2011 England riots "Time" magazine suggested BlackBerry Messenger was more to blame. During the riots, Twitter accounted for four out of every 170 UK Internet visits on Monday 8 August. In addition, citizens also used Twitter to band together, after the destruction. The aftermath of the riots resulted in a disrupted city, yet Twitter was further used to maintain peace, with hashtags including "#riotcleanup". Evidence shows that people were tweeting and re-tweeting news related to the riots, not original content. Other than BlackBerry Messenger and social networking sites, mobile phone operators T-Mobile and Orange prioritised police requests for information about the phones that
The X Factor (UK series 5) "judges' houses" phase officially averaged 9.8m, a rise of 2.5m over the previous series. The live shows pulled in very strong audiences, often rating as the most watched programme of the week. The final was the second most watched television programme of 2008 with 14.06m viewers. Series 5 of "The X Factor" officially averaged 10.5m, at the time becoming the most watched British talent series of the 21st century. The X Factor (UK series 5) The X Factor is a British television music competition to find new singing talent. The fifth series was broadcast on ITV from 16 August 2008