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9 months ago
Soccer (FIFA)

Sky appoint Drury after announcing Tyler exit

Football commentator Peter Drury will join Sky Sports to cover the Premier League after the organisation announced the departure of Martin Tyler.Tyler has been the organisation's lead commentator in the top flight since 1992 but is leaving them after 33 years.Drury, 55, has previously worked at the BBC, ITV and BT Sport as well as Premier League Productions.
www.independent.co.uk
9 months ago
UK news

Who are the key players in the This Morning Phillip Schofield drama?

As questions continue to be asked following Phillip Schofield resigning from ITV and admitting to an unwise but not illegal affair with a younger male colleague, we take a look at the key players at the broadcaster along with former This Morning presenters.Dame Carolyn McCall Dame Carolyn became ITV's first female chief executive when she joined in 2018.
www.independent.co.uk
9 months ago
UK news

Read ITV's letter on Phillip Schofield review in full: We feel badly let down'

ITV has ordered a barrister-led review of the facts surrounding Phillip Schofield's exit from This Morning.The broadcaster's chief executive Dame Carolyn McCall confirmed the move in a letter to culture secretary Lucy Frazer on Wednesday, just days after Schofield quit ITV after he admitted lying about having an affair with a colleague from the show in 2020.
www.independent.co.uk
9 months ago
UK news

ITV orders review into Phillip Schofield's departure from This Morning

ITV has ordered an external review into Phillip Schofield's departure from This Morning.The TV channel's chief executive Dame Carolyn McCall confirmed it had instructed a barrister to carry out a review of the facts in a letter to culture secretary Lucy Frazer.It comes after Schofield quit ITV last week after he admitted lying about having an affair with a colleague from the show in 2020.
www.independent.co.uk
10 months ago
UK news

Phillip Schofield denies claims of toxicity' at This Morning

Phillip Schofield has said there is no toxicity at This Morning and it's the same handful of people with a grudge against me or the show who seem to have the loudest voice.The veteran presenter, 61, resigned from the broadcaster on Friday and was dropped by his talent agency YMU after admitting to an unwise, but not illegal affair with a young male colleague on This Morning.
www.independent.co.uk
10 months ago
UK news

Dr Ranj Singh accuses This Morning of toxic culture' as Schofield scandal grows

Former This Morning mainstay Dr Ranj Singh has accused the programme of having a toxic culture as ITV is engulfed by the controversy surrounding Phillip Schofield's affair.The health expert, who appeared on the daytime TV show for 10 years, said he was increasingly worried about things that were happening on the programme and how people were being treated.
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www.independent.co.uk
9 months ago
UK news

Sir Ben Okri: Being honoured means helping the human race to be more civilised

Sir Ben Okri says to be honoured means helping the human race to be better and more civilised after being made a Knight Bachelor.The renowned Nigerian-born writer and cultural activist, considered to be one of the foremost African authors in the post-modern and post-colonial traditions, said he was delighted by the honour.
www.independent.co.uk
9 months ago
UK news

US author on second Women's Prize for Fiction win: Lightning has struck twice

Barbara Kingsolver says she is happy that her readers will follow her wherever I go in a literary way after winning the Women's Prize for Fiction for a second time, becoming the first author to do so.The US novelist, 68, said lightning had struck twice after being announced as the winner of the prestigious prize and the achievement was a validation of her Appalachian roots.
www.independent.co.uk
9 months ago
UK news

Barbara Kingsolver wins Women's Prize for Fiction for second time

Barbara Kingsolver has made history after becoming the first author to be awarded the Women's Prize for Fiction for a second time.The American author, 68, scooped the prestigious literary prize for her tenth novel Demon Copperhead after previously winning in 2010 with The Lacuna.Set in the Appalachian mountains in Virginia, her latest work is a modern retelling of Charles Dickens' classic David Copperfield.
www.independent.co.uk
9 months ago
UK news

ITV bosses say nobody would agree we treated Caroline Flack as a commodity'

ITV bosses have refuted claims during a parliamentary hearing that the broadcaster treated late Love Island presenter Caroline Flack as a commodity.Chief executive Dame Carolyn McCall and managing director Kevin Lygo faced questions from MPs on Wednesday about former This Morning host Phillip Schofield's exit from the programme during a Culture, Media and Sport Committee session, during which they were also questioned about ITV's duty of care for its talent.
www.independent.co.uk
9 months ago
UK news

All we know about Nottingham attacks that left three people dead in night of horror

Nottingham has been left reeling after a devastating series of incidents that left three people dead and three more in hospital.Two 19-year-old students and a man in his 50s were stabbed to death in the early hours of Tuesday before the attacker allegedly stole the older victim's van and attempted to run over three people in Nottingham, a police chief has said.
www.independent.co.uk
9 months ago
UK news

Scouts abuse victims received 6m over past decade as cases continue to emerge

More than 6m has reportedly been paid out in the last 10 years to people who were abused in the Scouts.The BBC's File on 4 programme contacted 13 law firms, that are a part of the Association of Child Abuse Lawyers, and received data from eight.According to the data, there have been 166 cases settled over the last decade, with around 50 unsuccessful claims and some still ongoing.
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www.standard.co.uk
9 months ago
London

Bromley Tree Massacre': Locals furious as 131 trees felled

A man has been arrested after chopping down 131 protected trees in what is being described by south London eco-warriors as a tree massacre.But the suspect told ITV News London he had been granted a lease to create sports facilities for children of all ages as well as BAME groups and other disadvantaged groups in Cator Park in Bromley.
www.independent.co.uk
10 months ago
UK news

