bbc.co.uk/news
bbc.co.uk/news, or the BBC News website, 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". (TV: Children of Earth: Day Three)
Ianto Jones scrolled through BBC News, looking for any reported signs of rift activity. (PROSE: The House That Jack Built)
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.
Cardiff Mass Hysteria
The website reported on a meteor passing over the city of Cardiff. The article featured a photo of the meteor passing over a Cardiff street. (TV: The New World) As mentioned in the article, the Torchwood Institute did indeed look into the incident, and discovered that the meteor contained a sentient gas. (TV: Day One)
- A huge fireball passed over the city of Cardiff, Wales last night causing mass hysteria. The origin of the event is unknown but is reportedly being looked into by the Torchwood Institute. Local officials had no comment.
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.
In some cases, such as in the case of the article "Cardiff Mass Hysteria" featured in The New World, production staff continue the article using a series of random words to fill the page. For example, the sentence following the start of the article shown above was "When can an eyesight camp the manifesto?".
