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BBC promises āinnovativeā return for Casualty in Christmas special
Published: September 7, 2024 21:05
Broadcaster says episode will ācelebrate gift of givingā after news revealed in a cryptic teaser trailer for medical drama Casualty is to return to TV screens for an āinnovativeā Christmas special, the BBC has revealed. The news was announced in a crypticā¦
Elizabeth Strout: āAll ordinary people are extraordinaryā
Published: September 7, 2024 17:00
The Pulitzer prize winner on uniting Olive Kitteridge and Lucy Barton in her new novel, her unfathomable dreams, and how she went from āblabbermouthā to writerPulitzer prize winner Elizabeth Strout, 68, has wooed readers and critics alike with a string ofā¦
āWorrying lack of moderationā: how eating disorder posts proliferate on X
Published: September 7, 2024 16:00
Users say harmful content from accounts they do not follow appears even after requests to block itDebbie was scrolling through X in April when some unwelcome posts appeared on her feed. One showed a photo of someone who was visibly underweight askingā¦
āIf journalism is going up in smoke, I might as well get high off the fumesā: confessions of a chatbot helper
Published: September 7, 2024 15:00
Journalists and other writers are employed to improve the quality of chatbot replies. The irony of working for an industry that may well make their craft redundant is not lost on themFor several hours a week, I write for a technology company worth billionsā¦
Elon Musk is intrigued by the idea women canāt think freely because of ālow Tā
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/sep/07/elon-musk-women-testosterone
Published: September 7, 2024 13:00
Every time it seems he canāt possibly sink any lower, the billionaire CEO grabs a shovel and starts diggingEvery time I think Elon Musk canāt possibly sink any lower, he grabs a shovel and starts digging. In recent months, Apartheid Clyde (as he isā¦
Grand Designs: 25 Years & Counting ā people enduring hell for a slightly nicer house? Itās TV made in heaven
Published: September 7, 2024 06:00
Give us another 50 years of this strangely moving, often harebrained show. After watching this celebration, itās hard not to love Kevin McCloudās series seven times more than you already doI think more than any programme on television, Grand Designs getsā¦
OnlyFans owner paid Ā£359m dividend as companyās revenues grow 20% in a year
Published: September 6, 2024 18:56
Both creator and fan accounts on the platform grew 30% during āstrong yearā in which its users spent more than Ā£5bnThe owner of the subscription platform OnlyFans was paid a $472m (Ā£359m) dividend last year, taking his payouts from the business since 2020ā¦
Former Top Gear host says he raised safety fears before 2022 Flintoff crash
Published: September 6, 2024 18:02
Chris Harris says he warned BBC three months before crash that someone would die unless safety procedures changedThe former Top Gear presenter Chris Harris has said he expressed safety concerns to the BBC three months before the car crash that left Andrewā¦
Why are the Murdochs trying to buy UK property site Rightmove?
