Tim Davie: Former acting director-general to return to the BBC’s top job

A cyclist has been rushed to hospital this morning after being hit by a car on busy Edinburgh road.

Two members of staff at Kirkcudbright Training Centre have scaled new heights for charity.

A billionaire Tory donor has declared Boris Johnson has “passed the point of no return” and suspend his support of the party.

Rangers will be without Ryan Jack when they face Hibs on Wednesday after the midfielder was dealt yet another injury setback.

Jim Goodwin has demanded more respect for St Mirren as he hit out at Shaun Maloney and BBC Sportscene.

Paul Pogba when he was asked what the Frenchman’s three-finger goal celebration against Burnley may have been alluding to. Pogba was making his first Premier League appearance under interim Manchester United boss Ralf Rangnick after more than two months of injury.

Caitlyn Jenner has dropped another baby bombshell just days after daughter Kylie Jenner welcomed her second child.Reality star Caitlyn, 72, appeared on Good Morning Britain on Wednesday to share the news that she's launched her own racing team to compete in the third series of the W Series.The all-female competition, won last year by Britain's Jamie Chadwick, is set to support eight Formula 1 races in 2022, and former sportscar driver Jenner will run one of the teams.However, quickly turned to the conversation to the news that Kylie, 24, welcomed her 19th grandchild earlier this month.When asked by Susanna Reid if she had met the latest addition to the family, Caitlyn shared: "Yes I have. The family is growing.

Hollyoaks' Cleo McQueen. The actress, 28, joined the Channel 4 soap in 2015 as the younger sister of Porsche and Celine.And since then the character has been involved in some seriously big storylines, tackling major issues like sexual abuse, drug use and an eating disorder.Fans know all the ins and outs of Cleo's life but a lot less is known about actress Nadine's life when she is not on set at the soap.So we have a look at her life off-screen.Nadine knew she wanted to be an actress from early in life and started pursuing it when she was still young.She made her small screen debut in The Royal before racking up more TV credits with parts in shows including Starlings, Doctors, Waterloo Road and Still Open All Hours, which she starred in for two years.But her big break really came when she was cast as Cleo seven years ago.

Olympic Games.Mae was seen as one of Britain’s most impressive musical stars, and her talent now doubt reaped reward, with the Sunday Times rich list estimating her fortune to be around £32 million in 2006.Remarkably though, the violinist put her musical attributes on hold as she looked to take on a career in skiing with aims of competing at the Winter Olympics.Despite holding British citizenship after being born and raised in London, Mae was born to a Singaporean mother and a Thai father, and her father’s nationality would prove to be her route to becoming an Olympian.After outlining her plans to compete at the Games, the musician opted to represent Thailand as an alpine skier, rather than Team GB as she felt this gave her the best chance possible to qualify for the Sochi event in 2014.In 2010 she told The Telegraph: “I am British, but realistically there is no way I could represent my own country, but because my natural father is Thai, they have accepted me.”Is Mae's story one of the great Olympic stories? Let us know your thoughts in the comments section below.Four years later she found herself on a plane to Russia in order to compete at the Sochi 2014 Games, as one of two Thai skiers competing in the giant slalom event.Despite achieving her dream though, it is more than fair to say that things didn’t go to plan for Mae.The skier ended up finishing 67th out of 67 finishers on the Sochi slopes, but still kept her head held high following her last place performance.Following the race Mae positively said: “It’s so cool. You’ve got the elite skiers of the world and then you’ve got some mad old woman like me trying to make it down.

Strictly Come Dancing's Ashley Roberts left her fans captivated after she arrived at the BRIT Awards wearing an extreme cut-out black gown.

Holly Willoughby has admitted that she is "guilty" of watching TV series in bed instead of chatting to her husband. The presenter, 40, made the confession about her viewing habits during a relationship discussion on This Morning.And it seems to suggest that Holly has a television in her bedroom - something many people think is a big no-no.The star - who has three children with her hubby Dan Baldwin - shared: "Sometimes we're guilty of getting into bed and putting the telly on and watching a series."The kids are in bed and we're here watching telly, so we maybe we should switch the TV off and talk a bit more."It isn't the first time that Holly has given fans an insight into her evening routine.She sparked a debate last year when she revealed that she ditches her underwear before going to bed.Holly spilled the beans as she and her co-host Phillip Schofield discussed different people's preferences for night wear.The presenter was trying to keep quiet about her own sleepwear routine, but Phil pressed her for an answer."I didn't start this!" she insisted.But Schofe was having none of it."You did!" he insisted.

