Nick Grimshaw: From Radio 1’s – A life in love
Nick Grimshaw, affectionately known to millions of listeners as “Grimmy”, is a British radio and television presenter whose combination of humour, music obsession and easy-going personality made him one of BBC Radio 1’s defining voices of the 2010s. Born in Oldham, Greater Manchester, Grimshaw developed an interest in broadcasting and Continue Reading
Weight-Loss Drugs Could Have a Surprising New Role: Tackling Alcohol, Smoking and Addiction
Drugs that have transformed the treatment of obesity may have another, unexpected role to play: helping people struggling with addiction. Medicines such as semaglutide, best known through brands including Wegovy and Ozempic, were developed primarily to treat diabetes and obesity. Yet researchers have increasingly become interested in reports that some Continue Reading
Panorama Investigates: Has War Shattered the Dubai Dream?
For decades, Dubai has presented itself as something close to a miracle: a glittering metropolis built from desert sand, protected from the political upheavals surrounding it and open to anyone with ambition, influence or money. That carefully cultivated promise lies at the centre of the BBC Panorama documentary Dubai: Is Continue Reading
Ayo Oyebade: The Black Gay Activist Who Refused to Be Invisible
Long before diversity became a fashionable word in corporate mission statements, Ayo Oyebade was speaking openly about the reality of being both Black and gay in Britain.. I knew Ayo through the London Lesbian and Gay Teenage Group, one of the earliest organisations of its kind anywhere in the world. Continue Reading
Andy Burnham Prepares for Downing Street with Promise of a New Direction
The new Labour leader will become prime minister on Monday, but questions remain over his cabinet, taxation plans and how quickly he can deliver the change he has promised. Andy Burnham is preparing to enter Downing Street after being elected leader of the Labour Party, completing a remarkable return to Continue Reading
Protecting Our Politicians Is Protecting Democracy
Britain must confront political violence without cutting elected representatives off from the communities they serve Politics is supposed to be passionate. It should involve argument, protest, disagreement and the vigorous testing of those who seek public office. But there is a line between political conviction and political hatred. When opponents Continue Reading
