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Huw Edwards: Attorney general under pressure to appeal against ‘lenient’ sentence for ex-BBC presenter

Reform UK deputy leader Richard Tice has written to the attorney general asking for him to appeal the ‘lenient’ sentence handed to disgraced former BBC presenter Huw Edwards

The Independent UK

The week in TV: America’s New Female Right; Slow Horses; The Perfect Couple; Funny Woman – review

The BBC’s scattergun study of ‘tradwives’ fails to identify their motivation; Jackson Lamb is back and kicking up a stink; Nicole Kidman excels in ice queen mode; and Gemma Arterton returns as Britain’s answer to Mrs Maisel

The Guardian - UK

TV tonight: Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s remarkable pivot from comedian to president

How a TV star playing a fictional leader went on to lead Ukraine. Plus: Rob and Romesh perform a Metallica classic at Download. Here’s what to watch this evening

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Martha Kearney steps down from presenting Radio 4’s Today programme

Tributes paid to BBC presenter who says she will enjoy lie-ins after six years of 3am starts

The Guardian - UK

BBC Radio 4 scraps daily horse-racing tips from Today programme

Racing Post describes shake-up as ‘significant blow’ to profile of sport as it struggles to stay relevant

The Guardian - UK

Emma Barnett on the Today programme review – so chilled John Humphrys will choke on his cornflakes

Cool, calm and confidently ribbing guests, Barnett will clearly bring a youthful energy to the BBC Radio 4 morning show – even if she did sound like she was on a royal visit to the studio rather than actually working there

The Guardian - UK

It’s Labour’s turn to crash and burn as party can’t defend Elphicke’s defection

Anneliese Dodds drew the short straw and was sent out to pretend Nat had always been Labour through and through

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UK politics: Tory defector Natalie Elphicke apologises for comments about women who were sexually assaulted by her ex-husband – as it happened

Comments made after Charlie Elphicke jailed for two years criticised by new colleagues in Labour party

The Guardian - UK

Former BBC newsreader Jan Leeming says she no longer gets work because of received pronunciation accent

The former newsreader says she ‘has given up trying’ to pursue earlier career

Evening Standard

‘Astonishing speed!’: the University Challenge final reviewed by last year’s winner

From questions about urea to Jeremy Paxman’s lingering legacy, it was a showdown to challenge Oxbridge bias. Alex Radcliffe, captain of Durham’s 2023 winning team, sizes up this year’s final

The Guardian - UK

Jeremy Hunt’s done his best – but his best isn’t nearly good enough

If his family and friends really cared about Jezza’s mental health they would persuade him to quit

The Guardian - UK

TV tonight: Sheila Hancock is on sparkling form in a brilliant interview

Amol Rajan welcomes the actor, singer and author. Plus: a double dose of Jimmy Carr. Here’s what to watch this evening

The Guardian - UK

‘We need jungle, I’m afraid’: how University Challenge went viral on the rave scene

A quote from Amol Rajan, host of the highbrow British quiz has inspired a stream of samples in tracks – and invitations for him to perform live

The Guardian - UK

"I can't accept drum 'n' bass - we need jungle, I'm afraid": Producers sample University Challenge quiz show in jungle bangers as host's response to contestant goes viral

"This is why the internet was invented"

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‘I can’t accept drum and bass’: Fans remix Amol Rajan’s University Challenge response into dance track

Clip of University of Aberdeen team being corrected after identifying jungle music as drum and bass was widely shared online

The Guardian - UK

Esther Rantzen ‘considering assisted dying’ if cancer treatment fails

Broadcaster, 83, is waiting to hear result of ‘miracle drug’ and says she wants UK law to give the terminally ill the choice of how they die

The Guardian - UK

BBC called to defend ‘elitist’ format of University Challenge

Professor complains that show’s Oxbridge bias is even more pronounced in Christmas specials and calls for public debate

The Independent UK

Christmas University Challenge episode pulled over disability row

Pair of contestants say they were promised audio descriptions that never came and that a request for subtitles was denied

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University Challenge special axed over lack of support for disabled contestants

Christmas alumni episode had one blind entrant and another who was neurodivergent, both of whom say they did not get help

The Independent UK

Christmas University Challenge episode pulled over disability row

Pair of contestants say they were promised audio descriptions that never came and that a request for subtitles was denied

The Guardian - UK

TV tonight: Such Brave Girls dials up the comedy cringe

A new series follows two sisters navigating life after their father walks out. Plus: Amol Rajan takes a deep dive with snooker champ Ronnie O’Sullivan. Here’s what to watch this evening

The Independent UK

Cleverly clashes with radio presenter over Rwanda policy during interview

Home Secretary James Cleverly told Amol Rajan ‘you’re not asking questions, you’re making statements’.

The Guardian - UK

James Cleverly lines up with post-truth brigade on Rwanda shambles

Any uncomfortable facts can simply be airbrushed out of history by an act of parliament, Jimmy Dimly reveals

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How to watch University Challenge from anywhere in the world

Here's how you can watch University Challenge online from wherever you happen to be ready for its return on August 12.

The National (Scotland)

BBC to admit error after claiming SNP embroiled in 'ongoing court case'

THE BBC will be issuing a correction after one of its top presenters claimed that the SNP was embroiled in an “ongoing court case”, The…

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