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=== World Still Waiting === | === World Still Waiting === | ||
[[File:World Still Waiting BBC (COED3).jpg|thumb|right|BBC News: World Still Waiting. ([[TV]]: ''[[Children of Earth: Day Three (TV story)|Children of Earth: Day Three]]'')]] | |||
The website reported on measures taken by the [[British government]] during [[the 456]] incident in [[2009]]. The article featured a photo of the [[Big Ben]] and the [[Houses of Parliament]], captioned "[[British Prime Minister|Prime Minister]]'s statement earlier today". ([[TV]]: ''[[Children of Earth: Day Three (TV story)|Children of Earth: Day Three]]'') | The website reported on measures taken by the [[British government]] during [[the 456]] incident in [[2009]]. The article featured a photo of the [[Big Ben]] and the [[Houses of Parliament]], captioned "[[British Prime Minister|Prime Minister]]'s statement earlier today". ([[TV]]: ''[[Children of Earth: Day Three (TV story)|Children of Earth: Day Three]]'') | ||
:''Prime Minister [[Brian Green]] has announced the closure of all [[school]]s, and put into place a curfew of all under 18s.'' | :''Prime Minister [[Brian Green]] has announced the closure of all [[school]]s, and put into place a curfew of all under 18s.'' | ||
Revision as of 18:02, 17 October 2019
bbc.co.uk/news was the website for BBC News in 2009.
The site had news categories by location including "World", "UK", "England", "Northern Ireland", "Scotland" and "Wales". The site also had news categories by subject including "Business", "Politics", "Health", "Education", "Science/Nature", "Technology" and "Entertainment". Further links led to pages entitled "Also in the news" and "News Front Page".
In 2009, the website published an article entitled "World Still Waiting". Top UK stories at this time included "Transport Minister urges caution", "Faith school remains open" and "Mobile Phone networks working as normal". Local news for the London area included "Tube closures cause disruption", "NUT calls for reform", "Flower Show still blooming" and "Film Premiere delayed". There was also a link through which the reader could "Watch BBC London". (TV: Children of Earth: Day Three)
Articles
World Still Waiting
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The website reported on measures taken by the British government during the 456 incident in 2009. The article featured a photo of the Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament, captioned "Prime Minister's statement earlier today". (TV: Children of Earth: Day Three)
- Prime Minister Brian Green has announced the closure of all schools, and put into place a curfew of all under 18s.
- In a statement to the nation he said "We are doing everything in our power to find out what's going on, and to safeguard our children, and all the people of this nation.
- Sources inside the police have confirmed that they have been put on standby for a state of emergency, and have been told this will be the biggest combined police and army operation since the Blitz.
Behind the scenes
A website similar to the BBC News site hosts the obituaries of the Bowie Base One crew in the episode The Waters of Mars. Although not identified as bbc.co.uk/news, the site has categories identical to those listed above and shares a similar layout, albeit with a turquoise colour scheme rather than the traditional BBC red.
