BBC Defends Wall-To-Wall Huw Edwards Coverage After Audience Complaints

Taylor Swift wrote a personalised note for his stepdaughter when the pair attending an ‘Eras’ tour concert in Minneapolis.Speaking on an episode of the Happy, Sad, Confused podcast that was recorded prior to the ongoing WGA actors’ strike, Harbour spoke of Swift’s touching act, which he says left his stepdaughter “speechless”.Harbour joked that he had to call in a lot of favours to get tickets to the show for his stepdaughter, and that they had tried to meet Taylor Swift but she had to rush off for a flight immediately after the concert had ended.“It was extraordinary because I did say as we went in, ‘If there is an opportunity to say hello,’ I was like, ‘Please.’ And they said, ‘She’s leaving on a plane right after the concert, and I was like, ‘Oh then [never mind],’” David recalled.He went on, saying that they “sat there for about 30 minutes of the opener and then a woman came out with a letter. It was addressed to me and my stepdaughter, and it was handwritten on a particular type of stationery.

Blood And Honey.READ MORE: ‘Winnie The Pooh: Blood And Honey’ review: this teddy bear slasher is no picnicSpeaking to CinePop recently, director Rhys Frake-Wakefield revealed that this year’s Winnie The Pooh: Blood And Honey is in the works, and will see Pooh get a major weapon upgrade.While Frake-Wakefield didn’t reveal much about the upcoming sequel, he did say: “In the sequel, Winnie the Pooh will have a chainsaw. I’m going to introduce that.

Yugyeom, a member of K-pop boyband GOT7, has revealed that he faced financial difficulties during the pandemic.GOT7’s Yugyeom recently made an appearance on Greenroom Talk, an online talk show by popular South Korean YouTuber Draw Andrew. During his time on the programme, the singer spoke about a time where he fell into a “slump”.“I think of myself as a very positive person.

Marley Watkins worried he’d be made to look like an idiot by VAR as he wheeled away to celebrate sinking Celtic.

Rangers’ punishing experience in the Champions League last season has many – including some of their own fans – believing the Europa League is their level.

Aiden McGeady has gone from having no job to multiple ones with Ayr United - and he is loving it.

Ross McCrorie believes Aberdeen can fly out to Sweden with soaring Europa League confidence – since this squad is better than the one that battered BK Hacken last time.

Paul McGinn joked that he might play until he’s 46 to get a crack at a cup final, but says Motherwell’s Viaplay Cup exit isn’t any easier for their younger players.

Drake doesn't mind women throwing their bras onto stage, it's a different story when it comes to reading material.The «One Dance» rapper took the stage Wednesday night at the Chase Center in San Francisco for his tour, and showed off his quick reflexes when someone in the audience hurled a book at his head.In videos posted to social media, Drake can be seen moving around the stage and talking to the crowd between songs when a paperback book comes flying out of nowhere, and he quickly catches it one-handed.«You're lucky I'm quick,» Drake said, pointing at the audience member who apparently threw the tome. «I would have had to beat your a** if that hit me in the face.»While a slew of artists have been getting pelted with dangerous objects during shows recently — including phones, bracelets, water bottles, flowers and much more — sometimes leading to actual hospital visits (in the case of Bebe Rexha), Drake's mostly been on the receiving end of large cup-size bras.During Drake's July 21 concert at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, a woman tossed her 36G bra onstage, and Drake made sure to direct his team to have the woman located «immediately.» During his July 26 concert at Madison Square Garden, another woman tossed her 46G size bra onstage.

Jane Curtin is reflecting on her early work on Saturday Night Live and is saying that watching it now she doesn’t find it very funny.

She’s a huge advocate of holistic practices, using meditation, acupuncture and yoga to keep a healthy mind and body. And last week the Duchess of Sussex was spotted wearing the latest lifestyle gadget – an anti-stress patch – on her wrist.

Jana Kramer is currently pregnant with her third child and in a new Q&A with fans on Instagram, opened up about how she’s doing with nausea and morning sickness.

Marg Helgenberger got part of the gang back together!

Krystal Nielson and Miles Bowles have officially tied the knot!The coupe exchanged vows on Saturday at a private residence in La Jolla, California, with an intimate ceremony witnessed by close friends and family.The Nation star made her relationship with Bowles Instagram official in September 2020, and announced that they were expecting their first child together the next month. Nielson gave birth to the couple's daughter, Andara Rose Bowles, in March 2021.

Heidi Klum’s daughter, Leni, is helping lead the next generation of supermodels, alongside other famous offspring like Cindy Crawford’s daughter, Kaia Gerber. Born in 2004 to Klum and her ex, Italian businessman Flavio Briatore, Leni was walking the runway before she was even born. Klum shared video on Instagram in 2021 of herself at the 2003 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show revealing that she was four months pregnant with the future model at the time.

Jane Curtin is opening up about her days on Saturday Night Live.

Hozier released his mega hit song, “Take Me To Church”, 10 years ago, and in a new interview, is looking back on the impact.

Kaley Cuoco is well known for her role on The Big Bang Theory.

