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Liz Ayre says she was lost for words when the ring her late husband had given her was found.

Mrs Ayre got in touch with Mr Bowen to see if he could help search for the ring and the pair met at Shelly beach in Exmouth on 7 September. Mrs Ayre said the ring had "enormous sentimental value". When Geoff Bowen found the ring on the beach a month later Mrs Ayre cried tears of happiness.

“If you believe in universal broadcasting, the pressure is on us to deliver value for every household,” he told delegates at the RTS London Convention 2022, ...

“Final thing is, I think you cannot separate funding model from editorial, intent and delivery.” What I think is really important is are we able to maintain a market-making intervention.” “The challenge is how you deliver that mechanically across every household.

Alan Dickson has been appointed Chief Financial Officer and Alice Macandrew has been appointed as the new Corporate Affairs Director.

Alan is a qualified member of the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy. Alan joined the BBC in 1995 and has most recently been the Chief Financial and Operations Officer for BBC News. BBC Director-General Tim Davie says: “I am very pleased to confirm these appointments as we build a BBC focused on delivering great value for all licence fee payers. She will report to the Director General with responsibility for all corporate affairs. Alan Dickson says: “Starting off in BBC Scotland more than 25 years ago, I know just how much positive impact this organisation can have and I’ve been fortunate to have enjoyed some wonderful opportunities at the BBC. I am very pleased to confirm these appointments as we build a BBC focused on delivering great value for all licence fee payers.

Paul Robeson was embraced then banned, Gracie Fields beat cancer and trilled for the troops, news anchors got a catchphrase – and parental chinwags went ...

The evacuation of British children in wartime led the BBC to explore “co-productions” (a now standard usage that first occurred here) with the places to which they had been sent. “Here is the news, and this is Alvar Lidell reading it,” became the catchphrase of the BBC’s first star anchor. [Television](https://www.theguardian.com/culture/television) (which formally launched in 1936) was the corporation’s first live TV broadcast outside. Commentating on the cricket was Captain HBT Wakelam, on the tennis Colonel RH Brand and Major CL Cooper-Hunt (most broadcasters at the time had military titles from the first world war.) Another big genre – the review of topical events – began in January with a weekly Sunday night slot from 9.20pm to 9.35pm, in which a writer took what for decades was called “a sideways look” at the news. At just after 3pm on Christmas Day, King George V made a radio broadcast to the nation from Sandringham, starting a tradition that continues to this day.

The BBC Younger Writers' Award, run with the University of Cambridge, has announced their 5-title shortlist. The award “challenges young people in the UK ...

See the full shortlist The award “challenges young people in the UK aged between 14-18 years to submit stories of up to 1,000 words”. [here](https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/2cslf9QxZKznVCqplBS0SY0/the-2022-bbc-young-writers-award-shortlist-announcement).

The government departments repeatedly missed that deadline. The ICO is an independent watchdog - its aim is to promote openness by public bodies and data ...

My client's child is constantly at risk so long as he stays in the home country." However, we can do nothing without those transcripts. "The council remains committed to high quality information governance and is currently rolling out an improvement plan to strengthen how we respond to requests under data protection law." The seven organisations were identified following a series of complaints related to their failure to respond within set timeframes, or failing to respond at all, as well as information being withheld, in breach of the UKGDPR and Data Protection Act. The Ministry of Defence and the Home Office are among seven organisations that have failed to respond to personal information requests. Information Commissioner John Edwards told the BBC naming and shaming organisations that fail to comply is a new proactive way for the ICO to work.

Alice Macandrew (pictured) – one of the most accomplished client-side comms professionals in the UK – joins the BBC from Primark, where she has been the ...

In this 5 Live re-commission for BBC Sounds, Martin will share his expertise and knowledge in the form of a new weekly podcast.

I want to ensure we keep the classic 5 Live tone of serious subjects, done without a po-face." Until now it's been a pod of a live radio show… I want to ensure we keep the classic 5 Live tone of serious subjects, done without a po-face.

The local NHS system said the safety of parents and babies was its "absolute priority". Mrs Job's birth plan specified Peterborough City Hospital and when her ...

