Welcome to the newsletter’s first end-of-year quiz. Test yourself on culture, technology and assorted political chaos – and check back on 26 December to see how you fared Good morning, and happy ...

The star, who is behind one of the most iconic Christmas songs, Driving Home For Christmas, died aged 74 on Monday following a short illness. His legendary track was the opening song to a pre-recorded ...

The idea that Earth has seven continents may need a serious update. In recent years, a large group of geologists has gathered ...

The Norwegian comedy entertainment format Nation’s Dumbest could be heading to BBC1 with Alan Carr as its host, Broadcast understands. It is understood BBC Studios has shot a non-TX pilot of the ...

To the extent that we in Ireland think about the British royals – we rarely do – the genuine deference shown to the monarchy by its subjects is a source of profound bafflement. That incomprehension ...

Prisoner 951, a new factual drama from the BBC, tells "the extraordinary true story" of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, a British-Iranian citizen who was held hostage by Iran for six years, and her husband ...

Davie says departure is ‘my own decision’, while head of news also quits. Insiders say it ‘feels like a coup’ by broadcaster’s enemies BBC bias row: how a week of hostile headlines from rightwing ...

0:50'We've got to fight for our journalism' - Davie tells staff. 00:00:50, play video'We've got to fight for our journalism' - Davie tells staff 1:11BBC faces challenges amid revolution in media ...

Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy warns against "sustained attacks" on the BBC as she tells MPs the corporation must "uphold the highest standards" Shadow culture secretary Nigel Huddleston says there are ...

Pauline Eyre: Anyone For Tennis? will tour from January to November 2026 Pauline Eyre is to take her hit stand-up show, Anyone For Tennis?, on a tour of over 50 venues. The show's description explains ...

Shetland is returning to screens and will see Ashley Jensen, Alison O'Donnell and Lewis Howden reprise their roles as DI Ruth Calder, DS Alison Tosh McIntosh, and Sgt Billy Mccabe. Season 10 will also ...