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January 2005 in Britain and Ireland
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==[[7 January]] [[2005]]==
* The [[BBC]] receives over 30,000 complaints and its offices are picketed by religious groups protesting tomorrow night's planned transmission of ''[[Jerry Springer
]]: The Opera]]'', ([[BBC2]], 10 p.m.) which they claim to be blasphemous and obscene, with 3,168 "F-words" and 297 "C-words". One group threatents to bring a private prosecution for blasphemy against the BBC is the transmision goes ahead, under laws last used in the 1970s. [http://www.mg.co.za/Content/l3.asp?cg=BreakingNews-Andinothernews&ao=177601 (Mail & Guardian, SA)]
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* A man has been arrested in connection with the murder of [[pregnant]] teenager Amy Williams in [[Telford]]. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/shropshire/4137045.stm (BBC)]
* New [[Chip and PIN]] legislation comes into effect today.  It makes retailers liable for fraudulent transactions if they have failed to sign up to the scheme. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4139211.stm (BBC)]

==Earlier British and Irish events==

[[British and Irish December 2004 events]]