Unboxed: Oil rig in lido to form part of UK-wide arts event
The decommissioned North Sea platform will relocate to Weston-super-Mare as part of 2022’s Unboxed.
Eurovision: Dua Lipa’s team will choose UK’s entry for 2022
The star’s management company will select this year’s song after the UK came bottom last year.
Paris Hilton: I couldn’t sleep for 20 years from memories of youth care abuse
Paris Hilton alleges she was strangled, slapped and watched in the shower while in a youth care facility.
Gordon Ramsay proud of daughter Tilly’s reply to ‘chubby’ comment
The TV chef says his daughter’s response to being called ‘chubby’ was ‘a breath of fresh air’.
Mary Berry: TV chef ‘proud’ to be made a dame
The former Great British Bake Off judge is honoured for services to cooking, writing and baking.
The Tiberius Show EP 157 Joe Burridge
What does a DJ do? Is it a fun job to make a crowd go wild? How does equipment do you need to get started? Do you need a lot of training just to play music? Well Joe Burridge from Birmingham UK will explain all about this amazing industry and his work as DJ JLB!!! […]
America’s Got Talent Extreme: British stuntman says boo to death after accident
Jonathan Goodwin says he was on “the brink” after an accident in rehearsals for US spin-off show.
Shatta Wale: Ghana star arrested over death threat claim
Shatta Wale said he was the victim of a gun attack – he’s been accused of spreading false information.
Belfast author Lucy Caldwell wins national short story award
Belfast author Lucy Caldwell’s All the People Were Mean And Bad won a BBC short story award.
Noisy: Rock band recovered their stolen kit after spotting it online
Rock group Noisy had around £25,000 of musical equipment stolen from their van in Walthamstow.
Squid Game helps Netflix subscriptions pick up
The streaming giant added 4.4 million new users in the third quarter as foreign language shows continued to fly.
Jude Law amongst crowd greeting refugee puppet
The giant puppet of a nine-year-old Syrian refugee arrived in Folkestone, on the south coast of the UK.
Leslie Bricusse: ‘Lyrical genius’ of film dies aged 90
He was the prolific creator of multiple movie hits such as Candyman, Feeling Good and Goldfinger.
BBC reveals new logos in modern makeover
The BBC logo is updated for the first time in 24 years as services like iPlayer also get a revamp.
Octavian: BBC Sound of 2019 winner announces he’s quitting music
The rapper, who won BBC Music’s Sound of 2019, was accused of abusive behaviour by an ex in 2020.
Major music streaming services to face competition inquiry
YouTube and Spotify are among those to be scrutinised by the Competition and Markets Authority.
Little Amal: Jude Law welcomes War Horse creators’ refugee puppet
Jude Law greets the giant puppet of a Syrian refugee child at the last stage of her 5,000km trek.
Wiggles: First female cast member Emma Watkins leaves group
Watkins, who became the first female Wiggle, wants to devote time to family and studies.
Kanye West officially changes his name to Ye
The rapper’s name has been officially changed after a request to a Los Angeles court.
Channel 4 subtitles and other services not likely to return until mid-November
A catastrophic fault knocked out subtitles, signing and audio description more than three weeks ago.
Berwick visually-impaired artist Amy Izat on new exhibition
Amy Izat hopes her work will show people what it is like to live with sight loss.
One in three music industry jobs were lost during pandemic
Musicians as well as people working in venues and recording studios were particularly affected.
Netflix Squid Game schools warning sent to parents
A council tells parents some schoolchildren are “aggressively” replicating the TV thriller’s games.
Greta Thunberg sings Rick Astley at climate concert
Greta Thunberg sings Rick Astley’s “Never Going To Give You Up” to launch series of climate concerts.
George Alagiah takes break from TV after further spread of cancer
BBC newsreader George Alagiah says his doctors want to hit a new tumour “hard and fast”.
Tom Parker: Brain cancer treatment needs ‘massive improvement’
After the Wanted star’s diagnosis, he wants to raise awareness to improve treatment and research.
Succession: Critics hail HBO drama’s ‘exhilarating’ return
The third season of HBO’s corporate family drama receives glowing praise and five-star reviews.
Bouncer shortage a ‘threat to public safety’, warn nightlife bosses
Nightclub bosses want government action as bouncers quit and EU workers leave the UK.
Ronnie Tutt: ‘Legendary’ Elvis Presley drummer dies at 83
Tutt provided the backbeat for the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll’s 1969 Taking Care of Business tour.
Bergerac at 40: Previously unreleased photos shared by BBC Archive
The show made household names of John Nettles and brought a tourism boom to the island of Jersey.
