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BBC Radio Sheffield: Watch Tuesday's Football Heaven
Watch Tuesday night's edition of BBC Radio Sheffield's Football Heaven, discussing the latest football news and reacting to Barnsley's FA Cup defeat to Liverpool. Get in touch by calling 0800 111 4949. The show is on from 18:00-19:00 GMT on…
Pentagon Reportedly Testing Radio Wave Device Linked to 'Havana Syndrome'
This reported machine may be linked to “Havana syndrome,” a debated condition characterized by a strange panoply of symptoms that were experienced by U.S. officials stationed in Cuba Join Our Community of Science Lovers! I agree my…
Meghan Markle's radio-silence decoded as she prepares for 'big announcement'
Meghan Markle has been quiet on social media so far this year 2026 is already well under way and Meghan Markle is no doubt in a ‘new year' mindset, like many of us are. However, compared to last year, the Duchess of Sussex has been very…
Why would anyone turn this thing on?' CB radio slurs target Indian truckies
Warning: This story contains descriptions of discrimination, racist abuse and coarse and homophobic language. Jaswinder Boparai remembers being spat on at a South Australian truck stop for speaking his native language Punjabi on the phone with his…
Community radio group presses Ofcom on future FM licensing
The UK Community Radio Network is urging Ofcom to commit to issuing new FM community radio licences in its 2026/27 work plan. The call focuses on radio's role in local communities, with UKCRN warning that the absence of a clear FM licensing…
Commercial radio news awards entry deadline extended
The deadline to enter the Commercial Radio News Awards has been extended, giving news teams and journalists a few extra days to submit their work. Organisers have confirmed entries will now be accepted until next Monday 19 January at 12pm…
Probe Cites Aging Systems in Greek Airspace Radio Failure
A widespread radio communications failure that disrupted flights across Greece earlier this month was caused by outdated systems rather than external interference, according to findings released to local news outlets Tuesday by the Infrastructure…
British Gas sponsors Absolute Radio Hometime with Bush and Richie
British Gas has become the new official sponsor of Absolute Radio Hometime with Bush and Richie. The partnership sees Bauer Media Audio UK secure a long-term commercial deal around one of its weekday drivetime programmes, placing the energy brand…
Radio 2 Piano Room month confirmed with 16 acts
BBC Radio 2 has announced the return of Piano Room month next February with 16 live sessions across Vernon Kay's mid-morning show. The series runs on weekdays from Monday 2 February to Thursday 26 February, with artists performing a new song, a…
Highland Hospital Radio volunteers nominated for two national broadcast awards
Hospital radio volunteers are in line for double honours. The Highland Hospital Radio charity radio station based at Raigmore Hospital has secured nominations in the Hospital Broadcast Association Awards 2026 for volunteer Shannon Marvell - in the…
Putin's notorious Doomsday Radio bursts into life issuing secret war codes
Russia's notorious Doomsday Radio has burst into life issuing secret codes as Volodymyr Zelenskyy says intelligence is warning of massive new strikes by Vladimir Putin in the coming days. Mad Vlad's aim is to freeze Ukrainians during the harshest…
'Radio silence': Plans to honor a former S.F. mayor are caught up in red tape at City Hall
A new colleague may soon join the 11 bronze mayoral busts that populate the niches and balconies at San Francisco City Hall, just a month after the bronze bust of the late Mayor Ed Lee was hoisted onto a pedestal near the Polk Street entrance. And…
Iowa Gov. Reynolds unveils property tax plan, new cancer-related spending - Radio Iowa
Governor Kim Reynolds is proposing a property tax plan and new spending on cancer prevention, detection and treatment. Reynolds outlined these and other initiatives tonight in the annual “Condition of the State” message Iowa governors…
BBC radio DJ shares family cancer journey and her own late health diagnosis
S4C have just launched their brand new Welsh language version of ITV's The Assembly, Y Cyfweliad. The series follows a panel of 30 autistic, neurodivergent and/or learning-disabled interviewers posing unrestricted questions to prominent Welsh…
As heard on N-G Radio | Harold still standing up for the bullied; UI's future in the AI age; Self's '01 champs back in town
Two decades after making it her Miss America platform, ERIKA HAROLD is still standing up for the bullied — both as executive director of the Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Professionalism and in talks she gives on the sensitive…
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