Masked man attacks controversial statue at BBC HQ with hammer

A masked man has attacked a statue on the front of the BBC's Broadcasting House in central London with a hammer and chisel.It comes days after repair work was started to the previously-attacked Grade II listed statue, of Prospero and Ariel from Shakespeare's The Tempest by Eric Gill, who is said to have sexually abused two of his daughters.
www.independent.co.uk
10 months ago
UK news

Man attacks statue at BBC HQ with hammer and chisel

A masked man has attacked a statue on the front of the BBC's Broadcasting House in central London with a hammer and chisel.It comes days after repair work was started to the previously-attacked Grade II listed statue, of Prospero and Ariel from Shakespeare's The Tempest by Eric Gill, who is said to have sexually abused two of his daughters.
www.standard.co.uk
10 months ago
London

Pensioner, 81, in coma' after being hit by Duchess of Edinburgh's police escort

A n elderly woman who was hit by a police motorcycle escorting the Duchess of Edinburgh is reportedly in a coma in hospital.The Metropolitan Police said the motorbike collided with a pedestrian at around 3.21pm on Wednesday at the junction of Cromwell Road and Warwick Road in west London, leaving her in a critical condition.
www.independent.co.uk
10 months ago
UK news

Pensioner injured by police motorbike escorting duchess in coma'

An elderly woman who was hit by a police motorcycle escorting the Duchess of Edinburgh is reportedly in a coma in hospital.The Metropolitan Police said the motorbike collided with a pedestrian at around 3.21pm on Wednesday at the junction of Cromwell Road and Warwick Road in west London, leaving her in a critical condition.
www.independent.co.uk
10 months ago
UK news

Coronation arrests: Anti-monarchy Republic protesters consider suing Met Police

The leader of an anti-monarchist group who was detained for demonstrating at the King's coronation has said the group is considering suing police for unlawful arrest.Republic's leader, Graham Smith, was released on Saturday night after nearly 16 hours in police custody.He was one of 52 protesters from anti-monarchy and environmental groups that were arrested, in what critics called a totalitarian crackdown.
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9 months ago
Europe news

The Phillip Schofield Scandal Explained, From Daytime TV to Parliament

It's not every day that Britain's Parliament discusses daytime television.But the resignation of the anchor Phillip Schofield, after admitting to a relationship with a much younger man employed by the same show, has dominated British news coverage for weeks, fueling tabloid headlines but also raising questions about workplace ethics.
New York Daily News
10 months ago
Europe news

5-year-old boy among latest casualties in Ukraine shelling: report

A 5-year-old boy was among eight people killed in the latest rounds of shelling in Ukraine, officials reportedly said.A Russian attack on a village in southern Kherson region killed three, including the boy, BBC News quoted Governor Oleksandr Prokudin as saying.Two others were injured in the attack.
www.independent.co.uk
9 months ago
UK news

ITV boss denies arrogance' in handling of Rebecca Ferguson complaints

ITV boss Dame Carolyn McCall has denied that there was an arrogance in how the broadcaster handled Rebecca Ferguson's claims of mistreatment of contestants during her time on The X Factor.Last week, the Liverpool-born performer, who was a finalist on the ITV singing competition in 2010, called for media watchdog Ofcom to conduct an investigation into reality TV shows to ensure the future safety of contestants.
www.independent.co.uk
9 months ago
UK news

ITV boss says allegations of toxicity at This Morning deeply disappoints me'

ITV boss Dame Carolyn McCall said the broadcaster does not recognise allegations of a toxic culture at This Morning, saying it deeply disappoints me.The chief executive faced questions from MPs alongside ITV managing director Kevin Lygo and general counsel and company secretary Kyla Mullins about former host Phillip Schofield's exit during Wednesday morning's Culture, Media and Sport Committee session in Parliament.
www.independent.co.uk
9 months ago
UK news

ITV boss Dame Carolyn McCall to face MPs' questions over Phillip Schofield exit

ITV boss Dame Carolyn McCall will appear before a parliamentary committee to answer questions about the broadcaster's approach to safeguarding and complaint handling after former employee Phillip Schofield's exit from This Morning.The chief executive will face questions from MPs on the This Morning row at a session of the Culture, Media and Sport Committee on Wednesday morning.
www.independent.co.uk
9 months ago
UK news

Phillip Schofield has lost everything' in wake of affair revelation

Phillip Schofield said he has lost everything in the wake of his affair with a younger male colleague and told of a catastrophic effect on his mind.The former This Morning presenter, 61, said the fallout from the revelations had been relentless and urged the media to leave his former lover alone now.
www.independent.co.uk
9 months ago
UK news

Phillip Schofield apologises to Holly Willoughby and former lover over affair

Phillip Schofield has said he is sorry for lying to his best friend Holly Willoughby, but owes his greatest apology to his former lover and colleague.The 61-year-old presenter told The Sun the fallout from his secret affair had brought the greatest misery to the man's totally innocent life.Schofield resigned from ITV last week and was dropped by his talent agency YMU after admitting to the unwise but not illegal relationship.
www.independent.co.uk
9 months ago
UK news

ITV boss Dame Carolyn McCall called to face MPs' questions amid This Morning row

ITV boss Dame Carolyn McCall has been called to give evidence to a parliamentary committee to answer questions about the broadcaster's approach to safeguarding and complaint handling following the departure of Phillip Schofield from This Morning.The chief executive, who wrote a letter to Parliament on Wednesday in which she revealed the broadcaster had commissioned an external review in the wake of Schofield's exit, would face questions from MPs on the This Morning row at a session of the Culture, Media and Sport committee on June 14.
www.nytimes.com
9 months ago
World politics

New Zealand's public broadcaster investigates pro-Kremlin' changes to some articles.

