Race Across the World winner on ‘authentic travel’ and how to do it
Last year, Alfie Watts went global, becoming the youngest ever winner of Race Across the World – the BBC show that does exactly what it says on the tin. Teams…
Eurovision singer Clodagh Rodgers dies aged 78
Clodagh Rodgers, who represented the United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1971, has died at the age of 78. Rodgers, from Warrenpoint, County Down, came fourth with the…
Ryan Gosling to star in new Star Wars film
Ryan Gosling is to star in a new Star Wars film, which is set to be released in two years’ time. The new Disney project is titled Star Wars: Starfighter,…
BBC Sounds block outside UK delayed
The BBC has delayed blocking BBC Sounds app for audiences outside the UK. It comes after a decision made by the corporation meant listeners outside the UK would only be…
Flintoff ‘didn’t leave house for six months’ after crash
Andrew ‘Freddie’ Flintoff has said he did not leave the house for six months after his Top Gear crash, which left him with both physical and mental scars. The cricketer-turned-TV…
Chilli vs the chiller: Lord Sugar hires new Apprentice
Warning: This story contains spoilers about the Apprentice winner Lord Sugar has hired his newest business partner in the final of the 19th series of The Apprentice. He had a…
Sugababes join Radio 1’s Big Weekend line-up
Sugababes and Natasha Bedingfield have been added to the line-up for BBC Radio 1’s Big Weekend in Liverpool. They were announced by Radio 1 Breakfast Show host Greg James earlier…
Gene Hackman’s wife searched online for flu and Covid symptoms
Betsy Arakawa, the wife of actor Gene Hackman, searched the internet for information about flu and Covid symptoms and breathing techniques in the days before she died, police records have…
ITVBe to be rebranded as ITV Quiz
ITV has announced that its ITVBe channel will close in June 2025, and be replaced by a new channel focusing on quiz and game shows. Launched in 2014, ITVBe has…
Air Force Huns? Branson responds to Greg James appeal for space mission
Sir Richard Branson has responded to BBC Radio 1’s Greg James’ bid for an “Air Force Hun” mission to create a British version of the all-female flight that sent pop…