We have no beds'". In a series of audio messages to her family, and shared with permission, Mrs Job described her frustration and worry about the experience. She added: "She (Barbara) had to - in front of the staff there - phone Peterborough direct and speak to a manager, who said 'whatever you do you do not leave Leicester, you stay where you are. She told the BBC: "They had to face a very long drive for well over an hour with her in incredible pain to get to Leicester hospital where she was admitted". But she and her husband William were told there were not enough staff to ensure her safety - and that she should seek a bed elsewhere. The local NHS system said the safety of parents and babies was its "absolute priority".

A binman who protested against a ban on wearing shorts by sporting a hi-vis kilt has said his employer has revised the rules.

"We are going to have to wear them for the two weeks just to get them cleared for the summer - hopefully cleared for the summer," he said. Mr Moran said the heavy protective trousers they wore were "sweaty" and led to chafing during the high temperatures. City of York Council said the health and safety of staff was "paramount".

The company said the payment would be credited to about 45,000 customers on its WaterSure or WaterSupport social tariffs. It said though average water bills ...

The firm said it did not want customers to worry about paying their next bills and hoped the payment would "provide some relief". The company said the payment would be credited to about 45,000 customers on its WaterSure or WaterSupport social tariffs. Yorkshire Water is to cut £70 from bills for low-income households.

Met Police officer Tom Harrison, 46, has been knocking on over a hundred doors as he treks the country in aid of the British Red Cross' Ukraine appeal. He has ...

He has raised over £4,000 so far. Speaking on why he is doing the "ludicrous walk" for the Ukraine Crisis Appeal, he said: "Their suffering has been far beyond mine. The father-of-two has been given lunches and a bed in a poolhouse as he makes the 263-mile (423km) journey.

It is part of a fresh appeal to identify the "Lady in the Thames" found at the foot of Vauxhall Bridge in central London in 1977. Charity Locate International ...

The body of the woman was found at the bottom of the stairs leading to the south bank of the Thames by Vauxhall Bridge. Dave Grimstead, CEO and co-founder of Locate International, said: "The Lady in the Thames died 45 years ago and her name is key to finding out what happened to her. It is part of a fresh appeal to identify the "Lady in the Thames" found at the foot of Vauxhall Bridge in central London in 1977.

New David Attenborough series and advice shows among programmes scheduled to help viewers through 'tough times'

trying to navigate a really difficult world,” said Mottershead. I don’t usually do that.” To which Theroux responds: “That’s a bit passive.” Stormzy replies: “It is but … “It’s about showing people we’re in tough times but also giving them tips and trying to help them navigate it … I’m just waiting for God to present me with my situation and my woman”. I’m all out of ideas …”

BBC has unveiled its factual and arts winter slate which includes documentaries on Elon Musk and Virgil Abloh.

“I’ve been in my new role for four months and I’ve been blown away by the sheer range, scale and quality of programming coming out of the factual, arts and classical music departments,” said Kate Phillips, director for unscripted. “Agatha Christie: Mystery Queen” (working title): BBC Studios produces this three-part series about the queen of crime novels, Agatha Christie. We’ve got plenty more to look forward to in the months ahead and I’m excited to unveil such an impressive array of diverse new content featuring big and upcoming talent, and bringing us new perspectives, incredible access and big moments for everyone.”

Louis Theroux, Stormzy, Virgil Abloh and Simon Schama feature on a BBC factual slate including season three of Race Across the World.

Starting in Vancouver, the show, in which pairs of travellers set off across the globe chasing a £20,000 ($21,400) prize, was described by the BBC as “the most extreme to date.” Virgil Abloh: How to be Both (working title) will show how the founder of Off-White and Artistic Director of Louis Vuitton menswear was able to liberate a generation. Specialist Factual commissioning head Jack Bootle commissioned Mission Jurassic (working title), profiling a unique dig site in Wyoming where a mass dinosaur graveyard lies. Phillips was promoted in a protracted restructure following the departure of Patrick Holland to Banijay last year and she now oversees a huge brief incorporating documentaries, factual entertainment, specialist factual and arts. “We have to do something to bring eyeballs back to our screens and as part of that we need to make noise,” said Popular Factual and Factual Entertainment commissioning Editor Clare Mottershead. “People are burning through our shows faster than ever on iPlayer and so we need something to give them,” she added.

