilmFour will go Free-to-air from July, when it will launch on Freeview.

9 February – Dunfermline and West Fife by-election: Willie Rennie of the Liberal Democrats wins the seat from Labour.

The Government announces that the Child Support Agency is to be abolished.

10–26 February – Great Britain competes at the Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, and wins one silver medal (Shelley Rudman for women’s skeleton).

14 February – Coronation Street bosses defend their decision to film a storyline involving a car breaking down on Saddleworth Moor, scene of the 1960s Moors murders, saying the plot has nothing to do with the events that occurred there.

15 February – BBC One debuts Davina, a chat show presented by Davina McCall. Guests on the first edition include Charlotte Church, Tess Daly and Vernon Kay. The show proves to be a disaster, with The Guardian’s Gareth Maclean noting that McCall "found herself floundering and foundering, struggling through the interviews, and exposing herself in a way from which even the hardiest flasher would recoil", while Jonathan Ross blames a poor guest line up. The 8 March edition gives BBC One its worst ever peak time ratings of 2.75 million. By the time the show ends on 12 April ratings have fallen to below 2.5 million. It is axed shortly afterwards.

16 February – the BRIT Awards take place.

18 February – The Rolling Stones give a free concert to two million people in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

19 February – the BAFTA awards take place in London.

22 February – The one billionth song is downloaded on iTunes; the song is "Speed of Sound" by Coldplay.

22 February – Securitas depot robbery: around £53 million (US$92 million) is stolen from a Securitas depot at Tonbridge, Kent, in the largest cash robbery in British crime history.

The Prince of Wales’s court case continues in the High Court against The Mail on Sunday as he tries to prevent the publication of his journals. Various revelations have been made such as that he considers himself to be a dissident, and his opinion of government officials in People’s Republic of China whom he described as "appalling old waxworks".

23 February – Just the Two of Us debuts on BBC One.

27 February – writers Michael Baigent and Richard Leigh sue Random House in the High Court of Justice claiming that the best selling novel The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown contains ideas stolen from their 1982 book The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail.

28 February – L!VE TV is moved to the adult section of Sky’s EPG, and is rebranded as "Babeworld" two days later. This is because the channel has moved to broadcasting an increasingly adult themed content.

March

1 March – the Senedd, debating chamber of the National Assembly for Wales on Cardiff Bay, designed by Richard Rogers is opened by the Queen.

2 March – Sir Menzies Campbell is elected leader of the Liberal Democrats following an election caused by the resignation of previous leader, Charles Kennedy.

Four people are injured in an explosion in a GlaxoSmithKline factory in Irvine, North Ayrshire.

3 March – Disgraced glam rock singer Gary Glitter is convicted of sexually abusing two young girls at his villa in Vietnam and is sentenced to three years in jail.

4 March – Actress Gaynor Faye and professional skating partner Daniel Whiston win the first series of Dancing on ice.

5 March – Siân Reeves and Russell Watson win the first series of Just the Two of Us.

7 March – the President of Brazil, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, makes a state visit to the UK.

10 March – David Gilmour begins his first world tour since Pink Floyd’s 1994 world tour, in support of his On an Island album.

11 March – James Blunt, with his single "You’re Beautiful", becomes the first British artist to top the US Billboard Hot 100 chart since Elton John with "Candle In The Wind 1997".

11 March – ITV launches a CITV channel, which broadcasts during the downtime hours of ITV4, replacing the ITV News Channel.

13 March – six men taking part in a clinical trial for a new anti-inflammatory drug TGN1412 are placed in intensive care, some in a life-threatening condition, after suffering adverse side-effects.

18 March – Christopher Napier, performing as George Formby wins the fourth and final junior series of Stars in Their Eyes. The programme continues with a number of special editions during 2006, before a final celebrity special on 23 December.

19 March – the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall begin a two-week foreign tour to Egypt, Saudi Arabia and India.

20 March – the British Press Awards are held at The Dorchester, Park Lane, London.

21 March – Labour’s hopes of a unique fourth successive term in office at the next general election (by which time Tony Blair says he will have resigned as prime minister) are given a boost when an Ipsos MORI opinion poll puts them 11 points ahead of the Conservatives on 42%.

23 March – 2005-2006 Christian Peacemaker hostage crisis: British peacemaker, Norman Kember, and three Canadians rescued by SAS troops.

23 March – Coronation Street bosses dismiss as untrue media reports that the child actress who plays the soap’s Amy Barlow is being replaced because her parents felt her storylines were "too harrowing", and her workload too heavy.

24 March – ITV announces plans to air World of Chat, a show on ITV2 featuring the best from chatshows around the world.

25–26 March – UKTV Gold presents its Mitchells Weekend to coincide with the return of Grant Mitchell (Ross Kemp) to EastEnders. The weekend includes The Mitchells – The Full Story, a documentary about the soap family presented by actress Kim Medcalf.

28 March – Council workers across the UK strike over pension rights.

Royal Regiment of Scotland created.

April

3 April – Graham Norton will present How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria?, a TV talent search for an actress to play Maria in a stage production of The Sound of Music, it is announced.

7 April – 12.6 million viewers watch long-running Coronation Street character Mike Baldwin die in the arms of his long-time rival, Ken Barlow. Baldwin, played by Johnny Briggs, had been in the show for 30 years.

17 April – Peter Bayless wins the 2006 series of MasterChef Goes Large.

19 April – ITV launch ITV Play, a new 24/7 participation TV channel, on Freeview in the United Kingdom. It will launch on other platforms later in the year.

21 April – The Queen celebrates her 80th birthday at Windsor. The Prince of Wales makes a televised address in tribute.

Denis Norden announces his retirement from his two ongoing ITV shows It’ll Be Alright on the Night and spin-off show Denis Norden’s Laughter File, after 30 years with ITV.

ITV secures the terrestrial television screening rights to Casino Royale, the new James Bond film that will be released in November. The film receives its terrestrial television premiere on 19 September 2009.

24 April – Cartoon Network Too and Nick Jr. 2 are launched in the UK.

25 AprilThe BBC announces that Grandstand, its flagship sports TV programme, will be phased out within the next year after nearly 50 years on air.

5 April – discovery of a swan with avian influenza in Scotland.

7 April – Mr Justice Peter Smith delivers judgment in the copyright case over The Da Vinci Code finding that Dan Brown had not breached the copyright of Michael Baigent and Richard Leigh. The judgment itself contained a coded message on the whim of the judge.

12 April – Prince Harry passed out as a commissioned officer during the Sovereign’s Parade at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst.

18 April – Peugeot announces plans to close the 60-year-old car factory at Ryton near Coventry, which it bought from Chrysler in 1979, within the next year.

21 April – Elizabeth II celebrates her 80th birthday at Windsor. The Prince of Wales makes a televised address in tribute.

25 April – the BBC announces that Grandstand, its flagship sports TV programme, will be phased out within the next year after nearly 50 years on air.

26 April – the Duke of Edinburgh visits the Republic of Ireland.

27 April – by-election in the Moray constituency of the Scottish Parliament. Richard Lochhead holds the seat for the Scottish National Party.

May

4 May – Local government elections take place in some areas of England.

Steve McClaren, manager of Middlesbrough F.C., agrees to become the next manager of the England national football team after the World Cup.

5 May – The BBC’s local election coverage goes off air shortly before 3:00 am, due to a power failure at their Millbank studios. For the next hour coverage relocates to The Counting House pub, with results being read out using handwritten pieces of paper.

5 May – Tony Blair reshuffles his cabinet. Charles Clarke is dismissed as Home Secretary. Jack Straw is replaced as the Foreign Secretary by Margaret Beckett. John Prescott remains as Deputy Prime Minister, but loses responsibility for the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister.

8 May – Guy Goma, a graduate from the Congo who went to the BBC to attend a job interview, appears on BBC News 24 in place of an IT expert after a mix-up. Guy Kewney had been scheduled to comment on the subject of Apple Computer’s court case with The Beatles’ record label, Apple Corps, but a producer collected the wrong man from the wrong reception at BBC Television Centre.

10 May – Former supermarket cashier Michelle Dewberry wins the second series of The Apprentice and a £100,000 a year job working for Sir Alan Sugar.

14 May – Producers of Coronation Street confirm that Debra Stephenson, who plays Frankie Baldwin, will be leaving the soap at the end of the year.

15 May – BBC High Definition Television Trial commences.

20 May – Just minutes before the live Eurovision Song Contest final begins, BBC One’s live National Lottery draw is invaded by Fathers 4 Justice protestors. The show is temporarily taken off air, leaving just a programme logo and announcer Alan Dedicoat’s voice until the problems are resolved.

20 May – Finnish monster rock band Lordi win the Eurovision Song Contest 2006. The UK entry, "Teenage Life" by Daz Sampson, finishes in 19th place with 25 points.

20 May – campaigners "Fathers 4 Justice" invade the set of the National Lottery.

Finland’s Lordi win the 2006 Eurovision Song Contest with "Hard Rock Hallelujah".

22 May – BSkyB launch High-definition television in the UK under the brand Sky HD.

27 May – The BBC’s first scheduled HDTV broadcast on BBC HD.

30 May – Scottish and Grampian are rebranded as STV Central and STV North respectively.

30 May – an Ipsos MORI opinion poll shows the Conservatives back in the lead with 36% of the vote, two points ahead of Labour.

June

4 June – Coronation Street confirms that Richard Fleeshman, who plays Craig Harris, will be leaving the soap to follow a singing career.

5 June – Actress Lucy Benjamin wins The X Factor: Battle of the Stars, a celebrity version of the ITV music talent contest.

6 June – ITV announces that Central News South’s existence as a news region will end after 17 years when the eastern half of the region (the area served by the Oxford transmitter) merges its operations with Meridian West’s output, forming a new news region named ITV Thames Valley.

9 June–9 July – Live coverage of the 2006 FIFA World Cup is aired by the BBC and ITV.

9–11 June – the British Grand Prix is held at the Silverstone Circuit and is won by reigning world champion Fernando Alonso ahead of Michael Schumacher and Kimi Räikkönen, while local hero Jenson Button retired earlier in the race with an engine oil leak.

10 June – the England football team’s World Cup campaign begins with a 1–0 win over Paraguay.

15 June – The BBC announces that Billie Piper will leave her role as Rose Tyler on Doctor Who at the end of the second series the following month.

15 June – England beat Trinidad and Tobago 2-0 in their second World Cup group game.

19 June – BBC One Controller Peter Fincham announces that They Think It’s All Over will not be recommissioned for a new series, ending a run of eleven years on air.

