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The BBC has introduced new impartiality rules for high profile flagship presenters after a row transpired over Gary Lineker's criticism of the government's asylum policy posted on social media. (Credit: Getty Images)

BBC introduces new rules for flagship presenters after Lineker row

ITV schedule chaos sees Coronation Street & Emmerdale impacted

Strictly Come Dancing 2023: Betfair reveals latest odds

Andrew Flintoff is seen on the England balcony during the 1st Metro Bank One Day International between England and New Zealand (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images)

Flintoff’s final words before Top Gear crash revealed

Russell Brand: Number of YouTube subscribers & what he’s worth

A new free TV service called Freely that combines live schedules from public service broadcasters BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5 into one platform has been announced. Photo by Adobe Photos.

BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5 announce smart TV platform - Freely

Strictly Come Dancing 2023: Meet contestant Nikita Kanda

Strictly Come Dancing 2023: Meet contestant Angela Rippon

Meet Strictly contestant Krishnan Guru-Murthy - reveals why he joined

Angela Scanlon: Meet the Strictly Come Dancing 2023 contestant

Strictly Come Dancing 2023: Meet Adam Thomas

Bobby Brazier is a model and actor who is best known for his role as Freddie Slater in Eastenders. He is also the eldest son of Big Brother star Jade Goody, who died in 2009.

Strictly Come Dancing 2023 odds - who could win BBC series?

Nadiya Bychkova and Dan Walker on Strictly

Strictly star axed ahead of new series

Celebrity Race Across The World has been postponed by the BBC

Celebrity Race Across The World postponed by BBC

Drag Race UK will return to our screens soon

Drag Race UK series 5 start date confirmed

Brian Conley plays Tom ‘Rocky’ Cotton in EastEnders

EastEnders star ‘quits’ BBC soap ‘following row with executives’

9/11: Looking back on the terrorist attack that shook the world

Great British Bake Off fans will see new host Alison Hammond in a teaser trailer set to be released on Channel 4. (Credit: Getty Images)

Alison Hammond talks about Phillip Schofield scandal on podcast

Claudia Winkleman (L) and Tess Daly attend the red carpet launch for 'Strictly Come Dancing 2018' (Photo: Tim P. Whitby/Tim P. Whitby / Getty Images)

Strictly Come Dancing 2023 start date revealed

 A mother-of-four from Northern Ireland has become the latest person to die after undergoing a gastric sleeve operation in Turkey in order to lose weight.

Mum-of-four, 32, latest to die after Turkey’s gastric sleeve op

Sarah Lancashire’s emotional NTA speech - who is her husband?

Sarah Lancashire’s emotional NTA speech - who is her husband?

Who is Bobby Brazier? A look at Jade Goody’s son after NTA win

Ken Bruce left BBC Radio 2 back in March to host mid-morning programme Greatest Hits Radio - Credit: Getty

Ken Bruce reveals real reason he left Radio 2 for Greatest Hits Radio

Dolphins swim alongside RNLI lifeboat in Whitby, North Yorkshire.

Watch: Dolphins swim alongside lifeboat off UK seaside town

How are County Hall's coffers coping?

Autumn date set for Lancashire County Council financial healthcheck

Nick Knowles has called on tradespeople to help with a DIY SOS in Wallsend. Photo: Getty Images.

Strictly to team up with DIY SOS for crossover episode

Jason Liversidge at Elvington Race Track in York

DIY SOS star dies aged 47 following Motor Neurone Disease battle

 Patricia Bredin, Britain’s first ever contestant at the Eurovision Song Contest, has died aged 88

Britain’s first Eurovision singer, Patricia Bredin, has died aged 88

Sian Reese-Williams: Who is the Wolf actress, was she on Emmerdale?

Gatecrasher 30th Anniversary Show at Don Valley Bowl adds yet more DJs and a second stage

Epic Gatecrasher 30th Anniversary Show adds yet more DJs and a second stage

UK town council declares ‘housing crisis’ as average rental rates soar to £1,500 a month

Town council’s ‘housing crisis’ as average rent hits £1,500 a month

Thousands of jobs are at risk as retailer Wilko confirms collapse.

Wilko ‘could be saved’ by rival discount chains according to experts

Channel Four News anchor man Krishnan Guru-Murthy, who grew up in the Ribble Valley, has been named as the fourth celebrity contestant confirmed for the brand new series of ‘Strictly Come Dancing.’

TV presenter who grew up in Ribble Valley to appear in 'Strictly Come Dancing'

Disgraced former Lostprophets frontman, Ian Watkins is said to be in a 'critical condition'

Rockstar jailed for child sex offences ‘stabbed’ in prison

Clockwise from top left: Angela Rippon, Amanda Abbington, Krishnan Guru-Murthy, and Layton Williams will take part in this year's Strictly Come Dancing (Photos: BBC)

BBC Strictly Come Dancing lineup revealed for 2023 series

Juliet Stevenson stars as Matilda Anchor-Ferrers in the new BBC drama Wolf. Picture: BBC/Hartswood Films Ltd/Simon Ridgway

Wolf review: This cop drama-horror-comedy is an interesting mess

Golden Sunset at Holywell Bay - Paul - stock.adobe.com

Let the stunning sunsets of Holywell Bay seduce you at these luxury lodges

Dame Esther Rantzen believes BBC buildings may have caused lung cancer

NatWest boss Dame Alison Rose has stepped down as chief executive immediately over Nigel Farage’s ‘inaccurate’ bank account leak. (Hollie Adams/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

NatWest boss quits over Nigel Farage’s bank account row

George Alagiah at Buckingham Palace after collecting his OBE from the Queen.

BBC newsreader George Alagiah dies aged 67

A terrified Ann Moore Martin (Anne Reid) in the new BBC drama The Sixth Commandment. Picture by BBC/Wild Mercury/Amanda Searle

The Sixth Commandment review: Careful, and full of care

Holly Willoughby

Holly Willoughby’s ITV and This Morning future confirmed

Sir Lindsay Hoyle has spoken out in support of BBC Radio Lancashire

'Hands off Radio Lancashire': Sir Lindsay Hoyle defends BBC station facing cuts

Conservative MP criticises the BBC over proposed radio cuts

Rylan Clark is rumoured to star in the next series of Strictly Come Dancing as a contestant

Strictly Come Dancing 2023: Rumoured line-up revealed

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