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Damon Buffini, a Founding Partner of global investment firm Permira, is to chair the BBC’s Commercial Board, a move that reflects the corporation’s desire to generate more investment from BBC Studios, as it unveils an Annual Plan that includes targets for 25% working class representation and hints at incoming cuts.

Buffini will take on the new role overseeing producer/distributor BBC Studios as well as other commercial activity including facilities operation Studioworks.

He was previously a Non-Exec Director on the re-named and re-jigged Board, which is now made up of majority Non-Execs from external backgrounds including commercial, financial and digital.

The board’s main aim is to drive commercial growth and income, one of the four key pillars of BBC Director General Tim Davie’s approach since he took over 18 months ago.

Buffini is a Founding Partner of global investment firm Permira and has a long history of involvement in the arts,...

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle totally get one other.

While the couple came off incredibly poised in their first interview after announcing their engagement on Monday, The Telegraph shared a behind-the-scenes video on Tuesday of the two taking a moment to joke around after the microphones were turned off. 

And while Harry and Meghan's talk of their proposal and undercover relationship was incredibly romantic, these candid moments between the two may be even cuter.

The 36-year-old actress adorably makes animated gestures as the two let off some steam, while Harry makes funny faces of his own. The two don't stop laughing, and by all appearances, are more in love than ever.

During Harry and Meghan's interview with Mishal Husain of BBC News, the two revealed they met on a blind date set up by a mutual friend.

"I'd never watched Suits, I'd never heard of Meghan before, and I was beautifully surprised when I walked into that room...

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are revealing intimate details about their sweet relationship.

Hours after news broke that the royal asked the Suits star to marry him, the lovebirds sat down for their first post-engagement interview with Mishal Husain of BBC News.

From the ring to the proposal, Et's breaking everything we learned from their telling discussion!

1. The proposal was low-key.

The 33-year-old royal revealed it all went down "a few weeks ago" as the two were trying to roast a chicken at their cottage at Kensington Palace. 

"She didn't even let me finish [proposing]," Harry explained. "And then there was hugs and I had the ring on my finger. I was like, 'Can I give you the ring?' She was like, 'Oh, yes, the ring!' So, it was a really nice moment. It was just the two of us and I think I might have actually captured her by surprise."

"It just was an...

Prince Harry has no doubt that his late mother, Princess Diana, would have loved his fiancee, Meghan Markle.

In Harry and Meghan's first joint interview together on Monday following their big engagement announcement, the 33-year-old royal reflected on how his mother's relationship would have been with Meghan if she was still alive today.

"It would be thick as thieves. Without question," Harry told Mishal Husain of BBC News. "I think she would be over the moon, jumping up and down, so excited for me. But then she probably would have been best friends with Meghan. So, it is days like today when I really miss having her around. I miss being able to share the happy news. But the ring and with everything else going on, I'm sure she's with us, jumping up and down somewhere."

Harry certainly had his mom on his mind when designing Meghan's engagement ring, which includes two diamonds from Princess Diana's jewelry...

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are beyond excited to tie the knot!

Just a few hours after news broke on Monday that the royal asked the Suits star to marry him, the two gave their first post-engagement interview with Mishal Husain of BBC News.

"It happened a few weeks ago," Prince Harry confirmed. "It was a really nice moment. It was just the two of us."

"Just an amazing surprise," Markle added. "It was so sweet, natural and very romantic."

After gushing about how the proposal went down, Markle explained what it's been like transitioning from Hollywood to Kensington Palace -- and how the two first met!

"It was definitely a setup," Markle explained. "It was a blind date."

"We were introduced by a mutual friend," Harry added. "We met once and then twice, back-to-back, two dates in London, last July. I think about three, maybe four weeks later, I managed to persuade her to come join me...

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are sharing the sweet details of the royal’s proposal — and it was “very” romantic!

The newly-engaged couple sat down for their first-ever joint interview together on Monday, just like Prince William and Kate Middleton did following the news of their engagement in November 2010.

According to the couple, the proposal happened a few weeks ago at their cottage in Kensington Palace.