20 June – The BBC announces that Top of the Pops will be axed, the final show airing on 30 July.

18.46 million watch England vs Sweden in the 2006 FIFA World Cup, the highest rated programme of the year.

20 June – England go through to the knockout stages of the World Cup with a 2–2 draw against Sweden in their final group game.

23 June – An interview with Conservative leader David Cameron on Friday Night with Jonathan Ross causes controversy when presenter Ross asks Cameron whether he ever had sexual fantasies about former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher as a teenager. The BBC later bans repeats of the interview.

25 June – Children’s Party at the Palace held in honour of The Queen’s 80th birthday.

The Lord Chancellor, Lord Falconer, rejects calls from families of murder victims for all convicted murderers to be sentenced to no less than a minimum of 25 years in prison.

England go through to the World Cup quarter-finals for the second tournament in succession by beating Ecuador 1–0 with a goal from captain David Beckham.

29 June – Blaenau Gwent by-elections: independent candidates defeat Labour Party in parliamentary and Welsh Assembly by-elections.

Bromley and Chislehurst by-election won by Bob Neill for the Conservative Party.

July

July – European heat wave affects the UK, resulting in July 1983’s record for the hottest month in the CET series being beaten with a mean monthly CET of 19.7 °C or 67.5 °F.

1 July – CITV broadcasts its last Saturday morning regular-based show Holly and Stephens Saturday Showdown for the last time after 40 years of broadcasting Saturday morning shows on ITV until Scrambled was broadcast in 2014.

1 July – England’s World Cup quest ends in the quarter-finals when they lose on penalties to Portugal after a goalless draw.

4 July – Sheridan v News International: Scottish Socialist Party MSP, Tommy Sheridan begins legal action against the News of the World for libel at the Court of Session in Edinburgh.

5 July – Actress Freema Agyeman is announced as the new Doctor Who companion Martha Jones replacing Billie Piper’s Rose Tyler.

11 July – It is announced that actress Wendy Richard will leave EastEnders at Christmas. She is one of the only remaining cast members from the show’s 1985 launch.

16 July – Sarah Lang wins one million pounds in the final of the ITV1 gameshow PokerFace. As she had also won £32,500 on the BBC One gameshow In It to Win It the previous year, this makes her the biggest known female gameshow winner in UK television history, and second overall behind Ian Woodley.

17 July – George W. Bush greets Tony Blair with the phrase “Yo, Blair”.

18 July – 180 British citizens evacuated from the Lebanon due to growing crisis between Hizbollah militants and Israel.

20 July – HMS Bulwark prepares to evacuate British nationals from the Lebanon.

21 July – James Dreyfus takes over from Ardal O’Hanlon as George Sunday AKA Thermoman in the sixth and final series of My Hero the series ended in September due to low viewing figures.

22 July – Arsenal F.C. move into the Emirates Stadium, named after the airline company as part of a 15-year sponsorship deal, after 93 years at nearby Highbury. The 60,000-seat stadium is the largest club stadium to have been built in English football since Maine Road, which was home of Manchester City from 1923 to 2003.

23 July – FilmFour is relaunched as a free-to-air channel. It had originally been a subscription service, but this had ended four days previously.

29 July – Debut of How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria? on BBC One.

30 July – Top of the Pops airs its final regular edition after being axed earlier in the year. However, the show returns for a Christmas special.

30 July – The last ever weekly edition of the British television chart show, Top of the Pops, is broadcast.

August

1 August – Steve McClaren is officially appointed as manager of the England national football team.

6 August – While anchoring from Israel during the Israel-Lebanon war, Sky News presenter Anna Botting famously interviews the British MP, George Galloway about the conflict. During the nine-minute heated discussion Galloway criticises Sky News, News Corporation, and even Botting herself for being biased towards Israel.

10 August – police make many arrests in relation to a transatlantic aircraft plot, and tight security measures are instigated at airports.

14 August – The One Show first broadcasts on BBC One.

18 August – Pete Bennett wins series seven of Big Brother.

23 August – ITV secures a deal to sell its 45% stake in Ireland’s TV3 for £70m.

Central Tonight presenter Joanne Malin apologises after swearing during a live broadcast from Trentham Gardens in Stoke-on-Trent. Central subsequently claims to have received no viewer complaints as a result of her description of the inclement weather, but Trentham says several people contact them offering the presenter their support.

28 August – Bianca Gascoigne and model Calum Best win the second and final series of Love Island.

August – the first modern solely Gaelic-medium school to offer secondary education, Sgoil Ghàidhlig Ghlaschu, is opened at Woodside in Glasgow.

September

1 September – BBC Entertainment replaces BBC Prime in global markets.

2 September – Royal Air Force Nimrod crash in Afghanistan: fourteen personnel are killed in Britain’s worst single military loss since the Falklands war.

9 September – Helen Mirren awarded best actress at the Venice Film Festival for her role in The Queen, portraying Elizabeth II following the death of Diana, Princess of Wales.

13 September – Ingram Wilcox, a civil servant and quiz show fanatic, has become the fifth person to win the £1 million prize on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?, it is reported. The episode showing his win, the first in two and a half years, is aired on 16 September.

16 September – Connie Fisher wins BBC One’s How Do You Solve a Problems Like Maria?. She will make her debut in the role in a revival of The Sound of Music at London’s Palladium Theatre on 14 November.

20 September – television presenter Richard Hammond suffers a serious brain injury when he crashes a jet-powered car whilst filming for Top Gear.

20 September – BBC One’s daytime soap Doctors celebrates its 1000th episode with a one-hour special.

25 September – Copmanthorpe rail crash: One man dies when the 14:25 from Plymouth to Edinburgh operated by Virgin Trains hits a car at about 20:55.

25 September – Lianna Fowler wins Cycle 2 of Britain’s Next Top Model.

29 September – Matt Dawson wins the 2006 series of Celebrity MasterChef.

30 September – It is announced that Des Lynam will leave Countdown at the end of 2006.

October

1 October – regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 comes into effect, requiring a Fire Risk Assessment for all non-domestic premises in England and Wales.

5 October – Rt. Hon. Elish Angiolini, QC, appointed as Lord Advocate in Scotland. She is the first woman and the first solicitor to be appointed to the post.

5 October – QI publishes its first book: The Book of General Ignorance. The book becomes a No. 1 best-seller for amazon.co.uk.

6 October – The BBC defends presenter Graham Norton after he admits to having taken recreational drugs, including ecstasy in an interview for Marie Claire magazine. Of Norton’s revelation the broadcaster says: "The issues that Graham discusses in this interview are aimed at an adult audience and reflect the frank and open nature of his personality".

7 October – After four and a half years, the BBC ‘Rhythm & Movement’ idents are shown for the final time on BBC One at 1:10 am, as part of a special montage (2:55 am on BBC One Northern Ireland). Their replacements, the ‘Circle’ idents, debut at 10 am.

9 October – opening of the Beetham Tower, Manchester, a landmark 168-metre 47-storey skyscraper with oversailing upper floors designed by Ian Simpson of SimpsonHaugh and Partners, the tallest building in the UK outside London, and with its penthouse apartments (above the Hilton Hotel) being the highest residential addresses in the country.

10 October – Justin Hawkins, lead singer of The Darkness announces he is leaving the band.

12 October – ITV announce that Where the Heart Is will not be commissioned for a new series.

13 October: European Home Retail plc and its subsidiary Farepak go into administration, leaving tens of thousands of people out of pocket for Christmas 2006.

15 October – Five Life is launched.

16 October – Five US is launched.

25 October – Guitarist Brian May announces on his website that Queen is returning to the studio for recording sessions. The new lineup, Queen + Paul Rodgers, features May, Paul Rodgers (the former lead vocalist of Free) and former Queen drummer Roger Taylor.

26 October – Duran Duran lead guitarist Andy Taylor once again leaves the band after a series of disagreements surrounding their latest album, which was still incomplete by the year’s end. Reasons given are his disapproval of the usage of both Timbaland and Justin Timberlake in the creation of the band’s album. The band hires an interim guitarist to supplant Taylor, with no real replacement being announced.

26 October – the Duke of Edinburgh officially opens Arsenal’s new stadium.

26 October – ITV confirms the axing of its prison drama, Bad Girls after eight series.

29 October – After a six-year absence from television, The Royle Family returns for what is billed as its final episode, an hour-long show titled "The Queen of Sheba".

30 October – the Stern Review on the Economics of Climate Change is published by the UK government.

31 October – The Who release Endless Wire, their first studio album for 24 years.

November

5 November – 53 year old Ronald Castree arrested in connection with the murder of eleven year old Lesley Molseed in 1975. He was convicted in November 2007.

7 November – Dhiren Barot sentenced to life imprisonment for plotting large scale terrorist attacks in Britain and abroad. The Court of Appeal noted that Barot’s "businesslike" plans would have caused carnage on a "colossal and unprecedented scale" if they had been successful.

8 November – three men of Pakistani origin sentenced to life imprisonment for the racist murder of Kriss Donald in Glasgow.

13 November – BBC Parliament broadcasts in full screen format for the first time on the Freeview service, having previously only been available in quarter screen format. The BBC eventually found the bandwidth to make the channel full-screen after receiving "thousands of angry and perplexed e-mails and letters", not to mention questions asked by MPs in the Houses of Parliament itself.

14 November – Cadbury announces its intention to end its £10m a year sponsorship deal with Coronation Street after a decade. The current sponsorship contract is due to expire at the end of 2007, but Cadbury says it would end the deal earlier if another sponsor is found.

16 November – the 21st James Bond film – Casino Royale – is released in British cinemas. Daniel Craig makes his debut as Bond in the film.

16 November – Snow Patrol become the first British rock band in 13 years to reach the top five of the US Billboard Hot 100.

19 November – Home Secretary John Reid attacks the Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown for being ‘presumptuous’ and ‘disloyal’ for openly campaigning to replace Tony Blair as Prime Minister.

23 November – Alexander Litvinenko dies in London having been poisoned by Polonium-210.

24 November – Loyalist Michael Stone attempts to bomb the Northern Ireland Assembly on the day nominations for first and deputy first minister are to be made. Ian Paisley indicates his willingness to serve as First Minister.

December

1 December – Matt Willis, a former member of boy band Busted wins the sixth series of I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here!.

