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Emotional first-time father, 22, meets his 'perfect' son for the first time

Sam, 25, and partner Jordan, featured in last night's episode of BBC 1's Life and Birth. Viewers were left emotional after the first-time father vowed to love his 'perfect' son for the 'rest of his life.'




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Zoe Ball, 49, says her menopause symptoms include 'terrible anxiety and sobbing' 

Speaking to Tamzin Outhwaite about a new menopause drama, the Radio 2 Breakfast star listed the symptoms the menopause is throwing at her, including 'rage, sobbing, heat and anxiety.'




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Strictly bosses may AXE the live studio audience for 2020 to adhere with social distancing

Strictly Come Dancing may go ahead this autumn without its usual studio audience cheering on the performers.




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Ellie Goulding expresses her gratitude to healthcare professionals by sporting a NHS charity T-shirt

The Starry Eyed singer, 33, has continued to express her gratitude towards the NHS as she shared an Instagram image sporting a charity T-shirt on Tuesday evening.




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Normal People star Paul Mescal details his experience filming 'honest' sex scenes

Paul Mescal has revealed what it was like to film full-frontal sex scenes with his co-star Daisy Edgar-Jones for their new drama Normal People.




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Michelle Keegan shares rare video in lockdown to thank fans for support ahead of Our Girl finale 

The actress, 32, joked she was in need of a 'filter' after going a week without washing her hair in lockdown, but still looked incredible, as she thanked Our Girl fans for their continued support.




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Normal People's Daisy Edgar-Jones admits her sex scenes were 'unfreaky' to watch back

The Cold Feet actress, 21, who plays Marianne in the adaptation of Sally Rooney's novel, joked that she's worried about her grandparents viewing the scenes as her boyfriend was left 'gritting his teeth'.




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BBC DJ Gilles Peterson's accused stalker fires her lawyers after claims of 'witness intimidation'

Sarah Jayne Rook, 43, fired her lawyer Theresa Gerald on Friday after claiming she has been 'heavily intimidated'. She plans to represent herself and said her family have received death threats.




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Gemma Collins reveals vile trolls filmed her in the gym and posted footage online

Gemma Collins has revealed her heartbreak after vile trolls secretly filmed her in the gym and posted the footage online with the caption 'look at this fat pig.'




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Kate and William feel 'responsible' for helping and 'comforting people' during the covid-19 pandemic

Ingrid Seward, editor-in-chief of Majesty magazine, told The Sun that Kate Middleton, 38 and Prince William, 37, are determined to use their influence to benefit the royal family.




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Normal People star Daisy Edgar-Jones reveals VERY awkward audition demand

Normal People star Daisy Edgar-Jones has revealed she had to 'awkwardly snog the air' when she was auditioning for the lead role in the hit BBC Three show.




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Documentary following Prince William over the course of a year will air on the BBC

The one-off programme, currently titled Tackling Mental Health With the Duke of Cambridge, will see the prince examine 'men's mental health through the prism of football'.




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Real Madrid want Paul Pogba, Harry Kane and Kylian Mbappe in dream line-up for next season

PETE JENSON IN SPAIN: The board want youth, Zidane wants French stars and fans want a return to signing most expensive players. Sportsmail asks what Zidane will be allowed to build next term.




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Family TV viewing is back thanks to Covid-19 crisis, says BBC Two boss

Patrick Holland, controller of BBC Two, spoke after the BBC told its staff that the corporation will have to make savings of £125 million this year after coronavirus affected its income.




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Colonel Tom Moore revealed he appeared on Blankety Blank aged 63

Colonel Tom Moore's incredible National Health Service fundraising attempt isn't his first brush with fame, as it's revealed he previously appeared on Blankety Blank.




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RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: When will TV news stop scaring us to death over coronavirus crisis? 

RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: Back in 2004, in the run-up to the U.S. Presidential election, I was invited to take part in a special edition of the BBC's Question Time, live from Miami.




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SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: BBC's Sir Humphrey Burton lays bare the secrets of biggest names in memoir

SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: Sir Humphrey Burton is to spill the beans in a memoir, including anecdotes about acquaintances like Andrew Lloyd Webber and Leonard Bernstein.




