Writers On BBC Shows To Get 10% Pay Rise & Improved Residuals

K.J. Yossman “The Crown” may have ended last year, but Netflix has another royal drama in store. The streamer has released the first trailer for “Scoop,” its feature-length dramatization of Prince Andrew‘s toe-curling interview with “Newsnight” anchor Emily Maitlis.

People who receive benefits from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) each month could have to wait weeks to get the full increase in benefit rates from April.

The premiere date for Doctor Who is here!

EXCLUSIVE: At the 2021 Edinburgh TV Festival, the BBC and Netflix unveiled what the pair described as a landmark five-year disability partnership that would unearth a new generation of shows helmed by disabled talent.

Escape to the Country viewers were left stunned earlier this week when a young couple revealed they had a staggering budget to spend on their first shared home. Anna and Jack, who are engaged and share a dog, Dexter, appeared on the BBC show to find their first home together in Buckinghamshire, and admitted they had a hefty pot of £850,000 to put towards it.

Alex Edelman’s upcoming comedy special, “Alex Edelman: Just for Us.” The special, which was recorded live at the Hudson Theatre in New York, will debut on HBO and be available to stream on Max April 6 at 10 p.m. ET/ PT. “Just for Us,” chronicles Edelman’s life as a Jewish man living on the east coast and revolves around how he once attended a meeting of White Nationalists after receiving antisemitic threats online.

Amy Dowden has been seen ditching the UK for sunnier climes after wowing her fans and followers with a transformation. Over the weekend the Strictly Come Dancing star showed off her new gorgeous blonde hair just weeks after finding out there was no evidence of cancer left in her body.

Prime Video Greenlights Psychological Thriller Starring ‘Vigil’ Duo

The Smile headlined the third night of the BBC 6 Music Festival last night (March 9), alongside the London Contemporary Orchestra – check out the video below. The COVID-formed, loose experimental band, comprised of Radiohead’s Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood, alongside Sons Of Kemet drummer Tom Skinner, played a lengthy set at Manchester’s O2 Victoria Warehouse, the main body of which saw them joined by the classical orchestra.

Chat show star Luke Littler shines at Belgian Open Luke Littler put in another stellar performance on Saturday night, progressing to the third round of the Belgian Open.

The BBC has announced it will broadcast a host of short films created by Aardman Animations which have been voiced by viewers from across the UK - including a father and son duo from Paisley.

Despite assurances at this week's Spring Budget that the average UK worker would benefit from yet another cut to National Insurance tax, many across the country are unlikely to notice a difference at the end of each month as taxes and fixed costs continue to rise across the board. In fact, continued cost of living pressures mean the average worker in Greater Manchester is unlikely to notice any difference at all.

BBC The Traitors' star Harry Clark has admitted that the show took its toll on his health.The 23 year old, who won a whopping £95,150 in the final, said he had to keep reminding himself 'why he was there', because it got so tough. Harry, who tricked his pal Mollie Pierce into thinking he was on her side when he was actually a traitor, told the Tom Dean Medal Machine podcast: "At the start of The Traitors, I would remind myself why I'm here every three or four days." But by the end, he said he was having to do this every five minutes because it was so hard.

EXCLUSIVE: The BBC has bought Viaplay‘s Rebus reboot, following international streamer Viaplay’s decision to exit the UK. In further news, we can reveal Australia’s SBS has also acquired the show from distributor Viaplay Content Distribution.

From those iconic granny pants to her bumbling attempts at finding romance, Bridget Jones is one of literature’s most popular singletons. And now, Renée Zellweger is set to step back into Bridget’s shoes for a fourth instalment of the romcom movie franchise.

Green Day have spoken to NME about their longtime relationship with Courtney Love and revealed if they have plans to announce more surprise live shows across London. Watch our video interview with the band above.It was during the red carpet for the BRIT Awards 2024 that frontman Billie Joe Armstrong and drummer Tré Cool caught up with NME – ahead of presenting the Best British Group Award at the ceremony (and being controversially described as “the British Busted“).“It’s fun for us.

One Direction star Liam Payne has delighted fans by posting a super rare photo of his son Bear, six, to his social media.The former X Factor star is normally very private about his family life so his fans couldn't get enough of the picture of the youngster, who he shares with Cheryl Tweedy from Girls Aloud. Liam, 30, shared a snap of of Bear, who turns seven in March, in a bright yellow puffer coat looking at a huge big billboard of Liam that was advertising his new music.

Rishi Sunak has hinted at further cuts to national insurance in next week's Spring Budget.

Gorka Marquez has told fans he has 'lots of plans' as he was asked about life without Strictly Come Dancing. But before fans worry he's leaving, he did continue his response with good news.

Marks & Spencer has announced a pay rise for 40,000 of its staff members. Starting from April, the company will spend £89 million to increase the hourly wage for UK customer assistants in its food and clothing stores from £10.90 to £12.