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Scottish Sun
11-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Scottish Sun
TV and radio star slams the BBC for treating staff ‘like pets' saying ‘I'm leaving in September'
Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) TV AND radio star Nihal Arthanayake has slammed the BBC for its lack of diversity - saying they treat staff "like pets". The journalist 54, claims very few changes have been made over the last 12 months after having previously called the broadcaster out. 4 Nihal Arthanayake has slammed the BBC for its lack of diversity Credit: instagram 4 He agreed with an anonymous BBC employee who said they've been treated like 'pets' Credit: Alamy Taking to his Instagram, Nihal shared a video from his car as he spoke about his concerns and revealed he's set to leave in September. Nihal said: "So today I walked into the BBC building in Salford and I was struck yet again, not for the first time, just how few black and Asian people work in that building and one thing that people have to understand is that when you walk into an environment where you just don't see anybody that looks like you, that has an effect. "Since I called them out on it, well over a year ago, it seems like ain't a damn thing changed." He captioned it: "I remember calling out BBC North on the lack of diversity in the building I worked in. "I remember speaking to some of the black and Asian people who worked there and I kept hearing how isolating it was for them (not all obviously). "It just struck me again today. "It also reminded why I I'll be leaving in September. Have pondered whether to press 'share' on this, but as I am leaving anyway." Yesterday, Nihal also shared a screengrab of a message from a BBC employer, who he has kept anonymous. It read: "I'm not sure the BBC is a place for people of colour. I feel we get treated like 'pets' that we should be grateful, despite grafting for our positions and dare we speak out." BBC presenter suffers shocking racist abuse outside pub while waiting for his wife on night out Alongside the claim, Nihal wrote: "Not sure I can disagree with these sentiments from someone who DM'd me about their experience of working at the BBC." He added: "Had so many dms from people of colour who have worked or are still working at the BBC. BBC North is not an inclusive environment for people of colour. I am not the only one who thinks that." A BBC spokesperson said: 'We're sorry if anyone feels this way, as creating an inclusive culture where everyone feels they belong is a big priority for us and we know we have further to go. "Whilst we're proud of the diversity of the BBC, we remain committed to continuing to build a workforce that fully reflects and represents the whole of the UK.' Last May, the Essex born journalist and former rap music promoter revealed he had left BBC 5 Live after eight years, with Times Radio presenter Matt Chorley replacing him. Nihal currently hosts two interviews on Sunday evenings in a slot called Headliners with Nihal Arthanayake, which is also available as a podcast. He also occasionally presents Loose Ends on BBC Radio 4. Just after he announced his BBC 5 Live exit, Nihal shared his next career move. He said: "Hello everyone, some professional news from me. "I am leaving daytimes on @bbc5live to concentrate on the aspect of broadcasting I love most, which is in depth long form interviews, which I will continue to do on @bbc5live on Sunday evenings and the Headliners Podcast. "I also need more time to finish my second book! And have more time to do the things that I never seem to have time to. "Thank you for being such an incredible audience for the last 8 years! My last daytime show will be 27th June. let's have a party." He also worked on BBC Radio 1 from 2002 to 2014. In April 2023 Nihal revealed his ordeal a 'drunk man' in Altrincham where he had been drinking with his wife and said he was racially abused. In a shocking video posted on Twitter he said the man asked him if he was a doctor before calling him a p*** and using the n-word, a racist slur. In November he admitted that working within an "overwhelmingly white" environment at the BBC depressed him, and said it had affected his mental health due to the lack of diversity. He said: "It's really affecting me that I walk in and all I see is white people." 4 Nihal said he'll be quitting his current role in September Credit: PA
The Irish Sun
11-06-2025
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
TV and radio star slams the BBC for treating staff ‘like pets' saying ‘I'm leaving in September'
TV AND radio star Nihal Arthanayake has slammed the BBC for its lack of diversity - saying they treat staff "like pets". The journalist 54, claims very few changes have been made over the last 12 months after having previously called the broadcaster out. Advertisement 4 Nihal Arthanayake has slammed the BBC for its lack of diversity Credit: instagram 4 He agreed with an anonymous BBC employee who said they've been treated like 'pets' Credit: Alamy Taking to his Instagram, Nihal said: "So today I walked into the BBC building in Salford and I was struck yet again, not for the first time, just how few black and Asian people work in that building and one thing that people have to understand is that when you walk into an environment where you just don't see anybody that looks like you, that has an effect. "Since I called them out on it, well over a year ago, it seems like ain't a damn thing changed." He captioned it: "I remember calling out BBC North on the lack of diversity in the building I worked in. Advertisement "I remember speaking to some of the black and Asian people who worked there and I kept hearing how isolating