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Benedict Cumberbatch and Jonny Lee Miller do the monster mash: PATRICK MARMION reviews Frankenstein

Duelling is illegal in Britain, but that didn't stop Benedict Cumberbatch and Jonny Lee Miller going musket to musket in 2011. PATRICK MARMION reviews the National Theatre performance.




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Oxford scientists working on coronavirus vaccine will know in six weeks if it's likely to work 

Sir John Bell, Regius professor of medicine at Oxford University, said 'several hundred' people have now been given the jab in the first British trial to find a vaccine.




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'My best pals!' Normal People's Daisy Edgar-Jones shares sweet behind-the-scenes photos

The Cold Feet actress, 21, took to Instagram on Thursday to post a collection of photos as she gushed over 'best pals'.




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Son of Count Folke Bernadotte reveals he first heard about his father's assassination on the radio

Speaking to BBC World Service's Witness History, Count Bernadotte's youngest son, Bertil Bernadotte, told how he first learned of his father's death while listening to the radio at the age of 12.




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Strictly's It Takes Two host Zoe Ball is convinced the competition show WILL return this year

Despite plans still being up in the air, the presenter, 49, has insisted producers will do whatever it takes to get the BBC favourite to return to screens in the coming months.




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Dianne Buswell and Joe Sugg take fans back in time as they dress up for 80s inspired aerobics class

The Strictly Come Dancing professional pulled on spandex shorts and a curly wig complete with a vibrant pink hairband as she got into character for the high-energy, aerobics based class.




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Coronavirus UK: Local tips reopen where councils have PPE

Some councils said they won't open sites until safety measures put in place. New analysis revealed fly-tipping has increased by 300 per cent during the Covid-19 lockdown.




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Deborah James says she's enjoying lock-down as people understand 'health anxiety' she endures daily

BBC presenter Deborah James, 38, from London, who has incurable stage four bowel cancer, told yhr White Wine Question Time podcast she's 'weirdly enjoying' the coronavirus lock-down.




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Game Of Thrones and The Fall actor BJ Hogg dies aged 65

Tributes have been paid to Game Of Thrones actor BJ Hogg following his death aged 65.




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Heartbreaking photographs reveal doctors and nurses working a 12-hour night shift 

Photographer Christopher Bobyn of Nine, BBC News Scotland was granted exclusive access to the NHS ICU at Hairmyres hospital, in East Kilbride Scotland over a period of 12 hours.




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VE voices saved for eternity: Imperial War Museums create an astonishing four-minute 'soundscape'

An astonishing four-minute 'soundscape', compiled from the archives of the Imperial War Museums, will be available for us all to listen to on the VE Day Bank Holiday.




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Gardeners' World enjoys its highest viewing figures in a decade because of lockdown

The BBC2 show, which saw Monty Don self-filming footage from his garden, drew an audience of 2.7million on April 24 as the programme was made for the first time by a socially-distanced crew.




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JOHN HUMPHRYS says the coronavirus crisis has been a tragedy but has had many benefits

JOHN HUMPHRYS: The pandemic has changed our way of life dramatically and we're starting to get the hang of it and even, dare I say it, enjoy it.




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Maya Jama keeps things casual in a pale grey tracksuit and bucket hat as she leaves the BBC studios

The presenter, 25, cut a casual figure in a pale grey tracksuit and black bucket hat as she was seen leaving the BBC studios in London on Friday.




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Normal People laid bare: Between the sheets of the BBC hit

Normal People tells the story of Marianne (right) and Connell (left), who fall in love in sixth form, and charts their on-off relationship through university. The series is being hailed as 'perfect'.




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Foo Fighters' charity cover single knocks Colonel Tom Moore off the top of the charts

A star-studded cover version of the Foo Fighters track Times Like These has knocked Colonel Tom Moore off the top of the UK charts.




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Strictly's Karen Hauer reveals she keeps fit by 'carrying around' her celebrity partners

The dancer, 38, who displayed her washboard abs on Instagram on Saturday, revealed the secret behind her incredible shape is having to 'carry around' her celeb partners on Strictly.




