Bad Spelling: Countdown's rudest ever moments
Thursday 31 May 2012
It's the tame evergreen afternoon show that epitomises the calm, uncontroversial nature of the daytime TV schedule.
Abidal could return to play again, says doctor
Thursday 31 May 2012
Barcelona defender Eric Abidal could return to play football again after his liver transplant, the surgeon who carried out the operation has said.
Car-crash TV: Laurence Ferrari quits news after gaffes, rows and poor ratings
Thursday 31 May 2012
Weeks after the demise of Sarkozy, the TF1 star he's said to have dated finds herself out of office too
Sir Terry Pratchett wins Wodehouse book prize
Wednesday 30 May 2012
Best-selling novelist Sir Terry Pratchett has a new honour to go with the Bafta he won at the weekend: a pig named after one of his books.
KFC advert is the most complained-about campaign of all time
Wednesday 30 May 2012
The ASA has received 430,000 complaints during its existence, with a record 31,548 in 2011
Russian Foreign Ministry slams US Ambassador as 'unprofessional' in furious Twitter barrage
Tuesday 29 May 2012
The Russian Foreign Ministry has launched one of the most extraordinary tirades in the history of online diplomacy, using its Twitter feed to lambast the US Ambassador to the country as “unprofessional” in a barrage of furious tweets.
Fifteen dead in Italy's latest earthquake
Tuesday 29 May 2012
At least 15 people are reported dead in a magnitude 5.8 earthquake that struck the same area of northern Italy stricken by another fatal tremor on 20 May.
The TV stars just being themselves
Tuesday 29 May 2012
A little self-parody can go a long way in an acting career, says Gerard Gilbert. Just ask Matt LeBlanc...
US drone strike kills five militants
Tuesday 29 May 2012
A US drone strike aiming for an al-Qa'ida leader has killed five militants as part of a Yemeni offensive against the Islamist group, Yemeni officials said today.
Lee Richardson
Tuesday 29 May 2012
Lee Richardson, who was killed in a race crash on 13 May at the age of 33, was a British speedway international. Captain of the Lakeside Hammers team, Richardson rode for Great Britain at senior and under-21 level, and featured in several World Cups. He was a Grand Prix rider from 2003-06.
Diary: YouTube gold as BBC query sends Oliver round the twist
Tuesday 29 May 2012
A superb video went up on YouTube yesterday, a revelation to anyone who has never witnessed a real life spin-doctor haranguing a journalist.
David Faulkner: 'When Sherwani scored... I knew I had my Olympic gold'
Tuesday 29 May 2012
In our series celebrating Great Britain's feats, David Faulkner, who set up the third goal, remembers triumph over the West Germans
The TV stars who are just being themselves
Tuesday 29 May 2012
A little self-parody can go a long way. Just ask Matt LeBlanc...
John Rentoul: There was no cosy deal for Murdoch to gain from
Tuesday 29 May 2012
There were no revelations and anyone who was expecting news should have known better