it was for them (not all obviously). "It just struck me again today. "It also reminded why I I'll be leaving in September. Have pondered whether to press 'share' on this, but as I am leaving anyway." Yesterday, Nihal also shared a screengrab of a message from a BBC employer, who he has kept anonymous. Advertisement Most read in Showbiz Breaking Breaking It read: "I'm not sure the BBC is a place for people of colour. I feel we get treated like 'pets' that we should be grateful, despite grafting for our positions and dare we speak out." BBC presenter suffers shocking racist abuse outside pub while waiting for his wife on night out Alongside the claim, Nihal wrote: "Not sure I can disagree with these sentiments from someone who DM'd me about their experience of working at the BBC." He added: "Had so many dms from people of colour who have worked or are still working at the BBC. BBC North is not an inclusive environment for people of colour. I am not the only one who thinks that." A BBC spokesperson said: 'We're sorry if anyone feels this way, as creating an inclusive culture where everyone feels they belong is a big priority for us and we know we have further to go. Advertisement "Whilst we're proud of the diversity of the BBC, we remain committed to continuing to build a workforce that fully reflects and represents the whole of the UK.' Last May, the Essex born journalist and former rap music promoter revealed he had left BBC 5 Live after eight years, with Times Radio presenter Matt Chorley replacing him. Nihal currently hosts two interviews on Sunday evenings in a slot called Headliners with Nihal Arthanayake, which is also available as a podcast. He also occasionally presents Loose Ends on BBC Radio 4. Just after he announced his BBC 5 Live exit, Advertisement He said: "Hello everyone, some professional news from me. "I am leaving daytimes on @bbc5live to concentrate on the aspect of broadcasting I love most, which is in depth long form interviews, which I will continue to do on @bbc5live on Sunday evenings and the Headliners Podcast. "I also need more time to finish my second book! And have more time to do the things that I never seem to have time to. "Thank you for being such an incredible audience for the last 8 years! My last daytime show will be 27th June. let's have a party." Advertisement He also worked on BBC Radio 1 from 2002 to 2014. In April 2023 Nihal revealed his ordeal a 'drunk man' in Altrincham where he had been drinking with his wife and said he was racially abused. In a shocking video posted on Twitter he said the man asked him if he was a doctor before calling him a p*** and using the n-word, a racist slur. Read more on the Irish Sun In November he admitted that working within an "overwhelmingly white" environment at the BBC depressed him, and said it had affected his mental health due to the lack of diversity. Advertisement He said: "It's really affecting me that I walk in and all I see is white people." 4 Nihal said he'll be quitting his current role in September Credit: PA 4 Matt Chorley replaced Nihal in June 2024 on BBC 5 Live Credit: BBC
Telegraph
04-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Telegraph
Shakespeare wrongly credited for words first used by women, claims Countdown star
William Shakespeare has been wrongly credited with inventing hundreds of words that may have first been used by women, Countdown's Susie Dent has claimed. The Bard is often said to have coined around 1,700 English words, including 'bedazzle', 'puke' and 'assassination'. But speaking on BBC Radio 4's Loose Ends podcast, Ms Dent suggested many of these words were mistakenly attributed to Shakespeare simply because his use of them in plays had been preserved. '[H]e was their mouthpiece,' she said. 'And this is fine. He never claimed to invent these words.' The Countdown co-host and lexicographer said some of Shakespeare 's seemingly novel expressions were probably part of everyday Elizabethan speech, but their true origins were lost because the voices of ordinary people – particularly women – had not been recorded. 'He is a master obviously, as we know, exuberant with language. But I think particularly the voices of women, which weren't recorded in those days, I think a lot of the words were probably absorbed from them as well,' she said, adding: 'He was their spokesperson.' Ms Dent said the phenomenon of misattribution was so widespread that it had earned the nickname 'Fakespeare' among dictionary compilers. The Channel 4 quiz show star said the pattern became clear to her during her time working on the Oxford English Dictionary (OED). 'In the OED, we give the first record of a word that we can find, many of them credited to Shakespeare,' she said. 'But regularly an email will go around saying 'Fakespeare' as the title because we found what we call an 'ante-dating', so an earlier record before Shakespeare.' The phenomenon features in Ms Dent's debut novel, Guilty by Definition, a mystery set at the heart of the fictionalised 'Clarendon English Dictionary', published last month. Ms Dent also told the podcast that the internet was helping dictionary compilers by contributing to the preservation of regional dialects. She said: 'We rely on printed evidence. And that's particularly tricky with dialect, local words, because they're very much part of an oral tradition. They're not really written down. 'But now we are able to transcribe conversations on the street, thanks to the internet, which a lot of people fear when it comes to language. 'But people are swapping memories of the old words that their parents and their grandparents knew. And we have records of them now. So it's brilliant. So we're getting more and more regional vocabulary in there.'
