BBC Journalists Considering Strike Action Over News Channel Merger

It looks like Austin Swift might have a new girlfriend!

Elvis is now streaming on HBO Max and fans checking out the movie might be wondering if actor Austin Butler is doing his own singing in the film.

A ‘missing’ poster has been issued for Douglas Ross over his absence from the debate over the cost of living crisis.

Council chiefs have made a revised pay offer to staff in a bid to avert strikes that are set to close schools

A bogus tweet claiming East Ayrshire schools will be closed has been rubbished by the council.

Gary Neville could face Contempt of Court action following a comment he made on social media made during pal Ryan Giggs' trial. The former Manchester United defender has been referred to the Attorney General after Judge Hilary Manley learned of Neville's comment, which was included in an Instagram post the 47-year-old posted at 4am on the opening day of court proceedings.

Naga Munchetty was left fighting back tears as she and co-host Charlie Stayt had to announce the sad news that former BBC Breakfast presenter Bill Turnbull had died.

BBC Studios has taken a 25% minority stake in former Channel 4 Deputy Head of Programmes Kelly Webb-Lamb’s Mothership Productions.

Ofcom will not further pursue complaints about the eighth series of Love Island saying “negative behaviour in the villa was not shown in a positive light”.The broadcast watchdog revealed they received 7,482 complaints about the popular ITV dating show across its eight weeks, with complaints related to “alleged misogynistic and bullying behaviour” by some of the male contestants. Other complaints made were centred around “alleged misogyny, emotional abuse and coercive control” by the male contestants.

Adam B. Vary Senior Entertainment Writer Robert Aramayo had no idea when he first auditioned for “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” that the role he was vying for was Elrond, one of the most revered and crucial characters in J.R.R. Tolkien’s epic saga of Middle-earth. Hugo Weaving played Elrond in Peter Jackson’s trilogies of “The Lord of the Rings” and “The Hobbit,” and as a kid, Aramayo had been captivated by the films. So when “The Rings of Power” co-showrunner J.D. Payne told him that he’d been cast to play Elrond as a (relatively) young man, the now 29-year-old actor couldn’t believe it. “I had one of those moments where everything in your body feels like you’re on electricity,” he tells Variety. “I was shocked and surprised and felt really, really honored that they will consider me for him.”

Former BBC Breakfast presenter Dan Walker had his co-stars blushing as he celebrated the launch of his new show. The Strictly Come Dancing 2021 contestant made a comical slip-up as he took to Twitter to thank viewers for tuning in to Digging For Treashire, which sees Dan, Countryfile reporter Michaela Strachan and presenter and archaeologist Raksha Dave search for artefacts and items lost by people through the centuries.

BBC Chief Content Officer Charlotte Moore has hit back at Channel 4’s Ian Katz’s view on TV reboots by stating “well Channel 4 bought The Great British Bake Off back.”

hit HBO series “House of the Dragon,” deleted her Twitter account after she was inundated with criticism about “humanizing” her villainous character.The controversy erupted last month when Carey appeared at Comic-Con in San Diego alongside fellow “House of the Dragon” cast members to promote the “Game of Thrones” prequel.Carey plays the younger version of Alicent Hightower, who is locked in a battle for succession with her childhood friend-turned-rival Rhaenyra Targaryen. The younger version of Targaryen is played in the spin-off by Milly Alcock.As in “Game of Thrones,” when viewers sided with either the Starks or the Lannisters, the premiere of “House of the Dragon” ignited a similar dynamic in which fans lined up behind either House Targaryen or House Hightower.At Comic-Con, Carey made a seemingly innocuous comment about having the “freedom” to portray the young Alicent.“There were some gaps that we had to fill, so to figure it all out I sort of started journaling, and … managed to come up with some form of backstory, and it proved to be very useful,” Carey said.“I’ve never had the freedom to create a whole human being like this before.

Royal Mail workers in Dumfries and Galloway are set to stage four days of strikes as they battle for better pay.

Toy maker Mattel has sued snack company Rap Snack over its Nicki Minaj-themed Barbie-Que Honey Truffle potato chips. Or crisps if you prefer.

CNBC Chairman Mark Hoffman is stepping down after 17 years at the business news channel. His last day will be Sept. 12.“CNBC stands for something.  It impacts the business world, investors, and individuals struggling to make sense of their money.  You’ve made a difference,” he wrote in a memo to staff on Tuesday, which was obtained by TheWrap.

BBC News journalists are considering striking over the merger of the domestic and international news channels that will see 70 jobs axed.

Some nurses in Scotland have shown support for strike action amid the current cost of living crisis.

Dallas Morning News that he had obtained permission to stage the musical, a spokesperson for “Hamilton” said that was not true.“’Hamilton’ does not grant amateur or professional licenses for any stage productions and did not grant one to The Door Church,” Shane Marshall Brown, a spokesman for “Hamilton,” told the TheWrap via a statement on Tuesday.After issuing a cease-and-desist letter to the church for the unauthorized use of intellectual property, Brown allowed the second night’s show to go on, as long as the show was not live-streamed or recorded and no photos or videos were shared of the production. The statement also read, “We would be discussing this matter with the parties behind this unauthorized production within the coming days once all facts are properly vetted.”CNN shared clips from the production, including one in which a character tells Alexander Hamilton, “God is the only one who can help you right now.” They also include a moment from Pastor Roman Gutierrez’s post-show sermon, in which he says, “Maybe you struggle with alcohol, with drugs, with homosexuality, maybe you struggle with other things in life, your finances, whatever, God can help you tonight.