The Latest Breaking News from Channel 4

Are BBC TV licence fees ending? What you need to know as Nadine Dorries calls it 'outdated'

Nadine Dorries said the Government is looking "very seriously" at reforming the BBC's funding.

Daily Record · Apr 28, 2022

Hollyoaks star Gary Lucy quits soap after 23 years as he films final 'death' scenes

Gary Lucy has played troubled Luke Morgan on-and-off since 1999, during which he has been involved in a number of huge storylines including his groundbreaking male rape storyline

Daily Mirror · Apr 28, 2022

Gogglebox duck scene triggers over 100 Ofcom complaints as viewers left 'traumatised'

Googlebox cast and fans of the Channel 4 show were left gobsmacked after watching an X-Rated scene from Apple TV+ anthology series Roar

Leeds Live · Apr 28, 2022

Gogglebox fans 'howling' as Stephen Webb is pictured with his 'twin'

Stephen shared a snap as he took some time out from filming

Liverpool Echo · Apr 28, 2022

Channel 4 privatisation ‘ends restriction on producing and selling own content’

A Government White Paper is the first look at proposed plans for the channel after the privatisation announcement.

The Independent UK · Apr 28, 2022

Welsh morning headlines: The latest news, coronavirus, Ukraine and sport news as number of children in custody set to double by 2024

It is expected that the number of children aged 15 to 17 in young offender institutions will double

Wales Online · Apr 28, 2022

Dorries vows to press ahead with Channel 4 privatisation while hitting out at ‘outdated’ BBC funding model

One Tory MP says ministers could ‘do best’ by leaving C4 ‘alone’

The Independent UK · Apr 27, 2022

Gogglebox hit with Ofcom complaints over X-rated scene between woman and a duck

Gogglebox's armchair critics sat down to watch Apple+ TV show Roar, which revealed explicit scenes in which a woman and a duck were shown becoming intimately acquainted

Daily Mirror · Apr 27, 2022

Channel 4 privatisation to begin amid criticism from MPs and industry

Process for privatisation announced as part of sweeping changes to UK media landscape

The Guardian - UK · Apr 27, 2022

Ofcom to be given powers to regulate streaming platforms

The maximum fine for a breach of a new code will be £250,000 or an amount up to five per cent of their revenue – whichever is higher

Wales Online · Apr 27, 2022