11 h. ago Doctor Who episode faces axing in major BBC scheduling shake

A Doctor Who spin-off episode may be axed due to a BBC scheduling clash as the broadcaster is set to air the live FA Cup final instead of the cult drama TV show

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15 h. ago Doctor Who episode at risk of being pulled from primetime slot amid scheduling chaos

A Doctor Who spin-off special episode is in danger of being axed due to a scheduling shake-up.

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3 d. ago John Oliver faces defamation lawsuit from US healthcare executive

Dr Brian Morley claims Last Week Tonight host and show took his words out of context in a 2024 episode on MedicaidA US healthcare executive has sued John Oliver for defamation following a Last Week Tonight episode on Medicaid, in which the British-American comedian quoted the doctor as saying it was okay for a patient with bowel issues to be “a little dirty for a couple of days”.Dr Brian Morley, the ex-medical director of AmeriHealth Caritas, argues that Oliver – an outspoken comic whose show has not only addressed muzzling lawsuits but been subject to them – took the quote out of context in an April 2024 episode on Medicaid. Continue reading...

Society

5 d. ago ‘Woke’ criticism of Doctor Who proves show on right track, says its newest star

Varada Sethu joining series as Doctor’s latest companion, marking first time Tardis team is wholly people of colourCriticisms that Doctor Who has become too “woke” prove the series is doing the right thing by being inclusive, its new star Varada Sethu has said.Sethu plays the Doctor’s latest travelling companion, Belinda Chandra, in new episodes airing next month. With Ncuti Gatwa returning as the Doctor, the pairing marks the first time a Tardis team will comprise solely people of colour. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago World Cricketers’ Association calls for radical reform of ‘chaotic and confusing’ schedule

The players’ body has hit out at the demands placed on cricketers by an ever more congested calendar

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1 week ago Players’ body hits out at ‘confusing’ schedule and wants Nations League of cricket

World Cricketers’ Association calls for reform of calendarWCA also wants modernisation of global governing bodyThe World Cricketers’ Association has called for reform of the global calendar and of the International Cricket Council, the world game’s governing body, describing the current schedule as “chaotic and confusing”.In a report published on Wednesday, based on interviews with 64 stakeholders including the Australia Test captain, Pat Cummins and England’s Jos Buttler, the WCA demanded that the ICC be “modernised” to “ensure it is fit for purpose to lead the global game”, criticising its “lack of centralised global leadership”. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Asda apologises after toy that poses 'high risk of choking' urgently pulled from shelves

Asda has admitted they are "sorry" for selling the children's product which "presents a high risk of choking"

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1 week ago There’s No Time Like the Present by Paul B Rainey review – a funny, unpredictable and wild comic

Three characters stuck in the past are given access to the future in the former Observer/Faber prize winner’s mordant and misanthropic sci-fi graphic novelPeople who enjoy science fiction love to imagine the future: time travel, spaceships, something wobbly with a green face. But what if those fans really had access to it – the future, I mean – courtesy of something very similar to the internet? This is the possibility Paul B Rainey floats in There’s No Time Like the Present, in which a crowd of misfits from Milton Keynes (once the future itself) are able, if not to visit Mars, then at least to watch episodes of Doctor Who that have not yet been screened.Mordant and misanthropic in almost equal measure, Rainey’s book has three central characters, each one somewhat stuck, unable fully to escape their childhood. Barry, an obnoxious lazybones, still lives at home with his parents; he makes his living selling bootleg recordings of TV shows he has lifted from the “ultranet”, which provid...

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1 week ago ‘Bold but significant risk’: Fifa pulling out all the stops to sell Club World Cup

With ticket sales slow and concerns over burnout, football’s governing body is battling to win hearts and mindsThis week president Donald Trump convened a prayer meeting in the Oval Office. Gathered around the Resolute desk, constructed from the timbers of a British naval vessel, a series of pastors laid their hands on the president’s thinning hair and prayed for his success. The only other item on the desk? The enormous intricate bauble that will serve as the trophy for Fifa’s Club World Cup.That Trump should like the look of an object lacquered in 24-carat gold plating, and designed by the New York jewellers Tiffany & Co, is not perhaps a huge surprise. But its prominent position on the world’s most consequential desktop will surely also have been welcomed by the president of Fifa, Gianni Infantino, who left the trophy with Trump this month on his visit to the White House, a week after Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Doctor Odyssey fans 'thank God' for same reason after new episode with Oscar

Doctor Odyssey viewers have been left thrilled after the show's new crossover episode with hit drama, 9-1-1.

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2 w. ago Death in Paradise star joins Doctor Who for new series in mysterious role

A Death in Paradise and Slow Horses star is heading into the Whoniverse to team up with Ncuti Gatwa and Varada Sethu for an episode of the new series of Doctor Who that begins next month.

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