New Zealand's public radio broadcaster has found that nearly two dozen articles by Reuters and the BBC that it had republished on its website had been edited inappropriately, with some of them given a pro-Russian slant, according to a spokesman for the broadcaster.The broadcaster, Radio New Zealand, said on Friday that it would investigate articles it found that contained problems.
www.nytimes.com
9 months ago
World politics

Eusebius McKaiser, Acerbic South African Political Analyst, Dies at 44

Eusebius McKaiser, a South African writer and broadcaster who focused a sharp and often unsettling gaze on his nation's struggles with apartheid's legacy in race, politics, sexual violence and identity, died on Tuesday in Johannesburg.He was 44.The cause was thought to be an epileptic seizure, according to his manager, Jackie Strydom.
www.nytimes.com
10 months ago
World politics

Three Dead in Japan After Attack by Man Who Wanted to Kill'

A man armed with a rifle and knife killed three people and injured another on Thursday in the city of Nakano in central Japan, before fleeing and shutting himself inside a building, Japan's public broadcaster, NHK, reported.The attacker, who reportedly told a witness he wanted to kill, stabbed one woman before opening fire on the police as they arrived on the scene, killing two officers and wounding one other male victim, the broadcaster said.
www.independent.co.uk
9 months ago
UK news

Scouts paid out millions to abuse victims in UK over last decade report

More than 6 million has reportedly been paid out in the last 10 years to people who were abused in the Scouts.The BBC's File on 4 programme contacted 13 law firms, who are a part of the Association of Child Abuse Lawyers, and received data from eight.According to the data, there have been 166 cases settled over the last decade, with around 50 unsuccessful claims and some still ongoing.
BBC News
9 months ago
UK politics

Four unique things about travelling abroad with a prime minister

This week I've been on a visit to the US with Rishi Sunak.Like all prime ministerial trips abroad, it wasn't exactly typical.Here are four things that make travelling with the prime minister a unique experience.For years the debate raged.Was it legitimate for the prime minister to have a plane they could call their own?
BBC News
9 months ago
UK politics

Phillip Schofield: ITV defends duty of care to staff at 'toxic' This Morning

An ITV executive has defended the network's duty of care to staff after Phillip Schofield's widely-publicised affair with a much younger colleague.The This Morning host left ITV last month after admitting he lied to bosses and workmates about the affair.There have also been allegations of a wider "toxic" culture at the programme.
www.theguardian.com
10 months ago
UK politics

BBC board members to be required to declare drinks with cabinet ministers

BBC board members will have to declare when they have social drinks or attend dinner parties with cabinet ministers, in the wake of Richard Sharp's resignation as chair of the broadcaster.Sharp announced his intention to quit the BBC last month after an external investigation concluded he should have declared his connection to a secret 800,000 loan facility made to Boris Johnson.
www.theguardian.com
10 months ago
UK politics

Choose a nice outfit and hold a sword steady: is that what it takes to succeed in politics now? | Adrian Chiles

Let's be honest, the coronation wasn't everyone's cup of tea.But on one matter there was consensus: Penny Mordaunt was simply magnificent.Praise came from the left of politics as well as the right, from the young and the old, from fashionistas and arbiters of good taste everywhere.Even before the newly crowned king and queen had reboarded their carriage, acclaim for the lord president of the privy council was frenzied, feeding off itself.
www.independent.co.uk
9 months ago
UK news

Sunak faces by-election after Dorries quits as MP amid absence from honours list

The immediate departure of Nadine Dorries as a Tory MP will trigger a crunch by-election for Rishi Sunak, after the former culture secretary's name did not appear on Boris Johnson's resignation honours list.The former Cabinet minister and staunch Johnson loyalist, who had previously detailed her plan to quit as the MP for Mid Bedfordshire at the next election, announced on Friday that she would be standing down with immediate affect.
www.theguardian.com
9 months ago
UK politics

Nadine Dorries stands down as MP with immediate effect

Nadine Dorries, the Conservative former culture secretary, has announced she is standing down as an MP with immediate effect.She made the announcement in a tweet after having reportedly been dropped from Boris Johnson's resignation honours.The move means there will be a byelection in her Mid Bedfordshire constituency, where in 2019 the Conservatives won a 24,000 majority.
www.independent.co.uk
10 months ago
UK news

ITV deeply disappointed with Phillip Schofield over affair deceit'

A spokesperson for ITV said the broadcaster was deeply disappointed by the admissions of deceit made by Phillip Schofield after the presenter admitted to an affair with a young This Morning colleague.The veteran TV presenter, 61, said that the affair began while he was still with his wife Stephanie, adding he was very, very sorry for having been unfaithful to her.
www.nytimes.com
10 months ago
Sports

Rick Wolff, Sports Radio Host and Much More, Is Dead at 71

Rick Wolff's resume is about as long as a Major League roster, his disparate professions linked by an adoration of sports and a fascination with sports psychology.He was a professional baseball player, a college baseball coach, an author of books about sports psychology and an editor and publisher of books by athletes like Tiger Woods (as well as business figures).
www.theguardian.com
10 months ago
London

London's Primrose Hill to close gates at night after row that divided locals

There will be no more conversing with the spiritual sun on Primrose Hill for William Blake fans, or anyone else for that matter at least not at weekends, after Royal Parks announced plans to close the park overnight.Whether it should remain open after dark at weekends has divided the north London community around the park in Camden, after late-night parties on the hill peaked during Covid lockdowns, but disruption continues to be an issue for some residents.
www.independent.co.uk
10 months ago
UK news

