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Bosses at Tesco Bank have been criticised for announcing plans to cut more than 200 jobs - while also booking a 'laughologist' to support workers' mental health.

Grace Keeling, widely known as GK Barry, became an internet sensation during the first UK lockdown in 2020 and her fame has sky-rocketed ever since. At the age of 23, this social media star rose to online fame during a time when everyone was confined to their homes. By August 2020, only 5 months after starting her account, she had already hit 100,000 followers, reaching over 1 million after just over a year.

Manchester's transformation is an epic tale - and Andy Spinoza is one of its characters. As a journalist in the 80s and 90s, he told the story of a cultural revolution. That revolution helped attract developers with deep pockets - developers whose interests 'Spin' would represent as a PR guru.

BBC Studios powerhouse Natural History Unit (NHU), which makes Frozen Planet, Blue Planet and Jon Favreau’s Prehistoric Planet, has nearly doubled employment in the Bristol creative industries over the past few years, according to a BBC report that says almost 50,000 jobs will be forged outside London by 2027. The news comes with the BBC under significant financial pressure, made worse by inflation, according to a speech by Nations Director Rhodri Talfan Davies earlier today.

Hurricane Ian not only left a path of destruction in Florida, but also added homeless or lost pets to animal shelters that were already struggling with being overcapacity.  Manatee County Animal Welfare was one of many shelters across south Florida experiencing a surge in animals post-Ian, Fox 13 Tampa Bay reported. "We started to see almost double the animals coming into our facility on a daily basis," Sarah Brown, the division chief of Manatee County Animal Services, told the outlet.

Naman Ramachandran BBC Studios Natural History Unit (NHU) will invest £1 million ($1.08 million) over three years to develop and support aspiring natural history filmmakers in the U.K. and globally. The NHU produces popular natural history programs including “Blue Planet II,” “Planet Earth II,” “Seven Worlds,” “One Planet,” presented by David Attenborough, “Dynasties,” “Blue Planet Live” and “Springwatch” In places where the NHU is filming, the initiative will fund opportunities for locally based production talent to access in-country training, offer field experience working with NHU teams on location, and invest in local talent to attend U.K.-based training courses. 

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EXCLUSIVE: James Reed, director of Oscar-winning Netflix documentary My Octopus Teacher, has struck a one-year development partnership with BBC Studios.

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Bruce Willis is keeping busy and active in the wake of his aphasia diagnosis, which is a brain disorder that affects the ability to effectively communicate.On Saturday, the longtime Hollywood leading man stepped out for an errand run, and along the way he and a friend made a pitstop for breakfast at a restaurant in the Santa Monica neighborhood of Los Angeles.Looking as fit as he has in recent years, the Die Hard star kept it casual-cool in the fashion department in gray slacks, a white short-sleeve, button-down shirt and blue sneakers. Keeling active: Bruce Willis, 67, looked happy and fit when he stepped out on an errand run, which included a pitstop for breakfast with a friend in Santa Monica on SaturdayWith the sun glaring down and the temperature topping neat 100 degrees Fahrenheit more inland, the action hero superstar got a little relief by heading close to the shoreline, where it was more than 10 degrees cooler.To help stave off the sun, Willis added a baseball cap to his ensemble while making the rounds around town.

Love Island star Sharon Gaffka has revealed the details of her “disappointing” night with a famous footballer in a new interview.The 2021 contestant shared the story of her unsuccessful night of passion as she appeared on Grace Keeling's Saving Grace podcast. In a game of ‘Say it or shot it’, the host asked Sharon, 26, to recall her “most embarrassing sex story”.The former beauty queen replied: “Umm so I was in Manchester, I was out with my friends, instead of bottomless brunch it was bottomless dinner.

Strike action could take place in almost every job sector in the coming months as the nation continues to be gripped by the cost of living crisis, a leading academic has warned.

EXCLUSIVE: BBC Studios Natural History Unit (NHU), the UK production powerhouse behind Planet Earth and The Green Planet, has hired BAFTA-winning Mike Davis to lead a major push into CGI.

The families of Halton McCollin, Louis Brathwaite and Giuseppe Gregory were each robbed of a much loved son by gun crime on the streets of Manchester. The killings were linked, and 14 years, two of those families - Halton's and Louis's - still haven't seen anyone brought to justice. As police make a new appeal for information,the Manchester Evening News looks at the tragic connections between three senseless deaths. In this, the second in series of special features, M.E.N chief reporter Neal Keeling looks at the murder of Louis Brathwaite.

The families of Halton McCollin, Louis Brathwaite and Giuseppe Gregory were each robbed of a much loved son by gun crime on the streets of Manchester. The killings were linked, and 14 years, two of those families - Halton's and Louis's - still haven't seen anyone brought to justice.In this, the fourth of a series of special features, M.E.N chief reporter Neal Keeling looks at the devastating effect of gun crime, through the eyes of an ordinary Manchester family.

The families of Halton McCollin, Louis Brathwaite and Giuseppe Gregory were each robbed of a much loved son by gun crime on the streets of Manchester. The killings were linked, and 14 years, two of those families - Halton's and Louis's - still haven't seen anyone brought to justice. As police make a new appeal for information,the Manchester Evening News looks at the tragic connections between three senseless deaths.In this, the third piece in a series of special features, the M.E.N's chief reporter Neal Keeling looks back at the murder of star pupil Giuseppe.

K.J. Yossman The BBC’s Natural History Unit has partnered with transformational charity Moondance Foundation to launch a campaign inspired by David Attenborough series “The Green Planet.”The #OurGreenPlanet campaign will work alongside conservationists and digital influencers to highlight the role that plants and green habitats play in biodiversity in order to inspire behavioural change and ecosystem restoration.As part of the collaboration, Moondance Foundation is also backing a 12-month production deal with the Natural History Unit (NHU).

EXCLUSIVE: BBC Studios Natural History Unit has poached Netflix-backed indie Freeborne Media’s Laura Harris to run its development team alongside newly-promoted Jess Colman.

The impact of the murder of Lisa Hession is still felt in the town where she lived, almost 40 years on. As the Manchester Evening News's publisher Reach PLC launches a new true crime newsletter called Testimony this week, our chief reporter, Neal Keeling, looks back on a case which has haunted his career. In this, the third in a series of special features, Neal tells the story of the best friend left bereft by Lisa's killing.

The impact of the murder of Lisa Hession is still felt in the town where she lived, almost 40 years on. As the Manchester Evening News's publisher Reach PLC launches a new true crime newsletter called Testimony this week, our chief reporter, Neal Keeling, looks back on a case which has haunted his career. In this, the fifth in a series of special features, Neal speaks to the ordinary people who are determined to get justice for Lisa.

The impact of the murder of Lisa Hession is still felt in the town where she lived, almost 40 years on. As the Manchester Evening News's publisher Reach PLC launches a new true crime newsletter called Testimony this week, our chief reporter, Neal Keeling, looks back on a case which has haunted his career.