Munich remembered
Thousands gathered at Old Trafford on 6th February 2008 to pay tribute to the 23 victims of the Munich air disaster. There was a minute's silence at 1504 GMT, timed to coincide with the moment of the crash 50 years ago. Eight Manchester United players were killed and Sir Bobby Charlton was one of the survivors present. There was a simultaneous service at the crash site in Trudering too. The names of the dead were read out, along with the lyrics to The Flowers of Manchester, a song penned after the disaster as a tribute to the dead.

Airbus completes first test flight with alternative fuel on civil aircraft
An Airbus A380 aircraft has successfully completed the world's first ever flight by a commercial aircraft using a liquid fuel processed from gas (Gas to Liquids - GTL) in the first stage of a test flight programme to evaluate the environmental impact of alternative fuels in the airline market. The flight from Filton, UK to Toulouse, France, lasted three hours. The flight was piloted by Hugues van-der-Stichel and Frank Chapman. 1st February 2008.

Channel 5 News Million Debut
Natasha Kaplinsky's debut as the new face of Channel Five News attracted 1 million viewers, Monday 18th February, nearly doubling the broadcaster's regular teatime news audience. Kaplinsky's heavily promoted first Five News show following her £1m a year deal to lure her away from the BBC gained an average audience share of 8% between 5pm and 5.30pm, according to unofficial overnight figures.