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Reality TV star Nikki Grahame dies aged 38
Friends and colleagues of the reality television star Nikki Grahame have said she “touched the lives of millions of people” – after she died at the age of 38. She had been receiving treatment for an eating disorder, after her mother said her illness had been made considerably worse by the pandemic.
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Second night of audience-free BAFTA awards take place at the Royal Albert Hall
The second night of the BAFTA awards will be taking place tonight with an audience free ceremony at the Royal Albert Hall hosted by stars like Hugh Grant and Tom Hiddlestone. Awards including best film, director, and screenplay will be handed out virtually, with Nomadland and the British coming of age story Rocks leading the…
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England prepares for first phase of reopening
Officials have warned people to stay cautious as England takes a major step to ease lockdown restrictions tomorrow – to minimise the risk of another wave of infections. The latest 24-hour government figures show 111,109 people received their first dose of the Covid vaccine yesterday meaning more than 32 million people have now received their…
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‘Prince Philip put people at ease’ – Bishop of Dover
We spoke to the Bishop of Dover, Rose Hudson-Wilkin, who was also a chaplain to the Queen and began by asking her for personal memories of the Duke of Edinburgh.
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Series 7, Episode 6: Dale Vince
Dale Vince is a green energy industrialist and owner of ‘Ecotricity’. He’s also the owner of perhaps the greenest and only vegan football club, The Forest Green Rovers.
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Paralympian Hannah Cockroft: Duke of Edinburgh’s Award scheme ‘life changing’
The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award scheme remains one of the Duke’s most enduring legacies. Its participants – mainly schoolchildren – take part in outdoor expeditions, learn new practical skills and volunteer in their communities. Since being founded in 1956, the scheme has seen over three million participants achieve awards in the UK. In the year…
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UK government pledges £400m to help arts organisations recover from lockdown
More than 2,500 arts organisations across the country will share £400 million in loans and grants, as part of the latest round of the government’s culture recovery fund.
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Series 7, Episode 5: Jacob Collier
Jacob Collier is a Grammy-winning singer-songwriter. He talks to Krishnan about why he thinks it’s important to push the boundaries of music, the future relationship between technology and music and why the best music is yet to come.
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‘Please Aunty, have the jab. We love you and we want you to be well’ – actor Adjoa Andoh’s vaccination appeal
Figures out yesterday show a far lower proportion of Black people aged over 70 had got their first jab.
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Series 7, Episode 4: Nadia Whittome
Nadia Whittome is the youngest MP in the House of Commons. She was elected in 2019 to represent the seat of Nottingham East at the age of 23.
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The people confessing their lockdown secrets on anonymous postcards
Now, what’s your most closely guarded secret? A small stationery shop in London has been sending out blank postcards to anyone who asks for one. The condition: you send it back – anonymously – with a lockdown secret. Paul McNamara has been to find out more.
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Muslim groups boycott Prevent review over Shawcross role
Hundreds of Muslim groups are boycotting the review of the government’s anti-radicalisation ‘Prevent’ scheme, over concerns about its chairman William Shawcross, who’s been criticised over previous remarks he made about Islam. Mr Shawcross has insisted he is approaching the review “in a spirit of collaboration”.
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Series 7, Episode 2: Sophie Walker
Sophie Walker talks to Krishnan about fighting for equality by channelling rage and engaging in good faith with one another.
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Meghan and Harry: Buckingham Palace says race issue ‘concerning’ but ‘recollections may vary’
Buckingham Palace has finally broken its silence on the explosive allegations made by the Duke and Duchess of Sussex in their Oprah Winfrey interview
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Series 7, Episode 1: Kazuo Ishiguro
Krishnan speaks to Kazuo Ishiguro about artificial intelligence’s impact on human relationships and his fears for the future of liberal democracy.