BBC suggests adding TV licence fee to people’s BROADBAND bills as it says decriminalising non-payment will cost it £1billion in five years Broadcaster told ministers viewers would suffer if the income stream was taken If licence was decriminalised, two alternative civil systems have been suggested One is a civil penalty model, the other a civil … Read more
‘If I can live with cancer, I can live with Covid-19’: BBC newsman George Alagiah, 64, BEATS coronavirus after contracting the illness while isolating due to his cancer battle George Alagiah, 64, is undergoing chemotherapy after bowel cancer diagnosis Earlier this month he said he will stay away from work ‘on the balance of risks’ He said … Read more
George Alagiah tests positive for coronavirus two weeks after withdrawing from BBC News because cancer put him in ‘high risk’ category George Alagiah, 64, is undergoing chemotherapy after bowel cancer diagnosis Earlier this month he said he will stay away from work ‘on the balance of risks’ He said in BBC interview: ‘If I can live with … Read more
Benidorm creator Derren Litten confirms spin-off film has been indefinitely scrapped as he quits TV to open a theme bar in the Spanish resort The show ran for 11 successful series’ between 2007 and 2018 Plans for a feature length version of the show have now been cancelled Litten confirmed the news in an Instagram … Read more
Relieved passengers burst into applause after a British Airways repatriation flight from Peru landed at Gatwick this morning – but thousands of Brits still stranded abroad. The flight was one of two BA flights that took off from Lima on Monday evening and arrived safely in the UK on Tuesday morning. Footage posted on social … Read more
A convenience store worker has described how she is ‘bombarded’ by ‘abusive’ shoppers who demand she retrieves their essentials from the back as soon as deliveries arrive. The worker, known only as Michelle, said she has witnessed some of the ‘worst behaviour’ in her 19 years at the store since the outbreak of coronavirus. Speaking … Read more
BBC Children In Need boss Rosie Millard has left her husband and four children for a multi-millionaire television producer. The Mail on Sunday can reveal that the former BBC Arts Correspondent walked out on her family as they were preparing for Christmas in 2018. She has moved in with award-winning TV producer Alexander Graham, 66, … Read more
Succession actor Brian Cox, 73, says #MeToo-era women love it when he tells them to ‘F**k off’ By Chris Hastings Arts Correspondent For The Mail On Sunday Published: 03:14 BST, 29 March 2020 | Updated: 03:14 BST, 29 March 2020 As media mogul Logan Roy in the hit TV drama Succession, Brian Cox is the embodiment … Read more
The Armchair Traveller: Be dazzled by Italy and delve into Paris’s secret maze of tunnels – how to explore the world from the comfort of your home The Secret Catacombs Of Paris podcast explores the city’s underground tunnels Remind yourself of famous sights with the World Landmarks 1000-piece puzzle Film fans can fall in love … Read more
From the BBC’s useful new Coronavirus Global Update to Mel Giedroyc Is Quilting and Blackout, this week’s top podcasts By Leaf Arbuthnot Published: 22:01 BST, 28 March 2020 | Updated: 22:01 BST, 28 March 2020 Coronavirus Global Update Covid-19 may have come from China but its spread has been horrifyingly global. This useful new BBC … Read more
‘I’m glad I’m not the only one!’ Viewers left in stitches as Greg Rutherford is video bombed by his sons bouncing on the bed during ‘relatable’ live interview from home By Charlotte Dean For Mailonline Published: 12:40 GMT, 28 March 2020 | Updated: 12:40 GMT, 28 March 2020 Greg Rutherford was adorably interrupted by his … Read more
Strictly Come Dancing pro AJ Pritchard has revealed he wants to be one half of Britain’s next big double act with his brother Curtis. The British dancer revealed he has ambitions to be bigger than Ant and Dec, after quitting the BBC show to be a TV presenter. AJ went onto reveal that he decided … Read more
Killing Eve reveals series three will drop in the US TWO WEEKS earlier than planned as they unveil explosive new trailer… while UK release date still remains unknown By Olivia Wheeler For Mailonline Published: 16:16 GMT, 27 March 2020 | Updated: 16:16 GMT, 27 March 2020 Killing Eve has announced that series three will drop … Read more