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LORD HALL: Let’s listen to what you say… and promise to do better

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Let’s have a debate about the BBC. We’re always up for it. We are probably the most hotly debated organisation in the country. That’s good. It means we matter. The former culture secretary Nicky Morgan wrote recently that the BBC needs to accept that no change isn’t an option. I couldn’t agree more. A BBC … Read more

BBC boss Lord Hall vows not to abandon older viewers in an attempt to attract young people 

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BBC director-general Tony Hall has promised not to abandon older audiences amid fears the corporation’s attempts to appeal to youngsters will leave them feeling ignored. Writing on this page today, Lord Hall said older Britons are ‘super-users’ of the broadcaster’s services and vowed they will always be ‘super-served’ by it. He said the BBC, which … Read more

British public IS racist towards Meghan Markle says Wolf Hall author Dame Hilary Mantel 

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British public IS racist towards Meghan Markle says Booker Prize-winning Wolf Hall author Dame Hilary Mantel Hilary Mantel said racism has played a part in criticism aimed at Meghan Markle  The author said there is an ‘intense concentration on bodies of royal women’ She compared scrutiny of the Meghan to that faced by royal women … Read more

Padma Lakshmi and Matthew McConaughey turn up glam factor HISTORYTalks at Carnegie Hall

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Padma Lakshmi and Matthew McConaughey brought their star power to the HISTORYTalks event in New York on Saturday. The 49-year-old Top Chef hostess hit the red carpet at Carnegie Hall in a sleek black outfit that emphasized her hourglass figure. She modeled a gleaming black blouse that she tucked into a pair of skintight high-waisted … Read more

Tiffiny Hall slams weight loss sticker for using her photos to promote their ‘gimmick’

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‘I refuse to be fat shamed’: Australian trainer Tiffiny Hall slams weight loss brand for using her post- pregnancy transformation photos to promote their ‘gimmick’ products By Jessamy Tredinnick For Daily Mail Australia Published: 09:40 GMT, 29 February 2020 | Updated: 13:43 GMT, 29 February 2020 Tiffiny Hall has slammed a health brand for using … Read more

Passengers scatter as brawling yobs throw punches and insults in Gatwick arrivals hall

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‘Get the police!’: Terrified passengers scatter as brawling yobs throw punches and insults in Gatwick airport arrivals hall before onlookers step in to separate them Two groups of men clashed at Gatwick’s north terminal at 7.50pm on Tuesday One witness said other passengers ‘were running off in terror, thinking the worst’ Members of the public … Read more

Pregnant Chloe Goodman engaged to footballer Grant Hall

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Chloe Goodman has revealed she is engaged to her footballer partner Grant Hall. The pregnant CBB beauty, 26, was delighted when the Queens Park Rangers player got down on one knee during their baby gender reveal party last month. The pair confessed their happy relationship has lifted them both from the depths of depression, with … Read more

Nikki and Brie Bella set to be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame

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Nikki and Brie Bella are set to be inducted into the World Wrestling Entertainment Hall of Fame. The Bella twins’ achievement was announced by World Wrestling Entertainment Inc., or WWE, on their website Friday. ‘Nikki and Brie Bella, two of the most iconic female Superstars in WWE history, are the latest inductees into the WWE … Read more

The Painted Hall fails to inspire anything like the awe that Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel does

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Sadly, even now after the £8.5 million restoration, the Painted Hall fails to inspire anything like the awe that Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel does By Alastair Smart Published: 22:01 GMT, 18 May 2019 | Updated: 22:01 GMT, 18 May 2019 The Painted Hall Old Royal Naval College, Greenwich Rating: Well, there can be no faulting the … Read more