2 December – a young woman’s body is found in a brook near Ipswich; her death is initially treated as "unexplained".

3 December – The last edition of Central News South is aired. From tomorrow the Central South region will cease to exist. The east of the region including Oxford becomes part of ITV Thames Valley, the west half of the region, covering Cheltenham and Gloucester is absorbed into the ITV West region, while Herefordshire rejoins the Central West region.

4 December – The ITV Thames Valley region, a composite of the old Meridian West and eastern part of the Central South regions, goes on air with a new regional news programme Thames Valley Tonight.

4 December – the woman whose corpse was found in Ipswich two days ago is identified as Gemma Adams, a 25-year-old local prostitute. Her death is reported to be suspicious and police launch a murder inquiry. There are also concerns about another Ipswich prostitute, 19-year-old Tania Nicol, who went missing on 30 October.

7 December – a tornado hits London.

8 December – the body of missing Ipswich prostitute Tania Nicol is found on the outskirts of the town.

9 December – police in Ipswich launch a murder investigation into the death of Tania Nicol and admit that it is likely she met her death at the hands of the same person or people who killed Gemma Adams.

10 December – a third prostitute’s body is found in the Ipswich area.

10 December – Equestrian Zara Phillips is named as this year’s BBC Sports Personality of the Year, following her mother, Anne, Princess Royal, who won the title in 1971.

14 December – two more women are found dead in Ipswich and it is confirmed that both are prostitutes, meaning that the police are now investigating five murders.

12 December – the Ryton car factory closes and Peugeot 206 production is transferred to Slovakia, several months ahead of the scheduled closure date. 2,300 jobs are lost.

16 December – Leona Lewis wins the third series of The X Factor, becoming the ITV show’s first female winner.

18 December – a man is arrested near Felixstowe on suspicion of murdering the five Ipswich prostitutes. He is named as Tom Stephens, a 37-year-old Tesco supermarket worker.

19 December – a second man, 48-year-old Forklift truck driver Steve Wright, is arrested in connection with the Ipswich serial murders, while police are given more time to question the first suspect.

19 December – Following the success of How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria?, BBC One announces plans for Any Dream Will Do, a follow up series that will search for someone to play Joseph in the West End musical, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat.

21 December – Steve Wright is charged with the Ipswich prostitute murders, while Tom Stephens is released on bail pending further inquiries.

23 December – Cricketer Mark Ramprakash and his dancing partner Karen Hardy win the fourth series of Strictly Come Dancing.

Stars in Their Eyes is axed after the last special episode.

25 December – Actress Wendy Richard makes her final appearance in EastEnders after her character, Pauline Fowler, is killed off in a dramatic storyline. She had been in the show since its inception in 1985.

Launch of Emmerdale’s whodunit storyline involving the murder of Tom King (played by Ken Farrington). Tom is hit over the head and falls through a window to his death on his wedding day.

29 December – the British government pays off the Anglo-American loan made in 1946.

31 December – Hogmanay celebrations in Glasgow and Edinburgh are cancelled due to poor weather conditions.

Football in England – Season 2005–06

Premier League Chelsea Championship Reading League One: Southend United League Two: Carlisle United Conference Premier: Accrington Stanley FA Cup: Liverpool League Cup: Manchester United Community Shield: Chelsea

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Ideozu-Frank Sampson:Happened to me in 2007. I went to watch our local derby between Dolphins FC vs Sharks FC for the first time. Was a Dolphins fan, and we were spanked 4-0 to mark my debut as a local team supporter! Consolation? We went to win the Nigerian Premiere League that season!

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How things stand…

Man City v Aston Villa (12:30 BST)

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Ahead of the weekend’s Premier League action, here’s how the top of the Premier League lies…

Leicestercatapulted themselves into second place with their demolition ofSouthamptonon Friday night, though,Manchester Citywill return to second if they beatAston Villain Saturday’s early kick-off.

Liverpoolwill hope to continue their unbeaten start at the summit when they faceTottenhamon Sunday, whileChelseaface a tricky trip toBurnleyin today’s late game.

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And at the bottom…

The Saints’ goal difference took a hammering last night which meant they dropped into the relegation zone, withNewcastle,who faceWolvestomorrow, leapfrogging them into 17th.

Watfordsit rock bottom and will look to build on last week’s positive draw atSpurswhen they playBournemouthat 15:00 BST, whileNorwichare searching for a first win in four when they hostManchester Unitedon Sunday.

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SMS Message: Does the Villa match a few weeks ago count as a nightmare? If not, the time when we went to Fulham needing a result to stay up and lost 6-0. Classic Norwich. from Anonymous – don’t be shy, please provide us with a name

Does the Villa match a few weeks ago count as a nightmare? If not, the time when we went to Fulham needing a result to stay up and lost 6-0. Classic Norwich.

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Five changes for City, two for Villa

Man City v Aston Villa (12:30 BST)

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Pep Guardiola makes five changes to theManchester Cityteam which swept aside Atalanta on Tuesday night, as John Stones comes in to make his first start since mid-September.

Elsewhere, Joao Cancelo replaces Kyle Walker at right-back, Gabriel Jesus starts ahead of Sergio Aguero, and Bernardo Silva and captain David Silva, also start.

Raheem Sterling, who bagged an 11-minute hat-trick in midweek, plays from the off, as does Kevin De Bruyne, while Fernandino continues at centre-back.

Man City XI:Ederson; Cancelo, Stones, Fernandinho, Mendy; Gundogan, D Silva, De Bruyne; B Silva, Sterling, Jesus.

Subs:Bravo, Walker, Angelino, Otamendi, Foden, Mahrez, Aguero.

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Aston Villaboss Dean Smith makes two changes to the side which beat Brighton last weekend, as Douglas Luiz and Trezeguet come in.

They replace Conor Hourihane and Anwar El Ghazi, who are both named among the substitutes, while the Villans name the same back five for the fourth consecutive league game.

Aston Villa XI:Heaton; Guilbert, Engels, Mings, Targett; McGinn, Nakamba, Douglas Luiz, Trezeguet, Grealish; Wesley.

Subs:Steer, Taylor, Davis, Konsa, Lansbury, Hourihane, El Ghazi.

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Seventh heaven

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Played 7. Won 7.

What a brilliant week for Premier League clubs in the Champions League and the Europa League.

Tottenham, Manchester City, Liverpool, Chelsea, Wolves, Manchester United and Arsenal all won…scoring 21 goals in the process and conceding just five.

Two of the seven are in action today – with the other five playing tomorrow.

SUNDAY’S GAMES

Newcastle v Wolves 14:00 GMT

Arsenal v Crystal Palace 16:30 GMT

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Hospital pass

Man City v Aston Villa (12:30 BST)

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One player not involved for Manchester City today is Oleksandr Zinchenko.

The Ukraine defender, who has played seven times for the champions this season, is facing up to six weeks on the sidelines after having knee surgery.

It is another blow for City, who are already without centre-back Aymeric Laporte with a long-term injury.

In a further blow, midfielder Rodri, who had moved to defence, is also out after suffering a hamstring injury in midweek.

Who will be lining up in City’s defence? Full team news coming up in around five minutes.

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Will it be raining goals at the Etihad?

Man City v Aston Villa (12:30 BST)

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It’s fair to say it is extremely wet at the Etihad, where I think everyone is in for a very soggy afternoon.

Aston Villa boss Dean Smith and Jack Grealish (with his hood up to protect those trademark locks) have just been out to inspect the pitch which, like the rest of Manchester, has certainly seen enough water in the past 24 hours.

It could be raining goals later too – even after Leicester’s record-equalling haul last night, City are still the highest scorers in the Premier League in 2019-20 with 29, while there have been an average of more than three goals (at either end) in every Villa game this season.

