:January:

12th - "Spartacus", featuring Ross Kemp in his first role for American television, is to air April 18-19 on USA Network. No word yet on the air date for Sky.
12th - The Mirror has an interview with Shaun Williamson who played Barry Evans on "EastEnders", in which Shaun reveals how it was Ross who set him on the road to acting. Click here to read the full interview.

:February:

9th - The publicist for "Ultimate Force" kindly gave me an update today. She says that the third series should begin pre-production next month. Locations have not yet been confirmed but the bulk of the production will take place in the UK. Apart from Ross Kemp, no other cast are confirmed at this time.
23rd - Ross was a presenter last night at the prestigious Olivier awards at the London Hilton. The awards honor the best in British theatre.
24th - MediaGuardian reports today that Ross Kemp, well known as a Labour activist, will be chairing 'An Audience with Alastair Campbell'. This is a one-man show in which Campbell, one of Tony Blair's closest confidantes, talks about his experiences in Downing Street and takes questions from the audience. This will take place at the Royal Festival Hall on the South Bank in London on Monday, March 1.

:March:

17th - An official source has kindly informed me that both series 2 and 3 of Ultimate Force will be released on video/DVD this year, dates to be confirmed. Series 3 is currently filming.

:April:

5th - Ross Kemp will once again be chairing "An Evening With Alastair Campbell". The show will take place on May 23 at 7:30 pm at The Old Vic Theatre in London. "I’m delighted to be chairing An Audience With Alastair Campbell", says Ross. "Alastair is a good friend. We both love politics and a good argument so it’s sure to be a lively and entertaining evening at the Old Vic. I’m really looking forward to it."
29th - Ross has again denied that he is planning to return to EastEnders. A new BBC Radio 1 story quotes him as saying, "I haven't been asked and I don't particularly want to at the moment. I'm doing other things". Read the full article here.
29th - Ross makes clean break from Walford
30th - Here is another from Radio 1 where again Ross doesn't sound keen on returning to EastEnders. Good :-D

:May:

2nd - Blockbuster drama off shelf after 3 years - "A Line in the Sand" will finally air in 2 parts, June 7 and 8 at 21:00 on ITV.
17th - "The Stage" has an interview with Ross in which he talks about his various roles.
25th - Screen stars join election race - Labour supporter Ross joins effort to encourage postal votes

:June:

1st - Ross Kemp has spoken about the decline in the quality of British soaps. He told the TV Times, "The big ones are being flogged to death at the moment. They've been overscheduled. I think there are only so many times you can tell the same story." The Mirror has more.
4th - Kemp escapes the TV soap's curse

:July:

8th - Ross Kemp will be a presenter at the Police Bravery Awards being held in London tonight. The awards will be screened on Sky One at 9.05pm tomorrow.
20th - Rumor #1,879 squashed: Earlier this month, the press [namely the ever-reliable Daily Star] reported on Ross Kemp's return to Albert Square as Walford's own hardman, Grant Mitchell. His return was rumoured to coincide with his on-screen sister's attempted suicide and Andy Hunter's Queen Vic takeover. Unfortunately for 'Easty' fans, these rumours have been quashed. A BBC spokeswoman said: "There are currently no plans for Ross Kemp or his character Grant Mitchell to return, absolutely none." (Digital Spy)
28th - The USA Network mini-series "Spartacus", featuring Ross Kemp in his first role for American television, will be released on DVD on October 26th. You can pre-order it now at Amazon.

:September:

3rd - The Daily Record reports that Ross Kemp will soon be appearing in a new documentary entitled "Lethal Attraction: Why Americans Love Guns". This is to air on Sky on September 21. The article does not say whether the producers bothered to talk to an actual representative cross-section of American society to ensure they wouldn't inadvertently perpetuate the stereotyping of an entire nation. My guess is "no".

:November:

1st - "Spartacus", featuring Ross Kemp in his first role for American television, was recently released on DVD. You can get it at Amazon US or Amazon UK. There have been months of confusion and speculation as to the air date for series 3 of "Ultimate Force", as well as the DVD release dates for series 2 and 3. At this time it appears that series 3 will begin airing in mid-January 2005, with the DVD releases coming out shortly thereafter.
13th - Some details have finally been released on Ultimate Force 3. In addition to Ross Kemp reprising the role of Henno Garvie, Christopher Fox returns as Louis Hoffman. Real-life SAS vet Derek Horne plays Sean Smith, alongside Heather Peace as Becca Gallagher and Louis Decosta Johnson as Dave Woolston. Storylines are said to include a shootout in Basra and a terrorist attack on a jet. Series 3 is set to air on ITV in January 2005. (Thanks to Chell from the Heather Peace fansite)

:December:

19th - The Sunday Times has an interview with Ross Kemp in its Driving section, in which he talks about his Porsche and memories of other cars. You can read it here.