BBC issues statement over 'difficult decision' to axe Doctors after 23 years

Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent Justin Edgar, a well-established British filmmaker and advocate for disabled people, has pushed the boundaries for accessibility films with “The Letter,” a drama shedding light on a lesser known deaf community in Germany during the WW2. Now in post, “The Letter” was directed by Edgar, who is hard of hearing, with an entire cast and crew of deaf artists.

Ofgem lowered the energy price cap at the start of October by £151 from the current £2,074 per year to £1,923 for millions of households across Scotland, England and Wales. The slight drop will benefit households on a standard tariff with typical usage, however, it’s important to remember the price cap doesn’t relate to a cap on the total amount of money people will pay for using gas or electricity.

Participation in Active Schools programmes across North Lanarkshire is on the rise again as school sport continues to recover from the Covid pandemic.

Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay has been slammed after reflecting on a time in his life when he was 'skint' and needed to borrow £20,000 to put down a deposit on his and wife Tana's first flat.

An unearthed blog post from Meghan Markle hinted at her plans to relocate to the UK many years before she married Prince Harry.

Richard Madeley is 'not happy at all' after his daughter Chloe and husband James Haskell's recent marriage troubles.

Laurence Fox‘s GB News show, in which stand-in presenter Martin Daubney interviewed Reform Party leader Richard Tice about the hot-button small boats issue, has become the latest to be found in breach by Ofcom.

The Rock‘s got beef with a French museum.

Married At First Sight's Shona Manderson has been turning heads with her latest holiday snaps. The blonde beauty, who recently split from husband Brad Skelly on the E4 show, is currently soaking up the sun in Morocco and shared a photo of herself in a daring white bikini.The two-piece, adorned with sequins and featuring ribbon tie sides, showed off Shona's figure as she posed on a white lounger against a desert backdrop.

Tom and Giovanna Fletcher celebrated being together for 20 years this weekend and shared a collection of sweet photographs from over the last two decades.The couple share three children; Buzz, eight, Buddy, seven, and Max, four, and first met 25 years ago at school, before Tom rose to fame in boyband McFly alongside pals Harry Judd, Dougie Poynter and Danny Jones. As they took to social media to share a collection of snaps, fans hailed Tom and Giovanna, who tied the knot in 2012, as "goals", with one commenting: "Couple goals right there.

Sports stars have rallied around Rebecca Adlington after she shared the heartbreaking news that her baby daughter was stillborn. Fellow athletes Dame Jessica Ennis-Hill and Adam Peaty are among those who've sent messages of support to the double Olympic gold medallist swimmer. Rebecca, 34, revealed on Instagram on Sunday 22nd October that she and her family were "truly heartbroken" after learning the news at a routine pregnancy scan at 20 weeks.

Brooklyn Beckham, the eldest son of David and Victoria Beckham, has responded to criticism about his cooking videos. He's been sharing his culinary adventures on Instagram, but some followers have questioned his techniques. In one video, fans claimed he left a cork in a pan of pasta sauce.

Dave Chappelle allegedly criticised Israel’s bombing of Gaza during a stand-up show in Boston, which prompted some fans to leave.According to The Wall Street Journal, the comedian first condemned the October 7 attack on Israel by Hamas militants during his show at TD Garden on Thursday (October 19). He then reportedly criticised Israel for what he said were war crimes in Gaza, and accused the United States of aiding the slaughter of innocent civilians.His comments on the Israel-Hamas war apparently came about after he said he didn’t think students should lose their job offers for expressing their support for Palestine.

Robert Plant has performed the Led Zeppelin classic ‘Stairway To Heaven’ live for the first time since 2007. Find footage of the moment below.The solo artist and former Led Zeppelin frontman revisited the iconic 1971 track – taken from the band’s ‘Led Zeppelin IV’ album – during a charity concert on Saturday night (October 21).Held for The Cancer Platform, the live show was developed by the Cancer Awareness Trust and organised by former Duran Duran guitarist Andy Taylor.

Spotify by Sony, including Gravity Rush, Shadow Of The Colossus, Soul Sacrifice and more.The SIE Sound Team account on Spotify is the one-stop shop for the soundtracks to a selection of the most acclaimed games on PlayStation, such as Astro Bot Rescue Mission, Bloodborne, Demon’s Souls, The Last Guardian and more.With this recently released lot, fans will be able to listen to the soundtracks to Echochrome, Fantavision, Freedom Wars, Gravity Rush, Patchwork Heroes, PoPoLoCrois, popolocrois: a new departure, PoPoRoGue, Shadow Of The Colossus, Soul Sacrifice, What Did I Do To Deserve This, My Lord!? 1 & 2, White Knight Chronicles, White Knight Chronicles 2 and Wild Arms (as pointed out by X user AniPlaylist).At the time of writing, these have not appeared on any other streaming services like Apple Music, so it might be a matter of time before the aforementioned soundtracks become available elsewhere.For fans of Shadow Of The Colossus, it is a boon that they no longer have to rely on YouTube to listen to the soundtrack, which is one of the highlights of the reflective experience of playing the game.In Jack Richardson’s exploration of Team Ico’s original action adventure for NME‘s Remastered column, he argued that the emptiness and minimalism of the game’s direction is specifically haunting in a way that is unique to the medium.“Games have two stories: the one that takes place in the game and the story of us playing it. There’s certainly an artistry behind combining these two as closely as possible, but it’s not a necessary goal,” he said.“When we play Colossus, we’re constantly challenged to interpret what’s going on as we do it.

A man has appeared before a judge after being charged with murder following an incident nearly four years ago. Dean Hughes, 46, was charged with the murder of Shane Maloney after police were called to a 'disturbance' in Leigh.

Strictly Come Dancing's Nigel Harman and his partner Katya Jones were told by judges they had brought their 'fight' back into the BBC competition following Saturday night's show as they took to the iconic dance floor.

Europe's best MMA show will make its UK debut with Oktagon 48 at the AO Arena in Manchester on November 4.

The Cover on NME, Debby Friday, has shared a playlist exclusively to accompany the story’s launch – listen to it below.The Toronto-based artist is on this week’s (October 23) edition of The Cover, a renewal of NME’s commitment to supporting emerging talent across the globe on a weekly basis. Every week, a rising artist will feature on The Cover – you can read Debby Friday’s profile here, featuring photography by Stella Gigliotti.The artist has compiled ‘For The Girls’, a playlist she describes as a “high-energy” and “danceable” collection “for hanging out with your friends and enjoying life and having fun”.

Crocked Rangers full back Borna Barisic is set to find out today if he will be available for Thursday’s Europa League clash with Sparta Prague in the Czech Republic.

A father has been charged after allegedly abandoning his baby in a car for 10 hours.