Naga Munchetty confirms: ‘All four main presenters of BBC Breakfast are paid equally’

Naga Munchetty has revealed ‘all four main presenters of BBC Breakfast’ are now paid the same following an equal salary complaint to the broadcaster in 2017. The presenter, 45, was one of more than 100 female employees at the station who made complaints against the corporation over equal pay. Speaking to The Guardian, Naga confirmed … Read more

BBC Four facing the axe as bosses look to move some of its £44m budget to youth channel BBC Three 

BBC Four is facing the axe as corporation prepares to reassign some of its £44million programme budget to youth channel BBC Three Despite the financial outlay, the highbrow channel attracts just 2% of all viewers With the average viewer aged 64, the BBC wants to win over a younger audience Presenters rally to try and … Read more

EastEnders is due to resume filming within weeks after show was halted due to coronavirus

EastEnders is set to resume filming by the end of June, a BBC boss has confirmed. Charlotte Moore, the broadcaster’s director of content, said the BBC One soap would be up and running again within weeks, along with Top Gear. Her statement came after production was halted on the show due to the coronavirus pandemic … Read more

Orphan Black cast reunites for special two-episode table read

Three years after the fifth and final season of BBC America’s Orphan Black went off the air, the cast and creators are reuniting for a good cause. The entire cast, including Emmy-winning actress Tatiana Maslany, will return for a live-streamed table read of two episodes on Sunday, May 17 at 3 PM ET on the … Read more

BBC Hospital viewers ‘heartbroken’ as COVID-19 patient, 73, dies from the deadly disease

BBC Hospital viewers were left heartbroken after a coronavirus patient, 73, who was ‘determined’ to beat the virus tragically died after four weeks in hospital.  Speaking on tonight’s BBC2 documentary Hospital: Fighting Covid-19, Stanley told how he was ‘determined’ to beat the virus, while his wife Sonia added she had ‘enormous faith’ her husband would … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Matt Hancock’s ‘ill-tempered’ TV interviews

Matt Hancock has been involved in a series of ill-tempered live TV and radio interviews today where he appeared frustrated when repeatedly asked for ‘clarity’ on how Britain would be eased out of the coronavirus lockdown. The Health Secretary was grilled on whether the Government‘s ‘road map’ was confusing and even appeared to roll his eyes … Read more

Mick Jagger, 76, is quarantining at his 16th century French castle La Fourchette

Sir Mick Jagger is currently happily holed up at his 16th century French castle, La Fourchette, which is situated on the banks of the Loire as he quarantines during the coronavirus pandemic.  The 76-year-old bought the chateau and the surrounding 20 hectares of land in 1982 with his then-wife Jerry Hall, for a princely sum … Read more

Get ready to party like it’s 1945

Tomorrow, we mark the 75th anniversary of VE Day. After six years of wartime restrictions, May 8, 1945, saw the nation pour onto the streets to celebrate. By midnight an estimated 50,000 people had crowded around London’s Piccadilly Circus. In different circumstances, some of those celebrations would have unfolded again, with the May Day Bank … Read more

Youngest Labour MP is SACKED by care home she returned to work at during coronavirus crisis

Youngest Labour MP is SACKED by care home she returned to work at during coronavirus crisis after exposing the lack of PPE Labour MP Nadia Whittome returned to Nottingham to work as a carer She was elected as the youngest MP, aged 24, in last year’s general election  Whittome said the care home locked down … Read more