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mirror.co.uk - Jamie Roberts - BBC Radio 5 Live's Nicky Campbell issues apology over homophobic language
BBC Radio 5 Live's Nicky Campbell issues apology over homophobic language
Daily Mirror

Nicky Campbell was embroiled in a huge row after using a homophobic term in a work meeting. The BBC Radio 5 Live star used the term 'p***ter' while he told an anecdote to colleagues. The veteran presenter, who has been with the organisation for…

mirror.co.uk - Amelia Ward - BBC Radio 2's Bob Harris shares emotional statement after cancer update
BBC Radio 2's Bob Harris shares emotional statement after cancer update
Daily Mirror

BBC Radio 2 veteran Bob Harris has released an emotional update as he undergoes treatment for prostate cancer, which had spread to his spine. The 80-year-old, who stepped down from the BBC after a mammoth 56 years, announced he was leaving his…

aljazeera.com - Faisal Ali - Somalia races to save Radio Mogadishu's fading archive
Somalia races to save Radio Mogadishu's fading archive
Al Jazeera

Mogadishu, Somalia – Thousands of reel-to-reel tapes sit in an air-conditioned room in the archive of Somalia's public radio, Radio Mogadishu, stacked on steel shelves and lined up like old manuscripts beneath a thick layer of dust. Each…

radiotoday.co.uk - Steve - talkSPORT secures Commonwealth Games radio rights
talkSPORT secures Commonwealth Games radio rights
RadioToday

talkSPORT will provide official radio coverage of the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow after becoming the first UK commercial radio station to secure broadcast rights. The station has also announced three new additions to its on air team, with…

radiotoday.co.uk - Steve - Former BBC Radio Merseyside presenter publishes first book
Former BBC Radio Merseyside presenter publishes first book
RadioToday

Former BBC Radio Merseyside presenter Steve Roberts has published his first novel. Not Young Enough To Know Everything, follows the life of Nick, whose future is shaped by a seemingly ordinary decision made during a job interview at the age of 15.

manchestereveningnews.co.uk - Liam De Brun - BBC Radio 2 legend Bob Harris flooded with support over emotional cancer update
BBC Radio 2 legend Bob Harris flooded with support over emotional cancer update
Manchester Evening News

BBC Radio 2 legend Bob Harris has been flooded with support as he made an emotional update about his cancer battle. Bob, 80, announced in April that his prostate cancer has spread to his upper spine. Last month, the radio icon confirmed he would be…

dailystar.co.uk - Jess Phillips - BBC Radio legend issues heartbreaking cancer update after stepping down
BBC Radio legend issues heartbreaking cancer update after stepping down
Daily Star

A BBC Radio 2 icon who was stepped down from his role after 56 years following a cancer diagnosis has issued a heartbreaking statement. Bob Harris revealed in June that he would withdraw from hosting his show after his prostate cancer had spread to…

si.com - John Green - Grabbing New Radio Gig is Full-Circle Moment for Another Retired Bills' Center
Grabbing New Radio Gig is Full-Circle Moment for Another Retired Bills' Center
Sports Illustrated

When the Buffalo Bills open up training camp on July 29 at St. John Fisher University in Pittsford, New York, it will mark seven years since the first time that former NFL center Mitch Morse stepped foot on the grass fields at the private campus.

hiphop-n-more.com - Armaan Yadav - Lil Wayne Join Forces With Radio Icon Craig Carton For New Podcast: 'The Joint Venture Show' | H ...
Lil Wayne Join Forces With Radio Icon Craig Carton For New Podcast: 'The Joint Venture Show' | H ...
HipHop-N-More

There seems to be a trend of rappers pivoting towards podcasting — from T.I. to Lil Yachty and even Drake, and now, to Lil Wayne. The rap icon has just joined forces with radio hall of famer Craig Carton to launch a new podcast! The podcast…

bbc.co.uk - Leigh Boobyer - Plan to assess Bridgwater Penel Orlieu cinema's future approved
Plan to assess Bridgwater Penel Orlieu cinema's future approved
BBC

Plans to assess what could happen to a town's empty cinema and bingo hall building have been approved. Penel Orlieu in Bridgwater, Somerset, has been empty since 2022 in the town centre after Scott Cinemas and Mecca Bingo left the building.

irishexaminer.com - Cillian Sherlock - Gambling regulator threatens prediction market with High Court action
Gambling regulator threatens prediction market with High Court action
The Irish Examiner

Anne Marie Caulfield, who has been chief executive of the Gambling Regulatory Authority of Ireland (GRAI) since it began operations last year, said prediction markets amount to betting and therefore fall under her remit. She said the GRAI…

manchestereveningnews.co.uk - Liam De Brun - Johnny Vegas provides rare insight into relationship with long-term girlfriend
Johnny Vegas provides rare insight into relationship with long-term girlfriend
Manchester Evening News

Johnny Vegas has provided a rare insight into his relationship with his long-term girlfriend Vikki Jones. The comedian tied the knot to his first wife Catherine 'Kitty' Donnelly in August 2002, with him meeting the interior designer in a pub in…

independent.co.uk - Bryony Gooch - Andy Burnham latest: Trump claims new PM will 'open North Sea' and 'move windmills'
Andy Burnham latest: Trump claims new PM will 'open North Sea' and 'move windmills'
The Independent

Lord Dannatt, former head of the British Army, has expressed disappointment at the idea of Wes Streeting coming into the Ministry of Defence, claiming the former health secretary knows “the square root of nothing” about defence. He…

thejournal.ie - Pa - Gambling regulator threatens prediction market with High Court action
Gambling regulator threatens prediction market with High Court action
TheJournal.ie

ONE OF THE largest prediction market websites has been threatened with court action if it does not geo-block Ireland, the head of the Irish gambling regulator has said. Prediction markets are platforms where users can trade bets and gamble…

bbc.co.uk - BBC Sport - England vs India LIVE: Third ODI, Lord's - cricket score, commentary & video highlights
England vs India LIVE: Third ODI, Lord's - cricket score, commentary & video highlights
BBC

Former India wicketkeeper on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra Prince Yadav is still just searching for the right line. The slope is a little tricky because you're mindful that it will give the left hander some room so you try to be tight. It takes some…

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