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The Independent UK · Mar 6

Richard Osman quits House of Games after nine years hosting BBC show

‘It’s time to let someone else have a go,’ presenter said

The Independent UK · Mar 3

BBC’s Hope Street star Finnian Garbutt in ‘last stages’ of life aged 28 after skin cancer diagnosis

The 28-year-old actor plays Ryan Power in Northern Irish series ‘Hope Street’

The Independent UK · Mar 3

Baftas racial slur controversy: what should the BBC have done?

At the 2026 Bafta awards, big wins for independent British film I Swear and American horror film Sinners were overshadowed by a regrettable moment. Activist John Davidson said the N-word – arguably the most offensive slur in the English language due to the centuries of violence and oppression it carries…

The Conversation · Feb 25

John Davidson says Tourette’s misconceptions are more challenging than the disorder

Tourette syndrome campaigner involuntarily shouted the n-word while Delroy Lindo and Michael B Jordan were on stage at the Baftas

The Independent UK · Feb 25

Underwear care advice is just pants

Brief letters: Clean clothes | Baftas controversy | Bed warmer | Trump’s tariffs | Palantir’s Tory deal

The Guardian - UK · Feb 24

BBC boss apologises to staff for ‘distressing’ racial Tourette’s slur at Baftas

The racial slur was ‘aired in error’ on Sunday evening, says Kate Phillips, the corporation’s chief content officer

The Independent UK · Feb 24

The Baftas on the BBC was an embarrassment and has to change

Is it time to move The Baftas away from the BBC? On the evidence of last night’s cringe-inducing anti-entertainment: yes.

Evening Standard · Feb 23

Swearing, Marty Supreme … and Prince William: Bafta’s 12 biggest snubs and surprises

This year’s Baftas were a chaotic mix of wild praise and inadvertent insults as the best actor prize was won by an unknown – and one of the nominees seemingly slurred from a man in the stalls

The Guardian - UK · Feb 23

Congratulations pour in for Jessie Buckley after Bafta win

The Taoiseach and Tanaiste congratulated the Co Kerry actress on Sunday night

Evening Standard · Feb 22