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Old Town Murders: Mark Lewis Jones and Steffan Rhodri to star in new BBC crime series
The series explores finding meaning, purpose and hope later in life through friendship and solving crime.
John Cooper Clarke: Poet premieres new poem on North West Tonight
The poet, dubbed the bard of Salford, gives the BBC a preview of his newly penned poem.
‘It transforms a person into a thing’: Why there’s more to Man Ray’s iconic nude Le Violon d’Ingres than it seems
Man Ray's 1924 image Le Violon d'Ingres, of a woman's body transformed into a violin, has continued to fascinate, confuse and upset viewers, more...
BBC knew about Scott Mills sexual offences investigation in 2017
The corporation also says it is "doing more work to understand the detail of what was known by the BBC".
Evercade Nexus is a Retro Gaming Handheld Designed for Fifth-Gen Console Games
We have no idea how many handheld consoles Evercade actually sells, but they sure do produce a whole lot of them, with varying screen...
Someone thought I was actually the woman from Baby Reindeer and screamed in my face, says actress
Actress Jessica Gunning says she is sometimes stopped and occasionally confused with her character.
‘Respectful’ BBC drama on murder of Sarah Everard to air
Everard, 33, was raped and killed by serving Metropolitan Police officer Wayne Couzens in London in 2021.
Cornwall libraries remove Humphrey books over phishing web links
Librarians take Humphrey books off shelves after a link inside them lead to phishing websites.