Jay Blades, the U.K. TV host best known for fronting the BBC show “The Repair Shop,” has been charged with two counts of rape. West Mercia Police confirmed the allegations against the 55-year-old broadcaster, who is now due to appear in court next Wednesday. “Jason Blades, 55, of Claverley in Shropshire, has been charged with two counts of rape. He …
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Jay Blades, the former factory worker who established himself as a firm favorite on British television, has been charged with two counts of rape. In a statement on Monday evening, West Mercia Police said that Blades, 55, will appear in court to face the charges on August 13. A West Mercia Police spokesman said: “Jason Blades, 55, of Claverley in …
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The world is getting hotter – this is what it is doing to our brains BBC Tips for handling extreme heat with dementia Vida Newspaper Extreme heat elevates Alzheimer’s mortality risk; what Southern Utahns need to know St. George News Source link
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Image: BBC Yesterday, BBC Breakfast published a video report on the booming interest in retro games, featuring an interview with UKIE CEO Prof. Nick Poole OBE. But the segment hasn’t exactly gone over well online, with most people ignoring the content of the piece itself and instead being fixated on a clear and obvious error with the arrangement of the …
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The BBC has cut ties with MasterChef star Gregg Wallace after an external report upheld 45 allegations against the presenter. Last week, The Hollywood Reporter reported that more than 50 people approached the British broadcaster with fresh claims about the 60-year-old, including allegations that he groped a colleague and pulled his trousers down in front of another. Wallace had stepped …
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Donald Trump has said that he is disappointed but not done with Vladimir Putin, in an exclusive phone call with the BBC. The US president was pressed on whether he trusts the Russian leader, and replied: “I trust almost no-one.” Trump was speaking hours after he announced plans to send weapons to Ukraine and warned of severe tariffs on Russia …
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The UK’s games industry body has distanced itself from an embarrassing BBC blunder, after an original NES Super Mario Bros. cartridge was shown jammed into an SNES console In the breakfast TV segment broadcast this morning, UKIE boss Nick Poole introduced hosts Jon Kay and Sally Nugent to a selection of retro systems, including a ZX81, a Nintendo Wii, and …
Read More »LONDON (AP) — Britain’s media regulator said Monday it will investigate a BBC documentary about children’s lives in Gaza, after a review concluded that the narrator’s father has Hamas links and the program therefore breached editorial guidelines on accuracy. The broadcaster removed the program, “Gaza: How To Survive A Warzone,” from its streaming service in February after it emerged that …
Read More »Gaza documentary shown on BBC breached accuracy guideline, review finds Reuters BBC Gaza documentary breached guidelines, review finds BBC Tim Davie admits ‘significant failing’ by BBC over Gaza documentary The Guardian BBC breached editorial guidelines over Gaza documentary narrated by son of Hamas official Sky News BBC Review Finds ‘Gaza: How To Survive A Warzone’ Broke Accuracy Rule In “Serious” Editorial Failure Deadline Source link
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