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This is in addition to the 25,000 delivery drivers which are classed as self-employed. READ MORE: Deliveroo claims it will ‘help create 70,000 restaurant jobs’ with expansion plans Facebook removes 3 billion fake profiles in six months Facebook removed more than 3 billion fake accounts during Q4 of 2018 and Q1 of 2019, according to its latest ‘enforcement report’. This is more than it has ever removed before, thanks to a rise in automated attacks by bad actors which attempt to create large volumes of accounts at one time. Overall it estimates 5% of monthly active accounts are fake. Facebook has also measured how often content that violates it community standards has been viewed. It estimates that for every 10,000 times people view content on Facebook 11 to 14 view content relating to adult nudity of sexual activity. This number rises to 25 views for violent and graphic content. Facebook says it proactively detected more than 95% of the content it took action on before someone needed to report it. On hate speech, for example, the platform says it detected 65% of the content it removes, up from 24% just over a year ago. In the first quarter of 2019 it took down 4 million hate speech posts. Uber launches electric bike-hiring in London Uber is launching its electric bike-hiring service Jump in London, as it scopes out the possibility of a bicycle and scooter sharing app in the UK. Jump bikes can be found on the Uber app and will allow users to unlock one of the 350 bikes currently being trialled in Islington. The bikes cost £1 to unlock and 12p per minute to ride, with the first five minutes free. Bikes must be collected and returned to dedicated service areas, and must not be left in no parking zones such as near hospitals, stadiums or canals. If bikes are left in any of these excluded areas or are dumped users will be fined £25. 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READ MORE:Amazon Is Working on a Device That Can Read Human Emotions The Times uses AI to boost reader engagement The Times and The Sunday Times have been using artificial intelligence and machine learning to understand the habits, interests and preferences of readers to enhance engagement. Owner News UK has been using JAMES, or journey automated messaging for higher engagement through self-learning, to learn the preferences of 300,000 readers, including 117,000 subscribers, and deliver tailored content and offers. Newsletters, for example, are compiled using content JAMES believes readers will be interested in, using their preferred format, time and frequency. There are five recommendation models for timing, seven for content, 15 for format and nine for frequency, which together can create trillions of permutations to personalise content. This has lead to, among other things, a 49% reduction in subscription cancellations among subscribers when they interacted with JAMES. Overall 70% of subscribers in the trial interacted with the AI tool. Peter Evia-Rhodes, director of customer value at The Times and The Sunday Times says: “JAMES has allowed us to anticipate customers’ needs and wants, which has helped to create stronger relationships and drive engagement with The Times at cost and at scale. “In the future JAMES will expand to more channels like SMS, push notifications, and we are exploring the possibility of how it might power other personalisation, as well as advertising, offering our commercial partners more value through enriched data profiles and targeting.” Thursday, 23 May Avon to be bought by Natura in £1.6bn deal Cosmetics giant Natura is buying struggling direct-to-consumer brand Avon in a £1.6bn deal that will create the world’s fourth largest cosmetics company. The Brazilian company already owns The Body Shop and Aesop and is the South American nation’s top business in cosmetics, perfumes and toiletries. The deal means Natura shareholders will hold 76% of the combined company, which is predicted to have an annual revenue of more than £7.9bn, as well as 3,200 stores globally across 100 countries. According to analysts at Brasil Plural, Natura is “pursuing the goal of becoming a global brand” but the company will need to significantly invest in Avon’s operations in Brazil where it already has 2.2 million direct marketing consultants. Avon has been struggling in recent years as the impact of door-to-door sales dwindles in the digital age. READ MORE: Avon to be acquired by Brazil’s Natura for £1.6bn Arcadia boss Sir Philip Green to close 23 stores in rescue plan Sir Philip Green plans to close 23 stores across his Arcadia empire, putting more than 500 jobs at risk as part of rescue plans. The proposal will see a number of Topshop, Dorothy Perkins, Miss Selfridge and Burton stores close and will call for rents to be cut across another 194 stores at the Arcadia group. Arcadia will need the regulator’s support for a Company Voluntary Arrangement (CVA) to be approved otherwise the business could face administration. Additionally, as part of the proposal, Arcadia Group says it is willing to inject a further £100m into the scheme over a number of years to bridge a shortfall in pension contributions. However, the pensions regulator is sceptical the deal will “adequately protect” the pensions of employees. Ian Grabiner, the Arcadia chief executive, says plans are a “tough but necessary decision for the business”. “We have in place a well-developed turnaround plan for the group, which includes driving cost efficiencies and managing the refreshed retail store estate and investing in the continued development of our multi-channel proposition and logistics,” he adds. Arcadia has more than 566 locations in the UK and Ireland, employing 18,000 people. READ MORE: Topshop owner Philip Green plans to close 23 stores in Arcadia rescue EE to launch 5G in the UK this month EE is launching a 5G across six major UK cities later this month, making it the first mobile provider to switch on the service. Customers in London, Birmingham, Cardiff, Manchester, Edinburgh and Belfast can now pre-order a range of six new 5G smartphones, which will not include Huawei. The company says the new 5G Smart plans will give consumers access to the UK’s first 5G network and BT Sport HD HDR, as well as an exclusive Gamer’s Data Pass with zero-rated data. Marc Allera, CEO of BT’s consumer division, says this is just the start of the UK’s 5G journey. “We’re adding 5G to the UK’s number one 4G network to increase reliability, increase speeds, and keep our customers connected where they need it most,” he says. EE is also introducing 5GEE WiFi and 5GEE home broadband. The new network will be switched on from 30 May with plans to expand the roll-out to another 10 cities by the end of the year. The Sun’s loyalty scheme hits one million members One million people have signed up to The Sun’s loyalty scheme, Sun Savers, which is designed to be a money-saving scheme. Membership has grown by 43% in the last year, following the launch of The Sun Raffle and accompanying TV campaign, under a new Sun Savers editor Giselle Wainwright, who joined in October last year. As part of the initiative, the associated app and web-based scheme rewards loyal readers with £5 for every 28 codes – which are found in the paper – they enter on a daily basis. Readers can then withdraw the money as cash or use it for offers within the app. “Sun Savers is not your average loyalty scheme. We have built a community of bargain-hunting Sun readers, and we work hard to deliver them cost cutting tips, promotions and competitions day-in-day-out, on top of their free fiver,” says Justine Salter, head of loyalty at The Sun. “This achievement is testament to that: from Giselle and the editorial team’s first-class money saving advice, to our award-winning technology team, building and developing our user-friendly Sun Savers platform.” Graze launches its biggest campaign UK snack brand Graze has unveiled a £2.1m ad campaign – its biggest ever – which heroes one of its best-selling products, smoky barbecue crunch. The company hopes the new campaign will reach 75% of Graze’s target audience across the UK by leveraging formats across digital and out-of-home. Additionally, Graze also plans to distribute 400,000 samples across five cities including London and Manchester in order to bring to life “the health ambitions of graze” as a brand. “Following the launch of our initiative to significantly reduce the sugar content across our entire cereal bar range and our new under 100 calories ‘wow bakes’, the campaign highlights graze’s sustained efforts in providing wholesome, nutritious products and championing innovation in the healthy snacking sector,” Graze CEO Anthony Fletcher says. Wednesday, 22 May Urban Outfitters to let people borrow clothes Urban Outfitters is entering the sharing economy with an online subscription service that will allow people to borrow six items to wear for a month before swapping them. Aimed at millennials who are increasingly looking for more sustainable options, ‘Nuuly’ will launch in the US in the summer, with plans for a wider roll-out in the pipeline. “Interest in sharing-economy platforms and recurring subscription relationships has grown across industries,” the company says. “In apparel, the millennial consumer, in particular, is seeking out platforms that provide novelty, variety and breadth, while also supporting sustainability.” Urban Outfitters expects Nuuly to have 50,000 subscribers and generate $50m in sales within the first 12 months. Other labels including Levi’s, Gal Meets Glam, Anna Sui and Fila will also be available to rent for a monthly fee. READ MORE: Urban Outfitters to rent out clothing M&S profit down 10% as it speeds up store closure programme Marks & Spencer has posted a 9.9% drop in profit for the full year ending 30 March 2019, however the retailer maintains it has made “good progress restoring the basics” and fixing a number of its legacy issues. On a like-for-like basis, food revenue was down 2.3% and clothing and home revenue down 1.6%. Clothing and home grew 9.8% online, which helped to increase M&S’s online clothing market share by 0.3 percentage points. However, M&S is speeding up its store closure programme with plans to shut a further 20 of its full-line stores, to a total of 85. It has already shut 35 and has warned this number will likely reach 100. It will also close 25 of its Simply Food convenience stores. Profit before tax and adjusting items fell 9.9% to £523.2m. Pre-tax profits were only £84.6m in the year, in part due to a £440m hit from its store closure programme. “As I have said, at this stage we are judging ourselves as much by the pace of change as by the trading outcomes and change will accelerate in the year ahead,” boss Steve Rowe says. “While there are green shoots, we have not been consistent in our delivery in a number of areas of the business. M&S is changing faster than at any time in my career – substantial changes across the business to our processes, ranges and operations and this has constrained this year’s performance, particularly in clothing and home. However, we remain on track with our transformation and are now well on the road to making M&S special again.” Evian launches global recycling initiative Evian has launched a global initiative called ‘Flip It For Good’ which aims to engage consumers around recycling. In partnership with National Geographic, the natural mineral water brand is asking consumers to post a video of themselves on social media (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter) ‘flipping’ any empty plastic bottle into the recycling bin. For every video posted alongside the hashtag Evian will reclaim a bottle from nature, in partnership with the social business Plastic Bank. The initiative is backed by National Geographic explorer Cory Richards, creative entrepreneur Luka Sabbat and tennis champion Stan Wawrinka, who have all posted videos of themselves ‘flipping’ bottles. “By 2050 it is estimated there will be more plastic than fish in the ocean,” Luke says. “However, small actions really can have an impact which is why this is such a great initiative from evian encouraging people to do their part and recycle more.” The ‘Flip It For Good’ initiative is part of a broader strategy by Evian to achieve its commitment to becoming a circular brand by 2025. H&M celebrates equality with new collection H&M is celebrating LGBTQI equality with the launch of a new capsule collection for women, men and non-binary individuals. Featuring a range of slogan t-shirts, sportswear-inspired garments and accessories, 10% of the sales price will be donated to the UN Free & Equal campaign, which is the United Nations’ campaign for equal rights and fair treatment for lesbian, gay, bi, trans and intersex people around the world. “H&M strives to be a mirror of global society, one that fully embraces a central message of ‘Love for All’, standing up for people’s right to love whoever they want, wherever they are,” says Sara Spännar, global marketing and communications director at H&M. “We are proud to continue our support for LGBTQI equality by celebrating love and raising awareness about the fight for equal rights, diversity and inclusivity.” H&M’s capsule collection will be sold in stores and online worldwide and accompanied by a global media campaign. Jamie Oliver restaurant empire goes into administration Jamie Oliver’s restaurant group has gone into administration, resulting in the loss of 1,000 jobs. All but three of the chef’s 25 UK restaurants, which includes his Jamie’s Italian chain plus Fifteen and Barbecoa, have closed after the group called in administrators from KPMG. Only two Jamie’s Italian branches and a Jamie’s Oliver Diner, all at Gatwick airport, remain. Oliver, who injected £4m into the business this year, says he is “devastated” and “deeply saddened” by the outcome. “I appreciate how difficult this is for everyone affected,” Oliver says. “We launched Jamie’s Italian in 2008 with the intention of positively disrupting mid-market dining in the UK high street, with great value and much higher quality ingredients, best-in-class animal welfare standards and an amazing team who shared my passion for great food and service. And we did exactly that.” Will Wright, a partner at KPMG and the joint administrator, adds: “The current trading environment for companies across the casual dining sector is as tough as I’ve ever seen. The directors at Jamie Oliver Restaurant Group have worked tirelessly to stabilise the business against a backdrop of rising costs and brittle consumer confidence. “However, after a sales process which sought to bring new investment into the business proved