HMRC admits there are significant concerns about repayment agents and is "considering its next steps". The complaints are about what are called "deeds of ...

"We've asked HMRC to stop accepting the deeds at face value because some of them may have been generated fraudulently. and there may be a tick box on there. "People might fill in one of these inquiry forms... because I'm sure it was a fraud." "I'm always very careful to fill in all my income tax and any other form and keep copies so... I spoke to my wife and said 'what on earth's going on, we haven't done anything about this.

Louis Theroux interviews Stormzy, Dame Judi Dench, Rita Ora, Bear Grylls, Yungblud and Katherine Ryan in revealing new series.

This is the story of one of the most famous - and most complex - woman of the 20th century. The Executive Producer is Paul Overton and the Commissioning Editor is Tom Coveney. For the first time Agatha Christie and her art will be forensically examined, providing a unique portrait of a society in flux. During her time in London Una wrote and produced a play for London’s West End, the first Black writer to do so. Agatha Christie is the most successful novelist of all time, outsold only by Shakespeare and the Bible. In our own turbulent times, when so many of the values we have taken for granted are once again hanging in the balance, the series is a hopeful reminder of what great art is for. - Virgil Abloh: How To Be Both is a WhyNow production for BBC Three and BBC iPlayer. He went on to become Artistic Director of Louis Vuitton menswear, one of the first Black men to head up a couture house. Louis meets icon of stage and screen Dame Judi Dench in her countryside home and is invited on stage in the West End. The Executive Producer is Arron Fellows, and Commissioning Editor is Max Gogarty. Whatever your passions, we’ll take you on a deep dive with some of the most inspiring and provocative figures of our times.” The Executive Producers are Mark Saben, Stephen Day and Tim Harcourt and the Commissioning Editor is Michael Jochnowitz.

Theo, from Hemsby near Great Yarmouth in Norfolk, picked up the national climate change champion title in the BBC Bitesize Regenerator competition. Actor and ...

"When we first met Theo he inspired us to look very carefully at what packaging we were using was going to be biodegradable or compostable - I think the lesson there is that we can all do more." "Anybody can do this - if I can do it, you can do it," said Theo. Actor and WWF ambassador Cel Spellman, one of the judges, said Theo "really stood out" among the candidates.

Race Across The World, Louis Theroux and David Attenborough lead a 'distinctively British' new BBC autumn line-up as broadcaster promises shows streaming ...

[Louis Theroux](https://inews.co.uk/news/louis-theroux-films-global-paywall-bbc-plan-replace-lost-licence-fee-money-1552926?ico=in-line_link) immerses himself in the lives of Stormzy and Dame Judi Dench in another highlight of the season which would “distinguish the BBC from streaming platforms by telling stories about people in the UK,” Kate Phillips, BBC Director of Unscripted programmes said. Drama producers now want to turn the Farah story into a movie. One sequence, shot at a Somerset meadow, shows baby toadlets seeking shelter in the woods, being hunted down by giant leeches. Theroux’s interviews are a huge iPlayer success with young viewers. However, Mr Whittingdale was sacked soon after and the prescription has not been advanced by his successors. Ministers said they would ask Ofcom to draw up a workable definition of the concept.

Billy Neely, who died in 2009, was the minister at Mount Merrion before he transferred to Tipperary.

To prevent any prejudice to cases, no further statement shall be made on behalf of the Church of Ireland at the present time. He died in 2009 and is buried in the grounds of St Patrick's Church of Ireland Cathedral in Armagh. "Where someone has a child or adult safeguarding concern, they should report this to the statutory authorities. In a statement the Church of Ireland said: "The deceased member of the clergy referred to is the subject of court proceedings. The statement added: "In October 1977, we removed him from his role as volunteer leader. Since his removal from scouting 45 years ago and until his death, Neely never held another role with us."