However, the committee did apologise on behalf of the BBC to one complainant who felt she had been unfairly treated by the topical comedy programme Late Edition.

BBC: The trail was withdrawn ahead of schedule in December 2005

He argued that it was his role as a senior chief constable to "talk about topical issues and by definition that involves issues that are political".

BBC: Brunstrom on his pride and regret

This survey (which the Pew people have conducted in each presidential cycle since 1996) has provided the premise for a number of news stories raising concerns about the younger generation's information diet: by getting information directly from topical comics, the metaphorical argument goes, they are skipping their spinach and going straight for the pumpkin pie.

NPR: Excerpt: 'Strange Bedfellows'

Common acne treatments include topical creams and oral medications, such as antibiotics and isotretinoin, known in the U.S. by its brand name Accutane.

WSJ: As More Adults Get Acne, New Photodynmic Treatments Use Light