unsuccessful, the team took the incredibly difficult decision to appoint administrators.” READ MORE: Jamie Oliver’s empire collapses as 22 UK restaurants close Tuesday, 21 May Watchdog warns of social media fraud as currency scams triple Scams involving currencies and crypto assets like bitcoin totaled £27m in the last financial year, with social media significantly helping scammers Reports of scams more than tripled in the year ended April, with an average loss of £14,600 per victim, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has warned. According to the FCA, scammers often used social media to promote their “get rich quick” online trading platforms. Celebrity endorsements and images of luxury items such as expensive watches and cars on social media posts were often used to promote schemes. The watchdog plans to run a campaign to raise awareness of online trading scams. “We’re warning the public to be suspicious of adverts which promise high returns from online trading platforms,” says Mark Steward, FCA’s executive director of enforcement and market oversight. Due to the lack of regulation around online-only currencies, there is no compensation or protection for investors if things go wrong. READ MORE: Millions lost in ‘celebrity-backed scams’ Ford cuts 7,000 jobs across departments including marketing Ford is cutting 7,000 jobs worldwide, with up to 550 in the UK including a number of marketing and communications jobs. The US manufacturer says the cuts represent 10% of its global salaried workforce and 20% of its management positions, including marketing and communications. It has not disclosed which departments would be the worst affected. The cuts are expected to save Ford £471m a year, helping it navigate declining demand and a shift to electric vehicles. In a memo to staff on Monday, chief executive, Jim Hackett says the restructuring plan will start on Tuesday, with the majority of cuts finished by 24 May. He writes: “To succeed in our competitive industry, and position Ford to win in a fast-changing future, we must reduce bureaucracy, empower managers, speed decision-making and focus on the most valuable work, and cost cuts.” Other cost-saving initiatives include moving out of the multivan market and combining the headquarters of Ford UK and Ford Credit. Ford first revealed plans for job cuts across its European operations in January but did not give further details. READ MORE: Ford to cut 7,000 jobs including more than 500 in UK Thomas Cook reassures customers amid fears of future Thomas Cook is seeking to reassure holidaymakers that fears over its financial woes have been overblown and holidays are protected. Its shares fell by a further 14% yesterday (20 August) to 10p, meaning the company’s market value has fallen 92% to £159m over the past 12 months. Despite this fall, the holidaymaker is reassuring people on social media and in a statement that it is “business as usual”. Last week, Thomas Cook issued a fresh profit warning and reported a half-year loss of almost £1.5bn after a goodwill write-off of £1.1bn. Thomas Cook said in a statement at the weekend: “We have ample resources to operate our business and at the same time, as usual, our liquidity position continues to strengthen into the summer period.” It added: “We’re responsible for taking over 20 million people abroad on holiday every year and we take that responsibility very seriously. As an ATOL-protected business, our customers can have complete confidence in booking their holiday with us.” The company is seeking to cut costs closing 21 of its high street stores and putting its currency arm Thomas Cook Money under review. It has blamed a series of problems for its profit warnings, including political unrest in holiday destinations, last summer’s heatwave and customers delaying booking holidays due to Brexit. But this is only part of the picture, the holidaymaker has also failed to keep up in the wake of increasing competition from online travel agents and low-cost airlines. READ MORE: Thomas Cook reassures holidaymakers after shares plunge Unilever unveils ‘detectable and recyclable’ black plastic packaging Unilever has developed a new detectable black pigment that it says will allow its black plastic packaging to be recycled. Currently, automatic sorting machines used in waste facilities in the UK use near infra-red light that cannot detect carbon black pigment found in ‘standard’ black plastic – making it impossible to recycle. However, the FMCG giant has developed a lower carbon black plastic for its TRESemmé and Lynx products allowing them to be successfully recycled. Sebastian Munden, general manager of Unilever UK and Ireland, says: “We’ve been working on a solution for black plastic for some time, and this move to using detectable black plastic in our TRESemmé and Lynx bottles means we will potentially be removing around 2,500 tonnes of plastic from the waste stream.” Unilever’s innovation was made in collaboration with RECOUP, WRAP and waste management giants Veolia, SUEZ, Viridor and TOMRA and the FMCG giant has pledged to make the technology accessible to other companies. WHSmith boss to step down WHSmith group chief executive Stephen Clarke is to step down in October, after 15 years with the firm, six of those in the top job. He will be replaced by Carl Cowling, currently managing director of the WHSmith high street business. The announcement comes as the firm’s results showed like-for-like sales climbed 1% in the 11 weeks to 18 May. Sales fell 1% in the high street stores but were up 1% in its travel business, where it plans to open around 20 new units in the UK, including 10 hospital stores. Clarke says: “We remain confident in the outcome for the full year.” He adds he has no immediate plans after leaving the retailer other than to “take a break”. Clarke is credited with turning around the stationers fortunes after it struggled with competition from supermarkets and websites such as Amazon. Under Clarke, the company refocused attention on higher margin travel stores in airports and railway stations. £ READ MORE: Stephen Clarke to step down as WHSmith chief Monday, 20 April Ryanair profits plunge 29% Profits at Ryanair have fallen by 29% to €1.02bn (£894m) for the full year to 31 March despite the airline growing its customer base by 7% to 139 million people. The rising number of passengers was offset by a 6% decline in fares to an average of €37 (£32) as a result of “short-haul capacity growth” and the absence of Easter in the fourth quarter. Ryanair did, however, grow its revenue by 6% to €7.56bn (£6.62bn) and added 406 new routes. The company describes its full year 2019 results as “a year of investment” in its people, support systems and wider business in a bid to grow to 200 million passengers by 2024. The airline’s costs, excluding fuel, rose by 5% following a €200m (£175m) increase in staff costs, which included a 20% hike in pilot pay. Following safety fears, Ryanair has delayed the introduction of its first five B737-MAX aircraft until winter this year. However, the airline states it has the “utmost confidence” in these aircraft, which it claims boast 4% more seats, are 16% more fuel efficient and generate 40% lower noise emissions. Looking at the full year 2020, Ryanair remains “cautious on pricing”, although it expects traffic will grow by 8% to 153 million passengers. The company adds that its performance for the coming year will be heavily dependent on peak summer fares, pricing during the second half of the year, the absence of “security events” and no negative Brexit developments. Co-op rolls out £10m campaign uniting food, insurance and funeral care The Co-op is uniting its food, insurance and funeral care marketing for the first time with a £10m advertising campaign that champions bringing investment back into communities. The campaign, created by Lucky Generals, weaves the Co-op’s commercial and community messaging into one overarching marketing strategy featuring a new strapline: “It’s what we do.” The campaign message is focused on how the supermarket creates “products of differentiation”, from its 100% British meat commitment to reinvesting millions of pounds back into community initiatives through its membership scheme. The first TV ad appeared on Saturday night (18 May) during ITV’s Britain’s Got Talent, with three ads appearing in one ad break. This is being supported by hyper-local targeting, driving personal relevance and linking to local causes the Co-op supports. The campaign will include 120 out-of-home executions with a message tailored to each area, while 222 local cinemas will serve ads with dynamic end-frames, again showing specific causes in that area. “Building stronger communities by being a stronger Co-op is what we do. We already run our businesses differently to most and this means we can do things that benefit our members and their communities and not just a small group of institutional investors in the City of London,” says chief membership officer Matt Atkinson. “The success of our ethical-led business means we can re-invest our profits and our plan is to use our profits to rally people to come together to care for their local community. This is about the power of co-operation and it’s what we’ve been doing for 175 years.” Customer director, Ali Jones, believes the Co-op needs to decisively seize the opportunity to show leadership in an era where consumers are increasingly demanding that businesses take action to improve their communities. Online ads complained about three times as much as TV Online adverts made up 90% of the campaigns amended or withdrawn by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) in 2018, with online ads also outnumbering TV cases by 3:1. This figure includes paid ads online and companies’ ad claims on their own websites, social media spaces, apps, advergames, as well as video-on-demand and mobile. The ASA amended or withdrew a record number of ads in 2018, resolving 33,727 complaints about 25,259 ads. Of this number 16,059 complaints, up 41% on 2017, were about 14,257 online ads, an increase of 38%. Some 10,773 complaints, up 14% on the previous year, were about 5,748 TV ads, an increase of 23%. Overall, the ASA secured the amendment or withdrawal of 10,850 ads, which is up 53% on 2017. Given the rising number of complaints coming from online, ASA chief executive Guy Parker explains that the ASA’s new five-year strategy – More Impact Online – will focus on strengthening the regulation of online advertising and using new tech to protect the public. An example would be the recent roll out of new child avatar technology, which simulates children’s browsing activity to identify ads being served to kids online, resulting in action against five gambling operators. “Our recent use of new avatar technology is a taste of what’s to come under the new strategy and we look forward to working with our partners to increase further the impact we’re having online,” Parker adds. Government to champion UK advertising at Cannes The UK Government’s Department for International Trade (DIT) is teaming up with industry leaders to showcase the best of UK advertising at the Cannes Lions festival of creativity (17-21 June). The Creativity Is GREAT campaign, supported by the likes of the Advertising Association, Clear Channel UK, Channel 4, Framestore, London & Partners, M&C Saatchi and Newsworks, is designed to support the growth of UK exports of advertising services. The campaign activity will include two trade missions, the first run by London & Partners supporting 20 high growth London-based adtech and martech businesses, and the second coordinated by the IPA, which will bring a further 20 advertising agency SMEs. For the first time, UK advertising will host an activation space in the Palais Piazza developed by M&C Saatchi and Framestore. The Creativity Is GREAT activity will also span networking spaces for UK advertising companies in Le Jardin de Clear Channel and the Little Black Book beach, as well as further pop-up activities at venues including the Channel 4 Villa. Special events will take place with delegates from other territories around the world including China and South Korea. “DIT is a passionate advocate of the value of the UK’s creative offering, and a strong presence at Cannes Lions gives our most creative and cutting-edge companies the opportunity to show the world’s top influencers and buyers just how imaginative, innovative and inspiring Britain is,” says Conrad Bird, director of campaigns and marketing at the Department for International Trade. “At Cannes Lions, CMOs and their advisers come to meet new people, understand new trends and new innovations and DIT will be here banging the drum for Britain. We are delighted to be working with the UK advertising industry under the ‘Creativity is GREAT’ banner to give the UK an even higher profile, more influence and a more effective presence this year.’’ BBC unveils film for 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup The BBC is collaborating with South London rapper Ms Banks on its 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup film with a view to inspiring the next generation of female athletes. Ms Banks’ re-working of early 2000s track ‘Remember The Name’ was developed, created and produced by women and with women at the forefront. The idea behind the film is that long after the tournament in France comes to a close, the nation will ‘Remember The Name’ of each of the athletes. Devised by in-house creative team, BBC Creative, the trailer debuted during Saturday’s (18 May) episode of Football Focus, which was broadcast live from Wembley ahead of the Men’s FA Cup final. The creative is part of the BBC’s Change the Game campaign, which aims to shine a spotlight on women’s sport across the summer. Every game of the tournament in France (7 June – 7 July) will be broadcast live on the BBC, with all 52 matches from France shown across BBC platforms including BBC One, BBC Two, BBC Four, BBC Red Button, BBC iPlayer and BBC Sport online. “We are delighted to have worked with the immensely talented Ms Banks on this campaign which celebrates the incredible stories and talents of the players,” says James Parry, head of marketing at BBC Sport and Events. “Ms Banks brought her own unique style to the project, creating a track that we think encapsulates everything that is so exciting about this summer’s Women’s World Cup. Having recently launched our Change the Game campaign, we are proud that this summer the BBC will we be showing more women’s sport than ever before, a feeling we think this track reflects perfectly.” The post Deliveroo, Uber, Amazon: Everything that matters this morning appeared first on Marketing Week.