“It was a cozy night,” Meghan told the BBC. “We were roasting chicken. It was just an amazing surprise. It was so sweet and natural and very romantic. He got down on one knee.

Andy Murray is a new dad once again!

The English tennis icon and his wife, Kim Sears Murray, have welcomed their second child.

The cute couple, who tied the knot in April 2015, celebrated the arrival of their baby daughter "a couple of weeks ago," BBC News reports.

The proud parents welcomed their first child, daughter Sophia, in February 2016.

Photos: Oh, Baby! Celeb Birth Announcements

The news of the couple's new bundle of joy surfaced a day after the 30-year-old tennis star returned to the court for a charity tennis match against Roger Federer.

The event marked the first time he's played publicly since suffering a hip injury in July during his match against Sam Querrey at Wimbledon.

News: Prince William and Kate Middleton Cheer Andy Murray at Wimbledon

Murray's grandmother, Shirley Erskine, said she was "delighted" about the new baby, while speaking with the BBC, adding that she was "looking forward to a cuddle."

"All’s well, which...

Love all — Andy Murray is a dad again!

The English tennis star’s wife Kim Sears Murray has given birth to the couple’s second child, a girl, BBC News reports. The couple’s new bundle of joy joins big sister Sophia Olivia, 21 months.

Of the newborn’s arrival “a couple of weeks ago,” Murray’s grandmother Shirley Erskine told BBC News that she was “delighted,” adding, “All’s well, which is the main thing … She’s a little playmate for Sophia, who I’m sure will be equally thrilled.”

Murray’s rep did not respond to a request for comment.

In the wake of the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history that killed 59 people and injured 527 in Las Vegas, President Donald Trump said Tuesday that the U.S. will “be talking about gun laws as time goes by.”

Also asked about a pending, controversial gun bill that would loosen restrictions on purchasing gun silencers, the president repeated, “We’ll talk about that later.”

His comments come after White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders dismissed questions about gun control during Monday’s press briefing, saying now is not the time to “discuss policy.”

Trump has already talked a...

Russell Brand is a married man once more. The 42-year-old British actor and comedian married fiancée Laura Gallacher, the 30-year-old mother of their baby, in England Saturday. The two had dated on and off for a few years before getting engaged in 2016. Brand announced the news on his Radio X podcast, saying "I'm living a married life now...I'm domestic," BBC News reported, adding that he also told listeners he got his nose hairs waxed for the first time for the wedding. Brand and Gallacher tied the knot in front of about 100 family members and friends, including his Forgetting Sarah Marshall co-star Jason Segel...

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Yesterday the 2017 Into Film Awards brought together some of the brightest new young filmmakers in the UK to celebrate their achievements, and promote the ongoing commitment to teaching film in schools. Many of the young filmmakers walked the red carpet before the ceremony, rubbing shoulders with some of our finest actors, directors and producers, and we were able to speak to many of them.

Eddie Redmayne, Daniel Craig, Amma Asante and Charles Dance were among those attending the event, and our collection of interviews are below. The great work Into Film undertakes to promote film education is second to none. Supported by the BFI and the National Lottery there is much to celebrate here, and we wish them well on their continuing adventure.

Scott Davis and Dave Sztypuljak were on the red carpet yesterday to speak with the new stars of the British Film Industry. Here’s how they got on…...

Will Taylor Swift fans receive a special present this holiday season? Bff and fellow singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran thinks she will drop a new album by the end of the year. Swift has not commented. Sheeran himself is releasing his new album, Divide, Friday. "I think this year is going to be the high point. I have a feeling about it. Seventeen is my lucky number, and everyone I was scared of releasing of albums around me released them all last year—people like Beyoncé and The Weekend and Bruno Mars," Sheeran told BBC News in an interview posted Thursday. "Taylor [Swift] isn't going to be releasing until probably the end of this year—Christmas is the smartest...

Beryl Vertue, Amanda Nevill and Nina Gold were among winners at the annual London event.

Hartswood Films founder and Sherlock executive producer Beryl Vertue, Cbe, has won the Eon Lifetime Achievement Award at the 26th annual Women In Film & TV awards in London.

