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Former Google executive Matt Brittin ‘honoured’ to become BBC director-general
Tim Davie leaves the role on April 2.
25 Mar 2026
UK
Former Google executive Matt Brittin announced as BBC director-general
Tim Davie leaves the role on April 2.
25 Mar 2026
Celebrity News24 Mar 2026
Adolescence leads Bafta TV nominations with 11 nods
Stars Owen Cooper, Stephen Graham, Erin Doherty, Ashley Walters and Christine Tremarco are all nominated.
Showbiz20 Mar 2026
Jenni Murray dies: Former Woman's Hour presenter passes away aged 75
Tributes have been paid to the ‘broadcasting icon’ who leaves behind ‘an indelible legacy on generations of listeners’
Celebrity News3 Mar 2026
Alan Cumming on ‘trauma triggering’ Bafta film awards – ‘We were all let down’
The BBC and Bafta have apologised for the incident at the film ceremony.
Film
BBC boss apologises to staff over failure to edit out racial slur at Baftas
A note from a senior BBC boss, sent to staff, said: ‘We take full responsibility for what happened.’
24 Feb 2026
Showbiz
Family of EastEnders actor Derek Martin share tribute after his death aged 92
He played Charlie Slater from 2000-2011, with guest appearances until the character’s final appearance in 2016.
12 Jan 2026
UK
Driving Home For Christmas singer Chris Rea dies at 74
The singer had battled pancreatic cancer and had his pancreas removed.
22 Dec 2025
Celebrity News
David Walliams ‘strongly denies’ allegations of inappropriate behaviour
Publisher HarperCollins said it would not publish any new titles by the comedian and TV star.
19 Dec 2025
UK10 Dec 2025
Best-selling author Sophie Kinsella dies aged 55 after cancer battle
Family pay tribute to author with ‘love of life’ as she passes away after battle with glioblastoma
UK
EastEnders’ Sam Mitchell to be diagnosed with breast cancer
The character returns in December.
28 Nov 2025
Music
Sir Mick Jagger makes surprise visit to his old school
The Rolling Stones frontman was a pupil at Dartford Grammar in Kent.
19 Nov 2025
UK18 Nov 2025
Line Of Duty returning for a seventh series, BBC confirms
Cast members Martin Compston, Vicky McClure and Adrian Dunbar to return - with filming to start in spring next year
UK
BBC has had ‘no further contact’ from Donald Trump’s lawyers ‘at this point’
Following an apology from the BBC, the US president said he still plans to sue the corporation.
15 Nov 2025
UK
BBC apologises to Donald Trump over Panorama edit and rejects defamation claim
The episode, Trump: A Second Chance?, has been taken down and a retraction published.
13 Nov 2025
UK
Daniel Radcliffe to star in Broadway premiere of Every Brilliant Thing
The one-person play will run from February 21 to May 24 in New York.
29 Oct 2025
Celebrity News
John Cleese pays tribute to Fawlty Towers’ Prunella Scales
The actress died at the age of 93, her family announced.
28 Oct 2025
Celebrity News28 Oct 2025
Fawlty Towers actress Prunella Scales dies aged 93, family announces
The star’s sons Samuel and Joseph said their mother had died peacefully at home in London.
UK
Shaun Williamson pays tribute to EastEnders on-screen father Tony Caunter
Caunter, who played Roy Evans in the soap, died at the age of 88, his family announced.
14 Oct 2025
Showbiz14 Oct 2025
EastEnders actor Tony Caunter dead at 88 days after passing of wife
The actor played Roy Evans in the beloved sitcom from 1994 to 2003
Celebrity News
Keeping Up Appearances star Dame Patricia Routledge dies aged 96
She starred in the BBC sitcom as a famously snobbish character.
3 Oct 2025