Listeners slam ‘woke’ BBC R4’s Today programme for replacing the word fishermen with ‘fisherpeople’ – despite women making up just 2.7% of trawler crews Europe editor Katya Adler used the gender neutral description on air yesterday Critics argued that people working on trawlers are overwhelmingly men Ashley Mullenger, who calls herself the ‘female fisherman’, joined … Read more
Où est New York? French national broadcaster is mocked for marking the city in FLORIDA in map shown during US election coverage French TV channel France 2’s respected news broadcast was ridiculous online They placed New York City near Florida during their US election coverage Viewers were shocked to see got show got location of … Read more
Singer Sinead O’Connor has announced that she has cancelled her upcoming tour dates to enter a ‘one-year programme for trauma and addiction’ starting next week. The Irish singer, 53, took to Twitter to reveal her news on Tuesday, after saying she had ‘lost someone beloved’ and had endured a ‘traumatic six years.’ Sinead admitted she … Read more
Great British Bake Off’s Prue Leith reveals she skips breakfast and lunch when judging the programme to keep in shape By Dominique Hines For The Daily Mail Published: 01:58 GMT, 2 November 2020 | Updated: 01:58 GMT, 2 November 2020 Prue Leith skips breakfast and lunch when judging The Great British Bake Off – to … Read more
Director-general Tim Davie wants the corporation’s programme makers to monitor the ethnicity and disability of on-screen contributors – although the move will be voluntary BBC programme-makers have been asked to monitor the ethnicity and disability representation of on-screen contributors. The gender of people who appear in programmes – such as reporters, commentators, spokespeople, analysts and … Read more
NHS Test and Trace boss Dido Harding has admitted the programme is not a ‘silver bullet’ for solving the coronavirus crisis as Michael Gove defended giving police access to self-isolation data. Baroness Harding said the £12 billion programme is ‘undoubtedly a very important’ part of the Government’s efforts to tackle the spread of infection. But she … Read more
China has chosen 18 new astronauts after a strict, two-year selection process to help it achieve its space exploration ambition. The team is due to receive systematic training before assisting with the operation of the country’s crewed space station, according to Beijing’s space authority. The Chinese government started to build its staffed space station in … Read more
Struggling test and trace programme now forced to bring in super-management consultants from KPMG to try and get back on track Government is preparing to draft in a new team to bolster the £10billion scheme Consultants are expected to start within 72 hours and remain for six months It comes as Boris Johnson sounded Covid … Read more
Before our 30 volunteers started on the Fast800 programme, they recorded their weight and their waist measurements. As well as losing 39 st 8 lb between them, they lost an impressive 9 ft 8 in from their waistlines. Here, six of those who took part reveal how they did it. CUT OUT CRISPS Clare Pass, … Read more
Former Today programme editor slams ‘entitled’ young BBC staff who ‘expect to have their view of the world on air’ after new director-general said ‘bias has no place’ at the broadcaster Sarah Sands suggested workers at the BBC cannot understand right-wing views The journalist said impartiality is still key for the BBC, but ‘respect is … Read more