60 h. ago Blue Peter legend who turned show into national institution dies aged 92

Tributes have been paid to the icon who was a 'true force of nature' and supporter of young people

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62 h. ago Blue Peter legend Biddy Baxter dies aged 92 as tributes pour in for children's TV pioneer

Baxter took over as editor of Blue Peter in 1965, several years after the programme’s launch

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63 h. ago BBC Blue Peter legend who turned children's show into institution dies

The icon became a household name as generations of children tuned in going through endless 'sticky back plastic' as they turned washing up bottles into new creations

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63 h. ago Blue Peter icon dies after tributes paid to 'formidable' legend

She spent 25 years at the helm, heping turn the children's show into a television institution during her 25 years on working on the beloved programme

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63 h. ago Blue Peter legend Biddy Baxter dies as fans pay tribute to BBC pioneer

Biddy Baxter, who was known for her role as the editor of Blue Peter, has died at the age of 92, and tributes have poured in for the icon following the sad news

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63 h. ago BREAKING: Biddy Baxter dead: Blue Peter legend dies as tributes paid to ‘formidable’ legend

Long-serving Blue Peter editor Biddy Baxter helped turn the children's show into a television institution during her 25 years on working on the beloved programme

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63 h. ago Biddy Baxter dead: Blue Peter legend dies as tributes paid to ‘formidable’ legend

Long-serving Blue Peter editor Biddy Baxter helped turn the children's show into a television institution during her 25 years working on the beloved programme

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4 d. ago The UK's Online Safety Act is a licence for censorship – and the rest of the world is following suit | Taylor Lorenz

From the US and Australia to France and Italy, those seeking to obliterate privacy and restrict content are on the move Over the past two weeks, the UK has reportedly blocked internet users’ access to everything from SpongeBob SquarePants gifs to Spotify playlists. Information about Joe Biden’s police funding plan has been restricted, along with a post about an up-and-coming political party. Gamers say they have been unable to tweak colours in games such as Minecraft. And it’s all because of a new age verification law.Since the child safety provisions contained within the Online Safety Act came into effect on 25 July, web service providers have been forced to institute “highly effective” age verification measures to prevent children from accessing “harmful” or “adult” content. The penalty for failing to adequately comply with the act includes hefty fines and potential criminal action.Taylor Lorenz is a technology journalist who writes the newsletter User Mag and is the author of the...

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3 w. ago BBC targets adults in the latest adventure for its top dog Bluey

Corporation aims to build ‘lifestyle brand’ for all ages around smash-hit cartoon characterEach episode may only last seven minutes, but the bite-size length of Bluey’s adventures has not held back the world’s most popular blue dog from creating endless money-spinning opportunities for the BBC.Grateful executives are open about Bluey’s status as the golden goose driving a record £2.16bn in sales from commercial operations last year, spawning branding deals for everything from headphones to baked beans. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago BBC announce surprise new presenter for Blue Peter amid big move to Manchester

The "national treasure" from Wigan becomes the 44th ever presenter on the long-running children's programme

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3 w. ago Why has it taken a decade to exhume the bodies of the 800 dead babies of Tuam? | Caelainn Hogan

The mass exhumation in Ireland is vindication for campaigners – but their battle for justice is far from overA young girl played on a swing near a mass grave as the names of hundreds of children who died in a mother-and-baby institution in Ireland were read out during a memorial service late last year. The bright day turned to dark in the time it took.Now, the playground near the site in Tuam has been dismantled and the long-awaited exhumation has begun. But why has it taken more than a decade since it emerged that those dead children were likely buried in sewage chambers on the grounds of a publicly funded institution run by nuns and the local council? Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Why has it taken Ireland a decade to exhume the bodies of the 800 dead babies of Tuam? | Caelainn Hogan

The mass exhumation is vindication for campaigners – but their battle for justice is far from overA young girl played on a swing near a mass grave as the names of hundreds of children who died in a mother-and-baby institution in Ireland were read out during a memorial service late last year. The bright day turned to dark in the time it took.Now, the playground near the site in Tuam has been dismantled and the long-awaited exhumation has begun. But why has it taken more than a decade since it emerged that those dead children were likely buried in sewage chambers on the grounds of a publicly funded institution run by nuns and the local council? Continue reading...

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last month BBC Blue Peter star unrecognisable two decades after quitting 'out of touch' show

Stuart Miles quit Blue Peter in 2000 after hitting out at the TV series for being "out of touch" with its young BBC viewers but over two decades on the presenter looks quite different

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