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How Ukraine v England could be the TV event of the year

07.10.09
The decision to show Saturday's World Cup qualifier only online has upset some fans but broadcasters hope it will spark a revolution in our viewing habits... more

BBC plan to sell off part of £1bn-a-year Worldwide arm

14.09.09
BBC considering selling a portion of its lucrative commercial division as part of a review into the corporation’s activities... more

Elle Macpherson's labradoodle is face of new fashion brand - for canines

27.08.09
Now, one celebrity’s designer dog has been signed up to promote a new high-fashion label — for dogs... more

Jeremy Clarkson rapped over 'tasteless' scout joke

23.06.09
Jeremy Clarkson is in hot water again after making a "tasteless" joke on TV. ... more

VIDEO: Top Gear's Stig finally unmasked as ... Michael Schumacher

22.06.09
After years of speculation, the identity of Top Gear's mysterious test driver has been revealed ... but debate among fans is still raging... more

VIDEO: Identity of Top Gear's Stig finally revealed as ... Michael Schumacher

22.06.09
Michael Schumacher has unmasked himself as Top Gear's mysterious test driver the Stig... more

Welcome to the credit crunch flower show at Chelsea

13.05.09
Lavish designs, star names and big sponsors are thin on the ground; vegetable growing, green issues and value for money are in: welcome to the pruned-back Chelsea Flower Show... more

Hill beats Ross in TV Baftas

27.04.09
Jonathan Ross missed out on a TV Bafta, while Sir David Attenborough picked up an award for the first time in ten years.... more

Young London wants Cameron as PM and Clarkson as Mayor

15.04.09
Young Londoners back David Cameron by almost two to one to become Britain's next prime minister - and favour either Jeremy Clarkson or Sir Alan Sugar to be Mayor of London, a new poll reveals... more

Hang on lads, we won’t do the Italian Job says Top Gear

03.04.09
Top Gear has pulled out of an attempt to “solve” the final scene of The Italian Job where the robbers are stuck at one end of a coach as their gold balances precariously over a cliff at the other... more

Television and Radio

08.10.08
London still exports hit formats all over the world and is a hothouse for the use of new technologies in tandem with traditional creative talents. ... more

Shy and retiring Laurence Llewellyn-Bowen beams his life-size image at the Blackpool Illuminations

01.09.08
He is not known for understatement. But even by Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen's standards it was an audacious moment of self-indulgence.... more

Bond girl Gemma to play Tess Of The d'Urbevilles as TV turns back to costume dramas

20.08.08
It is a truth universally acknowledged - especially among female viewers - that you can never have too many costume dramas. ... more

What's new on television this autumn? Austen, Hardy and Dickens

20.08.08
You could call them credit crunch classics - reliable dramas for worrying times... more

Mercedes makes Rooney its £1m face - but will Germans pay the penalty for chavving down?

16.08.08
Mercedes-Benz has just signed footballer Wayne Rooney in a £1million contract as its new ambassador. The 22-year-old sealed the two-year deal with the German car maker last week.... more

What's this... WAG Abbey washing her own car? Don't worry, it's only an ad

05.08.08
Celebrities have been known to engage in mundane activities from time to time. But Abigail Clancy shocked onlookers when she was spotted undertaking the most menial of tasks - washing her car. ... more

Kelly Brook and Prince Charles: The two faces of Cartier Polo

27.07.08
Kelly Brook brought some much-needed colour to the Cartier International Polo event today. The model/actress/TV presenter pulled out all the stops by wearing a glamorous floral shorts jumpsuit.... more

Strop Gear: Contract talks stall as May and the Hamster tell BBC ... We want as much as Clarkson

04.07.08
Top Gear presenters James May and Richard Hammond have reportedly refused to sign new contracts for the show because of a pay dispute.... more

Ever wondered why Jeremy Clarkson is such trouble? Well, meet his mum...

15.06.08
Even if you didn't know whose mum she was, you could hazard a shrewd guess. Shirley Clarkson has robust views on political correctness, global warming and niggling constraints.... more

Loose Women look the worse for wear after running amok at TV awards... maybe they should take a lesson from Holly

20.03.08
The stars of ITV's Loose Women managed to pull themselves together – albeit looking somewhat worse for wear - after last night's high-jinks at the Royal Television Awards. Chris Evans' ex-wife Carol McGiffin looked bleary-eyed as she and her colleagues laughed and joked about the previous night's shenanigans, with particular attention to her rowdy antics... more

Boris 'will lead London back to the 17th century'

18.03.08
Ken Livingstone has launched his bid for reelection with a stark warning that a vote for Tory Boris Johnson would set London back by decades... more

Mystery donor hands astonishing £5.5m to Sport Relief - a QUARTER of the total raised

15.03.08
A mystery donor gave £5.5 million to the Sport Relief charity appeal in one of the biggest single donations in the history of TV fund-raising. The BBC said the gift from the anonymous donor was the biggest donation in Comic Relief's 22-year history... more

Jeremy Clarkson may be prosecuted for 'chatting on mobile while doing 70mph'

11.03.08
For years he has railed against the nanny-state but it looks as though Jeremy Clarkson has been caught flouting the very draconian motoring laws he so detests - and could face prosecution. Police are examining a photograph apparently showing the Top Gear presenter talking on his mobile phone while driving at 70mph on the motorway... more

Dumbledore and the bed chamber of secrets: Sir Michael Gambon's ménage à trois with his wife and (much) younger lover

22.02.08
Weekends with his wife at their £4million country manor in Kent. Weekdays with the lover 25 years his junior, who's had his child. Welcome to Harry Potter star Sir Michael Gambon's ménage à trois... more

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