Royal fan arrested at coronation describes moment police grabbed her from crowd'

A royal fan detained for 13 hours after standing next to Just Stop Oil protesters ahead of the King's coronation has described the moment police grabbed her from the crowd.Alice Chambers had headed to the Mall on Saturday morning to catch a glimpse of the King's procession as it made its way towards Westminster Abbey for the historic service.
www.theguardian.com
10 months ago
Marketing

ITV reveals slump in ad revenues and predicts tougher times ahead

ITV has reported a 10% drop in advertising revenues in the first three months of this year, and said it expected the situation to get even tougher in the coming months.The company warned of a challenging outlook for ad spending overall as businesses cut back their marketing budgets during an economic slowdown and cost of living crisis.
NESN.com
9 months ago
Boston Red Sox

Five Best Nicknames In Boston Red Sox History

Aside from winning the sports perspective championship, one thing that never causes fans heartache is the nicknames of their favorite players.In Boston, there are some pretty spectacular ones that have graced us across the four major sports - especially the Red Sox.There are some simple ones that really are a mere play on the name itself, like "Tek" for Jason Varitek or "Eck" for Dennis Eckersley.
Boston.com
10 months ago
Boston Red Sox

How Don Orsillo keeps memory of Jerry Remy before each game he calls

Red Sox Orsillo and Remy called Red Sox games on NESN together for 15 years.When Don Orsillo prepares to call a game, he's reminded of his longtime broadcast partner.Orsillo shared with MassLive's Christopher Smith that he received a "Remy 2" patch that the Red Sox wore on their uniforms in 2022 that honored Jerry Remy, the former player turned broadcaster who called Red Sox games with Orsillo from 2001-15.
www.independent.co.uk
9 months ago
UK news

Scottish Labour leader stresses oil and gas will play major part for decades'

Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar has insisted oil and gas will play a major part of the energy sector for decades to come despite the party being set to block new North Sea projects.And Mr Sarwar told LBC on Monday that if his party was elected in Westminster, under its plans to ban new oil and gas extraction licences a Labour government would not make the same mistakes as Margaret Thatcher.
RAIN News
9 months ago
Music

James Cridland's International Radio Trends: AM given reprieve; Long Wave to go away; radio on TV - RAIN News

James Cridland, radio futurologist, is a conference speaker, writer and consultant.He runs the media information website media.infoand helps organise the yearly Next Radio conference.He also publishes podnews.net, a daily briefing on podcasting and on-demand, and writes a weekly international radio trends newsletter, at james.crid.land.
www.nytimes.com
9 months ago
Major League Baseball

A Mets Hall of Fame Class That Specializes in Honesty

He sat in the audience watching it all, like a proud grandfather at a college graduation.Fred Wilpon, 86, had owned the Mets when their new class of Hall of Famers Howard Johnson, Al Leiter and the broadcasters Gary Cohen and Howie Rose made their marks with the team.At a news conference before the ceremony on Saturday, Wilpon beamed.
www.independent.co.uk
9 months ago
UK news

This Morning editor speaks out over Phillip Schofield scandal

This Morning editor Martin Frizell has said scores are being settled when asked about claims of a toxic work environment at the ITV show.In the wake of Phillip Schofield's resignation after admitting an affair with a younger male colleague, former This Morning employees hit out at the broadcaster criticising the work place culture.
www.independent.co.uk
9 months ago
UK news

Holly Willoughby did not know about affair Phillip Schofield

Phillip Schofield has said he didn't tell anybody about his affair with his former This Morning colleague and his ex co-host Holly Willoughby did not know.The duo, who presented the show together since 2009 and also co-hosted ITV's Dancing On Ice before Schofield resigned from ITV, had been open about their close friendship over the years including going on holiday together.
www.independent.co.uk
9 months ago
UK news

Donna Traynor thankful for support as BBC discrimination case is resolved

Former newsreader Donna Traynor has thanked those who supported her as a discrimination case brought against the BBC has been settled.The industrial tribunal was resolved without any admission of liability in Belfast on Friday.Speaking at the conclusion of proceedings, BBC Northern Ireland director Adam Smyth said he wished Ms Traynor well in the future but would not comment on any financial settlement.
www.independent.co.uk
9 months ago
UK news

Suspended Labour MP boasted about taking prostitutes to parliament'

A MP suspended by the party Labour over sexual harassment allegations is facing fresh claims he boasted about bringing sex workers into parliamentary bars.Geraint Davies has been suspended pending an investigation into reports of incredibly serious allegations of completely unacceptable behaviour.One woman has submitted a formal complaint, after Politico initially reported that five other women made sexual harassment claims against the politician.
www.independent.co.uk
9 months ago
UK news

Phillip Schofield says daughters saved his life' during affair scandal - latest

Jump to content Sign up to our newslettersSubscribe News Sports Voices Culture Lifestyle Travel Premium Close Phillip Schofield claims he 'understands how Caroline Flack felt' after This Morning departure Phillip Schofield has credited his daughters with saving his life amid the fallout surrounding his unwise but not illegal affair with a younger colleague on This Morning.
www.independent.co.uk
9 months ago
UK news

Phillip Schofield says daughters saved his life' during affair scandal - latest

Jump to content Sign up to our newslettersSubscribe News Sports Voices Culture Lifestyle Travel Premium Close Phillip Schofield claims he 'understands how Caroline Flack felt' after This Morning departure Phillip Schofield has credited his daughters with saving his life amid the fallout surrounding his unwise but not illegal affair with a younger colleague on This Morning.
www.independent.co.uk
9 months ago
UK news

