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  Esther Rantzen says she is too fragile to travel to Switzerland to end life

  bbc.co.uk - Aleks Phillips

  Dame Esther Rantzen has said she is now "too physically fragile" to travel to Switzerland to end her life at an assisted suicide clinic. The veteran broadcaster, 86, said she would have to fly to the country, where the practice is legal, alone, which she could only have done before her life became …

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  Strictly: New hosts explain their roles as they reject 'roving presenter' reports

  bbc.co.uk - Helen Bushby

  Emma Willis, Josh Widdicombe and Johannes Radebe have said they will not have "fixed roles" on Strictly Come Dancing, as they prepare to replace Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman later this month. Daly and Winkleman left the programme together at the end of the 2025 series. Daly was the host on the …

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  Harry Styles extends tour, with Kylie as a support act

  bbc.co.uk - Mark Savage

  Harry Styles is extending his record-breaking Together, Together tour in 2027, with 25 more shows, including a return to Wembley Stadium next August. The singer, who is currently in the middle of a 30-show residency at New York's Madison Square Garden, is adding dates in Ireland, Spain, Italy, …

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  Drag Race UK: BBC drops Ru Paul show after eight series

  bbc.co.uk - Josh Parry, Paul Glynn

  RuPaul's Drag Race UK is leaving the BBC after eight series, the broadcaster has confirmed. A spokesperson for the broadcaster said it was facing "very difficult choices" in the face of "significant financial pressures". The show is currently broadcast on BBC Three and iPlayer. Future series - as …

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  Actor Noel Clarke charged with sexual offences

  bbc.co.uk - Paul Glynn

  Actor Noel Clarke has been charged with sexual offences including sexual assault, voyeurism and exposure. The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) authorised the Metropolitan Police to charge the Doctor Who and Kidulthood star on Wednesday. Clarke, 50, from Kensington, west London, was charged with two …

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  Channel 4 to cut 340 jobs by the end of the year in major shake-up

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  Channel 4 has said it plans to cut 340 jobs before the end of the year, reducing its workforce by more than a quarter. The network, which broadcasts Gogglebox and The Great British Bake Off, will lose around 28% of its current 1,270 staff following a strategic review of the organisation. Priya Dogra, …