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Boy with Tourette’s refused flight after yelling ‘bomb’ at airport gate, parents plead with British Airways to let him on plane

Did the airline make the right call?

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The key challenges facing new BBC boss Matt Brittin: From Trump to public trust

The 57-year-old joins the corporation at a tumultuous time as it faces a 10 billion dollar lawsuit from US President Donald Trump.

The Independent UK

What issues will new BBC director-general Matt Brittin have to deal with?

The 57-year-old joins the corporation at a tumultuous time as it faces a 10 billion dollar lawsuit from US President Donald Trump.

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‘Bad people’: Alan Cumming criticises Bafta after N-word outburst

The host of the film awards ceremony at which Tourette syndrome activist John Davidson shouted a racial slur has said he won’t host it again

The Guardian - UK

Bafta doubles down on preparations for Sunday TV awards after N-word fallout

Ceremony organisers taking event procedures ‘extremely seriously’ after broadcast of racial slur in February

The Guardian - UK

Alan Cumming vows to never host Baftas again after John Davidson incident

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The Independent UK

Alan Cumming refused to speak to BAFTA after Tourette’s incident: ‘It was bad leadership’

A furore unfolded when the BBC failed to edit out the Tourettes campaigner’s tics from the Baftas broadcast

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Alan Cumming will never host the BAFTAs again

Actor Alan Cumming vowed he would never host the BAFTAs again before the 2026 ceremony descended into chaos because it was a "tough gig" before it turned into an "international scandal".

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Billie Eilish says she’s ‘constantly’ suppressing tics as she opens up about Tourette’s experience

Singer said that she would have to let her tics out after interviews, having spent the time ‘doing everything in my power’ to suppress them

The Independent UK

Why there is hope for Aussies after not-so Super Round

New Zealand teams occupy the top four spots on the ladder approaching the pointy end of the Super Rugby season after a Kiwi shut-out in Christchurch.

AAP

I just watched one of the most controversial movies of awards season and I was blown away

In 'I Swear,' Robert Aramayo portrays Tourette's advocate John Davidson, and puts on a performance deserving of the awards it won.

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Brave Reds suffer Super golden-point heartbreak

The Queensland Reds came from 12 points down late in their Super Round clash with the Blues, only to lose in golden point after a Beauden Barrett penalty goal.

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Bumbling Brumbies blown away by Super Hurricanes

Hurricanes winger Fehi Fineanganofo dazzled with four of their seven tries against a hapless Brumbies outfit in a bonus-point Super Round win in Christchurch.

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'Lost for words' Crusaders' Super start at new home

The Crusaders have ridden an emotional high to open their new Christchurch home with a win against the Waratahs that saw them avoid some unwanted history.

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Phoenix condemn WSW to unwanted new low, miss finals

The Western Sydney Wanderers have claimed an unwanted maiden A-League Men wooden spoon after losing 2-1 to Wellington, who also fell short of finals.

Euronews

Bafta apologises after review finds failures in handling of John Davidson's N-word outburst

The review found no malicious intent but identified clear structural failures. It comes days after the BBC also admitted its broadcast of the slur breached its own editorial standards.

The Independent UK

Bafta issues ‘unreserved’ apology to Black and disability communities for racial slur incident

An independent review into the incident found ‘a number of structural weaknesses’ in the organisation's planning for the awards ceremony

Evening Standard

Bafta admits ‘structural weaknesses’ over racial slur broadcast at film awards

However an independent review ‘did not find evidence of malicious intent’.

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The Guardian - UK

Airing of Bafta racial slur breached BBC standards, corporation finds

Executive complaints unit finding relates to broadcast of N-word during awards ceremony

The Independent UK

BBC breached standards by broadcasting Baftas racial slur

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Evening Standard

Is it wrong for me to want to see Kanye West perform at Wireless?

Ye will return to the UK for the first time in over a decade to perform on all three days of Wireless Festival 2026. But can I compartmentalise my feelings about him enough to cop a ticket?

Evening Standard

What issues will new BBC director-general Matt Brittin have to deal with?

He joins the BBC at a tumultuous time as it faces a lawsuit from Donald Trump over the editing of a documentary.

The Guardian - UK

TV tonight: Sharon D Clarke returns as the formidable DCI Ellis

Ellis and her trusty sidekick uncover small-town grudges as they investigate a murder. Plus, catch the Bafta award-winning film I Swear. Here’s what to watch this evening

The Independent UK

Oscars 2026: Who will win, who should win, and who shoulda had a look-in

OSCARS 2026: Are we set for a ‘Sinners’ sweep? Or is ‘One Battle After Another’ going to win the war? Has Jessie Buckley’s anti-cat crusade ruined her chances? Or have we all been thinking about the Oscars too long? Adam White predicts who will reign supreme in the show’s major…

The Guardian - UK

‘Did I just hear what I thought I heard?’: Sinners’ Delroy Lindo on Bafta N-word controversy

The actor says he had only ‘a nanosecond’ to process the racial slur shouted during the Baftas as the BBC described the errors that led to its broadcast

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