New books revisit Beatles' milestones Samira Ahmed's "A Hard Day's Night" and Amelia Davis' "The Beatles by Jim Marshall" bookend their touring years Salon · Jun 26
UK Journalist Is Mad Over a Movie Poster. This Is Not a Bit BBC journalist Samira Ahmed found something new to fuss about. It’s about Lee Cronin’s The Mummy. There are no real mummies involved in the scenario—no actual, ancient corpse skulking around the London Tube. Instead, Ahmed thought that the poster looked a little too unsavory for children to see. The Mary Sue · Apr 16
The Mummy faces backlash from parents over ‘terrifying’ movie poster Lee Cronin’s new horror film is set for release this week in the UK The Independent UK · Apr 16
Gisèle Pelicot says trial was for all sexual violence survivors and women who gathered at court ‘gave her strength’ The feminist hero who changed the world for sexual offence survivors with her calls for shame to change sides speaks at the UK launch of her powerful new memoir A Hymn to Life The Independent UK · Feb 21
Donald Trump’s niece ‘devastated’ by uncle’s election: ‘I knew it was going to be unspeakably awful’ Mary Trump branded her uncle ‘pathetic’ as she revealed she took his initial electoral success ‘personally’ The Independent UK · May 27, 2025
Sexual violence a ‘national emergency’ in UK schools amid rise of AI deepfake porn, expert warns Laura Bates, founder of the Everyday Sexism Project, cited AI-deepfakes as the next issue schools across the nation will have to tackle The Independent UK · May 26, 2025
The right is trying to rewrite history with its toxic rhetoric on Britain’s rape gangs Girls who have suffered terrible abuse are now being exploited by populists for their own ends The Guardian - UK · Jan 12, 2025
Keanu Reeves says Monty Python was his biggest inspiration The John Wicke actor grew up on British sketch comedy Evening Standard · Oct 23, 2024
Keanu Reeves says ‘movies are tough to get made’ when asked about new comic book project Reeves has recently released a novel, ‘The Book of Elsewhere’, inspired by his BRZRKR comic book series The Independent UK · Oct 23, 2024
Reappraise The Goodies as a catalyst for social change, says Samira Ahmed 1970s show challenged attitudes by defying gender stereotypes and boldly addressing topical issues, broadcaster says The Guardian - UK · Feb 18, 2024
Single minded: people with public lives on the pleasures of solitude Joe Lycett likes to get into nature, chef Ravinder Bhogal strolls around her local area, Kirsty Wark heads for a Scottish loch… Nine famous faces reveal how they like to spend time when they’re on their own The Guardian - UK · Sep 10, 2023
BBC accused of 'appalling situation' after FIVE female news anchors' jobs cut Five BBC news presenters – Martine Croxall, Annita McVeigh, Geeta Guru-Murthy, Kasia Madera and Karin Giannone – have reportedly not been seen on the news channel since March Daily Mirror · Jun 21, 2023
Anthony Anaxagorou wins Ondaatje prize for collection of postcolonial poetry The British-Cypriot poet took the £10,000 award with his third book of poems, which judges described as ‘pushing the confines of form and language’ The Guardian - UK · May 10, 2023
Please Please Us: Lost tape of Beatles school gig could be saved for the nation Sixty years ago, a little-known Liverpudlian band took to the stage at Stowe school in Buckinghamshire The Guardian - UK · Apr 9, 2023
MusicRadar · Apr 4, 2023 One of the earliest live recordings of the Beatles emerges 60 years later, but will we ever get to hear it? John Bloomfield was a teenager at the all-boys Stowe boarding school in 1963 when the Fab Four came to play, and after all these years, he reveals to the BBC that he recorded the set
Reuters · Oct 30, 2022 Greta Thunberg: COP27 an opportunity for "greenwashing, lying and cheating" Climate activist Greta Thunberg on Sunday called out next month's United Nations climate summit in Egypt for being "held in a tourist paradise in a country that violates many basic human rights."
The Guardian - UK · Aug 18, 2022 Amol Rajan to be new host of University Challenge Journalist and broadcaster will take over from Jeremy Paxman in autumn 2023, the BBC says
Chicago Tribune · Jul 14, 2022 ‘Ms. Marvel’ is a huge hit with Desi audiences — in part because it gets all the details right. ‘This show has been surreal for Desi people!’ CHICAGO — Samira Ahmed was geeking out, speaking fast, excitedly, uncertain where to start, debating both internally and aloud what part of which episode of the Disney+ series “Ms. Marvel” to watch first. “I think we’re going to be here for six hours!” she said, joking.
Wales Online · Jul 12, 2022 National Lottery-funded UK charities unite to mark Day of Memory for victims of Honour-Based Abuse charities throughout the UK are calling for increased visibility, reporting and understanding of HBA
The Guardian - UK · Mar 1, 2022 Ahead of her time? Programme re-evaluates Mary Whitehouse’s legacy Radio 4 programme presented by Samira Ahmed argues case for nuance in judging campaigner mocked as ‘puritanical harridan’