Emma Barnett ‘to leave BBC Radio 4’s Today programme to front new podcast’ IN FULL The Independent UK · Sep 11
Emma Barnett to ‘leave Radio 4’s Today’ following Amol Rajan exit, report claims Reports are another blow to the flagship BBC Radio 4 news programme The Independent UK · Sep 11
Amol Rajan makes emotional speech as he leaves BBC Radio 4’s Today show: ‘Do you think I’ve made a terrible mistake?’ TV presenter, 43, hosted the ‘Today’ programme for five years on BBC Radio 4 The Independent UK · Sep 2
Emma Barnett reveals she had a hysterectomy as a result of endometriosis The BBC Radio 4 host said she had the surgery ‘I never wanted to have’ after her symptoms meant she could ‘barely function’. Evening Standard · Aug 19
BBC’s Emma Barnett reveals she’s had hysterectomy ‘I never wanted to have’ The presenter had the procedure just two days before her documentary Fighting Endometriosis aired The Independent UK · Aug 19
‘Four white presenters feels retro’ – is the BBC Today programme doomed? With bosses at the BBC prioritising social media platforms over radio, things feel apocalyptic at the broadcaster’s flagship news show – especially given the lack of diversity. Is this it? The Guardian - UK · Jun 30
‘If i can’t have him, no one will’: UK mother gets life term for killing baby son with cocktail of drugs A 36-year-old mother in the UK has been sentenced to life imprisonment for murdering her 14-month-old son by poisoning him with prescription medication shortly before authorities were due to take the child into care. The Times of India · Jun 6
Essex woman jailed for life for poisoning baby son with cocktail of drugs Emma Barnett killed her one-year-old after a court ruling he be taken away from her The Guardian - UK · Jun 5
BBC presenter Emma Barnett ‘cannot remember a single thing’ about broadcast due to endometriosis pain: ‘It’s a living death’ ’Today’ presenter was in ‘incredible’ pain during radio show The Independent UK · Jun 3
Emma Barnett: Fighting Endometriosis review – this woman is not about to be fobbed off The BBC presenter has a horrific illness which leaves her and so many other women in a lifelong hell with no cure in sight. Barnett is at the absolute end of her tether … can she change millions of lives? The Guardian - UK · Jun 1
TV tonight: Emma Barnett’s extremely painful battle with endometriosis The broadcaster documents living with this debilitating, lifelong disease in a bid to help other sufferers. Plus: the soothing return of Springwatch. Here’s what to watch this evening The Guardian - UK · Jun 1
Mother guilty of killing toddler son after feeding him drugs before he could be taken into care Emma Barnett has been found guilty of murder and is set to be sentenced next week The Independent UK · May 28
Emma Barnett: ‘Enough with the toxic positivity – maternity leave is more like maternity service’ WELL ENOUGH: Broadcaster Emma Barnett has had enough of people telling new mums to “enjoy every minute”. She tells Emilie Lavinia why she’s putting maternity – and all that comes with it – in more brutal terms The Independent UK · Mar 17
The Guardian - UK · Mar 13 Has Today had its day? BBC’s flagship Radio 4 show grapples with podcast age As it searches for a new editor and presenter, programme is facing questions over its direction and status
The Guardian - UK · Mar 12 Why the hell did Starmer pick Mandelson? The latest mug on the media round had no idea Nick Thomas-Symonds unravelled under barrage of questions – as PM instead bored some mothers and babies in Belfast
The Independent UK · Mar 11 BBC broadcaster Emma Barnett on maternity leave, IVF, and the unspoken truth of motherhood This week, award-winning BBC broadcaster, journalist and author Emma Barnett joins us to challenge everything we think we know about the newborn bubble. Emma's new book, Maternity Service, tears through the toxic positivity of early motherhood with refreshing – and often hilarious – honesty.
Evening Standard · Dec 31, 2025 Your family would be so proud of you, Queen tells John Hunt and daughter Amy Louise Hunt, her sister Hannah Hunt and their mother Carol Hunt were killed by Kyle Clifford – Louise’s ex-partner – last year in Hertfordshire.
Evening Standard · Dec 21, 2025 Top tips from celebrities, chefs and critics for food shopping in London Whether you’re doing the final big shop for Christmas lunch or contemplating a meal that doesn’t consist of turkey, here’s where to shop in London
Evening Standard · Dec 10, 2025 Queen records radio broadcast with John Hunt and his daughter Amy A fundraising gala will launch The Hunt Family Fund in memory of Mr Hunt’s wife and two daughters who were murdered in their home.
The Guardian - UK · Dec 4, 2025 Farage turns on broadcasters over racism allegations as number of claims hits 28 Reform leader suggests he would boycott BBC, saying he has had letter from Dulwich pupils defending him
The Guardian - UK · Dec 4, 2025 Tice steps up for Farage over past racism claims – and gets nothing in return You could call it an act of friendship, except Nige sees Dicky less as a friend and more as a useful idiot
The Guardian - UK · Dec 4, 2025 Nigel Farage denies saying anything racist ‘with malice’ as he attacks BBC Reform UK leader launches tirade against broadcaster in latest effort to address claims of abuse from school contemporaries
The Guardian - UK · Dec 4, 2025 Farage criticises BBC over racism allegations and claims one fellow pupil said he was ‘offensive’ but not racist – as it happened Reform leader claims he has had letters of support over racism allegations, but that those letters also described some of his comments as offensive
The Guardian - UK · Nov 7, 2025 Emma Barnett says she felt ‘mugged, robbed’ after perimenopause at 38 Broadcaster says on new BBC podcast that perimenopause made her feel like she had lost her identity