Phillip Schofield says he has lost everything' in the wake of his secret affair

Phillip Schofield said he has lost everything in the wake of his affair with a younger male colleague and told of a catastrophic effect on his mind.The former This Morning presenter, 61, said the fallout from the revelations had been relentless and urged the media to leave his former lover alone now.
AdExchanger
9 months ago
Marketing tech

Alternative IDs Under Fire In Europe; This Is What Stream Dreams Are Made Of | AdExchanger

Here's today's AdExchanger.comnews round-up... Want it by email?Sign up No Alternative here.Third-party cookies are not the future of digital advertising in the EU (or anywhere for that matter).But it looks like alternative IDs may not be either.European publishers are pushing back against alternative IDs that use publisher data to build third-party audiences, saying these solutions perpetuate digital advertising's worst practices, Digiday reports.
www.independent.co.uk
9 months ago
UK news

Phillip Schofield at centre of This Morning affair furore: a timeline of events

Phillip Schofield's fall from grace has been swift.The veteran TV star, who has admitted to an affair with a much younger male colleague while still married to his wife, has lost his high-profile job on This Morning, his lucrative contract with ITV and his talent representation.Here is a timeline of how events unfolded: February 2020: Schofield comes out as gay after nearly 27 years of marriage to wife Stephanie, in an emotional on-air chat with co-host and long-time friend Holly Willoughby.
www.independent.co.uk
9 months ago
UK news

Ex-BBC presenter bullied' after raising concern over role being changed

Former BBC TV presenter Donna Traynor faced bullying and harassment after she raised a grievance about a plan to change her role at the corporation, an industrial tribunal has been told.Ms Traynor's barrister told the tribunal she had been a victim of age, sex and disability discrimination after the proposal to move her to a radio position in 2019.
www.independent.co.uk
9 months ago
UK news

Holly Willoughby has nothing to hide' and will return to This Morning next week

Holly Willoughby will return to present This Morning next week and carry on like the professional she is.She is due to return to the show on Monday June 5 after the half-term break, having taken an early holiday after news of Phillip Schofield's departure emerged.Schofield 61, resigned from the broadcaster on Friday and was dropped by his talent agency YMU after admitting to an unwise but not illegal affair with a younger male colleague.
www.independent.co.uk
9 months ago
UK news

Holly Willoughby should follow Phillip Schofield out the door Eamonn Holmes

Holly Willoughby should follow Phillip Schofield out the door of This Morning, Eamonn Holmes has said.Holmes, who previously presented ITV's flagship daytime show on Fridays with wife Ruth Langsford, predicted that Willoughby will not return to the sofa following Schofield's bombshell exit.Schofield, 61, resigned from ITV on Friday and was dropped by his talent agency YMU after admitting to an unwise, but not illegal affair with a younger male colleague.
www.independent.co.uk
10 months ago
UK news

Reverend Richard Coles on BBC: I felt rather hurtled towards the exit'

Reverend Richard Coles has said after leaving the BBC that he felt rather hurtled towards the exit.The broadcaster, 61, stepped down from Radio 4's Saturday Live in March after 12 years.He joined the corporation's show in 2011.His departure from the show, also presented by Nikki Bedi, came following its relocation from London to Cardiff.
www.independent.co.uk
10 months ago
UK news

Eamonn Holmes alleges total cover-up' at ITV over Phillip Schofield affair

Eamonn Holmes has alleged that there was a total cover-up on ITV's This Morning show over Phillip Schofield's affair with a young male colleague.Schofield, 61, resigned from ITV on Friday and was dropped by his talent agency YMU after admitting to an unwise, but not illegal affair.Following Schofield's resignation, some former This Morning employees have come out to criticise the broadcaster.
www.independent.co.uk
10 months ago
UK news

Eamonn Holmes accuses Phillip Schofield of toxicity' and ITV of cover-up'

Eamonn Holmes has accused Phillip Schofield of toxicity amid the furore over the culture on ITV's This Morning programme.Schofield, 61, resigned from ITV on Friday and was dropped by his talent agency YMU after admitting to an unwise, but not illegal affair with a young male colleague on This Morning.
www.independent.co.uk
10 months ago
UK news

Schofield first met colleague he later had affair with at age 15 reports

Phillip Schofield first met the younger ITV colleague whom he later had an affair with when he was aged 15, according to The Mail On Sunday.The veteran TV presenter, 61, resigned from the broadcaster on Friday and was dropped by his talent agency YMU after admitting to an unwise, but not illegal affair with a young male colleague on This Morning.
www.independent.co.uk
10 months ago
UK news

This Morning to air on Monday in wake of Phillip Schofield's admission of affair

This Morning will air on Monday as the ITV show continues to face controversy after Phillip Schofield admitted to having an affair with a younger colleague, the broadcaster has confirmed.The veteran TV presenter, 61, resigned from the broadcaster on Friday and was dropped by his talent agency after confessing to having an unwise, but not illegal relationship with a young male who worked on the programme while he was still married to his wife.
www.independent.co.uk
10 months ago
UK news

Schofield denied rumours of a relationship during 2020 investigation, ITV says

ITV has said it investigated rumours of a relationship between Phillip Schofield and a This Morning employee around three years ago, but claim both parties repeatedly denied it.The veteran TV presenter, 61, resigned from the broadcaster on Friday (26 May) and was dropped by his talent agency after admitting to an unwise, but not illegal affair with a colleague on This Morning.
www.independent.co.uk
10 months ago
UK news