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BAFTA-Nominated Line of Duty Returns for Season 5 on BBC One

TORONTO — Leading global distributor Kew Media Distribution (KMD), part of KEW MEDIA GROUP INC. (“KEW MEDIA,” “KEW” or the “Company”) (TSX:KEW and KEW.WT) today confirmed that season 5 of hit drama Line of Duty will return on BBC One on Sunday, March 31. Written and created by Jed Mercurio, who also created 2018 TV sensation The Bodyguard, Line of Duty follows a new case for London’s AC-12 police unit. Each season features a new guest lead and season 5 stars Stephen Graham (Save Me, Taboo, This Is England) alongside series regulars – 2018 BAFTA Award Nominee Adrian Dunbar (Blood, Ashes to Ashes), Vicky McClure (Broadchurch, The Secret Agent), and Martin Compston (The Great Train Robbery, Sweet Sixteen).

Season 4 of the gripping crime drama, starring Emmy®-award winner Thandie Newton (Westworld), was its most successful yet. It attracted an average audience of 8.2 million viewers. Growing across its run, the season four finale was Line of Duty‘s highest-rated ever with a consolidated figure of 9.9 million viewers, placing it among the top five dramas of 2017 across all UK channels.

KMD previously announced its sale of Line of Duty to US streamer Acorn TV, and continues to sell well internationally. Line of Duty is made by World Productions for BBC One.

About KEW MEDIA GROUP INC.

KEW MEDIA GROUP is a leading publicly-listed content company that produces and distributes multi-genre content worldwide. Companies included in the KEW family are the production companies: Architect Films, Awesome Media & Entertainment, Bristow Global Media, Collins Avenue Productions, Essential Media Group, 4East Media, Frantic Films, Jigsaw Productions, Media Headquarters, Our House Media, Sienna Films, Spirit Digital Media, and Two Rivers Media; and the distribution companies: KEW Media Distribution and TCB Media Rights.

With primary offices in London, Los Angeles, New York, Sydney and Toronto, the KEW MEDIA GROUP companies develop, produce and distribute more than 1,000 hours of content every year, as well as manage a library of more than 14,000 hours of content, for almost every available viewing platform worldwide. KEW aspires to offer great content from all over the world to viewers of all ages and tastes. KEW promotes transparency, equality, respect, and inclusiveness and plans to grow with the benefit of people from a wide range of perspectives and backgrounds.

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Doctor Who in Germany - A Timeline

Latest from the news site: Last weekend over 50,000 people attended the Comic Con Germany in Stuttgart. One of the stars invited was Torchwood’s John Barrowman, so a surprising number of attendees cosplayed characters from Doctor Who or Torchwood. But Germany’s obsession with the Doctor is fairly new and for a long time the show has been struggling to get any recognition even among Science Fiction fans. Here is a timeline of Doctor Who in Germany: The 60’s – Missed opportunities It was in 1965 that the BBC offered a German channel a selection of William Hartnell stories. An offer which was never taken up. In 1968 the German public channel ZDF received an audition print of The Ice Warriors. A jury should decide if the serial was worth airing on German television. The protocol reads (translated to English): Dr. Who and the Ice Warriors, Utopian series Result: rejected.A new ice age has gripped Earth. A motley crew of scientists fights a losing battle to overcome the problems. The now moving glaciers release beings from other planets stranded with their spaceship on Earth hundreds of thousands of years ago.Scenery and costumes of the films are as naive as the scripts are obscure. The rejection was unanimous. If ZDF had picked up this serial and even more stories from the 60’s, many lost episodes would likely still exist, since German TV back then was already archiving most of their shows for repeat purposes. The 70’s – Doctor Who wasteland During the 70’s Doctor Who was nowhere to be seen on German television. Although there was one curious sidestep in print. The German erotic magazine Plaisir published the famous “nude Katy Manning and the Dalek” photo on its cover, with a feature inside. This magazine is a rarity now and it is not known if the TV show was explained to the readers of the magazine, who most likely will never have heard of Doctor Who. The 80’s – Doctor Who makes its debut in print and on German TV In 1980 the German young adult books publisher Schneider released two Target novelisations, “Der Planet der Daleks” (Planet of the Daleks) and “Kampf um die Erde” (translates to “Fight for Earth”, better known as The Dalek Invasion of Earth). Both novels were heavily edited. It was not a German TV channel that debuted Doctor Who in (West-)Germany. Instead the English language European Super Channel showed a few Tom Baker stories in the mid-80’s. Not many Germans would have watched them, though. Finally in 1989 the commercial TV channel RTL Plus made a deal with BBC Enterprises to broadcast the Sylvester McCoy episodes of Doctor Who. The show was dubbed into German, with the actor Michael Schwarzmaier providing the voice for the Doctor and Carin Tietze the voice for Ace. The series started on Wednesday, 22nd November 1989 at 1.05pm with the first episode of “Terror auf Lakertia” (Time and the Rani). Before that there was a short introduction to the program with producer John Nathan-Turner and Sylvester McCoy summarising the history of the show for German audiences. Episode 2 aired on Sunday afternoon, with each subsequent episode airing on the same day. Interestingly RTL Plus broadcasted the serials in production order, not in the same order as it had been transmitted in the UK. The last serial therefore was “Das Hause der Tausend Schrecken” (translates to “The house of a thousand horrors”, better known as Ghost Light), instead of “Der Tod auf leisen Sohlen” (“Death on silent feet” or Survival). Doctor Who Magazine reported in September 1990 that the Sylvester McCoy run attracted around 2 million viewers and that RTL Plus was looking into buying Jon Pertwee serials in colour, although this never seemed to have gone any further than negotiations. With no new episodes after Series 26 it appeared Doctor Who’s broadcast in Germany ended just a little while after it began. The 90’s – Certainly no years of wilderness in Germany Shortly after the RTL Plus broadcast, German books publisher Goldmann released six Target novels translated to German. 1 Die Invasion the Daleks (Doctor Who and the Daleks) 2 Das Komplott der Daleks (The Dalek Invasion of Earth) 3 Der Planet der Daleks (Planet of the Daleks) 4 Tod den Daleks (Death to the Daleks) 5 Der Schöpfer der Daleks (Destiny of the Daleks) 6 Das Kind von den Sternen (An Unearthly Child) The first book included a chapter on the history of Doctor Who on TV and print. Bizarrely the book cover of The Daleks featured Tom Baker and the cover of Destiny of the Daleks featured William Hartnell. The novelizations of Daleks Invasion of Earth and Planet of the Daleks featured a different translation than the one in the Schneider books from the 80’s and were also unedited this time. In 1991 comics publisher Condor released the popular DWM comic strips featuring the sixth Doctor and Frobisher in three parts. RTL Plus repeated Seasons 24 to 26 in 1993, on Fridays and Saturdays shortly after midnight. This time the serials were edited together as long omnibus editions. Viewers then had to wait until 1995 for new material. Commercial TV channel VOX bought all Colin Baker stories and dubbed them into German. The Doctor was again voiced by Michael Schwarzmaier. VOX also bought the anniversary special “Die Fünf Doktoren” (The Five Doctors) which was the first story to be transmitted. The 90 minute feature was edited into a three-parter with many scenes missing. Again Michael Schwarzmaier dubbed every incarnation of the Doctor, giving each one a unique voice. After “Die Fünf Doktoren” aired, VOX transmitted every available Colin Baker episode Monday to Friday in the early morning. Strangely, they started with the last serial “Das Urteil” (Trial of a Time Lord) and worked their way backwards until “Zweimal Einstein” (The Twin Dilemma). VOX repeated the run immediately after (again backwards), but after that it would take more than a decade until Doctor Who returned to TV screens in Germany. More and more genre magazines started to appear in the mid 90’s, so it was only a matter of time until they would run articles on that “curious british cult TV show”. Space View, a magazine comparable to the UK's SFX, ran a two part article about Doctor Who. Other magazines started to feature more and more news on the show, especially in the wake of the new TV movie featuring Paul McGann. The TV Movie arrived in Germany in 1997 as a VHS, at first to rent, later on the shelves to buy. It was dubbed to German but hasn’t been transmitted on TV to this day. The 90’s also saw the first kind of “fandom” appear in Germany. In 1995 the fan club Worshippers of Xoanon was formed which later published a quarterly fanzine called Time Scoop. The club started out with only a handful of people, meeting up regularly to watch the latest imported VHS or sharing their New Adventures novels collection and talking about convention appearances in the UK they were lucky to attend. For the first few years the club had around 10 to 20 members, but since then grew immensely. 2000 – today: Doctor Who takes a while but finally arrives Some members of the fan club started the first podcast called Whocast in 2006, discussing Big Finish releases, reviewing stories and bringing news about the new TV show. The Whocast became pretty popular after a while and still runs to this day. It was the second podcast about Doctor Who worldwide. When Doctor Who returned to British TV screens in 2005 the few German fans existing had to wait a while longer for its return. Commercial channel Pro7 finally bought Series 1 and 2 in 2008, dubbed them and aired the episodes every Saturday afternoon. The ratings were disappointing though, so they cancelled the show after the transmission of “Der Dritte Weltkrieg” (World War Three), only to continue with Dalek a few weeks later at a different timeslot. After the Series 2 finale, Pro7 announced they were not interested in purchasing further episodes of Doctor Who. Would German viewers now never get to know who the mysterious bride in the TARDIS would be? One year later, in 2009, another channel picked up a show belonging to the Doctor Who universe. RTL 2 aired the first episode of Torchwood on 11th March 2009. Although most viewers will have never heard of Doctor Who, its spin-off quickly developed into a success for the channel, leading them later into buying Series 3 and 4. Doctor Who fans were hopeful that RTL 2 might give Doctor Who another chance but that scenario never happened. Fans still had to wait until 2012 to see new episodes of Doctor Who. FOX Germany, a subscription channel, bought the license for Doctor Who and started to broadcast from Series 5 onwards. Although fans were a bit disappointed Series 3 and 4, as well as the Specials, were never shown, the Series 5 broadcast was a huge success for FOX. Quickly they started to transmit Series 6 and after that dubbed the “missing stories” of the David Tennant era. Fans finally got to know about the mysterious bride. In 2013, around the 50th anniversary of Doctor Who, the show seemed to be everywhere in the media. The German press didn’t ignore it anymore, the cinema showings of the anniversary special sold out in many cities and the internet, facebook, tumblR and co helped to build the fandom. Around 2013 Panini Comics started to release the Titan comic books in Germany and books publisher Cross Cult began releasing Doctor Who novels. The relatively young DVD production company Pandastorm Pictures released boxed sets with Classic Who stories that were already dubbed to German. To this day they released all Colin Baker and Sylvester McCoy stories, The Five Doctors and the TV Movie. As these DVD’s sold extremely well, they are now starting to dub stories that were never seen before on German television. The first release will be “Die Höhlen von Androzani” (The Caves of Androzani) and they just announced a second release, “Die Auferstehung der Daleks” (Resurrection of the Daleks). The fifth Doctor played by Peter Davison will once again be voiced by Michael Schwarmaier. In 2015 three fans founded the company TimeLash Event. They started a crowdfunding that ultimately made nearly twice as much money as they needed in order to do a Doctor Who convention, the first one ever in Germany. The con was held in October 2015 in Kassel and featured guests such as Paul McGann, Nicola Bryant, Nicholas Briggs, Terry Molloy, Terrance Dicks, Catrin Stewart, Andrew Cartmel and many more. Since then TimeLash has become a well-established annual Doctor Who convention, which usually sells out months before the date. Not long after TimeLash the BBC sent Peter Capaldi and Jenna Coleman for a visit to Berlin, finally acknowledging the fandom in Germany. Now After the success on the subscription-only channel FOX, Doctor Who could also be streamed at iTunes, Netflix, Amazon Prime, among others. Recently the public channel ONE, belonging to the ARD-group, picked up the show and repeated all available episodes, most of them for the first time ever on a free-to-air channel. Reports recently came in that the viewing figures for the target audiences are better than anything else that channels broadcasts. German fans still don’t know yet when they are going to see last year’s Christmas special and Series 10. It seems like both FOX and ONE fight to get the license for airing the episodes first and these negotiations are still ongoing. Nevertheless, Doctor Who has truly arrived in Germany and made its impression. German pop culture is filled with references to the show and more and more actors appear on German conventions. Here is to a bright future. Sources: http://gallifreybase.com/w/index.php/Germany http://www.serienjunkies.de/news/doctor-who-deutschland-kein-ort-31751-4.html Doctor Who News http://www.doctorwhonews.net/2017/07/doctor-who-in-germany-timeline.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=tumblr

