National Geographic Signs Up BBC Studios Factual Boss & ‘Blue Planet II’ Commissioner Tom McDonald

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The Wanted star passed away on Wednesday. He was 33 and had "fought until the end" against a brain tumour. Read more Max George breaks silence to pay touching tribute to 'brother' Tom Parker Tom had appeared on the show’s celebrity edition alongside bandmate Max George.

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Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorBlue Note New York has announced the 11th Annual Sony Presents Blue Note Jazz Festival. The festival kicks off on June 1 with a free show in Washington Square Park headlined by Robert Glasper — who performed on the Oscars Sunday night — in association with Washington Square Park Conservancy.Taking place at major venues across New York City, including Blue Note New York, Sony Hall, The Town Hall, and SummerStage in Central Park, this year’s festival features performances from George Clinton & Parliament-Funkadelic, Chris Botti, Charles Lloyd, Macy Gray, Kenny G, Al Di Meola, Madeleine Peyroux, Dave Holland & Kenny Barron, Robert Cray, Kenny Garrett, José James, Chief Adjuah (formerly Christian Scott), Bilal, DOMi & JD Beck, Dizzy Gillespie Big Band, Theo Croker and so many more legends, with a major headliner announcement on April 26.

BBC Studios has struck a first look and development deal with Diving Bell Group, the talent agency that represents the likes of trans activist Munroe Bergdorf and feminist author Florence Given.

Amazon Studios Europe Boss Georgia Brown has revealed how the streamer “completely turned storymaking on its head” for upcoming hybrid grime/drill musical Jungle. 

Susanna Reid and Martin Lewis felt emotional watching a video clip of a young Ukrainian girl singing the country’s national anthem onstage during a major charity concert, weeks after she first went viral singing a song from Frozen in a bomb shelter. Introducing the clip on Monday’s Good Morning Britain, Susanna shared the ‘good news’ that Amelia Anisovych was now safe in Poland after fleeing Ukraine with her grandmother and brother Misha. The seven-year-old was able to escape her home country’s capital city of Kyiv shortly after her first video gained huge interest, and the 51-year-old presenter explained that Amelia was back and sharing her voice once more.

England rugby player Henry Slade has given a glimpse inside his amazing home with their outdoor cinema and stunning plant wall. The 28 year old English rugby union player, from Plymouth, lives in Exeter with his stunning fiancée Megan Browse, who runs a unisex children's clothing brand, and their adorable one year old daughter Olive Margot. Henry, whose team is set to go up against France in the 2022 Six Nations Championship on Saturday 19 March, has given a peek inside their very modern home to his 213,000 Instagram followers.

Red Nose Day, the telethon fundraising event which makes millions for the Comic Relief charity. This night of celebration raises money to help end child poverty in the UK and around the world. Read on to find out more about this year’s festivities, and the origins of the event.

Since Russian President Vladimir Putin declared his invasion of Ukraine the news has been flooded with heartbreaking stories of innocent people fleeing their homes.Thousands of Ukranian citizens have crossed the border into neighbouring countries like Poland and Moldova, forced to leave behind treasured possessions in search of safety. But one woman who wouldn’t leave her pride and joy behind was Alisa Teptiuck.The 35 year old broke hearts after sharing a snap of her dog - a 12-year-old German Shepherd named Pulya (or Bullet, in English) - being carried to the Polish border on her husband’s shoulder.The photo went viral and left the internet praying for their safety. Belfast Live has exclusively shared the real story behind the powerful image and what happened to the fleeing family.

Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York, met with Ukrainian refugees in Poland on Thursday.  Ferguson, 62, shared on Twitter that Poland has taken in about 1.7 million refugees so far. "The invasion of Ukraine is heartbreaking to watch. So many families are being separated and displaced," she wrote.

Naman Ramachandran BBC head of factual Tom McDonald is joining National Geographic in the newly created role of executive VP, global factual and unscripted content, reporting into Courteney Monroe, president of National Geographic Content.In the New York-based position, which he will take up in June, McDonald will work alongside Carolyn Bernstein, executive VP, scripted and feature documentaries. Reporting into McDonald will be Alan Eyres, senior VP, development and production, unscripted; Janet Vissering, senior VP, development and production, wildlife/natural history; and Michelle “Meesh” Upton, senior VP, production management.McDonald will be responsible for leading the development and production of all global unscripted series and specials across all programming categories and formats, which feed Disney Plus and National Geographic’s linear channels.

Robert Rinder has sent the UK government an emotional plea to "cut the red tape" for Ukrainian refugees at the Polish border. Speaking to Good Morning Britain presenters Susanna Reid and Richard Madeley live from Przemsyl station in Poland, the television judge, 43, detailed that while thousands of British people want to house refugees and help in any way they can, the UK government needs to make the processes easier.

An actor raised in Halifax is preparing for a new kind of role — volunteering on the ground of a humanitarian crisis.

Homes Under The Hammer 's Martin Roberts is making a 26-hour drive in a bid to get urgent aid to those most in need fleeing war-torn Ukraine.