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Gavin and Stacey actress undergoes unrecognisable transformation for new role

Gavin and Stacey actress Sheridan Smith has undergone an unrecognisable transformation for her new role in London’s West End.

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Queen Camilla, once shunned by British public, comes to the rescue as Charles is treated for cancer

What a difference a few decades can make

Kansas City shooting heard in BBC News live broadcast

A live TV report during Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl victory parade was interrupted by a shooting that left one dead and 21 injured.

Steve Wright death – latest: BBC DJ found dead ‘by paramedics at home’ as police say death ‘not suspicious’

DJ hosted ‘Steve Wright in the Afternoon’ on BBC radio for decades

Myanmar says newly activated conscription law will draft 5,000 people a month. Some think of fleeing

Myanmar’s military government says it will draft 60,000 young men and women yearly for military service under its newly activated conscription law, with call-ups beginning after the April festival marking the country’s traditional New Year

Scott Mills pays heartfelt tribute to Steve Wright on Radio 2 afternoon show: ‘A broadcasting titan’

Listen as Scott Mills pays a heartfelt tribute to Steve Wright on BBC Radio 2.

Steve Wright had plans to ‘start new BBC radio show’ before tragic death

Veteran radio presenter Steve Wright had plans to “start a new BBC radio show” before his tragic death, his friend and colleague has revealed.

Fantasy fiction and ‘phenomenon’ author Sarah J Maas drive sales for Bloomsbury

Shares in publisher Bloomsbury surged by a 10th on Wednesday after it said it was expecting profits for the year to be higher than previously thought.

Steve Wright death – latest: Sara Cox and Jo Whiley lead tributes to legendary BBC Radio 1 and 2 DJ

DJ hosted ‘Steve Wright in the Afternoon’ on BBC radio for decades

Steve Wright’s death ‘broke’ BBC team, says Jo Whiley as she pays tribute to ‘master of craft’

Steve Wright’s death has left his BBC colleagues “broken”, radio presenter Jo Wiley said, as she paid tribute to “the master of his craft”.

Steve Wright death – latest: Sara Cox leads tributes to legendary BBC Radio 1 and 2 DJ

DJ hosted ‘Steve Wright in the Afternoon’ on BBC radio for decades

Afternoon delight: Steve Wright was a friend you only had to switch on your radio to summon

Wright, who has died at 69, revolutionised British radio several times over. Kevin E G Perry remembers the veteran Radio 1 and 2 host

Tony Blackburn pays tribute to Steve Wright after BBC radio presenter’s death aged 69

Tony Blackburn spoke of his “shock” receiving the news that fellow DJ Steve Wright had died at the age of 69.

Steve Wright, legendary Radio 2 presenter, dies aged 69

Wright hosted BBC Radio 1 and Radio 2 shows for more than four decades