Schofield denied rumours of a relationship during 2020 investigation, ITV says

ITV has said it investigated rumours of a relationship between Phillip Schofield and an ITV employee around three years ago but claim both parties repeatedly denied it.The veteran TV presenter, 61, resigned from the broadcaster on Friday and was dropped by his talent agency after admitting to an unwise, but not illegal affair with a young male colleague on This Morning.
Editor In Leaf
10 months ago
Toronto Maple Leafs

Nonis, Burke, Ferguson Jr Are Available to Be Toronto Maple Leafs GM

There was a great deal of talk throughout the season about the future of the Toronto Maple Leafs general manager Kyle Dubas with the only NHL organization he's ever been a part of.After all the questions and speculation, Toronto Maple Leafs president Brendan Shanahan decided it was best if the general manager reins were in the hands of someone else.
www.independent.co.uk
10 months ago
UK news

Phillip Schofield previously denied affair with ITV colleague Holly Willoughby

This Morning presenter Holly Willoughby said former co-host Phillip Schofield previously denied to her having a relationship with a younger ITV colleague saying his admission now is very hurtful.Schofield, 61, resigned from the broadcaster on Friday and was dropped by his talent agency after admitting to an unwise, but not illegal affair with a young male colleague on the talk show.
www.independent.co.uk
10 months ago
UK news

Ex Met-police officer gets hundreds of hate messages' over Couzens probe

A former Metropolitan Police officer who has been banned from policing over her handling of two incidents of flashing by Wayne Couzens says she has received hundreds of hate messages.Samantha Lee, 29, did not make the correct investigative inquiries over two incidents where the killer exposed himself to female staff members at a McDonalds restaurant in Swanley, Kent, days before he kidnapped, raped and murdered Sarah Everard, a disciplinary panel found.
www.independent.co.uk
10 months ago
UK news

Dame Esther Rantzen reveals lung cancer diagnosis has moved to stage four

Dame Esther Rantzen has revealed that her lung cancer has progressed to stage four.The 82-year-old broadcaster, known for presenting BBC series That's Life! and founding charities such as Childline, confirmed in January that her lung cancer had spread.Dame Esther said at the time she decided not to keep this secret any more because I find it difficult to skulk around various hospitals wearing an unconvincing disguise and is remaining optimistic.
www.independent.co.uk
10 months ago
UK news

Issue of impartiality at BBC almost unresolvable' Gary Lineker

Gary Lineker has said the furore over his tweet about the Government's asylum policy was disproportionate, adding that he believes the issue of impartiality at the BBC is almost unresolvable.The Match of the Day presenter was taken off air by the broadcaster in March after posting a tweet in which he said the language used by the Government to promote its asylum plans was not dissimilar to 1930s Germany.
www.independent.co.uk
10 months ago
UK news

Just 9% of Britons say Brexit more of a success than failure, poll suggests

Only 9% of Britons now consider Brexit more of a success than a failure, according to new polling.Some 62% of people describe it as more of a failure, a YouGov survey shows.The public opinion and data company said Bregret has reached new highs, as the number of Britons saying it was right to vote to leave the European Union in 2016 dropping to its lowest level ever, at 31%.
www.independent.co.uk
10 months ago
UK news

BBC Breakfast star Naga Munchetty reveals womb condition adenomyosis

Veteran BBC presenter Naga Munchetty has revealed she has a painful womb condition as she recounted a time she recently felt like she was going to pass out from pain on BBC Breakfast.Speaking to The Independent in an exclusive interview, the 48-year-old journalist said she has been diagnosed with a condition called adenomyosis which she had never heard of until the illness was identified around eight months ago.
www.independent.co.uk
10 months ago
UK news

Alison Hammond and Dermot O'Leary pay tribute to Phillip Schofield on This Morning

Alison Hammond and Dermot O'Leary hailed Phillip Schofield as one of the best live television broadcasters this country has ever had, as they presented the first episode of This Morning since Schofield's exit.On Saturday, Schofield announced he was stepping down from presenting the ITV talk show with immediate effect after more than 20 years on the programme.
www.independent.co.uk
10 months ago
UK news

Hinge and Bracket star George Logan dies aged 78, reports say

Tributes have been paid to George Logan, half of the long-running musical duo Hinge and Bracket, following his reported death at the age of 78.The death of the comedy star, who played Dr Evadne Hinge, was confirmed by his family on Sunday, BBC News reported.Stage and TV star Patrick Fyffe, who played Dame Hilda Bracket in the cultured, opera-loving double act, died at the age of 60 in 2002.
www.independent.co.uk
10 months ago
UK news

BBC News to air three new programmes following single channel launch

BBC News is to launch three new programmes which will explore the daily stories in reactive, analytical and deep-dive formats.Chief presenters for the broadcaster Yalda Hakim, Lucy Hockings and Matthew Amroliwala will front the new shows which will air from Monday while fellow journalist Maryam Moshiri will move across them all.
www.independent.co.uk
10 months ago
UK news

British grandmother, 74, found dead on Greek island two weeks after going missing

A British grandmother has been found dead more than a fortnight after she went missing on a tiny Greek island, her family has said.Susan Hart, a 74-year-old from Bath, and her husband Ed both of whom are keen rock climbers are reported to have been visiting the popular climbing destination Kalymnos for eight years, and in April returned for the first time since the pandemic.
www.independent.co.uk
10 months ago
UK news

