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When Will We Know Who Won The US Elections 2024 And When Is The Inauguration: Key Dates And Timeline

The 2024 US presidential election results may take days to finalise, with key dates for official certification and the inauguration set for January 20, 2025.

International Business Times UK · Nov 4, 2024

Adele Fully Lost It as She Hugged Céline Dion in the Audience of Her Vegas Show

I, too, am weeping.

Marie Claire · Oct 28, 2024

Quick Facts About Lil Durk: Why Was He Arrested, His Net Worth And How Many Children He Has

US rapper Lil Durk, with an estimated net worth of $8 million and a complex family life involving seven children, faces new legal challenges after a recent arrest on murder-for-hire charges, further complicating his already influential career in the rap industry.

International Business Times UK · Oct 26, 2024

Reporting on Gaza war is a challenge for journalists – here’s how the BBC and other broadcasters have handled the past year

The past year of conflict in Gaza has been covered in the media with extraordinary bravery, mostly by local journalists. Israeli authorities have not allowed the foreign press inside the occupied territory, apart from via short media trips embedded with the military.

The Conversation · Oct 4, 2024

“When streaming decimated artists’ income we all said ‘oh I guess we’ve still got live’… now a different set of vampires has done it with live music as well”: James Blake on the “heist” that’s seen artists robbed of their data

Speaking to BBC News, Blake described his difficulties promoting shows via social media as an independent artist without relying on data collected by promoters and ticketing companies

MusicRadar · Sep 30, 2024

Angela Rayner defends Labour government over donations row saying ‘all MPs do it’

The deputy prime minister said she understands why people are angry but added that donations are ‘a feature of our politics’

The Independent UK · Sep 22, 2024

Why the BBC making one journalist redundant matters – for our media and democracy

Kate Lamble’s reporting on Grenfell was public service journalism at its best. But sweeping cuts will make it far harder to replicate, says Guardian columnist Jane Martinson

The Guardian - UK · Sep 10, 2024

Israel spokesperson accuses BBC’s Mishal Husain of pro-Palestinian bias

Broadcaster defends Radio 4 presenter’s ‘legitimate’ questions to David Mencer, who claimed she was parroting ‘terrorist organisations’

The Guardian - UK · Aug 12, 2024

BBC asks Huw Edwards to give back £200k salary it paid after child porn arrest

THE BBC has asked former top news anchor Huw Edwards to repay more than £200,000 which he was paid between his arrest in November 2023 and…

The National (Scotland) · Aug 9, 2024

Bafta says it is reviewing Huw Edwards’ awards

Several organisations are distancing themselves from disgraced BBC newsreader after he admitted to making indecent photographs of children

The Independent UK · Aug 5, 2024