BBC News3 hours agoBryan Adams reveals Diana song lyrics sparked 'surreal' friendship with royalbbc.co.uk - By Rachel Russell & John HandBryan Adams has spoken for the first time about how his friendship with Princess Diana was sparked by a song he wrote about her doomed marriage. The singer recalled how the late royal said she found the lyrics about him "losing his mind" on the day she married Prince Charles "very funny". Speaking to …
BBC News11 hours agoJudge orders BBC to release emails related to Martin Bashirbbc.co.uk - BBC NewsA judge has strongly criticised the BBC for failing to release a large number of emails relating to the scandal over Martin Bashir's 1995 interview with Princess Diana on Panorama. The documents had been requested by a journalist, who was investigating what managers at the corporation knew and what …
BBC News13 hours agoShirley Ballas says bullying nearly forced her to quitbbc.co.uk - By Charlotte GallagherShirley Ballas has said bullying left her on the verge of quitting dancing just before Strictly Come Dancing asked her to join its judging panel. Ballas said she was targeted by men "at the top" while teaching dancers. The 63 year old said couples she was training were receiving "threats", warning …
BBC News16 hours agoTate McRae: Singer says she feels 'way more badass' after ditching 'sad girl' personabbc.co.uk - By Mark SavageTate McRae is buzzing with nervous energy. It's shortly after 11:00 in the UK on Thursday, 7 December. Which, by the magic of international time zones, means it's just gone midnight in New Zealand. And that means her second album, Think Later, has just been released on the other side of the …
BBC News17 hours agoK-drama: The women pushing boundaries on TVbbc.co.uk - By Vibeke Venema, Julie Yoonnyung Lee and Samantha HaqueMany Korean television series - or K-dramas - now feature complex and powerful female characters, reflecting momentous changes in society and media habits. K-dramas are now just as likely to have a female lead as a male. One of this year's biggest hits, The Glory, was about a woman taking revenge …
BBC News1 day agoStephen Fry back at work three months after fall off stagebbc.co.uk - By Rachel RussellStephen Fry has said he finally feels comfortable returning to work - three months after having a nasty 6ft (1.8m) fall from a stage at London's O2 Arena. The actor and broadcaster spoke about his recovery for the first time during an interview with Claudia Winkleman on her BBC Radio 2 show on …
