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Bill Bailey birdwatching show to be screened on Sky1
Comedian will reveal 'glorious British landscapes and rare native birds' in Bill Bailey's Big Bird Watch
Leigh Holmwood
guardian.co.uk, Wednesday 26 August 2009 09.38 BST Article history
The six-part Bill Bailey's Big Bird Watch, made by independent production company Fever, will see the former Never Mind the Buzzcocks team captain reveal "glorious British landscapes and rare native birds", according to the broadcaster.
Bailey is one of a number of established stars snapped up by Sky1's new controller, Stuart Murphy, to front shows for the channel's autumn and winter lineup.
Murphy has also signed Big Brother presenter Davina McCall to host Sky1's new dancing reality competition.
McCall will present the nine-part Just Dance, her first show for the satellite broadcaster, which aims to find the UK's best amateur dancers through a series of nationwide auditions.
The show, being made by independent producer Shine TV and its subsidiary Princess, is due to air in January at the same time as the expected next series of Celebrity Big Brother, which McCall also fronts, although she is understood to have worked out a deal so the two programmes do not clash.
Holby City actor Angela Griffin will lead a push into daytime programming by Sky1, with a new daily stripped live talkshow, Angela and Friends.
Made by independent producer Crackit, the afternoon show will feature showbiz stories, lifestyle trends and special guests.
Former Blue Peter presenter Gethin Jones will also front a new afternoon quiz show, Sell Me the Answer.
Upcoming Sky1 drama will include 12 Days of Christmas, a dozen eight-minute silent films.
Love Actually star Bill Nighy has already signed up to star in one of the films, as have writers including Neil Gaiman and Guy Hibbert.
New factual series Your Hobby or Mine?, made by Princess Productions, will pit unfashionable hobbies against each other.
Sky1 has also secured the rights to new US comedy Modern Family. The 20th Century Fox produced show, which is due to air on ABC from the autumn, features three different kinds of families and how they raise their children.
[Environment > Cimate Camp]
Police to photograph Climate Camp demonstratorsOrganisers urge protesters not to show their faces to cameras
All environmental protesters attending the Climate Camp demonstrations today will be photographed by police, although organisers have told activists that they do not need to co-operate by showing their faces.
Senior officers said the tactic of recording images of those taking part in high-profile demonstrations would continue, with members of so-called Forward Information Teams being present at the six initial meeting points and the final secret camp destination, once it is identified.
Campers have been warned to watch out for police photographers, and are expected to respond by blocking their views with placards and banners and taking pictures of the photographers themselves.
The demonstrations will be the first test of public order policing since the G20 protests, when the Met was criticised for its heavy-handed tactics. Police have signalled a change in approach since the April demonstrations, which resulted in the death of Ian Tomlinson, but are to continue filming and photographing those attending. A third of the public believe filming protesters is an invasion of privacy, according to a YouGov poll of 2,000 people published yesterday.
Chief Superintendent Helen Ball, of the Metropolitan police, said taking photographs of protesters remained an important tactic.
She said police would also stop and search anyone they were suspicious of, but it is likely any such actions will be kept low key.
Ball said: "At the moment we will be photographing people on arrival at the camp because it is important for us to know if there are people coming who want to cause violence and disorder.
"We will not be routinely stopping and searching everybody going into the camp and we have briefed officers carefully on searching people and what the spirit of the operation is."
Police have made a last-minute plea for organisers to tell them where the camp will take place.
"We are putting in a neighbourhood policing team for the periphery of the camp and for the local community.
"But we have not been able to go further than that because we do not know where it is going to be."
Up to 30 officers based at the Met's Lambeth control room will oversee developments at the Climate Camp via a network of CCTV cameras.
Operators have access to more than 12,000 cameras across the capital, plus live feeds from the force's three helicopters.
Senior officers have split control-room operators into teams, watching different parts of London, until the final campsite is identified.
The control room will be packed with up to 150 people at the weekend, as the force oversees the Notting Hill carnival, its biggest annual policing event.
About 200 extra officers have been drafted in from five forces - Gwent, Cheshire, North Wales, West Mercia and City of London - to bolster numbers at the camp.
The police operation, dubbed Operation Bentham, is in the spotlight after angry clashes marred demonstrations during the April G20 meeting of world leaders in London.
The force will use a mobile police station, helicopter-mounted loudhailer and Twitter account to improve links with protesters.
