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Four female BBC News presenters have commenced legal action against the UK broadcaster, arguing they were forced off air for a year and harassed as a result of a “rigged” recruitment process.

NME has announced a month of celebrations to mark the first anniversary of its flagship new music editorial property, The Cover – with parties in London and Singapore and a wealth of new multi-channel content that further reflects NME’s unparalleled commitment to showcasing emerging talent.The Cover Turns 1 is a month of celebrations that will look back at the incredible new talent NME has championed on The Cover in its first year, with new content that includes Life Since The Cover (exploring milestones artists have hit since their cover debuted), Cover To Cover (cover stars on cover stars) and Behind The Cover (a behind the scenes look at the creative process).As part of The Cover Turns 1, NME will host two exclusive celebration parties. The Cover Party: Singapore Edition will take place at music retailer Swee Lee Clarke Quay during Branded’s CreatorWeek on May 9, with whom NME and Swee Lee’s parent company, Caldecott Music Group, have formed a strategic partnership, aligned with their collective ambition to elevate the region’s most promising emerging musical talent.At the heart of CreatorWeek is the 19th edition of Music Matters and Music Matters Live, with highlights including the CreatorWorld Conference, Music Matters Live, Learning Matters music & creator academies, and the It’s A Girl Thing festival for young women.The Cover Party: London Edition will be hosted at music retailer Dawsons on the iconic Denmark Street in collaboration with Outernet London on May 29.

Glastonbury has announced the acts that will be performing at its Left Field stage later this year, with English Teacher, Bob Vylan and more joining the line-up.The official 2024 line-up for Glastonbury was dropped in March, and revealed that Dua Lipa, Coldplay and SZA would be headlining the iconic Pyramid Stage this summer, while Shania Twain is set to take on the coveted legends slot.From there, the organisers of the Worthy Farm festival have been counting down the weeks to this year’s instalment by gradually announcing the artists playing at other stages around the site. This kicked off with news of new artists set to headline the Acoustic Stage, followed by details on those who have joined the Field Of Avalon line-up, Shangri-La area, Fields of Avalon, Silver Hayes, The Glade and Woodsies area.Now, with just over a month to go before the 2024 edition kicks off, the complete line-up for the Left Field area has been announced.The area is organised and co-founded by Billy Bragg and Juliet Wills, and was first designed in the year 2000 to promote left-wing politics and political action in those attending the festival.

Voters in the capital will choose who they want to be the London Mayor on Thursday, May 2.

Emmerdale star Beth Cordingly has shared a gushing tribute to her 'beautiful' actor beau after revealing she is 'very in love'. The actress made her first appearance in the Dales at the start of the year as Ruby Fox-Milligan, the wife of Caleb Milligan and mother to their son Nicky.

Police are investigating after offices in Manchester city centre were targeted by Palestine Action protesters.

Voters all across the country will have to bring proof of ID if they plan to vote at a polling station for the local election. Without the correct form of ID, they won't be able to vote.

A general election is set to take place this year, but an exact date is yet to be decided.

A rustic beach hut overlooking sand dunes on the Merseyside coast is available to book on Airbnb. The Owl House is a “guest favourite” and has glowing reviews from visitors.

A by-election to elect a new MP for Blackpool South will be held on the same day as the local elections.

A much-loved beverage brand has changed the recipe of one of their most popular drinks which they say has a “new irresistible taste” - but it seems like fans couldn’t agree less. Fanta has changed the flavour of its ‘zero sugar’ orange option which lovers of the drink have demanded they “change back immediately.”

Police have issued a CCTV appeal after almost £1,000 worth of items were stolen from Boots on a busy street in south Manchester.

Police were called out as a school was put into lockdown over a parent's behaviour. Families were told that Congleton High School, in Cheshire, was in a 'lockdown procedure' this morning (May 1).

Another big beauty brand has announced plans to open a store at The Trafford Centre.

JK Rowling’s comments about the trans community.The author of the best-selling Harry Potter series has received significant backlash in recent years for anti-trans comments she has made online.Radcliffe, who played the famous wizard in the film series, has addressed Rowling’s comments previously, expressing his disagreement and lack of association with her views.Now, the actor responds again to her controversial comments in a new interview with The Atlantic.“It makes me really sad, ultimately,” he said. “Because I do look at the person that I met, the times that we met, and the books that she wrote, and the world that she created, and all of that is to me so deeply empathic.”In 2020, Radcliffe defended the trans community in an essay he wrote for the Trevor Project, an organisation focused on suicide prevention among the LGBTQ+ community.In the essay, Radcliffe referenced Rowling, writing: “Transgender women are women.