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Newsletter, Sunday 12th - Monday 13th March

SPIKE: The sun sets and she appears. Come to serenade me? BUFFY: So you know what's going on. SPIKE: Well, I've seen some damn funny things in the last two days. A 600 pound Chirago demon making like Yma Sumac, *that* one will stay with you. I remain immune, happy to say. (holds up a bottle of whiskey) Drink? BUFFY: A world of no. So any idea what's causing this? SPIKE: (disappointed) Oh. So that's all. You've just come to pump me for information. BUFFY: What else would I wanna pump you for? (cringes) I really just said that, didn't I?

~~Once More With Feeling~~

[Drabbles & Short Fiction]

Showdown (Jenny and Giles, not rated) by il-mio-capitano

Sweet Silver Bells (Xander/Spike, Teen and up) by OtherCat

The Hunt (Xander/Anya/Spike, Teen and up) by OtherCat

Fire and Light (Spike, Teen and up) by GillO

End Thoughts (Spike/Buffy, Teen and up) by GillO

Intervention (Xander/Spike, Mature) by OtherCatThis writer has posted five further fics at this site.

I've Seen You Before (Yeah I Told You to Stay Out of Alleyways) (Buffy/Spike, Teen and up) by Carousel_13

Betrayed Betrays (Ensemble, Explicit) by RazialWarning - negative portrayals of characters. This writer posted two further fics to this site.

[Chaptered Fiction]

Veronica the Vampire Slayer (CHAPTER 4) (Ensemble, crossover with Veronic Mars, Teen and up) by AdorkableAuthor

All Roads Lead To Home (CHAPTER 5) (Ensemble, Teen and up) by broken_hearted_bard

Enemy Mine (CHAPTER 35) (Buffy/Spike, M) by Blade Redwind

[Images, Audio & Video]

Artwork: Twenty Years of Buffy! (SFW) by goldengrimoire3

Artwork: Buffy in sketch by Megan Levens (2017). (SFW) shared by buffythecomicslayer

Artwork: I’m under your spell (SFW) by coldkittyboy

Artwork: “20 years of Buffy the Vampire Slayer” (SFW) by cristinabombolla

Artwork: Xander, Willow and Buffy from The Puppet Show credits (SFW) by abuffyeveryday

Artwork: Darla () by coldkittyboy

Artwork: Final Version of Commissioned Poster for “Buffy at 20″ Conference - Marquette University, April 2017 - for 20th Anniversary of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. (SFW) by methelettere

Artwork: Did We Not Put the Grr in Girl? (SFW) by traitspourtraits

Video: The Sy Fy channel in the UK is currently celebrating Buffy’s 20th by showing selected episodes, and to advertise the fact they’ve and created this wonderfully stylish teaser trailer. (SFW) linked by silverspike

[Reviews & Recaps]

Angel reviewed: Season 9 (not 11 DH), Issue 01 by harsens-rob

[Recs]

Femslash recs, 8 MARCH - 13 MARCH by kidmarathon

[Fandom Discussions]

Different reasons to ship two characters? hosted by travllingbunny

My Personal Relationship with Buffy the Vampire Slayer by douxreviews

A Few Random Thoughts about Buffy, Twenty Years Later by douxreviews

Buffy Season Six: Stupendous or Stinky? by douxreviews

Fuffy (of course) for the meme! by cleavagyslutbomb

Fire bad, tree pretty. On Buffy the Vampire Slayer’s 20th anniversary. by doctacynthia

Willow and Tara Live On by douxreviews

When Xander Screws Up by luscious2

“I Am The Thing That Monsters Have Nightmares About”: Thank You Letters To The Scooby Gang by captaincaroldanvrs

[Elsewhere on the Internet]

PUBLICATION: 'Buffy' at 20: Felicia Day on Joss Whedon's creative world by Bonnie Burton

SyFiWire: Spike at 20: James Marsters on his Buffy anniversary and being the best vampire out there by Aaron Sagers

The Hollywood Reporter: 'Buffy' at 20: Joss Whedon Talks TV Today, Reboot Fatigue and the Trouble With Binging by Michael O'Connor

AV Club: Amber Benson takes the Spike vs. Angel question somewhere dirty by Alex McLevy

Dark Horse: Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 11 #5 previews.

Vulture.com: Why There’s Never Been a Female Rivalry Like Faith and Buffy’sBy Angelica Jade Bastién

Wicked Horror: Comic Review: Angel Season 11 #3 by Nat Brehmer

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2018-03-20 22 TV now

Cord Cutters

PGA Tour To Launch OTT Channel Through Xumo

I'm starting to think about cutting the cord. I've looked at Sling, Fubo, and Directv now. Only thing holding me back from Directv now is being able to see BeIN sports

Which streaming service is best for my needs?

‘Post-Cable’ Digital News Outlet Cheddar Raises $22 Million for International Expansion

Need Help, if this is not the right place i am planning on installing a TV antenna in my new house that i am currently building.

Netflix Best Of

[UK] The Wailing (2016)

[Request] any movies like the (2017) Lucky.

[REQUEST] Horror Comedies like Tucker and Dale vs Evil, John Dies at the End, etc

[Request] A horror movie where the characters act like reasonable people who don't make foolish decisions in the face of danger

[REQUEST] Lovecraft-ian movies or shows

Reddit Television

One of the best, most intense scenes in Breaking Bad - Hank vs. the Cousins in the parking lot.

Subtle Sexuality - The Office

'American Idol' Ratings Drop 24% In Second Week

'Stranger Things' Stars Score Massive Pay Raises for Season 3

'Brooklyn Nine-Nine' returns with season high and its highest numbers since January 2017

TV & Jelly

The Bachelor Week 5: Glitter

The Bachelor Week 4: I’ll be that voice of reason and voice of reality

The Bachelor: Week 3 WHY AM I DOING THIS

The Bachelor Week 2: My Patience Has Been Trialed

The Bachelor Week 1: Salt and Pepper

TV Guide

Everything We Know About Station 19 So Far

UnREAL Boss Teases Rachel's Downward Spiral After That Traumatic Reveal

The Orville: Everything We Know About Season 2

Who Made the For the People Shondaland Crossover Wishlist?

Stranger Things Stars Reportedly Get Huge Pay Raises for Season 3

TV Is My Pacifier

If We Controlled Your Remote… 3/20/18

Monday on TV – 3/19/18

If We Controlled Your Remote… 3/19/18

Kids Need to See Diverse TV Characters

Sunday on TV – 3/18/18

TV Line

Roseanne: Johnny Galecki Returns as David in Latest Revival Promo — Watch

Good Doctor: [Spoiler] Receives Grim Diagnosis in Finale Promo — Watch

The Good Doctor Recap: Is [Spoiler] Leaving?

American Idol Recap: A Sibling Rivalry Is Born as Season 16 Auditions Roll On

Big Little Lies Season 2 First Look: 'Madeline and Renata Are Back'

The TV Addict

On TV Tonight: Monday, March 19, 2018

SUPERNATURAL Photos: The Winchesters Meet the Scooby Gang

Daily Binge: Your Daily Dose of TV News You Need to Know (Monday March 19, 2018)

Daily Binge: Your Daily Dose of TV News You Need to Know (Friday March 16, 2018)

Showtime Announces PATRICK MELROSE Premiere Date

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New Post has been published on WilliamBruceWest.com

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West Week Ever: Pop Culture In Review - 1/13/17

In movie news, we got a trailer for CHiPs, starring Dax Shepard and Michael Peña. That’s right, the California Highway Patrol are gonna get their own film. And I couldn’t give two shits. I’ve probably seen 3 episodes of that show in my lifetime, so there’s no nostalgia factor for me there. I’m going into this the same way I went into Starsky & Hutch – another show I’ve never seen. I thought the trailer, however, was kinda funny. I’ve heard a lot of folks ragging on it, as they see it as the “21 Jump Street Model” being applied to the CHiPs franchise. I feel like, without it being a comedy, there’s not really much you can do with that concept. It’s cops on motorcycles. How do you add drama to that? One of them gets a flat tire? I like the fact that it’s a comedy, though the trailer is far from the funniest thing I’ve seen. There’s no way I’m setting foot in a theater to see it, but I’m totally gonna watch it, either via Redbox or “Other”. I mean, Peña is a national treasure. He’s great in everything he does, and I feel like the only reason he doesn’t get more accolades is due to his alleged ties to Scientology. Anyway, a CHiPs movie is coming. Tell your grandpa!

