The Sun on Sunday

This is basically going to be a rant where I will vent my disgust at this newspaper. If you are a fan of the paper do not read it.

When the News Of The World closed down due to the phone hacking scandal there was cheers of joy. Why? Because we had got rid of one of the worst examples of journalism ever to exist. At home my family read The Sun so when I get a chance to I will read the paper, disagree with a lot of it, then moan at how society can be so stupid as to like the rubbish. Why is it rubbish? Because everything that comes out of the sun has to be gossip. I don't care if Bob from Berkshire lost his Bucket, I care more about the Syrian Uprising or maybe about the planned privatisation of the NHS. Surely that should be taking the front page and not that Katie Price is dating another poor man. The Sun was an example of that, The News of the World however took things further. Every few pages in that paper there will be some kind of "Journalism" that will make me angry. Why? Because it'll be about gossip. The Sun eventually will pick up on key stories, The News of the World however just continues going on and on about Kim Kardashian (Spelling may be incorrect.) or David Beckham going out for a drink.

We then go on to the reason why it was closed down. Because of a scandal, in my opinion by opening up The Sun on Sunday, hereforth known as NotW MkII, Murdoch has destroyed the one noble thing he ever did. By closing down The News of the World he did the right thing, there had been enough scandal and it was game over. In my opinion by re-opening the paper it feels as if he's forgotten about that. It doesn't matter about all the lives effected and human rights destroyed. As long as his "Almighty and Loyal Readers" get rubbish journalism everyday of the week everyone can be happy. Well I for one am not. I see it as a betrayal and allowing the scandal to be forgotten.

So yes, there are two main reasons for why I'm angry and therefore I ask you to join me in a boycott. Please do not read NotW MkII. It's wrong and should be found as illegal.

National Televison Awards Winners!

Well last night we had the National Television Awards an annual show where the best of British TV comes together for the public's awards. This blog won't be for those who aren't TV addicts and I have biased opinions on all of them.

So firstly the Serial Drama Award. How did Coronation St beat EastEnders, this year has been it's most boring yet. To be honest I think that Serial Drama doesn't deserve an award anymore, but sigh how boring has Corrie looked. EastEnders may be depressing but there's lots of Drama. Granted some of it is repeated too much storyline-wise but it's always a good watch. So therefore I think it's a shame EastEnders wasn't recognised.

Next onto Best Drama. I'm a huge Doctor Who fan and will usually stand by it but it just didn't deserve this award. The real winner had to be Downton Abbey, it's been critically acclaimed, got some of the best viewing figures for Drama of all time and looks amazing. Waterloo Road is trash TV, I may watch it but I don't find it to have good acting and Shameless is just not something that appeals to me. Also what an awful clip they chose to represent Doctor Who, I honestly cringed. So congratulations Downton and fingers crossed Doctor Who wins next year.

Now for Best Newcomer. Having seen Chris Fountain in Hollyoaks, if he is anything like he was in that whilst doing Coronation St I'm glad he didn't win. He's an awful actor who shouldn't have even been recognised. Last night's winner truely deserved it. Jaqueline Jossa is quickly becoming one of my favourite actresses in the programme, her acting during Tanya Branning's Cancer storyline has been absolutely superb and I expect she'll continue to gain awards throughout her career.

Comedy Panel Show unsurprisingly went to Celebrity Juice. A programme I personally don't find that funny. The likes of QI and mock the week certainly are much more entertaining. QI is a superb programme which should never have been beaten by Celebrity Juice. I also like Mock The Week but can understand why it didn't win. Have I Got News For You is also great.

The Ant and Dec award. Well that's enough said. Sorry they constantly win and I'm starting to feel it's rigged.

Factual Programme was awarded to This Morning. Sigh. That show really is not a good one, whether it's sex tips, anorexics or sexual grandmas you can expect some pointless rubbish on there. An Idiot Abroad, probably one of the best Documentries of all time didn't win and what a shame it didn't. It never fails to make me laugh and educates me on life in different parts of the world. I also like Top Gear but it's constantly going downhill and unless it gets a major revamp soon will end. There was also MasterChef a very average programme which I just find overhyped.

The Reality Programme of the year was I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here. Basically this year the Fatima Whitbred show, yes she was brilliant and funny and a little bit annoying but to be honest that's all I remember from this year. Come dine with me, a guilty pleasure of mine was also up for an award, this certainly didn't deserve it. It's funny but not award winning. We then had the barrel of boring rubbish known as TOWIE. That's all that's needed really. We then  had The Apprentice, the best Talent Show around, it's a great prize, it's not fixed and it's entertaining, ahh lovely.

Entertainment went to Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow. The least entertaining of the four. Sorry but I find it boring. He's funny but the guests are usually as funny as hot needles to the eyes. Dynamo is impressive but he's a magician not a TV show presenter. Harry Hill was probably the one I'd like to have seen win, he really is entertaining and comedic. Then you had Take Me Out, a show which I find foul. Sorry I disagree with all types of programme like that.

Talent Shows, not talented, no comment. Don't think this should be a category.

Serial Drama Performance, Katherine Kelly deserved. Jessie Wallace I find a bit dull and one-dimensional. Next we had Aaron Miller's actor (Don't know his name), don't watch Emmerdale so can't comment. Can't remember the other nominee.

