The BBC Is Making Money Producing Glossy Tourism Ads For China’s Propaganda Machine

THE LOVE Island 2023 cast is giving the villa a run for its money with their swanky pads. Boxing ring girl Olivia Hawkins has shared flurry of photos from her stunning Brighton home, which features grey and white décor and huge outdoor patio. The Michelle Keegan body posed up a storm from her living room as she celebrated her 27th birthday last June wearing a fuchsia satin high-split dress.

LOVE Island contracts have revealed why someone would be BANNED from doing the show. Those auditioning to star in the hit ITV2 series will be excluded if they "fail" strict tests.

A BELOVED actress once dubbed 'The Most Beautiful Woman in the World" has died aged 95. Gina Lollobrigida was one of the most popular leading ladies in the so-called "Golden Age of Hollywood" in the 1950s and 1960s. She was an icon who enjoyed a glowing film career, before becoming a distinguished photographer and even entering politics.

THE MASKED Singer's detective fans are hot on the case of this year's cast – and they think they've cracked who's behind Otter. Following the second week of performances on the ITV guessing game, Cat and Mouse were revealed as a famous married couple, and suspicions have been raised over the character of Otter. For many, they've come to the conclusion it could be Daisy May Cooper.

EASTENDERS legend Rita Simons has revealed the incredible results of her £2,000 facelift. The actress, 45, said she decided to have the procedure in a bid to stave off the ageing process which was making a childhood facial scar more noticeable as her jowls sagged. She told OK!: ”I could feel the changes when I was washing my face.

KERRY Katona was left in floods of tears after doctors cancelled her planned stomach surgery and eyelid lift at the last minute. The 42-year-old was struck down with illness over the festive period but bravely worked through in a Cinderella pantomime in Lincoln. In her latest New magazine column, Kerry revealed the illness got in the way of her corrective procedures.

TAKE That stars Mark Owen and Robbie Williams were reunited in a sweet home video featuring their kids. The former bandmates enjoyed a catch-up at Robbie and wife Ayda Field's £17.5 million London home over the weekend.

A POPULAR Netflix show has been axed after three series and the upcoming fourth season scrapped - despite finishing filming. The streaming service has a huge roster of TV shows and programmes for subscribers to enjoy.

SHE'S the bubbly presenter who's never without a smile - whatever the weather. But viewers have picked up tension between BBC Breakfast favourite Carol Kirkwood and her co-host Naga Munchetty. On two separate occasions last month alone, Naga appeared to take a swipe at 60-year-old weather presenter's age and called her “really stern” in a spat over the Christmas Day forecast.

KATIE Price has been seen enjoying herself at KSI's boxing match. The former glamour model attended the event at the OVO Arena Wembley in London on Saturday night. Katie rocked a braless in a sheer sheer black jumpsuit as she watched KSI take on FaZe Temperrr over the weekend.

HAPPY Valley creator Sally Wainwright has opened up on the secret meaning behind the show as it continues to receive rave reviews in its third and final series. The BBC One drama finally hit screens once again at the turn of the New Year seven years on from the last instalment and has continued to see the overwhelmingly positive reaction roll in.

Having Sky TV in your home means you're treated to a huge array of programmes, films and boxsets available to watch whenever you like.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) recently announced that 11.6million Winter Fuel Payments and Pensioner Cost of Living Payments - support worth a total of £4.6billion - have been made to older people across the UK, including 973,604 living in Scotland.

If you're looking to purchase a designer quality serum that leaves skin glowing and looking younger at a fraction of the cost, then it looks like Avon has the goods.

This is the chilling moment a plane crash in Nepal was streamed live on Facebook by one of the passengers who was later discovered dead among the wreckage. Only minutes before the Yeti Airlines aircraft crashed in Pokhara in Nepal, four passengers from Ghazipur in Uttar Pradesh in India went live on Facebook to share their experience of the flight.

St Mirren fans can pay tribute to former hero Frank McGarvey when he is laid to rest today.

Seven premiering productions will compete for the Berlinale Series Award next month, with one further world exclusive launch screening out of competition.

The yearly list of '52 Places to Go' by The New York Times has been released and Scotland's Kilmartin Glen has made the cut.

Former Arsenal star Bacary Sagna is convinced Kieran Tierney can become one of the world's best IF he keeps the faith.

Monday, January 16 marks this year's Blue Monday - the day when we're supposedly feeling the lowest we'll feel all year.