[Copenhagen climate change summit 2009]
Rich countries must be prepared to make deeper cuts in emissions: Prescott
Former deputy prime minister launches climate change campaign and calls for equalisation of emissions per capita
Press Association
guardian.co.uk, Wednesday 26 August 2009 11.09 BST Article history
Developed countries will have to take the lead in fighting climate change by carrying a greater share of the burden of reducing emissions, John Prescott will say today.
Securing a deal at Copenhagen later this year "will be 10 times more difficult than Kyoto", said Prescott, the Council of Europe's "rapporteur" on climate change, and a Kyoto protocol negotiator.
The former deputy prime minister will say at the launch in east London of a new climate change campaign called "New Earth Deal":
"Securing a deal at Copenhagen will be 10 times more difficult than Kyoto.
"We believe that any deal negotiated must consider the principle of common but differentiated responsibilities and respective capabilities.
"That means that social justice and the reduction of poverty must be at the very heart of any agreement. It also means equalising greenhouse gas emissions per head in each country.
"The climate change we're experiencing across the world has been caused by the richer developed countries. They must now recognise the central principle that the polluter pays.
"But since climate change affects all nations whatever their size, wealth or population, a consensus is absolutely necessary for a binding and sustainable agreement.
"Failure is not an option at Copenhagen and that's why our Europe-wide campaign will be galvanising public opinion to lobby governments to make that deal."
The campaign will include a Road to Copenhagen Climate Change Conference to be held at the Council of Europe in Strasbourg in September.
It will be attended by politicians and environmentalists from more than 60 countries, and will be opened by the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change chair Rajendra Pachauri and feature a contribution from former US vice president Al Gore.
There will also be a social networking website where people can learn about the issues, follow the campaign on Twitter and Facebook, do their own climate change deal and have it automatically sent to their Council of Europe politician and the environment minister for their own countries.
The campaign will also feature a tour of schools and educational establishments where Prescott and other members of the Council of Europe assembly will deliver a presentation on climate change and listen to young people's concerns.
On Sunday, Prescott risked the wrath of green campaigners by warning a "plan B" may be necessary if agreement is not reached between the main parties. "A lot of people fear that if you moved away from those [2020 and 2050] targets you would get the NGOs screaming and shouting, 'you have sold out', but I had to ignore them to get the deal at Kyoto'," he said.
[News > Media > BskyB]
Bill Bailey birdwatching show to be screened on Sky1
Comedian will reveal 'glorious British landscapes and rare native birds' in Bill Bailey's Big Bird Watch
Leigh Holmwood
guardian.co.uk, Wednesday 26 August 2009 09.38 BST Article history
The six-part Bill Bailey's Big Bird Watch, made by independent production company Fever, will see the former Never Mind the Buzzcocks team captain reveal "glorious British landscapes and rare native birds", according to the broadcaster.
Bailey is one of a number of established stars snapped up by Sky1's new controller, Stuart Murphy, to front shows for the channel's autumn and winter lineup.
Murphy has also signed Big Brother presenter Davina McCall to host Sky1's new dancing reality competition.
McCall will present the nine-part Just Dance, her first show for the satellite broadcaster, which aims to find the UK's best amateur dancers through a series of nationwide auditions.
The show, being made by independent producer Shine TV and its subsidiary Princess, is due to air in January at the same time as the expected next series of Celebrity Big Brother, which McCall also fronts, although she is understood to have worked out a deal so the two programmes do not clash.
Holby City actor Angela Griffin will lead a push into daytime programming by Sky1, with a new daily stripped live talkshow, Angela and Friends.
Made by independent producer Crackit, the afternoon show will feature showbiz stories, lifestyle trends and special guests.
Former Blue Peter presenter Gethin Jones will also front a new afternoon quiz show, Sell Me the Answer.
Upcoming Sky1 drama will include 12 Days of Christmas, a dozen eight-minute silent films.
Love Actually star Bill Nighy has already signed up to star in one of the films, as have writers including Neil Gaiman and Guy Hibbert.
New factual series Your Hobby or Mine?, made by Princess Productions, will pit unfashionable hobbies against each other.
Sky1 has also secured the rights to new US comedy Modern Family. The 20th Century Fox produced show, which is due to air on ABC from the autumn, features three different kinds of families and how they raise their children.
[Environment > Cimate Camp]
Police to photograph Climate Camp demonstratorsOrganisers urge protesters not to show their faces to cameras
All environmental protesters attending the Climate Camp demonstrations today will be photographed by police, although organisers have told activists that they do not need to co-operate by showing their faces.