Published: September 6, 2024 17:00
Eldest son Lachlan may want to repay Rupert for bid to hand him full control by protecting UK newspaper empireGetting into property is considered to be Lachlan Murdochās shrewdest and most profitable contribution to building the family empire.Shortly afterā¦
Noel Edmonds to present TV series from his New Zealand country estate
Published: September 6, 2024 16:26
Former gameshow host reportedly signs Ā£1m deal with ITV for show in same vein as global hit Clarksonās FarmIt seems to be turning into a rite of passage for former Top Gear hosts who have been the subject of public opprobrium.Noel Edmonds is set to followā¦
Telegram to drop āpeople nearbyā feature and improve moderation
Published: September 6, 2024 16:25
Pavel Durov says feature ā which has had issues with bots and scammers ā will be replacedThe chief executive of Telegram, Pavel Durov, has announced the messaging app will improve moderation on the platform and has removed some features that have been usedā¦
Google using anti-competitive tactics in UK ad market, claims watchdog
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/article/2024/sep/06/google-competition-uk-ad-market-cma
Published: September 6, 2024 15:07
CMA says tech company has āabused its dominant positionā to the detriment of publishers and advertisersBusiness live ā latest updatesThe UK competition watchdog has accused Google of anti-competitive behaviour in the market for buying and selling ads onā¦
Next stop tension central! Inside Nightsleeper, TVās nailbiting new train thriller
Published: September 6, 2024 12:00
This terrifying real-time mystery set on a train hurtling from Glasgow to London takes the nerve-jangling suspense of 24 and Bodyguard and speeds them up. Its stars tell allWeāve all been stuck on a train. Whether itās broken down or delayed due to peskyā¦
Israeli podcasters are laughing about genocide. What would it take to stop? | Arwa Mahdawi
Published: September 6, 2024 10:07
It would be unfair to say these guys represent everyone in Israel, so Iām not going to say that. They said it themselvesFor a while I used to play a little game called What Would It Take? What would it take for the Biden administration to do somethingā¦
Did the media learn nothing from its disastrous coverage of Trump and Clinton in 2016? | Rebecca Solnit
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/sep/06/trump-clinton-harris-election
Published: September 6, 2024 10:00
The press is still pursuing the appearance of fairness by treating the true and the false, normal and outrageous, as equally validThe first thing to say about the hate and scorn currently directed at the mainstream US media is that they worked hard to earnā¦
Former Channel Seven reporter Robert Ovadia drops legal case against network
Published: September 6, 2024 08:06
Sacked journalist steps away from high-profile legal proceedings for āpersonal reasonsā, lawyer tells mediaGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Seven Network has confirmed its former reporter Robert Ovadia has dropped an unfairā¦
Bruce Lehrmann gets extra time to appeal defamation trial loss as court hears of struggle to recover costs
Published: September 6, 2024 03:27
Lehrmannās lawyer says he was exempt from $117,000 in court costs ābecause he was on CentrelinkāFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastBruce Lehrmann has been given extra time toā¦
60 Minutes promises Elle Macpherson tell-all amid furore over breast cancer treatment claims | Weekly Beast
Published: September 6, 2024 02:19
Tracy Grimshaw is trumpeting her first assignment for Nineās flagship current affairs show. But will she pull any punches?Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesWant to get this in your inbox every Friday? Sign up for the Weekly Beast mediaā¦
Pavel Durov: Telegram founder says France arrest is āmisguidedā
Published: September 6, 2024 00:20
Russian-born billionaire detained last month in France denies app is āanarchic paradiseā The founder of the Telegram messaging app, Pavel Durov, under investigation in France, has said that French authorities should have approached his company with theirā¦
Russian TV presenter charged with violating US sanctions and money laundering
Published: September 5, 2024 19:36
Dimitri Simes, who had contacts in Donald Trumpās orbit, charged as White House targets Kremlin influencers before US presidential electionsUS investigators have indicted a prominent Russian state television personality and his wife for violating sanctionsā¦
Trump announces plan for Elon Musk-led āgovernment efficiency commissionā
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/sep/05/trump-musk-efficiency-commission
Published: September 5, 2024 18:27
Tech billionaire has been pushing ex-president to take on policy idea, which would walk back government regulationsDonald Trump announced in a speech on Thursday that, if elected, he would form a government efficiency commission, a policy idea that Elonā¦
Jeremy Kyle told guest to āgrow a pair of ballsā, unaired footage reveals at inquest
Published: September 5, 2024 15:55
Steve Dymond, 63, was found dead at his flat in Portsmouth seven days after filming ITV talkshowThe presenter Jeremy Kyle told a guest on his TV talkshow to āgrow a pair of ballsā days before the man is thought to have killed himself, footage at theā¦
UK prosecutors discontinue two charges against Harvey Weinstein
Published: September 5, 2024 11:18
CPS says there is no longer a realistic prospect of conviction over indecent assault charges brought in 2022The Crown Prosecution Service said it was discontinuing two indecent assault charges brought against Harvey Weinstein in 2022 because āthere is noā¦
YouTube to restrict teenagersā exposure to videos about weight and fitness
Published: September 5, 2024 05:00
Platform will ensure algorithms do not keep pushing similar content to young viewers, even though it does not breach guidelinesYouTube is to stop recommending videos to teenagers that idealise specific fitness levels, body weights or physical features,ā¦
Racism, misogyny, lies: how did X become so full of hatred? And is it ethical to keep using it?
