6 h. ago Edith Bowman reveals how she unwinds best as BBC Radio makes exciting expansion

Edith Bowman speaks to the Mirror as the BBC launches three brand-new digital music radio stations on DAB+

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21 h. ago Big pharma will stop investing in UK, top scientist warns after Merck’s £1bn exit

Comments by former professor of medicine at Oxford follow scrapping of planned London research centre Sir John Bell, a prominent scientist who brought business and government together during the Covid-19 vaccine rollout, has warned that other big pharmaceutical companies will stop investing in the UK, after Merck’s decision to scrap its planned £1bn London research centre.Bell, a former regius professor of medicine at the University of Oxford, told Today on BBC Radio 4 that he had spoken to several chief executives of large companies in the past six months “and they’re all in the same space, and that is, they’re not going to do any more investing in the UK”. Continue reading...

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42 h. ago Vernon Kay says 'no' as he issues warning over I'm A Celebrity amid rumours over next ITV line

The 51-year-old BBC Radio 2 star joined the iconic ITV reality show in 2020

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46 h. ago Kate Moss reveals David Bowie's special nickname for her as she reflects on their friendship

Kate, 51, hosts Music Uncovered, David Bowie: Changeling, an eight-part series for BBC Sounds and BBC Radio 6 Music, which examines how David reinvented himself.

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66 h. ago Zoe Ball fights tears as she details 'emotional breakdown' that left her lying on kitchen floor

The BBC Radio 2 star bravely discussed the "brutal period" of her life

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67 h. ago Actress Maxine Peake launches blistering attack on JK Rowling over her trans views as she says author has 'no understanding' and compares her to Mary Whitehouse

Actress Maxine Peake has launched a blistering attack on JK Rowling during an appearance on BBC Radio 4.

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69 h. ago Tess Daly called 'very opinionated' by Vernon Kay as he gives insight into marriage

BBC Radio 2 host Vernon Kay gave an insight into his marriage with Tess Daly, as he discussed the lesser-known career he had before presenting

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69 h. ago Vernon Kay calls wife Tess Daly 'very opinionated' as he talks little

BBC Radio 2 host Vernon Kay offered a glimpse into his marriage with Tess Daly, while reflecting on the lesser-known career he pursued before presenting

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2 d. ago Vernon Kay admits Tess Daly is 'very opinionated' as he talks little

BBC Radio 2 presenter Vernon Kay praised his wife Tess Daly while reflecting on his sense of style and his lesser-known career before moving into presenting

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3 d. ago To Be Frank review – Fun Lovin’ Criminal drummer offers up life lessons from many irons in fire

Documentary portrait of musician’s varied career is engaging if a little too easy in its admiration for its subjectMusician Frank Benbini is most probably known best as the drummer from Fun Lovin’ Criminals and a latter incarnation of UB40, although as this documentary (which Benbini executive produced) reveals, he’s got a lot of different irons on the proverbial fire; these include a beat combo called Uncle Frank and a reggae group called Radio Riddler. There are other side projects as well, musical and music-adjacent – the occasional bit of barbering with an old friend from Leicester with whom he co-owns a salon, and DJing on BBC Radio Leicester.Clearly the man has a strong work ethic despite a hard partying image and songs about getting high. A few of his colleagues and employees dare to suggest that he can be a bit of hard taskmaster with a combustible temper. You can’t help wonder what sort of film might have emerged if this weren’t being directed by one of Benbini’s best frien...

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3 d. ago ‘Looks so sizzling they could fry an egg!’ How the BBC’s Pride and Prejudice adaptation changed my life

The 1995 adaptation of Jane Austen’s classic, starring Colin Firth, has its own fan group, has inspired university courses and was even featured in the Barbie movie. What’s behind its enduring appeal? I was born in the wrong century – or so my mother says, while I protest from my writing bureau, wax seal in hand, ready to dispatch an Austen-style letter to a friend. But as I put out the candle flame with my antique snuffer, I wonder if she might be right. For me, the past has always felt like home – I grew up on a literary diet of classic fiction, seasoned with a love of my Regency hero, Jane Austen.So when the BBC dramatisation of her most popular novel, Pride and Prejudice, first aired in 1995, it was manna from heaven for me, especially as an A-level English literature student. My pre-binge-era classmates and I delighted in the weekly suspense. We chattered of Mr Darcy’s intense looks, so sizzling they could fry an egg; laughed over the unfiltered comments of a dramatic Mrs Benne...

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3 d. ago Zoe Ball fights back tears as she reveals she had to stop working because she had an emotional breakdown after her mother Julia's death from pancreatic cancer

Zoe, 54, was forced to take time off from her BBC Radio 2 breakfast show following Julia's passing in April 2024 with pancreatic cancer.

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3 d. ago BBC chaos as popular radio presenters' shows suddenly axed in major shake

BBC listeners were less than impressed after a number of popular local radio programmes were axed and replaced with new shows in the various stations' schedules

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3 d. ago Michelle Keegan gets back to business on her ITV drama The Blame after letting her hair down at BBC Radio 2 in the Park

The 38-year-old actress sported a dark purple satin shirt and smart trousers clutching a script in her hands as she headed to the set in Essex on Monday.

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3 d. ago Zoe Ball reflects on ‘uncomfortable’ lads’ mag shoots during her early career

The broadcaster opened up about the ‘ladette’ era and said she felt she had to ‘suck it up’ at the time but now sees it differently

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3 d. ago Zoe Ball admits 'worry' as she addresses list of highest paid BBC stars

Zoe Ball was among the top earners at the BBC last year despite quitting BBC Radio 2's Breakfast Show three quarters of the way through the financial year

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3 d. ago Vernon Kay makes 'life' plea over observation while 'overstaying welcome' at BBC Radio 2 gig

Radio 2 in the Park took place over the weekend and saw the stations plethora of DJs descend on Chelmsford

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3 d. ago Michelle Keegan enjoys a boozy day out with her rarely seen brother Andrew and husband Mark Wright at BBC Radio 2 in the Park

The Coronation Street actress, 38, was among the stars who headed to Hylands Park in Chelmsford on Saturday for Bryan Adams' headline show of the festival.

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3 d. ago Zoe Ball admits 'worry' as she breaks silence on BBC top earners list

Zoe Ball was among the top earners at the BBC last year despite quitting the Radio 2 Breakfast Show three quarters of the way through the financial year

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4 d. ago Louise Redknapp's son watches on in awe during Radio 2 In The Park performance

Louise took to the stage at Hylands Park in Chelmsford for BBC Radio 2 in the Park and had a special guest watching on in the wings of the huge event

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