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BBC Three will return as a TV channel in 2022, the corporation has said. After ceasing operations in 2016, the TV channel was replaced with an online-only version, available on iPlayer. The BBC said it will aim to double investments on BBC Three commissions over the next two years following the success of shows such as Normal People, Rupaul's Drag Race and Fleabag. From January next year, it is expected to start re-broadcasting between 7pm and 4am each day, and will be targeted at audiences aged 16-34. As a result, CBBC programmes will finish at 7pm. Advertisement The announcement comes after the BBC 2020/21 annual plan indicated there remains an audience for broadcast television on BBC Three. Charlotte Moore, chief content officer at the BBC, said the channel has been a success story, backing "creativity, new talent, and brave ideas". More from UK COVID-19: Hunt for mystery person infected with Brazil variant narrows to 379 households … [Read more...] about BBC Three to return as TV channel next year in steps to widen younger audiences

Ant Middleton was axed by Channel 4 after complaints were made by female crew over “inappropriate comments”, the Mirror can reveal. Yesterday we told how TV bosses said they will never work with the star again because of his “personal conduct”. And the decision came months after he was heavily criticised in June last year after he branded Black Lives Matter protesters “absolute scum”. But his BLM remarks were not the sole reason for the decision to ditch him from the SAS Who Dares Win series. A number of staff raised concerns with makers Minnow Films and Channel 4 during an end of year review where they were allowed to speak anonymously. At the end of 2020, the allegations and complaints from a number of women regarding Ant’s comments towards them on set were then investigated. They felt the way he spoke to them was “inappropriate”. Following the investigation, Channel 4 held meetings and decided to stop working with Ant, 40, and informed him of this decision on Monday. … [Read more...] about SAS star Ant Middleton axed by Channel 4 after ‘inappropriate comments’ to female staff

Hollyoaks will air big scenes this week, as a showdown arises between drug lord Victor and teen Sid Sumner - while Ste Hay and James Nightingale also find themselves caught up amidst the danger. Sid, Ste and James have been seen plotting the downfall of drug boss Victor, following the drug problem in the village being exposed and Juliet and Charlie going to prison, not to mention Sid's cousin Jordan being killed. Sid is desperate to save Juliet, but fears he's bitten off more than he can chew after James persuaded him to try and trap Victor for good, by bugging his car. Ste isn't so sure, fearing the danger they could all be in, and things were made worse when viewers saw Ollie grass up Sid to Victor after spotting what he was doing. Speaking exclusively to The Mirror, Sid actor Billy Price teased a "finale" of the County Lines storyline was on the horizon - and it's going to be huge. Speaking of the upcoming showdown for Sid and evil Victor too, he revealed there would be … [Read more...] about Hollyoaks star teases terrifying and unmissable ‘finale’ to County Lines drama

AN ESSEX-based businessman with a weekly disposable income of £1,600 swapped lives with a single mum-of-three who recently lost her job during the coronavirus pandemic. The sudden change means Kiptieu, from South-East London, has a weekly budget of just £70 after bills, leaving her unable to buy her daughter a birthday present. Adam and his dad Ian live in a four-bedroom property in Essex thanks to a successful career with multiple businesses, but gives it up for Kiptieu's two-bedroom ground floor flat on Channel 5’s Rich House Poor House. The millionaire, who started out working at KFC, now drives a luxury Bently and would often spend time traveling around the world mixing with celebrities for his job, admitting he lived on the "most expensive road in Essex". In contrast, Kiptieu lost her husband two years ago, leaving her to raise their three children - aged 13, 11 and five - on her own. She also lost her job as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, making the … [Read more...] about Businessman who blows £1,600 a week swaps lives with single mum-of-3 who has £70 after bills on Rich House, Poor House

The first assessment of the Brazilian variant of COVID-19, newly identified in the UK, shows it may spread more easily - and evade the immune system. Scientists from Brazil and the UK estimate the variant, known as P1, is 1.4 to 2.2 times more transmissible than previous versions of coronavirus circulating in Manaus, the Amazon city where it originated. It is also able to evade between 25% and 61% of protective immunity from previous infection, according researchers at Imperial College London and the University of Sao Paulo. The study has not been peer reviewed. Live COVID updates from the UK and around the world Advertisement What we know about the Brazil variant Almost 70% of the Manaus population had immunity from the first wave of COVID infections last spring, yet a surge of re-infections at the start of this year led to hospitals in the city being overwhelmed. Six UK cases of the P1 variant have been identified in … [Read more...] about COVID-19: Brazilian P1 variant may spread more easily and could evade immune system, scientists find