17 May 2012 Last updated at 16:30 ET Facebook has priced its shares ahead of one of the most eagerly-anticipated share flotations in recent stock market history. The social network said on Thursday that it valued shares at $38 (£24) each, and they would begin trading in New York on Friday. The share price...
It’s arguably sensible to put all children’s output in one place but will this bring an end to family viewing? Children’s programmes are to be entirely expunged from the BBC1 and BBC2 schedules as soon as digital switchover is complete – to roars of knee-jerk disapproval from many. In...
3 May 2012 Last updated at 12:30 ET Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. The Catholic primate of all Ireland says he will not resign as Church leader despite revelations in the BBC’s This World show. Footage courtesy of RTE Political leaders have strongly criticised the head of Ireland’s Catholic Church...
As Game of Thrones continues another successful season, come along on our epic quest to uncover the finest fantasy programmes ever. Have we missed any out? Game of Thrones is now well into its second season, with the double-dealing denizens of Westeros continuing to draw the kind of plaudits...
30 April 2012 Last updated at 15:56 ET Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Immigration Minister Damian Green said plans were in place for the peak period over the summer. The UK’s Border Force will ensure all immigration desks are fully staffed during summer peak times, Immigration Minister Damian Green has...
Subtitled series are currently riding high in the UK – but which British shows are making a good impression with European audiences? Being British can sometimes be embarrassing when you’re travelling in Europe, meeting Dutch and Belgian people whose grasp of spoken English outstrips your own – and after...
23 April 2012 Last updated at 14:11 ET Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. David Cameron says he is “absolutely driven by wanting to help people” David Cameron has told the BBC he wants the government to “do better” after a “difficult month”, but rejected accusations he is out of touch....
22 April 2012 Last updated at 12:51 ET About 37,500 amateur athletes, fun runners and elite sportsmen and women have run the Virgin London Marathon. Kenya’s Wilson Kipsang won the men’s elite race with a time of 2:04:44 and Mary Keitany, also from Kenya, defended her title with a time of 2:18:37. The men’s...
21 April 2012 Last updated at 12:33 ET Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Human rights activist Nabeel Rajab: “We are almost in a war zone” A man has been killed in Bahrain during overnight clashes with the security forces, activists say, a day before Sunday’s F1 Grand Prix. Officials said...
12 April 2012 Last updated at 13:14 ET Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. John Low, Charities Aid Foundation: “It’s not going to hurt the wealthy, it’s going to hurt the poor and vulnerable” The government will stick to its controversial plan to cap tax relief on charitable donations, the chief...
