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Neil Young pulls out of Glastonbury over BBC involvement
The singer said he had been booked to play the festival this summer but objected to the broadcaster’s “corporate control”.
- Anita Singh
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Ray Hadley’s 2GB successor revealed
Sports broadcaster, NRL caller and journalist Mark Levy will take over as 2GB Mornings host.
- Calum Jaspan
BBC MasterChef presenter ‘steps away’ over allegations of misconduct
An investigation is under way into allegations of “inappropriate” behaviour by television presenter Gregg Wallace towards women on the set of the BBC show.
- Investigations team
Graham Norton swaps the glamour of his talk show for an Aussie Wheel of Fortune
Over a nearly 30-year TV career, the Irish chat show host has juggled sex stunts, celebrity guests and game shows. This is how he makes it look so easy.
- Louise Rugendyke
Australian women among the 400 alleged victims of Mohamed Al-Fayed
A BBC documentary revealed Al-Fayed, who died last year aged 94, sexually abused female staff at his London department store Harrods.
- Catarina Demony
‘Mohamed al-Fayed was a monster’: More than 100 women make sex abuse accusations
The late billionaire and former owner of the London luxury department store Harrods has been accused of serial rape and the sexual abuse of minors.
- Gordon Rayner, India McTaggart and Daniel Woolfson
High-profile BBC newsreader avoids jail over indecent images of children
Huw Edwards, who announced the death of Elizabeth II and fronted several major news events, was handed a six-month prison sentence, suspended for two years.
- Rob Harris
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BBC asked to explain why it paid top news presenter $393,000 after his arrest
Huw Edwards was one of the BBC’s most prominent figures has pleaded guilty to possessing indecent images of children.
Deadpool & Wolverine breaks record as Kamala surprises at Comic-Con
The world’s biggest movie, America’s vice-president and a Penguin launch that almost went up in smoke.
- Michael Idato
Australian charity deregistered as false claims over children emerge
Former soldier Adam Whittington’s Project Rescue Children is also accused of using unsuspecting children as props to attract donations, according to a BBC investigation.
- Cameron Houston
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