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The betrayal of Harry Dunn

HARRY COLE: During a TV documentary about life in the Foreign Office, the head of the Diplomatic Service, Sir Simon McDonald, made it clear that he relished his position of power.




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Shostakovich: Symphony No 11 review: It's brilliantly orchestrated here by the BBC Philharmonic

Shostakovich's 11th Symphony here receives a performance of exceptional eloquence from the Manchester-based BBC Philharmonic under their chief guest conductor, the Finn John Storgårds.




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TALK OF THE TOWN: Poldark star Eleanor Tomlinson swaps her Captain for a colonel

TALK OF THE TOWN: Eleanor Tomlinson, who played flame-haired Demelza in Poldark, has revealed KFC is her late-night choice of takeaway, rating it superior to one high-street rival.




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BT and Sky TV piracy row with Saudi Arabia could threaten Newcastle takeover bid

The BBC, another key Premier League partner, has also complained to the European Commission about Saudi Arabia regarding TV piracy, which could scupper state's bid to buy Newcastle.




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Culture Minister Oliver Dowden blasts BBC director-general over bias in wake of Panorama programme

Mr Dowden urged director-general Tony Hall to 'uphold the highest standards in relation to integrity and impartiality' in the wake of the Panorama programme which featured five left-wing activists.




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Steve Coogan says his heavy cocaine use affected the second series of I'm Alan Partridge

Steve Coogan has revealed the second series of I'm Alan Partridge would have been funnier if he wasn't snorting so much cocaine.




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BBC's adaptation of Sally Rooney's Normal People is praised for 'perfect example of consent

Intimacy coach Duchess Iphie analysed the sex scene from the second episode of BBC's Normal People, telling FEMAIL seeking consent and mutual nudity made it the perfect on-screen moment.




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'It's so perfect!' Normal People viewers go WILD for Sally Rooney's adapted drama

The show, which is based on Sally Rooney's best-selling second novel, follows troubled lovers Connell and Marianne from their school days in Sligo to university at Trinity College Dublin.




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Esther Rantzen and Bel Mooney debate whether the over-70s should have to keep self-isolating

Don't the older generation realise that the enforced coronavirus lockdown is proof that the elderly are valued, that the nation is trying to protect us and keep us safe, ESTHER RANTZEN, 79, writes.




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SPORTS AGENDA: Radio 5 Live Sport editor Mike Carr whizzes out of the BBC

SPORTS AGENDA: Big, unexpected news out of the BBC on Friday when, in an illuminatingly terse email, staff were informed that Radio 5 Live Sport editor Mike Carr had left the building.




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Normal People star Daisy Edgar-Jones takes a casual stroll with boyfriend Tom Varey

The 21-year-old, who stars as Marianne in the hit BBC drama, was spotted taking a stroll during the lockdown with her actor boyfriend Tom Varey who appeared as Cley Cerwyn in Game Of Thrones.




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Peter Sellers' ex-wife Britt Ekland, 77, claims comedy actor was a 'very tormented soul'

Britt Ekland, now 77, was married to British comic actor Peter Sellers from 1964 to 1968. She's spoken candidly for the first time about their fights and his controlling ways in a new BBC documentary.




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Normal People actress Daisy Edgar-Jones says she's proud of the way the show portrays consent

Speaking to Evanna Lynch and Riyadh Khalaf on the BBC's Obsessed With... podcast sexpert Alix Fox said Normal People's portrayal of sex often left her 'wincing' and were 'ominous'.




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Heartbreaking images of baby images chained up in tiny cages leave BBC viewers distressed

BBC viewers were shown heartbreaking images of gibbons in tiny cages on Primates. It focused on trade in Malaysia, where the capture of gibbons is decimating the wild population.




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London at the mercy of militant unions who have Sadiq Khan over a barrel

Sadiq Khan is at the mercy of militant unions which are demanding a new deal for workers amid warnings London's transport network will be 'rapidly overwhelmed' once the lockdown eases.




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EastEnders in 'talks over how to deal with coronavirus filming issues when production recommences'

EastEnders bosses have reportedly held crisis talks about how they'll tackle coronavirus filming issues when production on the BBC soap recommences in June.