AI deepfakes by law.The push from the government comes after artificial intelligence has been used increasingly more to impersonate the image and voices of those in the public eye without their consent or knowledge.It also comes in light of various British artists – including Jess Glynne, Mumford and Sons, Sam Smith, Robert Smith and Zayn Malik – signing an open letter last month, calling for the government to enforce wider protection against the technology.Now, the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Music has called on the UK government to regulate the use of AI in music through law, and enforce “a specific personality right to protect creators and artists from misappropriation and false endorsement”.The push came via a report shared earlier today (May 1), and highlighted how a law should be issued to protect celebrities from the risk of AI becoming “a destroyer of creators’ livelihoods”.As highlighted by BBC News, the cross-party group’s chair, Labour MP Kevin Brennan said politicians must “confront the danger that unfettered developments in AI could pose to the UK’s musicians and music businesses” and warned that “AI can be a great servant but would be a terrible master.”The MPs also made reference to a new law passed in the US – the Elvis Act – which prohibits the use of AI to mimic an artist’s voice without their permission, and insisted that “the UK [should] not fall behind our international competitors”.At time of writing, the UK does have regulations in place to prevent people from misrepresenting others when offering goods or services, but the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Music argued how much protection it could offer in relation to AI technology and deepfakes.In response to the issues put forward, a

The Asunta Case is a crime thriller series based on the true story of Asunta Basterra’s murder.Created by Ramón Campos, Gema R. Neira, Jon de la Cuesta and David Orea Arribas, the Netflix series follows the investigation into the death of 12-year-old Asunta Basterra, who was found dead on September 22, 2013 on a road in Galicia, Spain.Her body was discovered shortly after her adoptive parents, Rosario Porto and Alfonso Basterra, reported her missing to police hours prior.

Netflix is removing a number of titles from the platform this month as they make way for a whole new load of fresh content.While many films and television shows are being removed at the start of the month, there’s still time to catch some before they go.Among the list of titles leaving the UK service this month are Ad Astra, Fantastic Mr. Fox and Primal Fear.There are also a number of TV and comedy shows being taken off Netflix this month, as well as historical documentary Einsatzgruppen: The Nazi Death Squads and climbing documentary, The Wall: Climb For Gold.May 16 will see many films leaving the platform, including Winston Churchill biopic, Darkest Hour, Quentin Tarantino’s Inglorious Basterds, and autobiographical drama movie starring Eminem, 8 Mile.Check out the full list of titles leaving Netflix UK this month (via What’s On Netflix).May 1AustenlandAwakeningsBaby GeniusesCoach CarterThe CoreGods Of EgyptHeatKnuckleKung Fu Panda 3Munafik 2MunichPrimal FearSinisterThe Skeleton KeyThe Story Of Film: A New GenerationSun Cry MoonSur Sapata13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers Of BenghaziColonyHarry Enfield’s Television ProgrammeIrisMediciEinsatzgruppen: The Nazi Death SquadsThe Wall: Climb For GoldBarbie Dreamhouse AdventuresOctonautsMay 2Bennett’s WarBoys Over FlowersLady DriverRopedThe Stand At Paxton County23 WalksChris Distefano: Speshy WeshyMay 3Despicable Me 3The SouvenirMay 5The Football FactoryResident EvilResident Evil: ExtinctionResident Evil: RetributionResident Evil: The Final ChapterThe Secret: Dare To DreamMay 6Daughters OfReminiscenceMay 8TaskmasterMay 10Ad AstraHigh CrimesThe Princess WeiyoungMay 11Studio 666May 15Big Momma’s HouseBig Mommas: Like Father, Like SonFantastic Mr FoxPure As SnowMay 168 MileDarkest

Kristen Stewart and Katy O’Brian lead director Rose Glass’s second film Love Lies Bleeding, following her breakout debut Saint Maud. The romantic thriller follows the relationship between ambitious bodybuilder Jackie (O’Brian) and reclusive gym manager Lou (Stewart), as they’re pulled into the complicated web of the latter’s criminal family.Other cast members include Ed Harris, Jena Malone, Anna Baryshnikov and Dave Franco.

Sam Fender has given an update on his new album, admitting he “rushed” to release ‘Seventeen Going Under‘.Fender gave the update in an upcoming appearance on Sky Arts’ Johnson and Knopfler’s Music Legends, which sees Brian Johnson and Mark Knopfler interview musicians including Fender, Tom Jones, Cyndi Lauper, Nile Rodgers, Carlos Santana and Emmylou Harris.In the forthcoming interview (as per Music News), the Geordie musician said of his next record: “We have been recording and recording and making loads of stuff but it got to the point where I thought, ‘We don’t need to get this out yet. We need to get it right’.“For the second one [‘Seventeen Going Under’], we rushed to get that out and the third one we started rushing and I thought, ‘No, we have got to take the time’.“I want to do the best I possibly can.

The Prodigy.It was confirmed today (May 1) that White Rabbit had acquired the book, titled Wildfire: My Ten Years Getting High in the Prodigy, which is set to be released by the English DJ and music producer later this year.The artist is best known for his time as a member of The Prodigy, which spanned from 1990 to 2000, and in the memoir, he will recall what life was like to be part of the group during their first decade. It will also come fully illustrated with previously unseen photography – starting from their earliest raves, and creating a visual journey up until their shows in the late ‘90s, by which point the band were one of the biggest on the planet.“Rave pioneers whose sound also encompassed hip hop, punk and rock, The Prodigy arguably had as much influence on contemporary pop culture as the Sex Pistols and these extraordinary images from Leeroy’s personal archives capture the wild energy, ecstasy and abandon from the moment they dropped their first hit ‘Charly’ through the three albums which became the ubiquitous soundtrack to the decade: ‘Experience’, ‘Music for the Jilted Generation’ and ‘Fat of the Land’,” read a press release about the memoir.Wildfire will be published by White Rabbit on September 12, and available in hardback, ebook and limited edition variants.