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Martin Bashir ‘should give back tainted award’: BBC reporter scooped journalist of the year for controversial Princess Diana exclusive… and now faces calls to return the prize Bashir named journalist of the year at Royal Television Society awards in 1996 Now he is facing pressure to hand back his honours as the Diana inquiry looms There … Read more
‘I am appalled’: Lord Owen blasts health chiefs for contributing to ‘tainted blood’ scandal The contaminated blood scandal has been labelled the worst treatment disaster in the history of the NHS Thousands of Britons were infected with HIV and hepatitis after being treated with blood products imported from America ‘I am appalled this commitment was never … Read more
Big Brother star Brian Dowling has claimed his time as host was ‘tainted’ after learning he’d been secretly replaced by Emma Willis. The presenter, 42, took to Twitter on Thursday night to clarify Davina McCall’s claims he’d been offered a chance to appear on lookback series Best Shows Ever, saying he ‘didn’t feel like’ recording … Read more
Gambling giants were last night accused of ‘providing the gateway for the next generation of harm’ after bombarding sports fans with TV adverts and free bets during the return of Premier League football. Despite curbs on TV gambling advertisements around live sporting events introduced last year, the first two televised Premier League matches since the … Read more
As lockdown in Wuhan is finally lifted, a 32-year-old British expat who has been working in the city for several years sends this vivid despatch on the realities of freedom. At midnight on Tuesday, I was woken up by whoops and cheers of ‘Come on Wuhan’ as my neighbours in this city of 11 million … Read more
When I first walked into my early Victorian terraced cottage in North London more than a decade ago, I was so struck by its deep sense of peace that I laid my cheek against the wall. Despite it being rather shabby and neglected, I felt there was something magical about it. And it’s not just … Read more