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January 2005 in Britain and Ireland
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==[[8 January]] [[2005]]==

*The [[BBC]] broadcasts [[Jerry Springer - The Opera]] despite receiving at least 45,000 complaints. BBC [[Director-General of the BBC|Director-General]] [[Mark Thompson]] states that "There is nothing in this which I believe to be blasphemous." [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/tv_and_radio/4154071.stm (BBC)]⏎
*After a night of stormy weather, tens of thousands of homes across [[Ireland]] are left without power. A ferry has run aground on [[Scotland]]'s coast, with passengers remaining on board rather than evacuating in stormy weather. Extensive flooding has occurred in [[Carlisle]] as well as other locations in [[Britain]] and many homes are without power. [http://www.rte.ie/news/2005/0108/weather.html (RTÉ)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/4156017.stm (BBC)]

==[[7 January]] [[2005]]==
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* 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)]

==Past British and Irish events by month==

[[2004 in the United Kingdom]]: [[December 2004 in Britain and Ireland|December]]

''(For earlier events in Britain and Ireland, see [[November 2004]] and preceding months)''