The NHS has spent more than £1 million on an A&E consultant after keeping him suspended for more than six years.

Dougie MacDuff insisted graft was just as important as goals after Vics blew Girvan away in horrendous conditions on Saturday.

Nicola Sturgeon has addressed the current pressures facing the NHS in a special press conference today.

EMMERDALE actress Lucy Pargeter admitted she has never heard of a popular BBC actor during her appearance on a celebrity special of Tipping Point. The ITV quiz show welcomed three famous faces to compete in an attempt to win some money for their chosen charities.

OUR Yorkshire Farm fans all said the same thing as Amanda Owen welcomed a 'new colleague' at Ravenseat. Amanda, 47, shares regular updates of life in the Yorkshire Dales with her large family on social media.

LOVE Island's Maura Higgins left fans in a state of excitement when she paraded her washboard stomach at the gym, revealing her impressive six-pack. The former reality TV contestant, 32, who came fourth on the dating show in 2019, was not backwards in coming forwards when she showed off her toned abs.

LOVE ISLAND star Paige Thorne has shown off her "side bae" with a series of sexy new pictures on Instagram. The 25-year-old former islander, who appeared on the ITV2 show in 2022, stripped down for a chill day in a grey Calvin Klein sports bra and trackies for a series of sultry selfies.

DRAGONS' Den star Steven Bartlett became the youngest ever Dragon when he joined the show back in 2021. Over the last three years, the entrepreneur, now 30, has become a firm favourite and has built up an impressive portfolio of businesses on the BBC One show. But away from the cameras, the TV favourite can unwind at his huge mansion and enjoy precious family time with his partner and daughter.

A man has been caught carrying a stun gun for a second time.

Celtic-linked Szymon Wlodarczyk has opened the door for a move to Glasgow after admitting it's time to move on from Gornik Zabrze. The 20-year-old striker has been dubbed the new Robert Lewandowski by his homeland media after netting seven goals in ten league starts in the Polish league.

M&S has unveiled a multimillion pound investment plan to open 20 new "bigger, better" stores across the UK that will create 3,400 jobs.

Scots are bracing for more snow after parts of the country saw flurries as temperatures dropped below freezing.

The heirs of Robert and Ronnie Wilson – two thirds of The Gap Band – have sued BMG over allegations they are owed royalties stemming from the cut of Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars song ‘Uptown Funk’ that they received back in 2015.As you may remember, the five writers of The Gap Band’s 1979 song ‘Oops Upside Your Head’ – including Robert and Ronnie Wilson – were given co-writer credits on ‘Uptown Funk’ in 2015, following the latter track’s release in late 2014.That move acknowledged the similarities between the two songs, and was made in the wake of the ruling in the big ‘Blurred Lines’ song-theft legal battle, after which the music industry became more nervous about the copyright implications of new songs being heavily influenced by old songs.As well as the credits, each of the ‘Oops Upside Your Head’ writers also got 3.4% of the ‘Uptown Funk’ copyright. That was negotiated via a deal between the publishers of ‘Uptown Funk’ and the then publisher of ‘Oops Upside Your Head’, Minder Music.Shortly after that deal Minder Music was acquired by BMG, hence it’s involvement in the new legal battle.

Caroline Polachek is getting tired of people dubbing her “this generation’s Kate Bush”, which seems fair enough.I think we can all see how being compared to a music legend could initially seem like a nice thing, but soon become rather tedious. Plus, Polachek noted in a tweet on Friday night, surely Kate Bush is this generation’s Kate Bush? Especially since the good old ‘Stranger Things’ boost of 2022.“While I realise it’s a huge compliment”, she tweeted, “I’m endlessly fucking annoyed by being told I’m ‘this generation’s Kate Bush’.

Disney+ has announced a new U2 documentary in which viewers will see broadcaster David Letterman travel to Dublin for the first time to hang out with Bono and The Edge. And why not? Letterman will experience the Irish capital and “join the two U2 musicians for a concert performance unlike any they’ve done before”.Says Ayo Davis, President of Disney Branded Television: “Bono and The Edge are the force behind one of the most prolific and influential acts in the history of rock and roll, and we are honoured to bring this truly intimate look at their beginnings, friendship, and creative process to a global audience on Disney+”.Meanwhile, Letterman adds in a statement: “Recently, I won a radio contest.