Best Drama Performance-Male went to Matt Smith, Yes a Who-Star but he didn't deserve it. I love Matt Smith winning it don't get me wrong any award to Doctor Who is great but John Barrowman for Torchwood deserved it more. Martin Clunes I honestly cannot stand so I'm glad he didn't get it and I'm not a fan of Merlin either so I'm glad he didn't get it. Barrowman is an amazing actor and Torchwood couldn't be run by anyone else.

Best Drama Performance-Female, Karen got it! That really is great. She is a superb actress and had some good competition. Eve Myles was my favourite actress on there but I'm still glad Karen got it, they are both superb and deserve recognition. Suranne Jones is also a great actress, but I wanted Karen or Eve to get it.

Talk show I didn't care, I just don't like them and I didn't stay up for sitcom winner. Though the whole category was a very strong one. Miranda and Come Fly With Me I love to bits and would've loved to have won. But Outnumbered is also great.

So yeah overall an amazing year of TV awards. Most really deserved it and I don't have any huge complaints. Role on 2012.

Costa Concordia Cruise Shipwreck

So the biggest story at the moment has to be that of the Cruise Ship which has crashed off the small Italian Isle of Giglio, with blame put on the Captain for trying to make an entertaining show of skimming past the island, which is near Tuscany. There's been lots of rumours about the whole incident, from the Captain flirting with a girl whilst attempting the manouvre to Celine Dion's My Heart Will Go On playing in the background. The first one is plausable, at sea you get lonely and if a pretty dancer was to come and say hello to you whilst on duty as captain there would be the temptation to say hello, however the belief that she was a big contribution I find hard to believe, the Captain of a ship must be focused at all times and I believe he was, he may of talked to her but he would be more bothered about the 4,000 people on  his ship, until it did crash that is. The rumour of "My Heart Will Go On" playing in the background sounds like the kind of joke that the Ex-Italian PM would make after the disaster, therefore I believe it isn't true. Some have described it as being like "The sinking of the Titanic!", except for the fact that the Titanic sunk in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, was hit by an iceberg and sunk. According to reports the Captain abandoned ship and got on a lifeboat before many of the passengers also onboard, to be honest I can't blame him, in a life and death situation I might do the same, except for the lifeboat part of things. Any person able to swim would have just swam to shore. It was an easy swimming distance. 13 people have been found dead so far, every death is tragic and my thoughts are with the families and friends of all people effected. My final view is that although the Captain should be disciplined and tried for wrecking the ship he's not a murderer and should not be tried for that charge.

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Sherlock to return for Series 3!

Well after last night's dramatic conclusion to Sherlock Series 2 we were left hanging (For about 20 minutes) Will there be an S3. The answer being yes! In 2013 we can expect a new series to be on our screens with Holmes cracking more mysteries. But after The Reichenbach Fall is this a good idea, can they really fix it up for a Sherlock return?

My answer is yes they can! The writing on this drama is honestly superb and I think the partnership of (Steven) Moffat and (Mark) Gatiss means this programme can now do anything. When I watch Sherlock I feel as though they were born to write the programme, everything works, even his survival from the drop off St Bartholomew's Hospital. If they can make his come-back scene look good they can make an excellent explaination.

Sherlock's "Suicide" was set up perfectly for the return, especially with Molly being needed by him, this obviously gave a foreshadow of things to come. Ms Hudson will be easily convinced so I don't worry about the writing for her, however will I be able to believe his solution that's going to be told to Watson, I just don't know, the way I see it the conclusion will either be brilliant or destroy Sherlock.

But anyway, this series really is great and my overall view on Series 3 is positive, I can't wait for more superb episodes of at the moment Britain's best show. Let's just hope the standards stay outstanding!

The New High Speed train service to Manchester and Birmingham.

So this is the first story I shall be commenting on. Basically the British Government in Westminster has passed that we should have a £32 billion High Speed Train project linking us to the north and cutting journey times. According to planning schedules it should be fully open and functioning by 2032, this being the Manchester line with the Birmingham line being finished around half a decade before then. Now by that time I will be nearing my 40th Birthday, meaning this construction will take 21 years, in that time a new kind of transport will be discovered which will be much quicker than a High Speed Train. Does the British Isles however need yet another transport link connecting Euston to the North and the Midlands. The simple answer is no. The average journey time at the moment to get to Birmingham is an hour and a half by train. 90 minutes. The way I see it that is quick enough, yes it's great that we can get there even quicker but it's Birmingham. There's already a great train service there already and we don't need another one that goes faster. The Manchester line aswell. The average journey time to Manchester isn't too long as it is, it's nice we can get there faster but it's not essential. To me it seems like Cameron is just finding ways to slap extra taxes on people, create more debt and ruin our economy even more.

I apologise to anyone thinking I'm being a bit pessamistic about it, yes it will create new jobs and yes it is a great technological advancement but it just seems pointless. The first High Speed train service between Gravesend station and St Pancreas has shown this. It takes to get from Gravesend to London Bridge Via normal train around 45 minutes, at a push. Now this is on an inner-city line. Which should be slow, yet it still doesn't seem as though the "HS1" is going much quicker. Another thing about Gravesend is that it isn't a very residential area. It has a fairly small population, most of which already drive. I had hoped that the Government wouldn't repeat it's mistake and build more of these services. It is also going to destroy 400 houses, so people will have to move just to create this service, pointless yet again. Making people move is not fair, especially for an overly expensive and extremely timeconsuming service. If construction was to be finished in the next 10 years perhaps I would be happy, but it's not, it's going to take a long time and cost a lot of money.

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Welcome to News Just In!

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