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Judge finds former BBC DJ Alex Belfield guilty of stalking Jeremy Vine and other stars

Jeremy Vine described Belfield's campaign of abuse as "the Jimmy Savile of trolling" as he gave evidence in court.

Daily Record

Former BBC DJ Alex Belfield found guilty of stalking Jeremy Vine and other broadcasters

He left one presenter feeling suicidal after a 'tsunami of hate'

Wales Online

Former BBC DJ Alex Belfield found guilty of stalking Jeremy Vine and other stars

Presenter Jeremy Vine referred to Alex Belfield as 'the Jimmy Savile of trolling' when giving evidence in court last month

Daily Mirror

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John Oliver skewers Liz Truss for resurfaced tweet mourning death of Jimmy Savile

‘Truss has a real knack for making bad decisions and then very much sticking to them,’ Oliver said

The Independent UK

Danniella Westbrook claims she's 'never watched EastEnders' and isn't paying TV licence

Danniella Westbrook, who starred as Sam Mitchell on EastEnders, has revealed she no longer pays her TV licence after saying the BBC is now 'out of touch'

Daily Mirror

Boris Johnson's 10 greatest PMQs 'lies' as he clashes with Keir Starmer for last time

As the era of Boris Johnson at PMQs comes to an end today, we look back on 10 of the biggest false or misleading statements he's made since his took office in 2019

Daily Mirror

BBC presenter ‘devastated’ by stalker’s ‘completely transphobic’ video, jury told

Former BBC Radio Leeds star Stephanie Hirst claims YouTuber Alex Belfield subjected her to ridicule after her gender transition

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Jeremy Vine breaks down in court as he brands ex-BBC presenter 'the Jimmy Savile of trolling'

The Channel 5 host got emotional as he described the “avalanche of hatred” allegedly unleashed on him by ex BBC presenter Alex Belfield.

Daily Record

Jeremy Vine says accused BBC radio presenter is like ‘Jimmy Savile of trolling’

He told a jury: ‘This is not a regular troll here. This is the Jimmy Savile of trolling.’

The Independent UK

Factbox: Scandals faced by British PM Johnson's government

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson faces what looked to be the final blow for his premiership as two senior ministers resigned after tried to apologise for his administration's latest scandal.

Reuters

Floodlights review: Harrowing drama on the lives wrecked by the darkest side of football

The abuse of talented player Andy Woodward by paedophile coach Barry Bennell is the focus of this chilling dramatisation of a true story

The Independent UK

‘What an unpleasant man’: Alan Partridge interviews Steve Coogan

Actor and comedian Steve Coogan claims there are next to no skeletons left in his closet. So we sent the only man we knew could unearth them

The Guardian - UK

TV takes a dark turn as true crime is turned into primetime drama

Infamous real-life British cases are providing inspiration for a suite of new fictional series

The Guardian - UK

Jimmy Savile: how the Netflix documentary fails to address the role institutions play in abuse

Jimmy Savile was one of the UK’s most serious serial sexual predators. Over several decades the television personality groomed and abused up to 1,000 boys and girls in TV studios as well as patients at NHS hospitals across Britain. That he was able to do so without being apprehended, even…

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Edinburgh Live

Edinburgh Primark shoppers speechless after spotting man in 'Jimmy Savile' top

The video shows the shopper seemingly unphased as he walks through the busy shop wearing a football strip strangely paying homage to sex abuser Jimmy Savile.

The Guardian - UK

Jimmy Savile escaped justice because of libel laws, claims reporter

The Sun tried to expose Savile as paedophile but had to back down over fears of costly libel case, investigative journalist says

The Guardian - UK

Outrageous libel laws protected Jimmy Savile. At last, change is on the cards

Moves to rein in lawsuits that protect the rich, powerful and wicked are decades, if not centuries, overdue, says journalist Meirion Jones

The Independent UK

Will Boris Johnson resign?

PM remains under pressure over series of rule-breaking Downing Street parties that allegedly took place during lockdown, 12 of which are under investigation by Met Police

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Wales Online

BBC Top of the Pops: Where are the former presenters of the TV music show?

Some big names have presented the music show

The Independent UK

Former child migrant lifts lid on UK’s ‘biggest sex abuse scandal’

Gordon Brown had called child migration ‘government-induced (human) trafficking’ which was a ‘bigger sex scandal’ than Jimmy Savile.

Newslaundry

Awful and Awesome Ep 249: The Kardashians, Anatomy of a Scandal, Jimmy Savile documentary

While discussing the Jimmy Savile documentary:

The Independent UK

Misleading the country: Boris Johnson and ministers have made dozens of false statements to parliament

Exclusive investigation : Labour accuses government of ‘litany of lies and falsehoods’ as calls for corrections are ignored

The Independent UK

Every misleading statement Boris Johnson has made to parliament since the general election

Misleading the country: The prime minister has failed formally to correct at least 17 false statements since the 2019 general election

Edinburgh Live

The creepy moment Jimmy Savile joked about kidnapping women in Edinburgh

In episode two the disgraced paedophile jokes about kidnapping Scottish women and "selling" them while being interviewed outside the Scottish Parliament.

The Guardian - UK

How can an MP even think of excusing child abuse? Have we learned nothing?

Crispin Blunt’s support of Imran Ahmad Khan shows that power can still disregard victims

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