Vertue’s career has spanned almost 50 years during which time she has worked on shows including Up Pompeii, Steptoe and Son, Men Behaving Badly and Coupling as well as recent BBC hit Sherlock. She was presented with the award by the show’s star Benedict Cumberbatch.

Cumberbatch said: “It is an absolute honour to be able to present The Eon Lifetime Achievement Award to the wonderful Beryl Vertue. We have known each other a long time and not only have I had the pleasure of working with her but I’m very lucky to know her and call such a brilliant woman, my friend.”

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Beryl Vertue, Amanda Nevill and Nina Gold were among winners at the annual London event.

Hartswood Films founder and Sherlock executive producer Beryl Vertue, Cbe, has won the Eon Lifetime Achievement Award at the 26th annual Women In Film & TV awards in London.

Vertue’s career has spanned almost 50 years during which time she has worked on shows including Up Pompeii, Steptoe and Son, Men Behaving Badly and Coupling as well as recent BBC hit Sherlock. She was presented with the award by the show’s star Benedict Cumberbatch.

Cumberbatch said: “It is an absolute honour to be able to present The Eon Lifetime Achievement Award to the wonderful Beryl Vertue. We have known each other a long time and not only have I had the pleasure of working with her but I’m very lucky to know her and call such a brilliant woman, my friend.”

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Beryl Vertue, Amanda Nevill and Nina Gold were among winners at the annual London event.

Hartswood Films founder and Sherlock executive producer Beryl Vertue, Cbe, has won the Eon Lifetime Achievement Award at the 26th annual Women In Film & TV awards in London.

Vertue’s career has spanned almost 50 years during which time she has worked on shows including Up Pompeii, Steptoe and Son, Men Behaving Badly and Coupling as well as recent BBC hit Sherlock. She was presented with the award by the show’s star Benedict Cumberbatch.

Cumberbatch said: “It is an absolute honour to be able to present The Eon Lifetime Achievement Award to the wonderful Beryl Vertue. We have known each other a long time and not only have I had the pleasure of working with her but I’m very lucky to know her and call such a brilliant woman, my friend.”

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Many are reeling after Britain voted on Thursday to leave the European Union, but some who voted in favor of the Brexit are wondering just what they've gotten themselves into. In the wake of the historic vote, stock markets have plunged and the value of the British pound dropped to its lowest value in 31 years, prompting many to regret their decision to vote for the Brexit. "Even though I voted to leave, this morning I woke up and I just - the reality did actually hit me," one voter told Britain's ITV News. "If I had the opportunity to vote again,...

Many are reeling after Britain voted on Thursday to leave the European Union, but some who voted in favor of the Brexit are wondering just what they've gotten themselves into. In the wake of the historic vote, stock markets have plunged and the value of the British pound dropped to its lowest value in 31 years, prompting many to regret their decision to vote for the Brexit. "Even though I voted to leave, this morning I woke up and I just - the reality did actually hit me," one voter told Britain's ITV News. "If I had the opportunity to vote again,...

Britain has voted to leave the European Union - and the historic Brexit vote has sent shock waves around the world. In the wake of the vote, the British pound dropped in value, stars have spoken out about the vote and British Prime Minister David Cameron gave an emotional speech as politicians scramble to determine the next steps. The exit - or Brexit - process could take a minimum of two years, BBC News reports. But an emotional Prime Minister and a pound plunge aren't the only results of the Brexit. Here are five things that have happened in the wake of the historic vote.

The referendum results are in: Britain has voted to leave the European Union. With a majority of the votes counted, multiple U.K. media outlets report a 52 to 48 percent decision to exit. Over 33 million eligible voters turned out for the history-making vote that the British had nicknamed "Brexit." During the voting hours, the pound hit its lowest level since 1985 as traders reacted to the "leave" victory. The exit process could take a minimum of two years, according to BBC News. And following the release of early poll numbers several celebrities, both U.S. and Britons, reacted to the news on social media.

The referendum results are in: Britain has voted to leave the European Union. With a majority of the votes counted, multiple U.K. media outlets report a 52 to 48 percent decision to exit. Over 33 million eligible voters turned out for the history-making vote that the British had nicknamed "Brexit." During the voting hours, the pound hit its lowest level since 1985 as traders reacted to the "leave" victory. The exit process could take a minimum of two years, according to BBC News. And following the release of early poll numbers several celebrities, both U.S. and Britons, reacted to the news on social media.