Senior officers said the tactic of recording images of those taking part in high-profile demonstrations would continue, with members of so-called Forward Information Teams being present at the six initial meeting points and the final secret camp destination, once it is identified.
Campers have been warned to watch out for police photographers, and are expected to respond by blocking their views with placards and banners and taking pictures of the photographers themselves.
The demonstrations will be the first test of public order policing since the G20 protests, when the Met was criticised for its heavy-handed tactics. Police have signalled a change in approach since the April demonstrations, which resulted in the death of Ian Tomlinson, but are to continue filming and photographing those attending. A third of the public believe filming protesters is an invasion of privacy, according to a YouGov poll of 2,000 people published yesterday.
Chief Superintendent Helen Ball, of the Metropolitan police, said taking photographs of protesters remained an important tactic.
She said police would also stop and search anyone they were suspicious of, but it is likely any such actions will be kept low key.
Ball said: "At the moment we will be photographing people on arrival at the camp because it is important for us to know if there are people coming who want to cause violence and disorder.
"We will not be routinely stopping and searching everybody going into the camp and we have briefed officers carefully on searching people and what the spirit of the operation is."
Police have made a last-minute plea for organisers to tell them where the camp will take place.
"We are putting in a neighbourhood policing team for the periphery of the camp and for the local community.
"But we have not been able to go further than that because we do not know where it is going to be."
Up to 30 officers based at the Met's Lambeth control room will oversee developments at the Climate Camp via a network of CCTV cameras.
Operators have access to more than 12,000 cameras across the capital, plus live feeds from the force's three helicopters.
Senior officers have split control-room operators into teams, watching different parts of London, until the final campsite is identified.
The control room will be packed with up to 150 people at the weekend, as the force oversees the Notting Hill carnival, its biggest annual policing event.
About 200 extra officers have been drafted in from five forces - Gwent, Cheshire, North Wales, West Mercia and City of London - to bolster numbers at the camp.
The police operation, dubbed Operation Bentham, is in the spotlight after angry clashes marred demonstrations during the April G20 meeting of world leaders in London.
The force will use a mobile police station, helicopter-mounted loudhailer and Twitter account to improve links with protesters.
[Copenhagen climate change summit 2009]
Rich countries must be prepared to make deeper cuts in emissions: Prescott
Former deputy prime minister launches climate change campaign and calls for equalisation of emissions per capita
Press Association
guardian.co.uk, Wednesday 26 August 2009 11.09 BST Article history
Developed countries will have to take the lead in fighting climate change by carrying a greater share of the burden of reducing emissions, John Prescott will say today.
Securing a deal at Copenhagen later this year "will be 10 times more difficult than Kyoto", said Prescott, the Council of Europe's "rapporteur" on climate change, and a Kyoto protocol negotiator.
The former deputy prime minister will say at the launch in east London of a new climate change campaign called "New Earth Deal":
"Securing a deal at Copenhagen will be 10 times more difficult than Kyoto.
"We believe that any deal negotiated must consider the principle of common but differentiated responsibilities and respective capabilities.
"That means that social justice and the reduction of poverty must be at the very heart of any agreement. It also means equalising greenhouse gas emissions per head in each country.
"The climate change we're experiencing across the world has been caused by the richer developed countries. They must now recognise the central principle that the polluter pays.
"But since climate change affects all nations whatever their size, wealth or population, a consensus is absolutely necessary for a binding and sustainable agreement.
"Failure is not an option at Copenhagen and that's why our Europe-wide campaign will be galvanising public opinion to lobby governments to make that deal."
The campaign will include a Road to Copenhagen Climate Change Conference to be held at the Council of Europe in Strasbourg in September.
It will be attended by politicians and environmentalists from more than 60 countries, and will be opened by the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change chair Rajendra Pachauri and feature a contribution from former US vice president Al Gore.
There will also be a social networking website where people can learn about the issues, follow the campaign on Twitter and Facebook, do their own climate change deal and have it automatically sent to their Council of Europe politician and the environment minister for their own countries.
The campaign will also feature a tour of schools and educational establishments where Prescott and other members of the Council of Europe assembly will deliver a presentation on climate change and listen to young people's concerns.
On Sunday, Prescott risked the wrath of green campaigners by warning a "plan B" may be necessary if agreement is not reached between the main parties. "A lot of people fear that if you moved away from those [2020 and 2050] targets you would get the NGOs screaming and shouting, 'you have sold out', but I had to ignore them to get the deal at Kyoto'," he said.
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