Published: September 5, 2024 04:00
Ever since Elon Musk took over Twitter, I and many others have been looking for alternatives. Who wants to share a platform with the likes of Andrew Tate and Tommy Robinson? I considered leaving Twitter as soon as Elon Musk acquired it in 2022, just notā¦
Advertiser exodus from X gathers pace with 26% āplanning to cut spendingā
https://www.theguardian.com/media/article/2024/sep/05/advertiser-exodus-x-survey-2025-elon-musk
Published: September 4, 2024 23:01
Annual survey highlights growing concern about platform content and trust in information disseminatedMore than a quarter of advertisers are planning to cut spending on Elon Muskās X over concerns about the social media platformās content and trust in theā¦
Tucker Carlson lost his platform but crucially he still has Donald Trumpās ear
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/sep/04/tucker-carlson-donald-trump-jd-vance
Published: September 4, 2024 13:00
Jettisoned by Fox News, the rightwing gadfly has a reduced audience but was still influential in the rise of JD VanceIn spring of last year, Tucker Carlson was on the outs.The former prime-time host had been booted from the Fox News channel where he hadā¦
ABC chair quotes JD Vance memoir as he sounds alarm on media future
Published: September 4, 2024 11:02
Giving the Monash Oration in Sydney, Kim Williams says truth and democracy suffers every time a job in journalism is cut Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe chair of the ABC has quoted the memoir of US vice-presidential candidateā¦
Film industry ānowhere nearā gender parity, says London festival head
Published: September 4, 2024 10:00
Kristy Matheson bemoans āalarminglyā low number of mid-career female directors as festival lineup unveiledThe film industry is ānowhere near [gender] parityā because it produces an āalarminglyā low number of mid-career female directors, according to theā¦
āItās a very tough time in Hollywoodā: inside the shrinking world of the TV writersā room
https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/article/2024/sep/04/tv-writers-room
Published: September 4, 2024 08:04
Between the impact of last yearās strikes, a reduction in scripted content and a racial reckoning, the life of a screenwriter has shiftedWhen a powerful earthquake struck near Los Angeles last month, it was a neat metaphor for a Hollywood film industryā¦
The anti-Labour rightwing press is on the warpath. If you wanted this government, defend it | Polly Toynbee
Published: September 4, 2024 07:00
The new government is under constant attack. It deserves more cheerleaders for policies such as green energy and for backing workersThe honeymoon for Labour is over, say the massed ranks of the rightwing media. What honeymoon was that? It seems to haveā¦
Working-class parents do not see film and TV as viable career for their children
Published: September 4, 2024 05:00
Nine in 10 working-class parents would discourage pursuit of such creative jobs in favour of traditional professionsNine in 10 working-class parents would discourage their children from pursuing a career in film and television because they do not see itā¦
āWe didnāt worry about a few dirty laughs!ā The Carry On women on playing nags, bra-burners and ācrumpetā
Published: September 4, 2024 04:00
No one could say that the Carry On movies stretched their female stars, or paid them generously. But, decades later, Amanda Barrie, Valerie Leon, Sheila Hancock and co have fond memoriesIām watching a clip from the 1969 film Carry on Camping with Valerieā¦
Lula says Elon Muskās wealth does not mean world must accept his āfar-right free-for-allā
https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/sep/03/luiz-inacio-lula-da-silva-elon-musk-brazil-x
Published: September 3, 2024 16:37
Brazilian president makes comments after supreme court votes to uphold X ban over refusal to obey court ordersThe Brazilian president, Luiz InĆ”cio Lula da Silva, has said he hopes the crisis surrounding the social network X in Brazil might teach the worldā¦
Ashley Hill obituary
https://www.theguardian.com/media/article/2024/sep/03/ashley-hill-obituary
Published: September 3, 2024 16:13
My friend Ashley Hill, who has died aged 80, was one of the most admired planners and schedulers in the television business, choosing programmes to commission or buy and then deciding when and where they should be shown.Those two jobs bring no screenā¦
