Adam Sherwin
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Match of the Day: BBC in crisis as star pundits Ian Wright and Alan Shearer walk out with Lineker
The pair are refusing to appear on Match of the Day after Lineker was told he will not be allowed to present it until an agreement is reached on his social media use. → Read More
BBC must take action on ‘untouchable’ Gary Lineker following asylum comments, staff say
Gary Lineker is on a collision course with BBC Director-General Tim Davie if he refuses to back down over political migrant tweets. Insiders say star presenter has 'untouchable' status → Read More
David Attenborough uses 'final trip' to make passionate plea in Wild Isles documentary
Insiders insisted that the 96-year-old presenter will not be retiring, but he is unlikely to travel to film future shows in the wild. → Read More
Isabel Oakeshott rejects claims she broke legal agreement by publishing Matt Hancock messages
Allies of the former health secretary insist he was not naive to send all of his WhatsApp messages to the journalist, a vehement lockdown critic → Read More
David Bowie: V&A Museum to open permanent exhibit on pop legend, with archive of 80,000 items in east London
From Ziggy's space-age outfit to Brian Eno's synthesiser - a huge collection related to the cultural icon will be housed in a permanent exhibition in east London, for fans and academics alike → Read More
BBC News presenters told ‘sweaty and dirty’ look better than formal dress for ratings
Senior executives reportedly told BBC staff that viewers were less likely to place trust in the news if it is delivered by reporters who look as if they have just stepped off a red carpet → Read More
BBC radio switching off Long Wave Shipping Forecast forces sailors to install new alert system
Sailors will need to ensure they can receive shipping forecasts when Radio 4 switches off long wave transmission (Photo: Hugh R Hastings/Getty Images) → Read More
Brit Awards 2023: Lewis Capaldi’s songwriters are contenders again and reveal secret to chart-topping success
Tom ‘Froe’ Barnes, Benjamin Kohn and Pete ‘Merf’ Kelleher have already racked up eight number ones and sold 15 million records (Photo: TMS/North Pole Management) → Read More
Jeremy Clarkson is good for farming, and a ‘huge, positive influence,’ says farming minister
Jeremy Clarkson is a positive ambassador for UK farming, Defra minister Mark Spencer says. The controversial presenter faces 'cancellation' after apologising for writing 'disgraceful' Meghan column in The Sun → Read More
Happy Valley viewers urged not to post final episode spoilers until May so global fans can catch up
Happy Valley viewers told not to share spoilers after Sunday's final episode - a global audience of Calder Valley crime obsessives is waiting to see the drama reach its conclusion → Read More
Channel 5 audience surges after dumping Neighbours as it steals viewers and talent from BBC
Channel 5 is targeting BBC viewers with familiar faces, true crime and original drama → Read More
Row over BBC chair's loan 'help' to Boris Johnson could push staff to strike, insiders say
BBC Chairman Richard Sharp's intervention to help Boris Johnson's finances has angered staff who are holding a strike ballot over radio cuts and redundancies → Read More
Ken Bruce promises golden oldies when he joins Greatest Hits Radio after row over BBC Radio 2 axing classics
Listeners say Radio 2 is trying to sound like Radio 1 by playing club hits. After quitting for rival Greatest Hits Radio, Ken Bruce promised to spin golden oldies from the 70s and 80s → Read More
Ken Bruce: Why top BBC stars are leaving for rivals like Greatest Hits Radio
A BBC talent 'brain drain' has become a flood as Ken Bruce joins Emily Maitlis, Andrew Marr, Vanessa Feltz, Peter Crouch, Dan Walker by quitting for rivals. With a licence fee freeze, the BBC can't shower star names with cash to stay. → Read More
Paralympics TV future secure after plans for Channel 4 privatisation abandoned
Executives feared a new commercial owner could cut Channel 4's ground-breaking prime-time commitment to disabled sport. Now the 2024 Paralympics games in Paris is set to be the broadcaster's most ambitious yet → Read More
Copies of “Spare” by Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, are displayed at Waterstones’ flagship Piccadilly bookshop on the day of its release (Photo: JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP/Getty)
The publisher of the Duke of Sussex's tell-all biography said it had recorded more than 400,000 sales on its day of publication - a record for a non-fiction book → Read More
Channel 4 has escaped privatisation but now it needs to make its own Strictly moneyspinner
Instead of selling off Channel 4, ministers will allow the network to make and sell its own programmes for the first time. Can it produce a worldwide hit like Strictly Come Dancing? → Read More
Government abandons Channel 4 privatisation in Boris Johnson U-turn
Channel 4 HQ in central London. The broadcaster's privatisation was due to be the central plank of a new Media Bill (Photo: Vuk Valcic/SOPA/LightRocket/Getty) → Read More
LadBaby make ‘massive apology’ to The Beatles after breaking Christmas number ones chart record
Chart expert says success of the novelty group is more a sign of a decline in the importance of Christmas number ones than an indicator that musical standards are slipping → Read More
The Sun under pressure to take 'definitive action' against Jeremy Clarkson over Meghan Markle article
The now-removed column by the former Top Gear presenter described his dream of seeing the Duchess of Sussex publicly humiliated and degraded (Photo: Getty Images) → Read More