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One of the nation’s best-loved children’s books is to be celebrated in an array of new stamps. The collection, which celebrates the Gruffalo, has been launched by the Royal Mail for eager collectors to snap up. The bestselling children’s story, written by Julia Donaldson and illustrated by Axel Scheffler, has …

Extinction Rebellion protesters tried to shut down and gag the BBC today after it broadcast an interview with a former police officer who has called for the group to be treated more seriously. On the fifth day of mayhem caused by the climate activists in Central London, a group of …

The first ever UK series of the Emmy award-winning show launched on BBC Three on Thursday night.  And Michelle Visage suffered a hilarious yet awkward blunder during the debut episode after she praised The Vivienne on her ‘fake nose’ before realising it was in fact all her real face. As part of the first …

John Humphrys today lifts the lid on ‘institutional liberal bias’ at the BBC. Two days after retiring, the legendary broadcaster accuses the ‘Kremlin’-style corporation of being out of touch. He says its bosses ‘badly failed’ to read the nation’s mood on Europe and ‘simply could not grasp’ why anyone voted …

And now for something completely different: Images of unaired Monty Python sketches revealed to mark comedy show’s 50th anniversary Unseen Monty Python material is revealed in anniversary Radio Times guide It includes pictures and scripts from sketches that never made it to air Radio Times is marking 50 years since …

I have always liked Prince Andrew. I interviewed him and Sarah Ferguson for BBC TV News shortly before their wedding in 1986 and it was one of the most spontaneous, happy and candid royal interviews ever given up to that date. The marriage was a true love match and the whole …

British schoolgirl, 15, vanishes from a Malaysian resort while on holiday with her family Nora Quoirin was staying with family near the Malaysian town of Seremban Her parents found her gone and her window open on Sunday morning  Nora’s mother is from Belfast and father is from France but family …

Radio presenters Nick Grimshaw and Greg James have been hiding for over 24 hours in the world’s biggest game of hide and seek. The potential location of their hideaway was narrowed down to one of six locations, with Newquay and Plymouth both being on that list. Newquay has now been …

Does it add up? So with Plymouth being one of the places being touted as the location, let’s have a look at the clues so far and see if they fit. CLUE ONE The duo had a McDonald’s for breakfast from a drive-thru. The nearest two McDonald’s to Drake Circus …

Radio presenters Greg James and Nick Grimshaw brought back Radio 1’s epic UK-wide Hide and Seek challenge yesterday. The pair double crossed their colleagues on Tuesday’s Breakfast Show revealing they had secretly been planning their great escape across the country. Radio 1’s Hide and Seek started last year where Greg …