āWe never went down the Aardman routeā: how the Brothers Quay rocked the animation world
https://www.theguardian.com/film/article/2024/sep/03/aardman-brothers-quay-animation
Published: September 3, 2024 15:32
They hate using big name voice actors and their eerie stories defy sense ā yet they have seduced the likes of superfan Christopher Nolan. The identical twins explain how they have just managed to sneak out their third feature in 50 yearsThe Brothers Quay,ā¦
Charley says ā¦ the climate is right for green public information films
Published: September 3, 2024 15:16
Charles Harris and Elliot Lane applaud the idea of reviving the public safety film format to galvanise climate actionI wholeheartedly support George Monbiotās demand that climate campaigning should be properly supported by the government (Dear ministers, Iā¦
Australian senatorās post about Wakeley stabbing among those Elon Muskās X urged to delete
Published: September 3, 2024 15:00
Julie Inman Grant didnāt reveal the tweets, but documents reveal one was by Ralph Babet, the lone politician from the conservative United Australia PartyGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastDuring the peak of global controversy inā¦
āMore emotionally involvedā: why podcasters are TV crime-dramasā hottest new detectives
Published: September 3, 2024 13:48
From Only Murders in the Building to Bodkin, television increasingly uses audio producers instead of maverick coppers. Is it because of falling trust in the police?When a historic cold case involving the murder of barmaid Rosie Duff in St Andrews becomesā¦
Jeremy Kyle show guest āfelt thrown under busā before death, inquest told
Published: September 3, 2024 13:14
Steve Dymond was found dead at flat in Portsmouth seven days after filming in 2019A man who is suspected of killing himself after appearing as a guest on The Jeremy Kyle Show felt he was āthrown under a busā by the ITV programme, his son told anā¦
GB News investor Paul Marshall poised to buy the Spectator
Published: September 3, 2024 12:36
Hedge fund tycoon in talks with Telegraph owner RedBird IMI to acquire magazine for up to Ā£100mBusiness live ā latest updatesSir Paul Marshall, the hedge fund tycoon who backs GB News, is poised to become the new owner of the Spectator in a deal worth upā¦
US gambling sectorās ārelentlessā social media posts breached own rules, study claims
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/sep/03/online-gambling-social-media-regulation
Published: September 3, 2024 11:00
Exclusive: University of Bristol academics say gambling industry code ānot being followedā after analysis of social media posts by leading firmsAs gambling companies target social media users, the four leading online brands appear to be routinely breachingā¦
Sky Newsā Peta Credlin helped draft Brittany Higginsā 2021 media statement, court told
Published: September 3, 2024 10:34
Lawyer for Linda Reynolds tells defamation trial Credlin was told ācompletely rework wherever you see fitā Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Sky News columnist and formerā¦
Danger Mouse writer Brian Trueman dies aged 92
Published: September 3, 2024 10:24
Tributes paid to writer, actor and presenter, who also worked on Chorlton and the Wheelies and The Wind in the WillowsThe Danger Mouse writer Brian Trueman has died at the age of 92, his representative confirmed to the PA news agency.His son Jonathanā¦
The arrest of Telegramās founder, and what it means for social media ā podcast
Published: September 3, 2024 04:00
The arrest of Telegramās founder and CEO in Paris last month has thrown the spotlight on the messaging app and its approach to content moderation. Madeleine Finlay hears from Russian affairs reporter Pjotr Sauer and technology journalist Alex Hern aboutā¦
How many bathrooms? Kevin McCloud reveals Grand Designs bugbears
Published: September 2, 2024 23:01
Overprovision of guest WCs and overcomplex builds are among presenterās gripes after 25 years of the showHow many toilets are too many for one home? The answer, according to Kevin McCloud, presenter of Channel 4ās Grand Designs, is when the bathroomsā¦
Brazilās supreme court upholds ban on Elon Muskās X over āillegal conductā
Published: September 2, 2024 17:02
