BBC News anchor caught wearing shorts underneath the desk by eagle-eyed viewers

It’s official, major U.S. streamers including Netflix, Amazon, and Disney+ could be regulated for the first time in the UK as part of proposals being considered by Boris Johnson’s government.

Damian Keogh and Simon Vaughan, formerly of Gentleman Jack producer Lookout Point, and former BBC Worldwide exec Helen Jackson have launched a new UK-based content studio backed by Endeavor Content.

Nick Cave & Warren Ellis are vying for the UK Number One album spot this week against Olivia Rodrigo, whose album ‘Sour’ is hoping to top the chart for a third week.Griff is also in the running for the top spot with ‘One Foot In Front Of The Other’, which the most downloaded album of the week so far.According to OfficialCharts.com, Cave & Ellis are sitting at Number Two in the midweek charts with their new album ‘Carnage’, while Griff’s debut mixtape follows at Number Four.Rodrigo, who is

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Loki himself is going to read children of the UK a superhero story just before bedtime.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaHaving recently tackled the world of haute couture in “Halston,” Ewan McGregor is going to break out his climbing gear to scale the heights in “Everest.”The high-altitude adventure comes courtesy of Doug Liman, the exacting action auteur behind “The Bourne Identity” and “Edge of Tomorrow,” and will star McGregor as George Mallory, an English mountaineer who took part in the first three British expeditions to Mount Everest.

Ewan McGregor, Outlander‘s Sam Heughan and Mark Strong have been set to star in Everest, an adventure thriller to be directed by Doug Liman from a script from Oscar-nominated Up in the Air scribe Sheldon Turner. The just announced pic is set to start shooting in the UK and Italy in January 22. HanWay Films will rep international sales and distribution beginning at the upcoming Cannes Virtual Market. UTA Independent Film Group will handle the U.S. sale.

The UK got a noisy new news network on Sunday, as Discovery-backed GB News went live with a commitment to offer an alternative to BBC and Sky News. Although the launch has proved popular with viewers, the channel has been plagued by tech issues and an advertiser boycott in its opening days.

BBC director general Tim Davie and two of his predecessors, Tony Hall and John Birt, have eaten large helpings of humble pie under intense questioning from British lawmakers over the Princess Diana scandal.

BBC reporter Nicholas Watt appears to have been hounded through the streets of London by a group of anti-lockdown protestors, in an incident that has been widely condemned by senior British journalists and lawmakers.

Lucy Dacus has announced details of her 2022 UK and European tour.Next year’s live dates will be in support of the artist’s upcoming third studio album ‘Home Video’, which is set for release on June 25 via Matador.Dacus’ 2022 UK and Ireland tour will kick off at The Brudenell Social Club in Leeds on March 18 before stops in Glasgow, Dublin, Manchester and Bristol.

Louise Minchin will be able to make the most of her morning lie ins in her stunning Chester-based home after she announced she has decided to step away from BBC Breakfast this year.The TV presenter, 52, is set to delete her early morning alarm after more than 20 years on the BBC Breakfast sofa and settle down in the heart of the British countryside with her furry friends and family.The journalist made the move from London to live with her husband David and her two daughters Mia and Scarlett in

EXCLUSIVE: 20th Century is looking to head back to the high seas as sources tell Deadline the studio is developing a new Master and Commander pic with A Monster Calls scribe Patrick Ness adapting the script. Insiders add it is still early days and no director or talent are attached at this time.

Celebrity Gogglebox star Georgia Taylor is married to a BBC star. Celebrity Gogglebox fans will recognise Taylor from ITV’s Coronation Street where she plays Toyah Battersby.

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds have added more dates to their 2022 European tour – see the full schedule below.The band announced the first round of dates for their upcoming tour earlier this month, after being forced to cancel a 2021 tour of Europe and the UK due to ongoing COVID-19 restrictions.After announcing initial dates in Greece, Germany, Sweden, Norway and more, the band have now announced further shows in Spain, Poland, France and beyond, including a headline slot at Barcelona’s Primavera

GB News, the new UK news channel backed by Discovery, will launch on June 13.

EXCLUSIVE: British actor DeObia Oparei, whose credits include Game of Thrones, Sex Education, and Santa Clarita Diet, has joined the cast of the Netflix thriller, The Gray Man, directed by Anthony and Joe Russo. The pic, said to the biggest-budget tentpole the streamer has made, boasts an impressive cast that includes Ryan Gosling, Chris Evans, Ana de Armas, Jessica Henwick, Wagner Moura, Dhanush, Billy Bob Thornton, Alfre Woodard, Regé-Jean Page, Julia Butters, and Eme Ikwuakor