9 News
23-04-2025
- 9 News
Triple murderer Max Sica launches fresh bid to clear his name in Queensland court
Your web browser is no longer supported. To improve your experience update it here Triple murderer Max Sica has launched a fresh bid to clear his name. Lawyers will be relying on new evidence to unravel one of the biggest criminal cases in Queensland's history. Neelma Singh and her siblings Kunal and Sidhi were murdered in cold blood in their Bridgeman Downs home, in Brisbane's north, in 2003. Triple murderer Max Sica has launched a fresh bid to clear his name in a Queensland court. (9News) Their convicted killer, Sica, was Neelma's boyfriend at the time and has spent 16 years in jail for their murders. Sica was on police's radar from the start, telling detectives he discovered the trio's bodies in the bathtub. But it took almost a decade before a jury found him guilty and handed him a record 35-year sentence. Now, Sica's legal team is launching a fresh appeal on the grounds new or compelling evidence has been uncovered. Neelma Singh, and her siblings Kunal and Sidhi, were murdered in cold blood in their Bridgeman Downs home, in Brisbane's north, in 2003. (9News) "It's got to be evidence that was not reasonably available either to the defence or to the prosecution at the time of the first trial," criminal lawyer Bill Potts told 9News. Former detective Graham Crowley has examined the Singh murders in detail in his podcast, Loose Ends , and believes an innocent man could be behind bars. "Let me put it this way: the evidence doesn't show that Max Sica did those murders," he said. He believes there's questions specifically surrounding some of the footprints police collected and how the murder weapon was discovered. This week marks 22 years since the gruesome murders and each of the families involved are living a life sentence. Sica's parents have always maintained their son's innocence, telling 9News the appeal should be granted. The paperwork is expected to be formally lodged next week, with a hearing later this year. courts Brisbane police murder queensland national Australia CONTACT US
Mint
22-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Mint
Who is Kristen Stewart's partner Dylan Meyer, and what we know about their intimate wedding
Kristen Stewart, the 35-year-old actress best known for her role in Twilight, tied the knot with longtime partner Dylan Meyer in an intimate ceremony at their Los Angeles home on Sunday, according to TMZ. The couple said their vows in an intimate gathering attended by close friends and family, including Ashley Benson and her husband, Brandon Davis. Prior to the ceremony, they obtained a marriage license at the courthouse. Meyer — a screenwriter and actor — first made headlines in 2019 when she began dating Stewart. Dylan Meyer, daughter of Oscar-nominated screenwriter Nicholas Meyer, has carved out her own path in Hollywood as both a writer and actor. Her writing credits include the 2015 film Loose Ends and the 2016 drama XOXO, starring Sarah Hyland. Between 2017 and 2018, she also wrote for eight episodes of the sci-fi comedy series Miss 2059. One of her most prominent achievements is co-writing the screenplay for Moxie, Amy Poehler's 2021 Netflix film, alongside Tamara Chestna. Meyer has also appeared in a number of short films, including The Death, Return of Superman, Wrestling Isn't Wrestling, and Jem Reacts to the New Jem and the Holograms Trailer. She also starred alongside Stewart in an episode of Homemade. In May 2023, she joined the Writers Guild of America strike and took to Instagram to share her support, writing: 'You may not know this, but we (the writers) have struck because 'The Man' is trying to get us down. Without writers, your movies and tv shows will suck. Trust. Our fight for fair wages is so important we've been forced to walk around and wave signs about it - and we need your support! If you love stories, tell the studios to value the storytellers! (sic).' Stewart and Meyer first crossed paths in 2013 while working on a film set, but their romantic relationship didn't blossom until six years later. During a November 2019 appearance on The Howard Stern Show, Stewart reflected on their unexpected reunion through a mutual friend. She shared, 'I met her years ago on a movie and I hadn't seen her in six years, and then she rocked up at a friend's birthday party, and I was like, 'Where have you been, and how have I not known you?' She's been living in LA alongside my life somehow, but not ever converging.' Stewart also spoke about their similar upbringings, saying, 'We're both from LA and we really love LA. We both felt like trolls as kids. We're like so similar but different. She's a writer. She's brilliant.'