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No Such Thing As The News is BBC Two’s new topical news show from Qi’s famous fact finders...

Here’s an interesting one. Qi’s team of researchers – often referred to as the ‘Qi Elves’ by Mr Stephen Fry – are spinning out into their own TV show.

BBC Two has picked up No Such Thing As The News for five episodes. Qi brainboxes James Harkin, Andrew Hunter Murray, Anna Ptaszynski and Dan Schreiber will appear on-screen and recount funny stories from the week’s news.

The show has been described as “fast, intelligent, hilarious television, completely unlike any other show on air” which “aims to do for the news what Qi does for the universe at large.”

This is what producer John Lloyd had to say about the new comedy series...

“The last time I started a topical TV comedy show with four exceptionally talented...

Adele will headline the Pyramid Stage at this year's Glastonbury Festival in England, she has announced. The "Hello" singer made the announcement live on stage Friday night at the O2 in London, BBC News reports. The official Twitter for the festival also the confirmed the news, tweeting: "As @Adele just announced live on stage in London, she will headline Saturday night at this year's Glastonbury Festival!" Adele recently kicked off her world tour in Belfast, England last month to rave reviews. In 2011, Adele told Q Mazgazine that she had turned down the change to play the huge music event, saying: "I will not do festivals.

Amma Asante also wins director award at Women in Film and TV Awards.

Actress Charlotte Rampling was among the 14 women honoured at the 25th Women in Film and TV Awards this afternoon (Dec 4).

Rampling was honoured with the Best Performance Award for her role in Andrew Haigh’s 45 Years, about an old married couple whose relationship is tested when past wounds are re-opened.

Rampling previously won the Silver Bear at the Berlin Film Festival earlier this year where the film debuted, alongside co-star Tom Courtenay.

Amma Asante, the film-maker behind Belle and the upcoming A United Kingdom, was awarded the Digital Cinema Director Award, while documentary maker Kim Longinotto was honoured with the Contribution to the Medium Award.

The event, hosted by presenter Sandi Toksvig at London’s Park Lane Hilton Hotel, also saw Joanna Lumley receive the Lifetime Achievement Award, which was presented to her by Absolutely Fabulous co-star Jennifer Saunders. The duo recently...

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Our viewing notes and geeky spots for Doctor Who series 9: The Zygon Inversion...

We’re now eight episodes into this series of Doctor Who, and after tonight you can’t complain that they’re not giving Peter Capaldi enough to do. In an episode unlike any we’ve had before, there didn’t seem to be much room for references, allusions and other such things; the ones we did spot are listed below. Did we get them all, or were we too caught up in Mr Capaldi’s eyebrows to notice some? Let us know in the comments!

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This isn’t the first time aliens have posed as policemen; in 1971’s Terror Of The Autons, a memorable sequence saw the third Doctor pull off a policeman’s face to reveal a blank plastic dummy underneath. The sequence drew a number of complaints -...

Is this the smoothest newsreader ever? Joanna Gosling more than made up for missing her cue on BBC News this morning (October 27) with a suave recovery.

Gosling was late to start her report, but styled it out with a smooth "belated good morning".

Incredible styling out by Joanna Gosling on @BBCNews just now. *applause* pic.twitter.com/bQ7VGA02G2

— FEARnan BOOyeb (@TiernanDouieb) October 27, 2015

When the news goes wrong: 8 of the best ever news bloopers

The presenter avoided a Tomasz Schafernaker-esque blunder with the move, and was able to continue her report.

It's almost a shame, as we love a good newsreader blunder at Digital Spy – who could forget the time Carol Kirkwood's seaside weather report was ruined by a squatting dog, or the times Nicky Campbell, James Naughtie, Andrew Marr, Jeremy Paxman and Bill Turnbull all dropped the C-bomb live on air?

Watch 8 of the best news...

Anyone watching today's BBC Breakfast will have seen poor Naga Munchetty accidentally confusing James Bond star Daniel Craig with singer songwriter Craig David.

