Channel 4 paid increased bonuses to its bosses last year despite the state-owned broadcaster going £27 million into the red, its annual report reveals today.

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James Lawton: Rugby World Cup legacy must be more bums on seats

Talk of gouging at the Rugby World Cup box office is worrying for all those who see the 2015 tournament as the perfect platform for the game’s graduation as a fully fledged and reasonably savvy protagonist in the front rank of professional sport.

Google’s Sergey Brin described Glass as ‘wearable teach’

Developers fail to see profits with Google Glass

Google has been touting Google Glass, its hotly-anticipated high-tech spectacles, as the future of mobile technology. Yet software developers were left wondering how, exactly, they would make money from the invention, after the internet search giant announced that it would not allow them to charge users for their apps.

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Muslims praying: Channel 4 is in discussions to broadcast morning prayers during Ramadan

Channel 4 in talks to broadcast morning prayers during Ramadan

Channel 4 has announced a special series of programming to mark the month of Ramadan, which may include broadcasting morning prayers.

Fewer TVs, but more television in British homes

Rise of on-demand web services increases viewing hours on PCs and other devices

The 10 Best microwave ovens

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BT boss aims to score with football

Ian Livingston has his eye on ESPN's live rights as he pushes the telecoms giant into the world of pay-TV and takes on arch-rival Sky, reports Gideon Spanier
A National Union of Journalists placard taped outside the BBC Television Centre in White City, London

BBC's flagship news programmes hit as journalists strike over compulsory redundancies

BBC staff staged a one-day strike across Britain today in protest at plans for compulsory redundancies at the troubled broadcaster.

BBC journalists to stage 24-hour strike over jobs

BBC journalists will stage a 24-hour strike tomorrow in a row over jobs, threatening disruption to radio and TV news programmes.

Musical innovator: Delia Derbyshire left, at a Radiophonic workshop in 1965

BBC celebrates Doctor Who's musical genius

Chris Stevenson and Alex Christian on the woman who put the waa-oos into teatime

Turbo: F.A.S.T - DreamWorks kids' series to premiere on Netflix

This animated snail is quick off the mark as the first children's series to be premiered on the internet-based platform

Radio 2 bosses defend Sunday Half Hour move

Radio 2 bosses have defended a decision to move one of the BBC's longest-running shows to an early-morning slot and cut the number of hours of religious programming on a Sunday, to the upset of many listeners.

Album: Eivind Aarset, Dream Logic (ECM)

Not really "jazz" as such … Aarset is a Norwegian guitarist and ECM stalwart and Dream Logic entails much of what its title promises: space, abstraction and very little regulated rhythm.

'Stalking Cat' Daniel Avner found dead in apparent suicide after years of body modification to look like a feline

A man who spent years modifying his face and body to look like a cat has died in an apparent suicide.

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The price of pacifism

From the Second World War refusenik to the 19-year-old Israeli, Holly Williams talks to five people who risked shame and suffering to take a stand as conscientious objector.
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Jason Isaacs: Groupies, theatre bores and James Bond

To millions, Jason Isaacs is one of Harry Potter's arch enemies – but his wife prefers him as a Scottish TV detective.
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Sealand: 'Micronation' or illegal fortress?

Thomas Hodgkinson spent a week at the tiny platform off the Suffolk coast to find out.
Not a bad bone: Mark Hix cooks with cutlets and ribs

Mark Hix cooks with cutlets and ribs

If you ignore cutlets and ribs, you'll risk missing out on some delicious and easy meals, says our chef.
The experts' guide to summer: From getting fit for the beach to recreating that Olympic buzz

The experts' guide to summer

From getting fit for the beach to recreating that Olympic buzz
Sex, drugs and fast cars: The legend of James Hunt has set Hollywood hearts racing

Legend of James Hunt has set Hollywood hearts racing

Early glimpses of Ron Howard's film Rush suggest it will portray Hunt as a high-living lothario, with an insatiable appetite for partying.
Macklemore: 'I don't have moderation when using drugs and alcohol. It was hurting my life'

Macklemore: 'I don't have moderation'

The next Vanilla Ice or the next Eminem? Macklemore doesn't have a record contract – but he does have the UK's biggest-selling single of the year.
Don't be shy: Bill Granger's Sri Lankan recipes

Don't be shy: Bill Granger's Sri Lankan recipes

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Sir James Dyson’s latest project: Cleaning up hospitals

Sir James Dyson’s latest project: Cleaning up hospitals

Doctors are hailing the revamp of a Bath neonatal unit, where babies sleep more and feed better, as the model for patient care
One man returns to Argentina's town that drowned

One man returns to Argentina's town that drowned

Epecuen was submerged under 10 metres of water in 1985. Now the floods have gone – and 83-year-old Pablo Novak has moved back in