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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
UK2 Dec 2024
Actor Ian Smith reveals terminal cancer diagnosis
The 86-year-old told an Australian news programme he had been diagnosed with an ‘aggressive, non-fixable cancer’.
UK28 Nov 2024
Gregg Wallace stepping away from MasterChef amid external review
The presenter has fronted the cooking show since 2005.
UK28 Nov 2024
Gregg Wallace to step away from MasterChef amid external review
A statement said the presenter is ‘committed to fully co-operating throughout the process’.
Music
Sir Rod Stewart announced for Glastonbury legends slot in 2025
Sir Rod previously played at Glastonbury in 2002.
26 Nov 2024
UK25 Nov 2024
Barbara Taylor Bradford, the ‘grand dame of blockbusters’, dies
The author published her acclaimed novel A Woman Of Substance in 1979.
UK
Zoe Ball ‘really touched’ by messages after leaving BBC Radio 2 Breakfast Show
The presenter will step down from hosting BBC Radio 2’s Breakfast Show next month to ‘focus on family’ but said she is ‘chuffed’ for Scott Mills.
19 Nov 2024
UK
Zoe Ball departing BBC Radio 2 Breakfast Show to ‘focus on family’
She has been fronting the show since 2019 and said it has ‘been a privilege’.
19 Nov 2024
Music
Scott Mills to replace Zoe Ball as BBC Radio 2 Breakfast Show host
Ball will host her last show on December 20 with Mills set to begin fronting the programme from January.
19 Nov 2024
Music
Zoe Ball to step down from BBC Radio 2 breakfast show in December
She has been presenting the show since taking over from Chris Evans in 2019.
19 Nov 2024
Celebrity News
June Spencer: The veteran Archers actress who charmed the Queen
Her character Peggy was often viewed as a traditionalist, a conservative character in the long-running drama.
8 Nov 2024
Celebrity News
The Archers star June Spencer dies aged 105
She featured in the first episode of the long-running soap in 1951.
8 Nov 2024
UK17 Oct 2024
Liam Payne died of multiple traumas, post-mortem examination finds
Payne’s family have said they are ‘heartbroken’ at the news of his death.
UK14 Oct 2024
Katya Jones says hand incident a ‘very silly inside joke’
In a video on her Instagram stories, Jones said she needed to make something ‘crystal clear’.
Celebrity News
Strictly’s Katya and Wynne address ‘midriff’ moment as welfare team checks in
The couple have said they were ‘just messing around’ on Saturday night.
13 Oct 2024
UK
Scottish DJ Jackmaster dies aged 38 after suffering head injury in Ibiza
His family said he died on Saturday morning on the Spanish island.
12 Oct 2024
UK
Love Island star Tasha Ghouri gets first Strictly 10s for 2024
Her Charleston was praised by the judges as being nearly flawless, earning her a whopping 39 points.
12 Oct 2024
Celebrity News
TV presenter Nick Knowles returns to Strictly dancefloor following injury
He and his partner Luba Mushtuk performed their movie-themed routine.
12 Oct 2024
Showbiz12 Oct 2024
Sir Elton John’s confesses ‘I don’t know how much time I have left’
The documentary titled Elton John: Never Too Late, will stream on Disney+ from Friday December 13.
Celebrity News12 Oct 2024
Jamie Dornan looking forward to ‘much-needed’ break after filming Netflix drama
He has also been announced as Diet Coke’s new ambassador.
Music
Radio 2 presenter Johnnie Walker: ‘I’m not worried about dying’
Walker hosts The Rock Show and Sounds Of The 70s on BBC Radio 2 but announced on October 6 he will be retiring.
12 Oct 2024