Man arrested after attack on statue at BBC HQ with hammer and chisel

A suspect has been arrested after a man wearing a Spider-Man mask appeared to attack a statue on the front of the BBC's Broadcasting House in central London with a hammer and chisel.Scotland Yard said that officers were called to Portland Place on Saturday at around 4.15am, to a report that someone had scaled scaffolding and was damaging the sculpture, and an arrest was made just after 6pm.
www.independent.co.uk
10 months ago
UK news

Phillip Schofield to step down from This Morning with immediate effect'

Phillip Schofield will step down from This Morning with immediate effect after more than 20 years on the ITV programme, the broadcaster has announced.The 61-year-old TV presenter will not return to co-host the morning talk show with Holly Willoughby, with Thursday's show being his last.ITV has said Willoughby will remain on the show and will co-present with members of the This Morning family.
Fish Stripes
10 months ago
Miami Marlins

LISTEN: Tommy Hutton's Baseball Life, 2023 Marlins Takes | Fish Stripes Unfiltered

The longest-serving television analyst in Miami Marlins history, Tommy Hutton of Bally Sports Florida, joins Isaac Azout and Kevin Barral.Their conversation includes:


How he got his start as a broadcaster
His amazing numbers against Hall of Famer Tom Seaver
Keys to being a successful pinch-hitter
Getting hired by the Marlins (for the first time) and favorite memories with the team
Impact of Major League Baseball's new rule changes
Whether the 2023 Marlins can sustain their winning ways
Skip Schumaker's impressive first season as manager
Ongoing 30th anniversary celebration taking place at LoanDepot Park this season


Enjoy Episode 41!
Subscribe to the Fish Stripes YouTube channel for the video version of every Unfiltered episode.
www.independent.co.uk
10 months ago
UK news

BBC commissions review into how it covers small boats and other migration topics

A review has been commissioned by the BBC Board into the broadcaster's coverage of migration, including small boats crossing the English Channel, to consider whether due impartiality is being delivered, the corporation said.The review will be jointly chaired by Madeleine Sumption, director of the Migration Observatory based at Oxford University, and Samir Shah, chief executive of the independent television and radio production company Juniper.
www.theguardian.com
10 months ago
Mental health

No, ADHD is not a con. If that's the message you got from Panorama's expose, you weren't paying attention or watching properly | Adrian Chiles

Turns out it's all a con, then, someone said to me.This was attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) they were talking about, in reference to Monday evening's BBC Panorama, which showed what looked like the decidedly doubtful practices of some reassuringly expensive private providers of psychiatry.
www.independent.co.uk
10 months ago
UK news

BBC's share of radio listening falls to lowest point since 2021, figures show

The BBC's share of the time people spend listening to radio in the UK has fallen to its lowest level since the Covid-19 pandemic, though audiences remain steady at some of its flagship networks, figures show.The corporation's stations accounted for 46.3% of total listening in the first three months of 2023, down from 47.1% in the previous quarter and 49.2% in the same period in 2022.
www.independent.co.uk
10 months ago
UK news

Channel 4 energised and refocused' after privatisation battle

A Channel 4 boss has said the broadcaster is energised and refocused on its core values, including representing the whole of the UK in its content, following the end of a privatisation battle with the Government.Earlier this year, former culture secretary Michelle Donelan confirmed plans to sell off the broadcaster had been scrapped and said Channel 4 will now be able to make and own some of its own content.
www.independent.co.uk
10 months ago
UK news

Harder and harder' to get audiences watching main channel, says ITV drama boss

The head of drama at ITV has said it is becoming harder and harder to get audiences to watch the broadcaster's main channel, where programmes have to cut broad.Polly Hill said that its linear channels were not going anywhere but that audiences did not want to look at the schedule in that way, as she explained more about how the broadcaster saw its new streaming platform ITVX.
www.fourfourtwo.com
10 months ago
AC Milan

Inter Milan vs AC Milan live stream, match preview, team news and kick-off time for this Champions League match

(Image credit: Getty Images) Inter Milan vs AC Milan live stream and match preview, Tuesday May 16, 8pm BST Inter Milan vs AC Milan live stream and match preview Looking for an Inter Milan vs AC Milan live stream?We've got you covered.Inter Milan vs AC Milan is on BT Sport (opens in new tab) in the UK.
www.fourfourtwo.com
10 months ago
AC Milan

AC Milan vs Inter Milan live stream, match preview, team news and kick-off time for this Champions League match

(Image credit: Getty Images) AC Milan vs Inter Milan live stream and match preview, Wednesday May 10, 8pm BST AC Milan vs Inter Milan live stream and match preview Looking for an AC Milan vs Inter Milan live stream?We've got you covered.AC Milan vs Inter Milan is on BT Sport in the UK.Brit abroad?Use a VPN to watch the Champions League with your subscription (opens in new tab) from anywhere.
Los Angeles Times
10 months ago
Los Angeles Rams

Chris Roberts, longtime UCLA basketball and football radio announcer, dies at 74

Chris Roberts had not completed his call of the most iconic play in UCLA basketball history when broadcast partner Marques Johnson butted in."Yeah, baby!Yeah, baby!Yeah, baby!" Johnson blurted after Tyus Edney dribbled from one baseline to the other in 4.8 seconds to beat Missouri in the 1995 NCAA tournament with a twisting layup.
Los Angeles Times
10 months ago
California

Appreciation: Tony Valdez, trailblazing Latino news reporter with an encyclopedic knowledge of L.A.

