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To a birdwatcher, one glimpse, one moment is happiness enough' Call them 'twitchers' at your peril: how birdwatching has taken off in Britain...Photograph: Gary Calton Birdwatching – when it is non-birdwatchers you are talking to – produces an almost...
Tags: Simon Armitage, HORNE Alex Horne, ANNA FORD Anna Ford, BBC, west London, RSPB, David Lindo, United Kingdom, Chesham, Birdwatching, Ornithology
And Olympic hopeful Jade Johnson has revealed she was battling the BBC to be allowed to return to the BBC ballroom show. The 29-year-old, who hopes to compete in the London 2012 Olympics in the long jump, was seen by more than 10 million fans with tears...
Tags: Jade Johnson, BBC, Los Angeles, Strictly Come Dancing, Ballroom dance, allnews, Ian Waite, Claudia Winkleman, Jade Villalon, Human Interest
BBC sports producer was jailed yesterday after being snared by a Scottish police force for amassing an extensive child porn library. Martyn Smith, 44, who masterminded the Sport Relief charity with Match of the Day host Gary Lineker, was arrested after...
Tags: BBC Sport, child porn, Martyn Smith, United Kingdom, London, BBC, FIFA 100, Gary Lineker, Child pornography, Human Interest
From today, the headlines of the BBC News website will become longer to make its stories easier to find on search engines . "We estimate that about 29% of BBC News website UK traffic comes from search engines.", says Steve Herrmann, editor of BBC News.
Tags: SEO BBC News, search engines, BBC news, United Kingdom, London, Search engine optimization, BBC, Web search engine, Headline, News websites, Google News, Technology Internet
Channel 4 to make more standalone web content under new remit Broadcaster to create web content unrelated to its TV shows – and will have a revised remit encompassing film and online Channel 4 is looking to extend its brand online with more standalone...
Tags: web content, Kevin Lygo, standalone web, United Kingdom, London, BBC, Skins, Channel 4, Television in the United Kingdom, British television, Entertainment Culture
Head Leaving, BBC.com America Localising Next Year BBC Worldwide is losing the president of its fast-growing U.S. operation, Garth Ancier. No news on his next role, but he’s staying on as a non-exec director. Deadline Hollywood has Ancier’s exit memo...
Tags: U.S, BBC World News America, BBCWW, United Kingdom, London, BBC, Garth Ancier, BBC America, Torchwood, Entertainment Culture, Business Finance
Some 23% of people said they had spent money they would not otherwise have don so, to take advantage of the 15% VAT rate. Meanwhile, 27% said they would bring forward their spending before the sales tax increased to 17.5% in January. The survey, for the...
Tags: BBC, lower rate, United Kingdom, London
Politicians love announcing new initiatives...Nothing divides people, both physically and emotionally, like fast-growing hedges. Leylandii, in particular, can reach 100ft in height, blocking out light, restricting views and even damaging nearby gardens.
Tags: local authorities, BBC, social behaviour, United Kingdom, London, Derivatives, Mediation, Law, Fences, Leyland Cypress, Hedge
BBC to refuse to publish stars' salaries Viewers are not interested in what our presenters earn, says corporation The BBC will not reveal how much stars such as Graham Norton are paid. Photograph: Kevin Winter/Getty Images The BBC will reject calls...
Tags: BBC, fee payers, United Kingdom, London, Jeremy Paxman, BBC Trust, Entertainment Culture, Television in the United Kingdom, Executive compensation
The show, which chronicles the history of ideas, is among the first BBC programmes to have its complete archive made accessible online, said Tim Davie, the director of BBC audio and music, speaking today at the Manchester Media Festival. "Next year,...
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