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Estimated sales for the top 10 (and top 40) for the last week of 1997.

• Pop music, Norway's new Idle, and the greatest success of Paul Potts's career.
• TV and radio, Dance on…
• News of the week, Explosion in Pakistan.
• Weather this week mild.

Three proposals for improvements to the nation's laws.

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A review of Correspondents Look Ahead, first broadcast in December 2006. Predictions of rightness, wrongness, and hope-you-had-money-on-it-ness.

A proposal for easier shopping, the end of the festive countdown, proper Yuletide number 1 singles, the Poudlard Express, and Mark Steel.

The last week-and-a-bit in summary

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News and singles from the week of 15-21 December 1997: William Hague, Chicken Shed, Vanilla, the Spice Girls, and a song from the All Saints.

• Pop music, FoNA, Sugababes, Nightwish, Britney, and a new peak for Nat.
• TV and radio, The new Dave Cameron and the new Blue Peter.
• News of the week, ANC, IRA, MCY.
• Weather this week settled and cold, wet next week..

Mister Tony Blair; counting the Ratfans; and the latest salvo in the War Against Actual Truth.

A Windows technical tip, busting science myths, places other than St Francisville, what the Europhobes might be thinking about, and what the racists aren't.

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Nick Clegg's declaration of lack-of-faith, Christopher Hitchens weighs in on a microscopic theological debate, and The GOD Organisation explains their position.

Arts Council, eats without meat, Classic FM TV redux, Oneword, cutting greenhouse gases, and the biggest misprint in history

Final round of matches in the UEFA Cup, and the draws for that contest and the European League.

The story of the KLF's take on a Clarke / Hatch classic.

A review of the year in 41 bite-sized questions.

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couldn't care less, creationists, pop stars in Iran, Fairytale of CENSORED.

Daynotes for recent days: the new Lib Dem leader, the festive countdown, the latest lost data, H2G2, Tests, the police.

From the Eastminster School, we've got the report card of the Captain.

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Silly polls, musings about the accessibility of culture, and missing papers.

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The new England coach, upsets in Germany, and the Rest of Europe tables.

Reviewing the televised games for January, and musing on selections for the top end.

Remembering the news and songs from the week of 8-14 December 1997. Kyoto, welfare reform, Counting Crows, Bryan Adams, Sting, U2, Céline Dion, Teletubbies, and Boris Yeltsin is drunk.

• Pop music, Marie Picasso, John Lennin, Chris Rea, Elvis Presley, Vic Reeves, Eva Cassidy, Ketevan Melua
• TV and radio, 1957 life, 1957 cup finals, and the Zionviev letter.
• News of the week, Out of Basra, revolution in Russia, police pay, Switzerland, EU treaty signing, and hot air in Bali.
• Weather this week settled and cold, same next week..

Dr. Who books, the credit squeeze, Facebook's lack-of-privacy policy, audience participation, the BBC homepage, and GWR's latest piece of imbecility.

The last inland posting dates since 1996, plus a graphic.

The final round of matches in the European League group phase, and tables for Italy and Spain.

The Pet Shop Boys had a festive number one.

Marcus Brigstocke, Celine Dion, political blogs, The Arrow, St Pancras, Australia, socialism in action.

Christmas parties, additional holiday, dunderheads, spurious metrics, dates, and a re-design of the Glickoblog storage.

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Further thoughts on the BBC SPotY awards last Sunday. CAUTION: may contain spoilers.

Lost in translation, Robert Mugabe: still a torturer, Konnie Huq, The Soup Dragon's going, London's newsprint, Jerry Pournelle, and Hyves.

A lot of surprises in the week-end of 8-9 December, and tables for England I and Germany.

News and singles from the week of 1-7 December 1997. Enya, Lightning Seeds, Will Smith, Five, and a song from Robbie Williams.

• European hits, Line up you soldiers, Leona rules the world.
• The UK hits, Oldies, and not necessarily goodies.
• TV and radio, Marcus Brigstocke has a rant. We like.
• News of the week, look who's turned up in the canoe!
• Weather this week wet and mild, calmer, turning cooler next..

Festive countdown, Australian election fallout.

A preview of the BBC's Sports Review of the Year programme, to air to-morrow night. Who's on (and off) the panel, pen portraits of all 53 nominees, and the gaping hole in the voting procedure.

Further consideration of the sale of Livejournal, including where next for Six Apart, dissecting the 100-day plan, and our wishlist for the new owners.

Matchday four in the UEFA Cup, with lots more sides going through.

Notes on recent events: one-hit wonders, MRSA pyjamas, and Facebook's bacon gets singed.

The story of pantomime, and our parrot, Hatfield.

Review of a show.

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Present shopping, weddings, lateness, and being on the rocks.

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New size UEFA Cup, new shape European League, new look at the Euro '08 draw. And news of the week-end.

The NCAA-ball bowl lineup: once again, the BCS misses the top 2, and we've details of all matches, and the inevitable mismatches.

The news and singles for the week of 24-30 November 1997. Del Amitri, bashing M People, Reds United, the bloody Verve, and a song from Steps.

Livejournal sold to crooks, criminals, and censors.

• European hits, Tokio Hotel are back!
• The UK hits, Racing certainties
• TV and radio, homosexuality, and Will Smith goes dancing.
• News of the week, Sudan surprise.
• Weather this week quiet, but wet next week..

Final week-end of NCAA-ball action: a change to the expected top 2, discussing the rest of the top 10, and the complete tables from Ohio Province to Florida International.

Brief cuttings: aeroplanes, Airbus, British sovereignty, Donald Rumsveld, cheques, Australia, catsuits, Morrissey, the NME.

Some quick notes on the ITN Sports Channel, which launched at 10am Thursday. You may know it better as Setanta Sports News.