July 2005 in Britain and Ireland - 15 July 2005 (Friday)

15 July 2005 (Friday)

• Final medals table of the 2005 Island Games shows Guernsey on top with 40 golds, Isle of Man in second place with 34 golds, and Jersey in third position with 33 golds. Hosts Shetland occupy seventh position. (This is Jersey) (Official results)
• Magdi Mahmoud al-Nashar aged 33 years old has been arrested in Cairo, Egypt for his suspected involvement in the London bombings.(BBC)
• Football:
  • It is confirmed that Patrick Vieira, the Arsenal F.C. captain, is to move to Juventus in a £13.75 million transfer deal. (BBC)
  • Chelsea put a bid rumoured to be worth around £18 million for Manchester City midfielder and England international Shaun Wright-Phillips (BBC)
• The Cheadle by-election is won by the Liberal Democrats candidate Mark Hunter. (BBC)
• Professor Sir Roy Meadow is struck off by the General Medical Council, after being found guilty of serious professional misconduct, connected to his misleading evidence in the Sally Clark case (BBC), (Guardian).
• Cricket, C&G Trophy quarter-finals: Warwickshire, Lancashire and Hampshire progress to semi-finals after winning their respective games. Hampshire's game with Surrey was particularly high-scoring, with a total of 717 runs, as Hampshire successfully chased 359 to win. (BBC) (BBC) (BBC)