Privatisation of Channel 4 'is cultural vandalism', says Lucy Powell MP

Manori Ravindran International EditorA dearth of production management skills in the British TV industry is finally being addressed by U.K.’s top broadcasters.The BBC, Channel 4, Paramount (which owns Channel 5) and UKTV are joining forces to tackle the skills gap by each creating a Production Management Skills Fund that will be used “to boost the volume of production management skills and capacity in the sector.” The fund — for which the broadcasters are, collectively, committing £1 million over the next year — will ease the short-term strain in production management and build a long-term talent pool.Notably, commercial broadcasters ITV and Sky aren’t currently participating in the fund. Variety has reached out for comment. Line producers, production managers and production coordinators are regularly cited as one of the most difficult roles for independent production companies to recruit.

GORDON Ramsay's daughter Tilly has fuelled romance rumours with Strictly partner Nikita Kuzmin as they put on a cosy display on Tuesday night. Tilly, 20 and professional dancer Nikita, 24, reunited after two months apart as they enjoyed a dinner date in London.

BIG Brother star Kate Lawler has jetted off on her boozy Majorca hen with her rarely seen sisters and a bunch of pals. The classy bash was free from plastic willies, strippers and L-plates, with Kate instead treated to a lush hotel.

CAITLYN Jenner had "clear the air" talks with Piers Morgan before she appeared on his Uncensored show last night. And the former athlete, 72, began their live chat by explaining exactly why she cancelled on him over his Donald Trump interview.

Jake Paul has claimed he has no ide who Tony Bellew is after Eddie Hearn proposed a "massive fight" between the two cruiserweight boxers.Retired fighter Bellew is a former WBC cruiserweight world champion and challenged for the undisputed title in his final fight against Oleksandr Usyk in 2018. Despite this, YouTuber turned boxer Paul appeared to be unaware who he was after a journalist asked him and Hearn about the possibility of the two meeting in the ring.After being asked by iFL TV, Hearn replied: “Oh, now that’s a massive fight, massive fight.

The BBC has commissioned a six-part drama about the UK’s ska and two-tone music scene, which hails from Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight.

The UK’s broadcasters are uniting to address the dire shortage of production managers in the country.

movie Fight Club.While most people sit down and choose to re-watch the 1999 hit, enthusiasts in Bangkok instead re-enact the movie and fight in a makeshift ring.The real-life scenes first emerged in 2016, when Chana Worasart launched Fight Club Thailand to allow amateurs to test their skills after he was partly inspired by the Brad Pitt film.The club attracts crowds who watch on as shirtless men brawl in a makeshift ring placed between shipping containers, where they pledge to only exchange blood and bruises underground.Describing the popularity of the club, Chana told AFP: "Here you don't have to know how to fight.

BirminghamLive reports.A group of older teens approached the 14-year-old and tried to force him to hand over the £120 NVLTY jacket he was wearing, it is claimed.But when Cameron refused, one of the group allegedly reached for a baseball bat and hit him in the face with it.The savage blow left Cameron with a fractured eye socket and bleeding on the eye.According to Cameron's dad Kyle Cowie, 37, a woman from a nearby house ran outside and challenged the group of boys who ran off.Cameron was rushed to hospital and went to A&E where his dad says doctors said he was lucky to escape with the injuries, due to the reported ferocity of the attack.Mr Cowie said: "He was rushed to A&E. He sustained multiple injuries including a fractured and disjointed eye socket and bleeding on his eye."On one of these appointments, we discovered that his eye socket has moved back slightly - so this is being monitored in case he needs an operation going forward."Mr Cowie continued the attach had a massive effect on Cameron.

Today is the last day of engineering works on a key Metrolink line. A section of the Eccles route has been suspended from the town in Salford to MediaCityUK since the start of April.

Royal tours to the Caribbean should be scrapped unless the royal family uses them to address “truth, reconciliation and justice”, a political activist has said.

When you're getting ready for that long-awaited holiday, the last thing you want is for it to be stressful.

Roy Keane believes Manchester United would be in a better position than they're in now if they had refrained from sacking Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.

Stacey Solomon has melted her millions of followers' hearts as she shared an adorable video of her baby daughter saying her first word. The Loose Women star and fiancé Joe Swash welcomed their little girl, Rose, into the world in October.

Some viewers of The One Show have said they found themselves 'switching off' the programme as they made the same complaint about the show's latest guests.

A massive three-storey office block is set to be built close to the railway line at Middlebrook. Orbit Investments, who operate The Parklands commercial park, close to the Bolton Wanderers stadium, have submitted plans in the past week to build a ninth block at their site, which is just south of Horwich Parkway station, off De Havilland Way.

Strictly Come Dancing stars Kai Widdrington and Nadiya Bychkova were all smiles as they held hands in Manchester on Thursday night (April 29). The pair were snapped after they completed the opening night of the Strictly Professionals tour at The Lowry Theatre in Salford.

A top Tory female minister has revealed she was once "pinned up against a wall" by a male MP a number of years ago.

The iconic “auld clay daubin” Famous Blacksmiths shop at the heart of Gretna Green has begun a new chapter in its romantic history.

Davina McCall has revealed her thoughts on a new series of Big Brother, and she's 'really excited' about the prospect of the iconic reality show's return.TV star Davina hosted the legendary housemate programme for 10 years during its initial run on Channel 4, from the very first episode in July 2000 until 2010.Emma Willis, who later hosted the series until it ended in 2018, said she wouldn't fight Davina for a presenting spot if the show comes back as Davina is "the queen".The series threw members of the general public who'd never met each other before in a house.Davina's now spoken exclusively to Daily Star about the show, following reports it could soon be making an epic comeback to screens.The Masked Singer star shared her thoughts about the show at the launch of her new Channel 4 documentary, Sex, Mind and the Menopause, which airs next Monday (May 2) at 9pm.The stunning ITV star said she "really hopes" Big Brother hits our screens again, and that the idea is "really exciting".She said: "[The prospect of] Big Brother returning is very exciting. I mean, I really, really hope it comes back, and I think if it's coming back to ITV2 then that is a really good home for it."The presenter also said she'd be keen to know if the show would change how they cast its housemates, and if they would be planning to try a "different mix" of people.Davina added: "I'd just be interested to see how they do casting and change it up at all.

BBC Breakfast fans were left cringing at presenter Naga Munchetty's "aggressive" interview technique as the show erupted into a fiery row featuring former England footballer Rio Ferdinand.Naga was presenting alongside her co-host Charlie Stayt on Friday (April 29), joined by sports correspondent Mike Bushell as they chatted to Rio on the famous red sofa. The conversation soon turned to the recent hate directed at Manchester United players online - including a bomb threat aimed at Harry Maguire.