4 d. ago Palestinian boy at centre of BBC Gaza documentary row says he fears for his family's safety amid 'harassment'

Abdullah al-Yazuri has spoken out after the BBC pulled the Gaza documentary he narrated, expressing fears for his family's safety amid harassment claims

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4 d. ago Now Hamas chief's son who appeared in Gaza documentary turns on the BBC

A Hamas minister's teenage son who narrated the BBC's pulled Gaza documentary has warned the corporation he holds it responsible if 'anything happens' to him.

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4 d. ago Revealed: How much Hamas minister's family was paid for teenage son's role in BBC 'propaganda' documentary on Gaza

Gaza : How to Survive a Warzone was pulled from iPlayer last month after the BBC acknowledged 'serious flaws' in how it was produced.

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5 d. ago Denise Welch makes rare comment about son Matty's fiancée after 'secret wedding' rumours

Loose Women star Denise Welch's latest comment comes just days after she paid a sweet tribute to her son Matty Healy's wife-to-be, model Gabbriette Bechtel

Society

6 d. ago Channel 4 News featured son of Hamas official used in BBC Gaza documentary

Footage of Abdullah al-Yazouri, whose father is deputy agriculture minister, included in Gaza reportsChannel 4 News featured the son of a Hamas official in its Gaza coverage, the same teenager who narrated a controversial BBC documentary on the conflict, it has emerged. The news programme used footage of Abdullah al-Yazouri without initially disclosing he was the son of Ayman al-yazouri, the deputy agriculture minister in Gaza’s Hamas-run government. Channel 4 News reported on one occasion that Abdullah was selling chocolate on the streets of Rafah to “help support his family”, according to The Telegraph. Abdullah narrated the BBC’s documentary Gaza: How to Survive a Warzone which was pulled from the iPlayer after details of his family background emerged, with the corporation’s board last week apologising for “significant and damaging” mistakes.In a statement on Monday, Channel 4 News said no payments were made to Abdullah or his family and the boy did not feature in Channel 4 News’...

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7 d. ago The Americas review – Tom Hanks’ beautiful new nature series pretends the climate crisis doesn’t exist

This look at the wildlife of the American continent is vast, grandiose and awe-inspiring. But its approach to nature is so cosy it’s the eco equivalent of wearing blinkers and sticking your fingers in your earsIt does seem a little spoiled to be critical of a documentary as gorgeous as The Americas, a vast, grandiose Tom Hanks-narrated nature series which explores territory from New England to the tip of Patagonia. But we are living through an extraordinary glut of nature television, and the pool of previously unfilmed and unfilmable natural world scenes must surely be getting smaller. This 10-parter talks up its credentials as something new and different: five years in the making, gathered over 180 separate expeditions, capturing discoveries which have never been on camera before, the most expensive unscripted project ever made by NBC (via BBC Studios). Why, then, does it feel so familiar, and occasionally even tepid?This is nature television that is best enjoyed with your brain cl...

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8 d. ago BBC was 'manipulated by terrorists' over Gaza documentary narrated by son of a Hamas official, claims former chief

Danny Cohen, the former controller of BBC1, laid criticism at the Beebs and called on the Culture Secretary , Lisa Nandy, to make sure an independent inquiry was held.

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9 d. ago Imagine if the BBC paid the son of an IRA terrorist to narrate a documentary, writes STEPHEN POLLARD

If such behaviour had been exposed, it would have been a catastrophe for the BBC, would likely have led to prosecutions and might even have caused the collapse of the Corporation.

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9 d. ago BBC pressured to axe senior staff who oversaw Gaza documentary narrated by son of a Hamas official

A core of executives who work on the BBC's current affairs output are under intense scrutiny over the programme - and whether licence fee money was paid to the terror group.

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2 w. ago Mum jumps 14,000ft from plane in daring tribute after skydiver son dies in plane crash

A woman who lost her skydiving instructor son to a plane crash paid tribute to him in an incredibly brave way as she jumped 14,000ft out of a plane to spread his ashes

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2 w. ago Pressure grows on BBC as leaked papers point to Gaza film cover

The corporation was forced to apologise after it emerged that the child narrator on the BBC2 documentary was the son of Ayman Alyazouri, who has worked as Hamas's deputy agriculture minister.

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2 w. ago Dope Girls cast in full from Mare of Easttown to Little Women stars

New BBC drama Dope Girls brings the imagined Soho streets of 1918 vividly to life - but who is in the cast?

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2 w. ago BBC removes Gaza documentary from iPlayer after narrator revealed to be son of Hamas official

Further accusations were made about other children in the documentary, such as claims that they were pictured with the militant group Hamas.

Politics

2 w. ago BBC to face Culture Secretary after bosses apologised for letting 'Hamas chief's son' narrate Gaza documentary

Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy will take the BBC to task over concerns their latest Gaza documentary about ordinary Palestinians starred a boy related to 'Hamas royalty'.

Culture

2 w. ago BBC apologies for letting 'Hamas chief's son' narrate Gaza documentary after being accused of failing to 'carry out the most basic journalistic checks'

The Corporation was forced to apologise after a documentary about Palestinian children living in war-torn Gaza starred the son of a Hamas government minister.

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