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Cliff Richard to sue BBC and police for £1million over live TV coverage of home raid
FURIOUS Sir Cliff Richard is set to sue the BBC and South Yorkshire police for £1million over coverage of a police raid on his home. The 75-year-old entertainer alleges there was collusion between the broadcaster and police that lead to the search being shown on live television. Officers investigating allegations of...
Sherlock season 4 will be filmed in Morocco – can we look forward to topless Cumberbatch?
It’s elementary dear reader that when we hear news that Sherlock will be filming in Morocco our minds will tip into a fever of naked Benedict Cumberbatch imagining. Well, maybe not entirely naked. We could cope with a jaunty deer-stalker. A-hem. Details about why the show is filming in Morocco, what the storyline is, and...
Welcome to Versailles, the BBC’s steamy new period drama set in the court of Louis XIV
With scenes of sex, murder and conspiracy within the opening minutes of episode one, Versailles, a new 10-part television series that delves into the private lives of Louis XIV and his court, could never be described as "demure". Add to the aforementioned raunchiness an unprecedented £24 million budget (twice as...
Now Cameron AVOIDS ‘blue-on-blue’ EU clash with Gove after agreeing separate BBC slots
DAVID Cameron will battle it out with Michael Gove in an EU referendum debate — but the pair will not go head-to-head in a "blue-on-blue" clash. The BBC has just announced that the two political heavyweights will face questions from a live audience in two special editions of Question Time. Brexit campaigner and...
Christmas Day blaze guts Australia homes – BBC
A Christmas Day bushfire has destroyed more than 100 homes in Australia's Victoria state, officials say, according to the BBC. Officials said 98 homes had been razed in Wye River and 18 at Separation Creek. No injuries are reported, the BBC wrote. Hundreds of firefighters have been battling the blaze along the famous Great...
Burkina Faso army reaches capital to quell coup
Burkina Faso's army has reached the capital, Ouagadougou, to seek the surrender of the elite presidential guard who staged a coup last Thursday Negotiations between army chiefs and the presidential guard are under way, security sources said. Both the president and the prime minister have been released. Coup leader Gen...