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Home > Factual > Coppers looks at Nottingham riots on Channel 4 tonight January 16th, 2012 by Lisa McGarry. No comments Against a background of budget cuts, low morale and rising crime, this acclaimed documentary series lifts the lid on what it’s really like to police 21st-century Britain and its increasingly disorderly population. This week’s programme captures shocking scenes as Nottingham’s frontline coppers find themselves in the middle of some of the worst anti-police violence in a generation, with police cars and stations under attack from bricks and petrol bombs. Filmed during the summer when the shooting of Mark Duggan by police in London sparked the biggest civil unrest for decades, this high-octane episode offers a unique insight into the riots across England through the eyes of police as the ‘thin blue line’ is stretched to breaking point. I n the weeks preceding the unrest the programme gets under the skin of life for some of Nottingham’s emergency response officer...

« The X Factor Recap: The Final Auditions Bring Some Massive Talent | Home September 29, 2011 08:20 PM by Veronica Dudo On tonight’s episode of Project Runway the designers go back in time to create designs inspired by the 70's. Tensions are high as the remaining designers compete to win on Lifetime’s fashion reality TV competition . Keep reading to find out who wows the judges misses the mark! The remaining designers face the challenge of creating modern designs inspired by the 1970's. The top seven designers on Project Runway include Anthony Ryan Auld, Anya Ayoung-Chee, Bert Keeter, Joshua McKinley, Kimberly Goldson, Laura Kathleen and Viktor Luna. After going to Mood and selecting their fabric, the designers begin to work on their outfits . This week, the participants are responsible for two looks; the second is a one-piece look that will be sold on Piperline.com. Mentor, Tim Gunn takes them back to Mood to select fabrics for their second look. This task proves to be ch...

Bentley Williams exited The Bachelorette last night, and thanks to brilliant editing, came off as the biggest jerk asshole the show has ever had. Just under half the episode was spent on his exit, which may have actually been the most dramatic in The Bachelorette’s history—although since he’ll be returning later this season, it doesn’t really count as an exit. The episode began with Ashley walking through a rock garden and telling us in an interview voiceover, “I completely fell in love with Bentley last night. There’s something about him that’s so sincere.” Anyone who’s ever watched a reality show knows what’s coming next: a complete lack of sincerity from Bentley, who Ashley knew before filming ever began was coming on the show for publicity, not love. Bentley never quite confirmed that, but told us in his interview, “I came in thinking that Ashley was not attractive at all. I knew for a fact that I wasn’t going to fall in love with her.” After saying goodbye to the other guys, who ...