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Whether he’s presenting ITV’s Good Morning Britain or starring in sitcom Citizen Khan, Adil Ray has become a regular on the box. And this week, he’s back on our screens hosting the second series of ITV quiz show, Lingo.The revived series sees contestants going head-to-head to fill in the blanks and guess a series of simple words to win a cash prize.

Black Friday 2021 is still a few weeks away but mobile firm Three UK has got in early with a host of deals that suggest customers looking for the latest handsets are going to have plenty of bargains to choose from.

A REVOLUTIONARY portable electric vehicle charger that will open up EV ownership opportunities to millions of UK motorists has been unveiled at COP26.

Some Scots have been reportedly unable to access a number of Facebook apps this evening.

If Mariah Carey is the Queen of Christmas, then Michael Bublé is surely the king? His album, Christmas, is the UK's biggest festive album of the century - and it's getting reissued for its tenth anniversary this year.

Channel 4 News has unveiled BBC Newsnight Editor Esme Wren as its next Editor, replacing Ben de Pear.

A train driver involved in a crash between two trains on Sunday evening suffered “life-changing injuries”, police have said.

Peter Kay's Phoenix Nights is now more than 20 years old.

Facebook has apologised after a ‘technical issue’ meant some people were unable to access the social media platform this morning.

Netflix has released the first trailer for The Unforgivable starring Sandra Bullock as an ex-convict struggling to re-adapt to society.Directed by Nora Fingscheidt, the film is based on the 2009 British miniseries Unforgiven by Sally Wainwright.Bullock plays the lead role of Ruth Slater who, after serving a prison sentence for a violent crime, faces judgment as she re-enters society and searches for her younger sister, who she lost contact with.You can check out the trailer below.Alongside

There is “no will at the top of Facebook to ensure it is run in an adequately safe way” and Mark Zuckerberg is only concerned with shareholder interest, according to Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen, who is giving evidence to a UK committee this afternoon.

Legendary UK broadcaster Sir Trevor McDonald is to be the face of E4’s Gamesmaster reboot as the iconic format returns to screens after almost 25 years off air.

Senior execs at UK broadcaster ITV will receive bonuses if they successfully meet climate action targets and ITV will stop working with suppliers who fail to meet sustainability criteria by 2025, as a raft of measures are unveiled.

West Lothian should follow other councils and hire private contractors to target persistent dog fouling and fly-tippers with hefty fines.

LONDON -- Regulators are stepping up scrutiny of the United Kingdom's music streaming market to see whether there is enough competition after lawmakers outlined concerns that major online platforms like Spotify may be too dominant.The U.K.'s competition watchdog said Tuesday that it will carry out a “market study” to assess whether fresh measures are needed to improve streaming competition.The Competition and Markets Authority is taking action after an inquiry by lawmakers, who said in a report

Spotify give a fair deal to users, and comes after dramatic changes over the past decade in the way music is consumed.Streaming now accounts for more than 80 per cent of all music listened to in the UK. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said the music industry had evolved “almost beyond recognition”.