The British Media - TV and Newspapers

What are the top 3 news stories on the following news channels today?

• BBC News
• ITN news
• Channel 4 News

What is the top story in the following newspapers online today?

• The Guardian
• The Sun
• The Daily Mirror

Choose one story, either from a news channel or a newspaper, make notes and write a short summary on your blog.

CRIME and PUNISHMENT

The riots last summer in London and other major cities shocked everyone.]

Your task this week is to comment on what you think were the reasons behind last summer's riots  and suggest suitable punishments for the rioters, bearing in mind that some of them were quite young and others hadn't been in trouble before.