Okay, I know that today's British Celebrity stories are a little out there, but hey the Blue Peter animals are celebrities! Just like Paddington Bear is! This story all starts with a poll to name the newest animal arrival in the Blue Peter studio which was posted online. Apparently the chosen name by the poll wasn't deemed suitable for children, so the cat was called Socks instead.Socks, the Blue Peter CatSocks, the Blue Peter Cat This isn't the first time the BBC have got into hot water, since earlier this year they were fined £50,000 after they got caught faking a phone-in contest on Blue Peter. This time around they've refused to comment on the subject of the cat name. The BBC news correspondent said: "There are some more examples [of malpractice] that are going to come out, minor ones I'm told What we won't hear are the exact details of what is happening to individuals. What the BBC does need to say is what it is doing in general to make sure these things don't happen again." In July, BBC Trust chairman Sir Michael Lyons said it would be "watching very carefully" to ensure the right sanctions were applied which is mostly likely the reason that Director general Mark Thompson was eager, Wednesday, to update the BBC's regulator on what he was doing to regain the viewers trust. All this fuss over a little pussycat!


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