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Manchester United Muslim fans group calls on co-owner Jim Ratcliffe to quit

Supporters’ club says billionaire should stand down after ‘completely unacceptable’ comments on the UK and empire Manchester United’s Muslim supporters’ Club (MUMSC) has called for the Premier League side’s co-owner to step down after he made “completely unacceptable” comments during a BBC interview. Sir Jim Ratcliffe described the UK as being a country “on the slide” from the days when it had “the greatest empire in the world”. Continue reading...

The Guardian•Yassin El-Moudden and Daniel Lavelle19 Sept

Trump escalates media fight after week of setbacks

An embattled Trump has injected his fight with the news media with new acrimony, writes the BBC's Anthony Zurcher.

BBC19 Sept

Amanda Redman: ‘My most embarrassing moment? Getting caught doing a pretend Bafta thank you speech’

The actor on a terrible accident as a toddler, her bossy nature, and feeling too old to play a Shakespearean heroine Born in Brighton, Amanda Redman, 69, studied at Bristol Old Vic theatre school. She starred in the TV comedy drama El C.I.D. in the 1990s, and in At Home With the Braithwaites from 2000 to 2003, a role that earned her a Bafta nomination. She played the lead in the BBC series New Tricks for a decade until 2013, and her later work includes The Trials of Jimmy Rose and The Good Karma Hospital. On 28 September, her 2000 film Sexy Beast will be rereleased in a limited-edition box set. She has a daughter and lives in London with her second husband. When were you happiest? I am happiest when I have my daughter and granddaughter with me. Continue reading...

The Guardian•Rosanna Greenstreet19 Sept

• neutral toward BAFTA · 98%

‘A losing battle’: will UK public service broadcasters survive amid US onslaught?

Jobs and programme budgets in firing line at BBC, Channel 4 and ITV as they are outgunned by YouTube and Netflix “I wouldn’t be surprised if the BBC or Channel 4 disappeared,” says one of the thousands of TV staff at risk of redundancy, as British broadcasters face what has rapidly become a fight for survival against US digital rivals. “My generation grew up with Netflix and YouTube … Honestly, I feel like it is a losing battle.” Continue reading...

The Guardian•Mark Sweney19 Sept

Good News in History September 19

51 years ago today, Fawlty Towers premiered on the BBC. John Cleese boldly stepped out into the situational comedy scene without the support of his legendary troupe, Monty Python, and created what the BBC considers “the British sitcom by which all other British sitcoms must be judged.” Capable of withstanding multiple viewings, the BBC continues, […]

Good News Network•Good News Network19 Sept

TV tonight: a new era of Strictly begins in typically sparkling style

Emma Willis, Josh Widdicombe and Johannes Radebe take over hosting duties in the hoofing extravaganza. Plus: John Bishop’s new gameshow asks a lot of its audience. Here’s what to watch this evening 7.25pm, BBC One It’s time for the new Strictly era to begin, with Emma Willis, Josh Widdicombe and Johannes Radebe ebulliently taking over (sparkling) hosting duties. EastEnders stalwart Lacey Turner, footballer Shaun Wright-Phillips, Aussie singer Delta Goodrem, Gavin and Stacey’s Melanie Walters and previous dropout Dani Dyer are some of the 15 celebrities meeting their dance partners in this curtain-raiser. Alongside them, as is now customary in celebrity-based reality TV competitions, there’ll be some “media personalities” you’ll probably need to Google. But it’s not all change: the usual four judges are back with their scoring paddles. All that’s left to do is get ready to rumba! Hollie Richardson Continue reading...

The Guardian•Hollie Richardson, Phil Harrison, Hannah J Davies and Simon Wardell19 Sept

Google's Gemini AI hacked three companies in security test

The AI model accessed the internet and guessed credentials to three websites, a Google official told the BBC.

BBC19 Sept

• neutral toward Google · 94%

‘Those are exactly the words he said’: Earl Spencer says he is telling the truth about the King

Diana’s younger brother has stuck to his guns, suggesting to the BBC that King Charles is embarrassed about his alleged disparaging remark about the princess.

The Sydney Morning Herald•India McTaggart19 Sept

Kerry Kennedy: 'It would be a tragedy' if Kennedy Center is demolished

The BBC’s Caitríona Perry spoke to the late president's niece, as protesters gathered at the venue to condemn demolition threats.

BBC19 Sept

Would Australians support a smart glasses ban?

As Australia considers barring the use of smart glasses in government offices, the BBC asks people in Sydney what they think.

BBC18 Sept

Billionaire Man United owner says he has lost confidence in the UK

Ineos founder Sir Jim Ratcliffe tells the BBC he thinks the country is "on the slide" and calls for more investment in the North Sea.

BBC18 Sept

Trump threatens to ban CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House

The president has already pursued legal action against other major news organisations, including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and the BBC.

Euronews18 Sept

• critical toward Donald Trump · 96%

The Pope's AI advisor says the technology can be worse for kids than cocaine

Paolo Benanti, a Franciscan friar and theologian, told the BBC that AI can produce "emotional bending" that affects young people worse than addiction.

Business Insider•Pete Syme (psyme@businessinsider.com)18 Sept

Tenko and Doc Martin actress Stephanie Cole dies aged 84

She was best known for playing the character Dr Beatrice Mason in the 1980s BBC wartime TV drama

BBC18 Sept

BBC cash reserves hit lowest level in a decade after big single-year spend

Exclusive: Reserves at public service arm drop 66% as broadcaster undertakes large cuts in effort to save £500m The BBC has spent hundreds of millions of pounds of its cash reserves in a single year, increasing concerns at the corporation over the perilous state of its finances. Cash reserves at the BBC’s public service arm slumped by 66% in the last financial year, from £369m in 2025 to just £125m, according to analysis by the Guardian. This is the lowest figure in the last decade of accounts. Continue reading...

The Guardian•Michael Savage Media editor18 Sept

• critical toward BBC · 98%

Saints better prepared for Prem title defence - Dowson

Northampton director of rugby Phil Dowson tells the BBC's Saints Show that the club has better chance of defending their title.

BBC18 Sept

At least 16 killed in attack on mosque in Pakistan

A vehicle loaded with explosives rammed into a mosque building during Friday prayers, a senior police official told the BBC.

BBC18 Sept

UK to answer for its ‘dismal record’ in Eurovision before committee of MPs

Digital, culture, media and sport committee expected to hear evidence from BBC chiefs and music industry experts Joe and Jake. Daz Sampson. Electro Velvet. Who could forget them? Most people, probably. They are among some of the many acts who represented the UK at the Eurovision song contest in the last 20 years that have failed to find a place in the country’s cultural pantheon. Continue reading...

The Guardian•Jamie Grierson18 Sept

BBC to broadcast World Rally Championship from 2027

The BBC will broadcast the FIA World Rally Championship across the UK from 2027-29.

BBC18 Sept

• neutral toward BBC · 99%

WRC secures major three-year broadcast deal with BBC

The World Rally Championship will be broadcast live on the BBC as part of a new three-year UK broadcast rights deal, beginning from 2027. It will see the BBC broadcast select live stages, including the Power Stage from all WRC rounds alongside 60-minute highlight programmes from each rally. The agreement from 2027-29 will also include extensive live coverage from Rally Scotland, which is ... Keep reading

Motorsport.com18 Sept

• favorable toward BBC · 70%