Ellen Gray: Season's greetings: The best and the worst of the upcoming TV shows

IN TELEVISION, where the picture is always being adjusted, it's probably best to keep predictions to a minimum. A year ago, a new-to-prime time Jay Leno was the face of our fall TV preview as a struggling NBC set out to reinvent its broadcast model - and save money - by stripping the once and future "Tonight Show" host across five weeknights at 10 p.m.

French Unions Stage Strike as Pension Debate Starts

French unions are striking nationwide as lawmakers begin debating President Nicolas Sarkozy’s bill to raise the retirement age.

The X Factor recap: What's my name again?

In last night's episode, Kyle calls in a favour, Ronan upsets Jesus and everyone forgets the words.

'Change is the only constant,' says Channel 4's Andy Barnes

Channel 4's sales director Andy Barnes talks to Harriet Dennys about the newly-reliant broadcaster's plans to move into e-tail, the shows lined up to replace Big Brother, and what Project Canvas will mean for the market

Fall TV: What's hot and what's not for the new season

THIS FALL, television has a need for speed. It seems that everywhere you look among the new shows, someone is rushing around with a sense of urgency. There are lethal spies racing to nab the bad guys.

Sad times for SCF

No-one believed Chicken Little when he told everyone the sky was falling, and it wasn't so long ago that no-one would have believed the news that South Canterbury Finance had fallen.