Refusal to comply with local laws suggests social media company āconsidered itself above the rule of lawā, says judgeMembers of Brazilās supreme court have unanimously voted to uphold the ban on X, after Elon Muskās refusal to comply with local laws led toā¦
Rightmove can play hardball on asking price. It doesnāt need a Murdoch takeover | Nils Pratley
Published: September 2, 2024 16:08
The UK property portal is in a strong position and is under little pressure to sell at anything other than a silly figureMurdoch-owned firm weighs up bid for RightmoveRightmove, as has been recognised for a couple of decades, boasts beautiful financialā¦
Western mediaās focus on colonial language | Letter
https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/sep/02/western-medias-focus-on-colonial-languages
Published: September 2, 2024 15:21
Due recognition should be given to African languages such as Wolof, which is widely spoken in Senegal and the Gambia, when reporting on the region, writes Karim BahYour report (Senegalās troubled Casamance region hopes for peace with rise of local boy toā¦
Shock as police chief taken off Bruno Pereira and Dom Phillips murder case
Published: September 2, 2024 15:18
Activists and lawyers in Brazil say unexpected change is āa big step backwardsā in the investigationIndigenous activists and lawyers in Brazil have voiced shock and dismay after the federal police chief leading the investigation into the murders of Brunoā¦
Why are so many Democratic politicians appearing on Fox News?
Published: September 2, 2024 11:00
As Pete Buttigieg and Bernie Sanders speak on Fox, Democrats could reach just enough swing voters to winPete Buttigieg, Joe Bidenās transport secretary, introduced himself to Democrats at their convention earlier last month in unusual fashion. āIām Peteā¦
Donāt rejoice yet, Elon Musk and his tech bros-in-arms are winning the global battle for the truth | Carole Cadwalladr
Published: August 31, 2024 17:00
The banning of X in Brazil and the arrest of Telegram boss Pavel Durov wonāt stop their liesIt was a breaking news alert to lift the spirits and make the heartĀ sing. A tech billionaire arrestedĀ as he stepped off his privateĀ jet and detained by the Frenchā¦
Can you judge the tech bros by their bookshelves? | John Naughton
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/aug/31/tech-bosses-bookshelves-reading-list
Published: August 31, 2024 15:00
A list of book choices by the Silicon Valley titans offers little more than a blank page with respect to real insights into their mindsetIn August, a thoughtful blogger, Tanner Greer, posed an interesting question to the Silicon Valley crowd: āWhat are theā¦
X goes offline in Brazil after Elon Muskās refusal to comply with local laws
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/article/2024/aug/31/x-offline-brazil-elon-musk
Published: August 31, 2024 14:34
Millions of users shut out and 500,000 switch to rival platform Bluesky as providers enact supreme court banOne of the worldās most popular social networks, X, has gone offline in Brazil ā the country with the fifth largest digital population ā after Elonā¦
Broadcaster Charlene White looks back: āI first faced racist abuse at primary school. I realised I was different and tried not to stick outā
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/article/2024/aug/31/broadcaster-charlene-white-looks-back
Published: August 31, 2024 11:00
The newsreader on teenage rebellion, losing her mum, and swearing on airBorn in London in 1980, Charlene White is aĀ journalist and broadcaster. She cut herĀ teeth as a reporter for ITV and the BBC ā joining Radio 1ās Newsbeat and 1Xtra in 2002. In 2014, sheā¦
āWriting this book was like a drug highā: Rachel Kushner on her Booker-listed novel
Published: August 31, 2024 08:00
The author on her party years in San Francisco, why she loves getting older and her most ambitious novel yetWriting her latest novel, Creation Lake, āwas the most fun Iāve ever had doing anything in my lifeā, Rachel Kushner says when we meet in her Londonā¦
āInternet prophetā: arrest of Telegram CEO could strengthen heroic image
Published: August 31, 2024 04:00
Pavel Durov will probably use French legal disputes to position himself as a champion of free speech, say observersWhen Pavel Durov came under criticism from Russian regulators over the spread of pornography on the VKontakte social media platform heā¦