Former Google executive Matt Brittin selected to be next BBC director general
Former Olympic rower to lead corporation as it hammers out future funding model with governmentThe BBC has turned to a …
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Reacher star Alan Ritchson acted in self-defense in neighbor fight, Tennessee police say
Investigation concludes actor will not face criminal charges, with Ritchson also declining to pursue a potential charge against his neighborThe …
Action movie version of children’s TV series Mr Benn in the works
I Swear’s Kirk Jones set to direct film based on the 1970s cult animation about a ‘very ordinary man’ who …
Swansea to complain to EFL over Sky’s Live from Wrexham with Rob & Ryan
Wrexham owners Mac and Reynolds helped commentate‘Buildup and coverage of the game left a lot to be desired’Swansea’s chief executive …
‘Her warmth filled the kitchen every morning’: the magic – and tenacity – of Jenni Murray
The Woman’s Hour host, who has died aged 75, could talk about hydrangeas, campaign against domestic abuse, then tear a …
Rhoda Roberts, Indigenous cultural leader who introduced the term ‘welcome to country’, dies aged 66
Roberts, who was the first Aboriginal person to host a prime-time current affairs program, was diagnosed with a rare type …
‘This is really hard and really tough’
On a staff call, editor-in-chief Bari Weiss emphasized that the cuts do not stem from poor employee performanceSign up for …
GB News faces complaints after commentator claims ‘genocide’ against white people in UK
Thomas Corbett-Dillon, who claims to have advised Boris Johnson, says immigrants could ‘turn’ on white populationGB News is facing a …
Trump backs FCC chair’s threat to pull licenses of news outlets over Iran war coverage
US president on social media said he was ‘thrilled’ that Brendan Carr was looking into broadcasters’ licenses Sign up for …
London’s Burning actor John Alford, 54, dies in prison
Alford, who also appeared in Grange Hill, was jailed for eight and a half years in January for sexually assaulting …
Planned Buffy the Vampire Slayer reboot cancelled, says Sarah Michelle Gellar
Streaming platform Hulu decides ‘not to move forward’ with reboot of hit 90s series, according to actressBuffy The Vampire Slayer …
Louis Theroux’s reluctance to answer questions, Apple’s hits and misses, and boomers v gen Z
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Romania’s Eurovision song criticised for ‘glamorising sexual strangulation’
Calls for Alexandra Căpitănescu’s Choke Me to be banned as campaigners say lyrics are ‘dangerous’ and ‘reckless’Romania’s Eurovision entry Choke …