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From editor to quizmaster: Who is new University Challenge host Amol Rajan?

Amol Rajan became the youngest editor of a broadsheet newspaper in Britain when he took the helm of The Independent in 2013, but now the BBC’s media editor faces an entirely new challenge as he gears up to quiz some of the smartest young minds in ...

18 Aug 2022 at 12:53

Entertainment

French and Saunders and Little Britain stars on Comic Relief bill

Red Nose Day celebrations will return to BBC One on Friday with Matt Lucas, David Walliams, Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders among the stars taking part. Sir Lenny Henry, David Tennant, Paddy McGuinness and Zoe Ball will host the main ...

18 Mar 2022 at 03:55

Lord Grade: Veteran executive has held top-level posts across broadcast media

The new Ofcom chief Michael Grade has held a number of senior positions at UK broadcasters after starting his career with a brief stint in sports journalism. Since the mid-1980s, the 79-year-old has served as controller of BBC One, ...

24 Mar 2022 at 18:55

Lucas and Walliams to impersonate Miley and Billy Ray Cyrus in comedy special

Matt Lucas and David Walliams will impersonate Miley Cyrus and her famous father Billy Ray as part of their comedy sketch show Rock Profile when it returns for a one-off Red Nose Day special later this month. Rock Profile, written ...

10 Mar 2022 at 01:25

World

Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky gets John F Kennedy award for defending democracy

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is among five people named as recipients of the John F Kennedy Profile in Courage Award for acting to protect democracy. Mr Zelensky was chosen because of the way he has “marshalled the ...

21 Apr 2022 at 17:55

Movies

Sir Kenneth Branagh hails ‘light and dark’ of Belfast childhood after Oscar win

Sir Kenneth Branagh said making Belfast allowed him to embrace “the light and the dark” of his working-class childhood after finally winning an Oscar following four decades in film. Over the years, the actor, writer and ...

28 Mar 2022 at 11:25

Youngest first minister Paul Givan also expected to be shortest serving

Paul Givan became Northern Ireland’s youngest ever first minister when he took up the role last summer. Some 231 days later he looks set to become the shortest serving first minister with his anticipated resignation in ...

03 Feb 2022 at 14:55

Youngest first minister Paul Givan also the shortest serving

Paul Givan became Northern Ireland’s youngest ever first minister when he took up the role last summer. Some 231 days later he became the shortest serving first minister when he resigned in protest at the Northern ...

03 Feb 2022 at 19:55

Who is BBC Sound of 2022 winner PinkPantheress?

PinkPantheress is the first winner of the BBC’s prestigious Sound Of poll to have carved out her career predominantly on TikTok. The 20-year-old singer and producer has managed to maintain relative anonymity ...

06 Jan 2022 at 15:25

Dame Cressida: First female Met head dogged by criticism over force’s standards

Dame Cressida Dick’s decision to resign as Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police comes after a tumultuous period for the force in which its culture and standards have repeatedly been called into question. ...

10 Feb 2022 at 21:55

Music

Adele’s career timeline as she cements her status as queen of the Brit Awards

Adele has cemented her status as queen of the Brits, becoming the most decorated solo female artist at the awards. The 33-year-old singer has had a bumpy start to 2022, having been forced to cancel her Las ...

09 Feb 2022 at 02:25

Ghislaine Maxwell: From luxury-seeker to convicted sex trafficker

Ghislaine Maxwell was once a “sophisticated” and “very impressive” British socialite until her affiliation with disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein led to her detention for sex trafficking. The daughter ...

30 Dec 2021 at 00:25

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