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An anorexia sufferer who tried to throw herself off a motorway bridge after not eating for two weeks has told how her condition took hold when she was sexually assaulted twice at the age of 16. Laura, 24, features on Stacey Dooley’s new BBC Three documentary after she is admitted to Springfield Hospital in London, … Read more
Alexa IS listening to you: Former Amazon Executive reveals he switches OFF his smart speaker whenever he wants a ‘private moment’ BBC Panorama is investigating the rise of Amazon from bookstore to tech giant A former executive for the company says he always turns Alexa off when talking Amazon says some conversations recorded by Alexa … Read more
Boris Johnson faces Tory backbench revolt over ‘picking fight’ with the BBC amid claims the government wants to SCRAP the licence fee Briefings suggest the government is plotting fundamental overhaul of the BBC The licence fee could be scrapped and the corporation forced to downsize A series of Tory MPs have voiced concern about ‘picking … Read more
A couple whose bedroom is strewn with rubbish, mouldy takeaway boxes and soiled underwear admit they only do laundry once a month – and often buy new clothes instead of putting on a wash. Sarah and Jordan, from Belfast, who share their fly-infested home with another couple, Paddy and Ciaran, feature on new BBC Three series … Read more
Jonathan Agnew, pictured with his wife Emma, left, thought it was ‘curtains’ when she told him she had been diagnosed with cancer They are the words that everybody dreads. Yet when, in summer 2016, Emma Agnew was told she had an aggressive form of breast cancer, it was her husband Jonathan, the voice of BBC … Read more
Amazon withdraws several child car seats from sale in the UK after BBC Panorama probe into unsafe products Non-compliant products removed following review of car seats on UK platform Similar products removed in 2014 after inquiries by Trading Standards in Surrey Allegations part of hour-long Panorama investigation into Amazon’s dominance By Daily Mail Reporter Published: … Read more
The true scale of the BBC’s licence fee crisis has been laid bare as figures reveal an alarming drop in the number of people paying the charge. Around 200,000 fewer households currently have a TV licence compared to a year ago, despite a continuing rise in the UK’s population. This comes amid claims that Downing Street … Read more
BBC radio pundit Craig Ramage SACKED for claiming ‘all the young black lads needed pulling down a peg or two’ at Derby as full-back Max Lowe hits back in racism row: ‘I do not think it is acceptable to be judged by the colour of our skin’ Craig Ramage appeared on the BBC Radio Derby … Read more
Laura Whitmore was seen for the first time on Sunday since her friend Caroline Flack took her own life aged 40 at her new flat in north London. Love Island’s replacement host, 34, stepped out in London following her BBC Radio Five Live show, where she paid tribute to the late TV veteran, who was found … Read more
Ian Wright broke down in tears as he recalled how his primary school teacher took him under his wing – before branding him the ‘greatest man in the world.’ During an emotional interview with Lauren Laverne on BBC’s Desert Island Discs, the former Arsenal player, 56, praised Mr Sydney Pigden for helping to change his life. ‘I … Read more