, back to the office, back to Sunday scaries and scheduling back-to-back Zoom calls without a summer vacation on the horizon to make it all seem bearable. (Shudder.) Halloween decor has infiltrated retail shelves, murdering our late-summer buzz. Apparently, fall really is just around the corner, and even deep denial won’t stop its arrival.

The Scottish Green Party has claimed that its under-fire coalition with the SNP has prevented a Westminster "assault" on the environment. The party claimed that the Tories' and Labour’s "culture war" against climate proves how crucial Scottish Greens being in Government is.

A domestic abuser who sued his victim for the sofa he throttled her on has been ordered to pay more than £2000 in legal costs after his claim was rejected.

ATEEZ member Jungho will halt all his activities after experiencing “extreme pain” in his leg.Today (August 21), Jungho’s label KQ Entertainment announced on its official website that the ATEEZ singer would be pausing all activities after experiencing “extreme pain” in his leg. It comes shortly after the boyband’s appearance at KCON LA 2023.KQ Entertainment revealed that Jungho had previously been diagnosed with a “meniscus rupture” after an ankle injury.

Olivia Rodrigo‘s highly anticipated sophomore album ‘Guts’ was written for the live stage, the singer has revealed.Speaking to Capital FM recently, the ‘Vampire’ singer shared that her upcoming second album was written “with a tour in mind”. While Rodrigo said a tour of the UK is “in the works” and that she couldn’t share more at the moment, she did share that most of her new songs were written for live performances.Going on to answer a fan question regarding what future listeners can expect from the album, Olivia Rodrigo said: “I think there’s a lot of fun songs.

Southern California was hit by Tropical Storm Hilary on Sunday which brought heavy rain to the west coast with some parts experiencing flooding.

Holly Willoughby is currently enjoying some time off from the This Morning sofa as she holidays in the Algarve.

EXCLUSIVE: Brit TV chef James Martin is at the center of a bullying storm after he was accused of intimidating his crew on multiple occasions. 

The UK’s influential Culture, Media & Sport Committee has written to both the BBC and The Sun over investigations into Huw Edwards and Dan Wootton.

Naman Ramachandran In the aftermath of the Huw Edwards matter, where the top BBC presenter was accused of paying a teenager for sexually explicit photographs, a U.K. parliamentary inquiry has demanded further information from the corporation and Rupert Murdoch’s tabloid The Sun. The Sun broke the news that a then unnamed anchor, subsequently revealed as Edwards, had been taken off air while the BBC investigated allegations he had paid a teenager over £35,000 ($44,500) in exchange for explicit photographs since they were 17. On Tuesday, the U.K. House of Commons Culture, Media and Sport Committee wrote to The Sun editor Victoria Newton asking about editorial procedures and details about the newspaper’s story verification and decision-making processes and to Elan Cross Stephens, acting BBC chair, requesting further details about the reviews into wider BBC processes the corporation is carrying out in light of the allegations and its plans to publish the findings.

Ellise Shafer The BBC has published its terms of reference for the review of its non-editorial complaints process following last week’s Huw Edwards scandal. The review will be led by BBC Group COO Leigh Tavaziva and Deloitte, under the direction of Simon Cuerden. It is set to commence this month and will be completed by late fall. “The objective of the review is to assess the effectiveness of the current BBC policies and processes regarding non-editorial complaints and allegations (complaints) which come into the BBC,” according to a press release. “The review will cover complaints received by the BBC Public Service or World Service in the U.K. It will not cover the editorial complaints process. Areas of the BBC not currently within scope, e.g. BBC Studios, will be considered for assessment as part of the action plan from this review.”

Follow OK! on Threads here: https://www.threads.net/@ok_mag This Morning’s Josie Gibson has reportedly signed up to appear in the upcoming series of I'm A Celebrity ... Get Me Out Of Here and has been offered a six-figure “mega deal” to step foot in the jungle after finding herself in a bidding war between the hit ITV show and BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing.

Holly Willoughby is reportedly not hiding away or "licking her wounds", according to her defiant body language as she enjoys a holiday in Portugal.

Strictly Come Dancing will be back on our screens this Autumn and there are various stars rumoured to be hitting the dance floor.

The acting chairwoman of the BBC has told peers that there was “huge pressure” on the corporation to name Huw Edwards as the presenter caught up in a controversy.

Naman Ramachandran BBC director general Tim Davie and acting chair Elan Closs Stephens answered searching questions from the U.K. Lords Communications and Digital Committee on Tuesday on the corporation’s funding model. The BBC’s main source of revenue is annual license fee of £159 ($202). The BBC annual report, which was published last week revealed that the number of people who bought a license fee fell by 500,000 to 24.3 million. Consequently, BBC revenues dipped from £3.8 billion to £3.74 billion. The license fee, which is currently frozen for two years, is set to rise significantly in April 2024. It emerged on Tuesday morning that a review into the BBC funding model could be ordered this fall. “The evidence that there is a growing unwillingness to pay is shown by figures each year. The licence fee model is becoming unsustainable,” the London Times said, quoting a government source.

The BBC has been in touch with the family of the person at the centre of allegations surrounding presenter Huw Edwards, according to Tim Davie.

The BBC has drafted in a senior partner from Deloitte to help with its high-profile review into protocols following the Huw Edwards scandal, which Tim Davie revealed should complete in the late Autumn.