Channing Tatum said that he signed up to do Magic Mike 3 only if they agreed to make it the 'Super Bowl of stripper movies' on Tuesday night's Jimmy Kimmel Live.'I wasn't sure if I wanted to make a third movie,' said the 41-year-old actor. 'We kind of did a lot in the first two movies, but I said I will make the third movie if we could do one of two things - one I wanted to make like the Super Bowl of stripper movies.''The first movies we had to kind of stay honest to what that world is and the dancing's not all that cool in the world.

TikTok creator Addison Rae passionately kissed her music producer beau Omer Fedi before having breakfast at Joan's on Third in Studio City on Tuesday morning.The 21-year-old Louisiana-born influencer called the Israeli 21-year-old 'irresistible' in a PDA-filled post she shared last Saturday.Omer - rocking overgrown red locks - looked cozy in a $150 white Sinclair fleece jacket with blue baggy pants as well as socks and sandals. Appetizer: TikTok creator Addison Rae passionately kissed her music producer beau Omer Fedi before having breakfast at Joan's on Third in Studio City on Tuesday morningAddison - indulging in a creamy beverage - bared her belly in a white Henley crop-top, matching jeans, and sneakers.Rae (last name Easterling) first met Fedi in Venice Beach on June 19 where he was performing a pop-up concert with pop-punk rocker Machine Gun Kelly and Grammy-nominated drummer Travis Barker.

Steve Clarke The BBC will not receive a dividend from commercial arm BBC Studios this year due to the financial impact of the COVID-19 crisis.Fran Unsworth, the BBC’s director of news and current affairs, has said there would be no dividend from BBC Studios due to “the collapse of production and advertising revenues.”“The BBC’s financial position has gotten worse,” she explained in a webinar held by the Royal Television Society on Thursday.Last year, BBC Studios profits more than doubled and the outfit returned a total of £243 million ($302 million) to the BBC, including £65 million ($81 million) in dividends.

The BBC has named BBC Studios boss Tim Davie its new director general, replacing Tony Hall who had said in January that he would step down from running the U.K. public broadcaster after about seven years.

Tim Dams Tim Davie is the right person at the right time to take over as director general of the BBC.That seems to be the U.K. industry’s general view on the day that former PepsiCo and Proctor & Gamble marketing executive and long-time BBC staffer Davie won what is considered the most prized job in British media.

Tim Davie its new director general, replacing Tony Hall who had said in January that he would step down from running the U.K. public broadcaster after about seven years.BBC chairman David Clementi announced the news after a search that looked at both internal and external candidates."I am honored to be appointed the BBC’s next director general," said Davie, who will assume the role on Sept.

Jake Kanter International TV EditorBBC Studios CEO Tim Davie has been named as the new director general of the BBC. He succeeds Tony Hall, who is stepping down after seven years leading the British broadcaster.Davie was the hot favorite for the role, with Deadline revealing that he was the frontrunner back in April.

Steve Clarke The BBC has appointed BBC Studios CEO and ex-marketing maven Tim Davie as the successor to Tony Hall.Davie is an experienced BBC operator and is believed to have been interviewed formally in the last week for the role, alongside other internal candidate, director of content Charlotte Moore.Hall announced his decision to stand down in January and throughout the appointments process, Davie, briefly acting as director general in 2012, has been the front runner.Davie becomes the 17th director general of the BBC, with an annual salary set at £525,000.

Jake Kanter International TV EditorBBC Studios CEO Tim Davie has been named as the new director general of the BBC. He succeeds Tony Hall, who is stepping down after seven years leading the British broadcaster.Davie was the hot favorite for the role, with Deadline revealing that he was the frontrunner back in April.

By Jake Kanter