2011 England riots the maker of the BlackBerry, are reported to have contacted the police to offer help in investigating the use of their system for the organisation of riots. According to "The Independent", the costs to the Metropolitan Police of policing the disorder and disturbances in London are expected to exceed £34 million. This could be more than their total bill for the policing of all major public disorder events in the year from April 2010 to March 2011. By 15 August 2011 around 3,100 people had been arrested, of whom over 1,100 had appeared in court. On 25 August the BBC
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