4 h. ago Amol Rajan announces he's leaving BBC News and Radio 4's Today programme

The BBC said 42-year-old Amol Rajan, who has worked on Radio 4's Today programme since 2021, will continue to present University Challenge and the Radical With Amol Rajan podcast.

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4 h. ago Amol Rajan quits BBC Radio 4’s Today programme after five years

Presenter and former editor of The Independent is leaving flagship show but will continue to host ‘University Challenge’

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5 h. ago Presenter Amol Rajan to step down from BBC Radio 4’s Today programme

An announcement about his replacement is expected in due course.

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47 h. ago BBC journalist Martha Kearney was ‘surprisingly nervous’ to be made CBE

Kearney, who stepped down as a presenter of Radio 4’s Today programme last year, was made CBE for services to journalism and broadcasting.

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3 d. ago A new start after 60: I adopted a Guide Dog mum – and found true love, community and confidence

After her husband died suddenly, and her children left home, teacher Helen Smith started to question everything in her life. Then a radio programme about a shortage of Guide Dogs gave her an ideaHelen Smith was cleaning her bathroom and listening to the radio, some time after the pandemic, when a story came on about a shortage of guide dogs. The pandemic had made it hard to breed puppies. One vision-impaired owner faced a two-year wait for a new dog. Knowing the importance of her own relationship with dogs, Smith was overcome with sadness for him. Right then, she thought, “Well, what am I going to do with the rest of my life?”She was living in the south of Hesse, in Germany, having moved in 1998 from Shropshire for her husband’s work. Their daughters were nine and three. The family settled. They got a dog. Smith found tutoring work and started a business teaching English.Tell us: has your life taken a new direction after the age of 60? Continue reading...

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5 d. ago BBC The Traitors star forced to leave castle after 'upsetting' news

The Traitors saw another contestant forced to leave the castle immediately after a brutal murder.

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2 w. ago Queen Camilla says she was ‘so angry’ after assault on train when a teenager

‘I was reading my book and this boy, man, attacked me, and I did fight back,’ queen tells BBC’s Today programmeQueen Camilla has spoken for the first time about how she was “so angry” when she was physically assaulted on a train as a teenager.Camilla described the incident in an interview with BBC Radio 4’s Today programme, during which she also praised the courage of the racing commentator John Hunt and his daughter Amy, whose family were murdered at their home. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago BBC star issues update after family murders as they praise daughter's support

BBC racing commentator John Hunt and his daughter Amy joined Queen Camilla on BBC Radio 4's Today programme to discuss violence against women

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3 w. ago Readers letters: BBC says commitment to celebrating Scottish music remains strong

A BBC boss writes to defend changes to BBC Radio Scotland’s late-night programming

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4 w. ago Love Island is UK’s most complained about programme of 2025, says Ofcom

Regulator received thousands of complaints over treatment of Shakira Khan by other female contestants on ITV seriesITV’s Love Island has proved a hit for the broadcaster, but the reality dating show has also dominated a more unwelcome chart – comprehensively winning the title of this year’s most complained about programme.The treatment of Shakira Khan, a contestant many viewers believed had faced bullying, was the main issue ensuring the show took all three top spots in a list of TV output provoking the most protests to Ofcom, the broadcasting regulator. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago 300 musicians and culture figures call on BBC Radio Scotland to pause cuts to late

The letter comes amid plans for a radical shake-up of programming with late-night curated music shows to be replaced by ‘mainstream, easy listening’ programmes led by playlists

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