(Vince Bucci / Invision / Associated Press)

In the fall of 2021, Tony Valdez visited the East Los Angeles College newsroom, carrying envelopes stamped with his organization's emblem.He stood before a group of student journalists eager to be like him.As chairman of the 8 Ball Emergency Fund for Journalists, Valdez explained its mission to financially support working professionals.
www.independent.co.uk
10 months ago
UK news

Rishi Sunak should say something interesting' about BBC chair rules Lord Hall

A former BBC boss has called on Rishi Sunak to say something interesting about how to change the rules over appointing the new chair of the corporation.Lord Tony Hall, who was director-general of the BBC until Tim Davie took over in 2020, said the Prime Minister ought to give up the power to choose who should take on the role following the resignation of Richard Sharp.
www.independent.co.uk
10 months ago
UK news

Ofcom will keep an eye out for GB News behaving itself'

A director at Ofcom said the watchdog will be looking at GB News to see if the broadcaster is behaving itself following the channel breaching its broadcasting code with Covid claims for the second time.Adam Baxter, director of broadcasting standards at Ofcom, was speaking at the Voice of the Listener & Viewer (VLV) spring conference on Thursday when he was asked about the recent ruling.
www.independent.co.uk
10 months ago
UK news

Alternative funding models' for BBC Singers being considered

The BBC has had offers of alternative funding models to maintain the closure-threatened BBC Singers, an executive said.Chief content officer Charlotte Moore told the Voice of the Listener & Viewer (VLV) spring conference on Thursday that the BBC is committed to being the greatest champion for classical music.
www.independent.co.uk
10 months ago
UK news

Piers Morgan hits back at Prince Harry as privacy trial restarts live

Close Piers Morgan says he refuses to take lectures on privacy' from Prince Harry Piers Morgan has insisted he is not going to take lectures on privacy invasion from Prince Harry, as a High Court battle over allegations of phone hacking at the Daily Mirror while he was an editor at the newspaper got under way.
Variety
10 months ago
Marketing

ITV Quarterly Revenues Down, Streaming Business Soars

U.K. broadcasting giant ITV 's revenues dipped in the first quarter of 2023, but streamer ITVX has seen a growth uptick, according to figures released on Thursday.The financial and operating performance for the three months to March 31 was "as expected," ITV said, with total external revenue down 7% at £776 million ($979.4 million), compared to £834 million ($1.05 billion) over the same period in 2022.
www.independent.co.uk
10 months ago
France news

BBC begins work to repair defaced statue by controversial sculptor Eric Gill

The BBC has begun repair work to a Grade II listed statue outside its central London headquarters after it was defaced with a hammer last January.The depiction of Prospero and Ariel from Shakespeare's The Tempest by sculptor Eric Gill, who is said to have sexually abused two of his daughters, has been on display at Broadcasting House since 1932 but was attacked last year amid calls for it to be removed.
www.independent.co.uk
10 months ago
UK news

GB News in significant breach' of Ofcom rules over Covid vaccine claims

An interview on GB News with a Covid vaccine sceptic in which the jab was compared to mass murder was in breach of broadcasting rules, Ofcom has found.The media watchdog said the episode of The Mark Steyn Show on the right-wing channel, which aired in October 2022, was in significant breach of its code.
Raymondcamden
10 months ago
Vue

Add Streaming to Your Jamstack Site in Minutes

Last week I had the distinct pleasure of being on my buddy Todd Sharp's live stream, Streaming on Streaming.You can watch the recording of that session here:
Todd is the principal developer advocate for Amazon Interactive Video Service (IVS), or, more simply, a way of taking the incredible power of the Twitch platform and putting it in your hands.
www.independent.co.uk
10 months ago
UK news

Star-studded Coronation Concert draws average audience of 10 million

The Coronation Concert on Sunday night was watched by an average audience of 10.1 million, according to overnight figures from the BBC.The star-studded event at Windsor Castle, which saw performances from Lionel Richie, Katy Perry and Take That, had a peak viewership of 12.3 million, the broadcaster said.
www.independent.co.uk
10 months ago
UK news

Mortgage refused because homeowner hosting Ukrainian refugees

A bank has issued an apology after rejecting a home owner's mortgage application due to them hosting two Ukrainian refugees.A mother and her young daughter have been staying in an annexe at Dominik Zaum's family home since June 2022.Fixed-rate mortgage deals leapt up in the wake of last autumn's disastrous mini-budget, with many predicting they will continue to edge up even further as the Bank of England looks set to hike interest rates.
www.independent.co.uk
10 months ago
UK news

Hugh Bonneville: Each generation needs to make its own definition of monarchy

Hugh Bonneville has hailed the King's coronation as an extraordinary event, but thinks the challenge for the future of the monarchy will be to allow the next generation to define what it means to them.The Downton Abbey and Paddington star, 59, will be hosting the star-studded Coronation Concert in the grounds of Windsor Castle on Sunday evening which will feature performances by Take That, Katy Perry and Lionel Richie.
www.independent.co.uk
10 months ago
UK news

Zoe Ball pulls out of Coronation Concert radio duties at last minute

Zoe Ball has said she is absolutely gutted at having to pull out of covering the Coronation Concert for BBC Radio 2 at the last minute after falling ill.The 52-year-old DJ was due to present a show from the grounds of Windsor Castle on Sunday evening ahead of the star-studded event which will feature performances by Take That, Katy Perry and Lionel Richie.
www.fourfourtwo.com
10 months ago
English Premier League

West Ham vs Manchester United live stream, match preview, team news and kick-off time for this Premier League match

(Image credit: Getty Images) West Ham vs Manchester United live stream and match preview, Sunday May 7, 7.00pm BST West Ham vs Manchester United live stream and match preview Looking for a West Ham vs Manchester United live stream?We've got you covered.West Ham vs Manchester United is on BT Sport in the UK.
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