During the Television Critics Association winter press tour, The CW surprised everyone by announcing the early renewal of 7 shows, including Arrow, Legends of Tomorrow, Supergirl, The Flash, Supernatural, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, and Jane the Virgin. This is a major win for Ex-Girlfriend, seeing as how it’s the lowest rated show on broadcast television. This will also be whopping season 13 for Supernatural, which I can’t even believe. I joked on Twitter that star Jensen Ackles must’ve made some kind of Faustian deal around season 5 that he can’t figure out how to get out of. Like, those dudes are completely typecast at this point, where they have nothing to look forward to other than a life on the convention circuit. But it’s good work if you can get it!

Anyway, the most surprising news was that The CW was resurrecting Constantine, starring Matt Ryan…as an animated series. Yes, Constantine will join Vixen as a CW Seed original webseries. Ugh. I’ve expressed my disdain for webseries in the past, but it’s not like I was gonna watch it anyway. I only liked Constantine in his cameo on Arrow, but never watched his series. And the Vixen CW Seed show was so forgettable that I can’t even remember if I finished both seasons. But who knows? Maybe this will be good? I’ll wait til someone I trust recommends it.

Surprising no one, it’s being reported that Girl Meets World is being shopped around to other platforms. In recent interviews, it was revealed that Disney Channel wouldn’t let the show explore some themes that the writers wanted, but I still think it got pretty heavy for Disney fare. Anyway, I wouldn’t be surprised if it ended up at Freeform or Netflix. It seems like everyone would be on board, and maybe it could last as long as its predecessor.

In the world of comics, it was announced that Brian Michael Bendis would be writing a Defenders comic, to be released around the time of the Netflix series of the same name. The series will feature Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, and Iron Fist. I feel this is bad news for writer David Walker, however, who happens to be writing the current Power Man and Iron Fist comic. Sure, there are multiple Spider books and multiple Iron Man books, but I just don’t see those guys carrying multiple books, especially considering the low sales on PM & IF. I don’t know if I’m looking forward to this or not. On the one hand, I love Jessica Jones and, besides Miles Morales, think she’s the greatest Bendis contribution to comics. I also love how he writes Luke Cage. He got his chops writing Daredevil, so he should be good there, too. At the same time, he’s not the writer he used to be, so I’m not sure if he’s got “It” right now. Still, I’m a dumb fanboy, so I’ll be checking it out when it hits stands.

Things You Might Have Missed This Week

The cast of Downton Abbey has been told to clear their schedules for a possible film. I still need to get past season 4, so I don’t even know what a movie would be about at this point.

Love Connection is returning to the airwaves, courtesy of Fox. Chuck Woolery, however, will be replaced by Bravo’s Andy Cohen.

Speaking of Fox, primetime soap Empire was renewed for season 4. I finally gave up on it this year, so good luck with that!

Breaking Baddie Gus Fring is rumored to be showing up on Better Call Saul next season.

American Horror Story has been renewed by FX for seasons 8 and 9. I’ve never seen any of them, but I know some of y’all liked the early seasons at least.

David Goyer and Justin Rhodes have been hired to write a Green Lantern Corps film, which will star Hal Jordan and John Stewart

This adorable 4-year old, Daliyah Marie Arana, has already read over 1,000 books and visited the Library of Congress as Librarian for the Day

Sky TV in the UK was going to air a special about Michael Jackson, but the episode has been cancelled after fan backlash when a photo of White actor Joseph Fiennes as Jackson was released

The 74th Annual Golden Globe Awards were held last Sunday, celebrating the best in television and film. Surprising everyone, freshman show (and former West Week Ever recipient) Atlanta won the Golden Globe for Best Musical or Comedy in Television. To top things off, though, its creator and star, Donald Glover, won Best Actor in a Comedy. It was well deserved, as the show was nearly perfect, and Glover was behind all of it. Well, Glover’s week got even better a few days later, as he inked an exclusive development deal with FX Productions. The only bad news was that FX announced season 2 of Atlanta will be delayed until 2018 because Glover’s so damn busy. After all, he’s got to film his Lando Calrissian scenes for the upcoming Han Solo film. So, I think it’s safe to say this was Donald Glover’s week, which is why he had the West Week Ever.

Programming Note: I’m skipping next Friday because it’s the inauguration, and I’m sure this post will be the last thing on your minds. BUT tune in next Wednesday for West YEAR Ever!

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The Papers: Free school exam appeals, and France ‘exodus’

Image caption Colleges in England will be in a space to appeal against A-level and GCSE grades for free, Training Secretary Gavin Williamson has instantaneous The Times, after 40% of A-level outcomes were downgraded from lecturers’ predictions. The government is facing mounting criticism over its going thru of checks. Mr Williamson acknowledged that, by maintaining the charges, head lecturers would no longer be deterred from making appeals. The switch will cost between £8m and £15m and would perhaps well just relief to discontinuance far from “frightful injustices”, he added.

Image caption Several papers file on holidaymakers’ hotfoot to come wait on to the UK prior to the new quarantine measures come into bear on Saturday morning. The Guardian calls it an “exodus” as hundreds of travellers strive against “chaotic scenes” to originate it wait on dwelling. The paper says Downing Avenue had first and predominant planned for the principles to come into power on Sunday, however introduced it forward to 04: 00 BST on Saturday following discussions with devolved administrations. It is known, the paper says, that Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland pushed “very firmly” for an earlier time restrict.

Image caption “Glean out of France now… otherwise it is seemingly you’ll well fail to see faculty,” is the headline on the entrance internet page of the On a customary basis Mail. The paper reports the “warning” for folks because the new quarantine concepts point out that hundreds of childhood would perhaps well poke away out the birth of the college three hundred and sixty five days, with many lessons returning on 2 September.

Image caption A list of folks standing in lengthy queues at an airport leads the entrance internet page of the i weekend newspaper. “British vacationers flee France” as flights sell out in minutes, trains are packed and further ferry companies are presented, the paper provides. Some 160,000 holidaymakers peep their plans thrown into “chaos”, the paper says.

Image caption As new quarantine measures set in, bookings for staycation breaks non-public “rocketed”, the FT Weekend reports. Web site visitors to some vacation cottage websites non-public spiked in 24 hours as folks adapt plans they’ll furthermore just non-public needed to poke in a international country. Deepest jet reservations non-public furthermore seen a spike in numbers as travellers reply to the Saturday morning quarantine time restrict.

Image caption Testing would perhaps well discontinuance the “quarantine roulette”, The On a customary basis Telegraph reports. The paper cites minutes from the government’s Scientific Advisory Neighborhood for Emergencies (Story) two months ago, which mark that it asked Public Health England to design shut into consideration a double checking out policy that can involve travellers being checked at the border and again 5 to eight days later. David Davis, the inclined Brexit secretary, known as on the government to adopt a more regional and “nuanced” means.

Image caption And Boris Johnson has acknowledged that the government goes “all out” to right a coronavirus vaccine, announcing he will develop the entirety that it is seemingly you’ll well presumably imagine to wait on scientists, per the On a customary basis Express’ entrance internet page. The lead list on the entrance of the paper – and The On a customary basis Telegraph – is of the Princess Royal as she celebrates her 70th birthday.

Image caption In the meantime, “Dispute cakes” is the headline on the entrance internet page of the On a customary basis Giant name, which reports that hit Channel 4 mark the Expansive British Bake Off is due to be filmed in a hotel that is “insecure”.

Quite a lot of the papers relate a “hotfoot” amongst British holidaymakers in France to bag wait on to the UK prior to Saturday’s 04: 00 BST quarantine time restrict.

The Guardian says ministers “rushed forward” the prick-off point by 24 hours, following stress from Holyrood and the opposite devolved administrations.

Transport Secretary Grant Shapps is speculated to non-public equipped “no resistance” when Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland pushed “very firmly” for an earlier time restrict.

“Glean out of France now… otherwise it is seemingly you’ll well poke away out faculty” is the On a customary basis Mail’s headline.

It says pupils who fail to originate it wait on to the UK prior to Tuesday evening will restful be in self-isolation when the majority of colleges in England return on 2 September.

However the paper says many families will haven’t got any preference however to take care of in France because of high costs and restricted ability on ferries, flights and Eurotunnel.

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The Solar reports that the education secretary is struggling with to hold onto his job.

No 10 is speculated to be “furious” with Gavin Williamson after he presided over what the paper describes as a “humiliating string of faculty mess ups”.

The Solar foresees the discontinuance of his cupboard profession if subsequent week’s GCSE outcomes discontinuance up in an “A-ranges-vogue wretchedness”.

The Guardian predicts precisely that – reporting that two million GCSE grades instantaneous by lecturers are set to be downgraded.

Training researchers uncover the paper they are watching for between 35% and 40% of predicted grades to be forced down by the exam regulator.

The Guardian says pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds are set to be hit more difficult than their A-level counterparts for the reason that percentage taking GCSEs is larger.

In the On a customary basis Mail, the Financial institution of England’s Chief Economist Andy Haldane argues for “cautious optimism” because the country recovers from the outcomes of the coronavirus pandemic.

He says economic exercise has been rising more fast than somebody anticipated – at round 1% of GDP per week for the past three months.

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The Mail welcomes his assessment – however says a huge obstacle remains: trouble.

The paper’s chief column worries that too few workers are wait on within the plot of work, and accuses the civil carrier and big companies of “institutional indolence” by no longer encouraging more workers to come wait on. Workers of Britain, the Mail declares, your country wants you.

Graduates from the Sandhurst Royal Protection power Academy were instantaneous to be “more unconventional” as they adapt to new domains of war, per the On a customary basis Telegraph.

Defence Secretary Ben Wallace is speculated to non-public instantaneous new Military officers that beneath the Constructed-in Defence and Security review – being led by the prime minister’s adviser Dominic Cummings – they will be anticipated to decide and compete more, in cyber and in plot.

The butter-fingered fielders of village cricket can detect forward to their dropped catches being beamed over the receive, reports the Times, beneath new plans to revive the newbie sport.

The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) is outwardly subsidising equipment that can enable golf equipment to originate tv-vogue announces total with graphics exhibiting statistics and ratings.

It would perhaps well furthermore just no longer be aesthetic, says the Times’ editorial, however it is simplest glorious the ECB stumps up money to broadcast cricket at its rawest, to a brand new expertise.

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