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Netflix's Adolescence makes UK TV ratings history
Mon, 24 Mar 2025 18:19:45 GMT
The hit drama becomes the first streaming show to top the UK's overall weekly TV ratings.
Ray Meade: 'When they told me I had MS, I thought I was done'
Tue, 25 Mar 2025 06:13:19 GMT
The Ocean Colour Scene bassist feared his career was over after a devastating diagnosis.
Archaeologists find 'unprecedented' Iron Age hoard
Tue, 25 Mar 2025 01:41:32 GMT
Archaeologists say they have found more than 800 items dating back about 2,000 years.
Moment BBC programme sparks memory of man with dementia
Mon, 24 Mar 2025 17:03:27 GMT
The use pictures or music to evoke a response in people living with dementia can help start a conversation with loved ones and carers.
K-Pop summer: How the UK is (finally) embracing Korean pop
Wed, 19 Mar 2025 09:03:49 GMT
With five massive stadium shows this summer, K-Pop is establishing itself in the UK mainstream.
Car lost by Johnny Hallyday at poker sells for €132,000
Tue, 25 Mar 2025 10:31:42 GMT
The 1975 Panther De Ville had mink seats, a gold disc on top of the grille and hubcaps carrying the rock star's initials.
Peter Mullan's return to the stage is a one-off: 'I can't afford it'
Fri, 21 Mar 2025 06:15:36 GMT
The actor takes on the role of legendary Liverpool manager Bill Shankly - but insists it won't happen again.
Netflix's answer to The Traitors, and a rival to The Sims: What’s coming up this week
Sun, 23 Mar 2025 18:17:19 GMT
Also this week, Mumford & Sons release their new album, and Holland drops on Amazon Prime.
Palestinian Oscar winner released after attack by Israeli settlers, co-director says
Tue, 25 Mar 2025 16:58:52 GMT
Hamdan Ballal was beaten by settlers before being taken away, his No Other Land co-director said.
You're hired: Lord Sugar signs up to stay on The Apprentice into his 80s
Thu, 20 Mar 2025 01:45:51 GMT
The businessman and TV personality talks about his life, career, The Apprentice and Donald Trump.
Laurence Fox charged over Narinder Kaur upskirting image
Tue, 25 Mar 2025 15:37:37 GMT
Actor will face court in April after sharing an intimate image of the broadcaster on social media.
UK TV industry in crisis, says Wolf Hall director
Sun, 23 Mar 2025 02:06:20 GMT
Funding problems meant Wolf Hall: The Mirror and The Light was almost axed weeks before filming began.
The moment UK's Eurovision act was announced
Fri, 07 Mar 2025 11:09:47 GMT
Country trio Remember Monday will be representing the UK at the Eurovision Song Contest in 2025.
How Robbie Williams became a 'therapist' to indie band Lottery Winners
Tue, 25 Mar 2025 01:48:00 GMT
Robbie asked the group to join his stadium tour, after he discovered their music on BBC Radio 2.
Watch: Jamie Oliver calls for more support for dyslexic children
Wed, 12 Mar 2025 11:42:01 GMT
The TV chef and campaigner met with the education secretary to ask for government action.
Adolescence writer calls for 'radical action' not role models
Fri, 21 Mar 2025 19:41:37 GMT
The writer behind the year's most talked-about TV show discusses the changes he hopes it will inspire.
Theatre company 'saved me' says former prison inmate
Thu, 20 Mar 2025 12:34:43 GMT
Cheryl Byron says Newcastle theatre company Open Clasp 'turns around' the lives of women prisoners.
End of hedonism? Why Britain turned its back on clubbing
Sun, 23 Mar 2025 13:04:14 GMT
In the last five years, around 400 clubs have closed in Britain – could the lasting impact of the pandemic play a part?
John Cooper Clarke: 'A national treasure? I hate that'
Mon, 24 Mar 2025 01:57:54 GMT
He is about to become the first poet to headline a UK arena, but says he isn't ready for national treasure status.
India comedian won't apologise for joke that angered politicians
Tue, 25 Mar 2025 09:42:18 GMT
Kunal Kamra's jokes, which went viral, outraged supporters of Maharashtra leader Eknath Shinde.
Davina McCall 'feels amazing' returning to work after brain tumour
Mon, 17 Mar 2025 22:31:19 GMT
TV presenter Davina McCall says going back to work is "like the final piece of the jigsaw."
Radio host Chris Stark diagnosed with testicular cancer
Mon, 24 Mar 2025 18:25:35 GMT
The Capital Breakfast host said he was 'effectively cured' after the disease was caught early.
Oasis sale 'may have misled fans' says watchdog
Tue, 25 Mar 2025 16:43:52 GMT
CMA concerned that Ticketmaster may have breached consumer protection law for Oasis reunion tour.
Spider-Man and Harry Potter producers to make next Bond
Tue, 25 Mar 2025 18:20:34 GMT
Amy Pascal and David Heyman have been described as "two of the most accomplished" producers around.
Dear Daughter: I too feel ugly sometimes
Fri, 21 Mar 2025 23:09:56 GMT
Bollywood actor Kalki Koechlin advises her five-year-old on how to navigate the pressure to appear beautiful.
Watch: Conan O'Brien honoured at Trump-run Kennedy Center
Mon, 24 Mar 2025 17:28:23 GMT
The comedian received the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor at one of the more prominent events since US President Donald Trump took over the Kennedy Center.
Snow White film is both 'bad' and 'captivating' say critics
Thu, 20 Mar 2025 11:53:26 GMT
The reviews are in for Disney's live-action remake of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.
#Merky Books winner wants to write for 'next gen of black boys'
Tue, 25 Mar 2025 12:06:05 GMT
Abaka Debrah's novel Where Geezers Call Home has won the New Writers' Prize on Stormzy's #Merky Books label.
Woman tells court of 'shock' at Noel Clarke 'assault'
Tue, 25 Mar 2025 16:48:21 GMT
The actor and producer is suing The Guardian over allegations of sexually inappropriate behaviour
'We panicked when we realised viewers see everything' - Stacey and Joe on their new show
Wed, 26 Mar 2025 00:11:26 GMT
The TV couple are opening up their home and their lives in a new reality series for BBC One.
40 years of Deacon Blue - and you can get our new album on cassette
Sat, 22 Mar 2025 09:25:42 GMT
The Glasgow band have been together since 1985 and to mark the milestone a version of their new album will be on cassette.
