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BBC Apologizes to Princess Diana Aide Over Interview Deceit
The BBC has apologized and paid a “substantial” sum to Princess Diana’s private secretary over subterfuge used to get an explosive television interview with the late royal
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Bloomberg, BBC Stop Journalistic Work in Russia
After President Vladimir Putin signed a law that in effect criminalizes independent reporting, BBC and Bloomberg announced they would temporarily suspend their journalistic work inside Russia.
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Ex-BBC Head Quits Gallery Job Amid Diana Interview Fallout
The former director of the BBC has resigned as board chairman of Britain’s National Gallery following a report on the public broadcaster’s explosive 1995 interview with Princess Diana.
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Princes William and Harry Slam the BBC Over ‘Deceitful' Diana Interview
“These failings, identified by investigative journalists, not only let my mother down, and my family down; they let the public down too,” Prince William said.
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These Are the Best UK Companies to Work for in 2021, According to LinkedIn
British bank Barclays has been named as the best U.K. company to work for, according to research by professional networking platform LinkedIn.
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Too Much? BBC Gets Complaints Over Prince Philip Coverage
The U.K.’s national broadcaster has received so many complaints that its coverage of the death of Prince Philip was excessive that it set up a special website page for viewers to register their objections
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UK Vaccine Supplies Could Be Shaken in the Coming Weeks, Threatening to Slow Rollout
The U.K.’s so-far successful vaccination program could be upended amid expected supply disruption.
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Pressured European Officials Are Trying to Drum Up Support for the AstraZeneca Covid Vaccine
European officials are coming under increasing pressure to reverse restrictions on who can receive the AstraZeneca Covid vaccine.
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Dubai's Princess Latifa Says in Secret Video She's Being Held Hostage in a ‘Jail Villa'
The allegedly missing daughter of Dubai’s billionaire ruler appears in a secret video aired by the BBC, claiming she is being held hostage with no access to medical help
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Why China Banned the BBC, and Why It Matters
The BBC has recently covered a number of sensitive issues in China.
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UK Coronavirus Variant on Course ‘to Sweep the World,' Leading Scientist Says
A variant of the coronavirus that first emerged in the U.K. could become the dominant form worldwide, the head of the U.K.’s virus surveillance program says.
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COVID-19 Variant in South Africa Is ‘More of a Problem' Than UK's, Official Says
A new variant of the coronavirus identified in South Africa is more of a risk than the mutation found in the U.K., according to Britain’s health minister.
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Two Bankers Failed Miserably in the Finance Industry. But Turned Their Experiences Into a New HBO Show
Ex-bankers Mickey Down and Konrad Kay talked to CNBC about channeling their own experiences of the financial sector into writing hit TV show “Industry.”
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Prince William Welcomes New Probe Into 1995 Diana Interview
Prince William has “tentatively welcomed” an independent investigation into the circumstances surrounding a controversial 1995 BBC interview with his mother, Princess Diana
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Child Adorably Interrupts Live TV Interview
Working from home presents its own set of unique challenges, but one health expert found that out on live television as her young daughter sought a place to showcase her unicorn picture.
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Prince Andrew Accuser Says She'll Never Forget the ‘Disgusting' Sexual Encounter
Virginia Roberts Giuffre, who said she was a victim of a sex trafficking scheme that led to her having sexual encounters with the Duke of York, Prince Andrew, is once again speaking out about the alleged sexual encounter she had with the prince many years ago.
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UK Police: Bridge Attacker Had Been Jailed for Terror Crimes
A man imprisoned six years for terrorism offenses before his release last year stabbed several people in London on Friday, two fatally, before being tackled by members of the public and then fatally shot by officers on London Bridge. Neil Basu, London’s police counterterrorism head, said 28-year-old Usman Khan was attending a program that works to educate prisoners when he...
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Coldplay Decides Not to Tour for Environmental Reasons
The British band Coldplay has decided not to launch a global tour because of environmental concerns. Frontman Chris Martin told the BBC Thursday that the band is not going on tour to promote its latest album because it wants to take time to determine how a tour can be beneficial to the environment.
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Victims' Lawyer: Prince Andrew Must Talk to US Prosecutors
Lawyers for the victims of sex offender Jeffrey Epstein say Prince Andrew should speak to U.S. investigators immediately, after the senior British royal withdrew from public duties over what he called his “ill-judged association” with the convicted pedophile. U.S. attorney Gloria Allred said Andrew should contact American authorities “without conditions and without delay.” Andrew announced Wednesday that he was pulling...
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Prince Andrew Says He Let the Royal Family Down in His Relationship With Jeffrey Epstein
Prince Andrew said in an interview with the BBC that he let the Royal Family down by staying with the late, disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein after the American’s first conviction, NBC News reports. “That’s the bit that… as it were, I kick myself for on a daily basis because it was not something that was becoming of a member of...