Fortunately, her love of the Re-Rewinder was so strong that she didn't realise she'd made the mistake, with a quick correction following soon after the slip-up.

That awkward moment when BBC News report on Daniel Craig in the new Bond film and call him Craig David

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— Andrew Bloch (@AndrewBloch) October 22, 2015

As you'll see from the clip above, the BBC Breakfast team were talking about the new Bond movie in the aftermath of the film's first public screening yesterday.

Critical response has been decidedly mixed, with many big broadsheets giving the movie five stars, while some weren't so generous, with The Playlist calling it "a film patched together out of endless hastily-drafted script rewrites rather than a cohesive vision".

Perhaps the solution for...

Victoria Derbyshire has been diagnosed with breast cancer. The 46-year-old journalist took to her Twitter account yesterday (19.08.15) to reveal she is set to undergo a mastectomy in the near future after being diagnosed with the disease. She wrote: ''Hi, have been diagnosed with breast cancer & am having a mastectomy in a few wks. Family, friends, work & NHS staff are being brilliant (sic).'' The occasional 'Newsnight' presenter - whose self-titled current affairs show is broadcast on BBC Two and the BBC News channel - admitted she will continue to host the show as often as she can while she receives...

BBC presenter Victoria Derbyshire has announced that she is battling breast cancer.

The journalist confirmed on Twitter today (August 19) that she will continue hosting her BBC Two and BBC News Channel series as much as possible while receiving treatment.

"Hi, have been diagnosed with breast cancer & am having a mastectomy in a few wks. Family, friends, work & NHS staff are being brilliant," she tweeted.

"Will be doing the programme as much as possible during treatment in the months ahead."

Will be doing the programme as much as possible during treatment in the months ahead 2/2

— Victoria Derbyshire (@vicderbyshire) August 19, 2015

Derbyshire began hosting her own BBC Two news hour in April, having previously worked on Radio 5 Live for 16 years.

Last year, she took home the Speech Broadcaster of the Year prize at the Radio Academy Awards.

Victoria Derbyshire has been diagnosed with breast cancer. The 46-year-old journalist took to her Twitter account yesterday (19.08.15) to reveal she is set to undergo a mastectomy in the near future after being diagnosed with the disease. She wrote: ''Hi, have been diagnosed with breast cancer & am having a mastectomy in a few wks. Family, friends, work & NHS staff are being brilliant (sic).'' The occasional 'Newsnight' presenter - whose self-titled current affairs show is broadcast on BBC Two and the BBC News channel - admitted she will continue to host the show as often as she can while she receives...

The BBC is looking to pull BBC Three from the airwaves by February 2016.

In June, the BBC Trust provisionally approved moving the channel online - and now the BBC Executive has published its response.

Read the BBC Executive's full response to the BBC Three Pvt provisional conclusions

The BBC Trust had requested a response from the BBC Executive when its provisional conclusions were initially published.

In order to encourage BBC Three viewers to migrate online, the BBC Executive has now pitched running a "temporary transitional channel" from January 2016 until the end of February 2016 alongside BBC Three Online.

It claims this "would be the optimal way of moving audiences over to the online offering and would avoid additional costs in the region of £4m, compared with dual running of a full linear service to April 2016."

It also rejects the possibility of running a reduced BBC Three channel "with fewer hours of first run originated content.

Congrats to Andy Murray and Kim Sears! The 28-year-old Scottish tennis champion and his new wife are expecting their first child, his rep confirmed to E! News on Friday, almost four months after the couple tied the knot. Sears, 27, reportedly had her 12-week scan recently and their baby is due in February, BBC News reported. Murray and Sears wed in April at the 12th century Dunblane Cathedral in his hometown of Dunblane after dating on and off for about eight years. The groom wore a Scottish blue and green kilt while the bride, who is 27 and English, sported a white Jenny Packham wedding ball gown with crystal embellishments. Murray and Sears live in Oxford, Surrey with...

What's a presenter to do in those empty seconds when the camera pans away after their piece to camera?

Chris Mitchell had finished his segment on Sport Today on the BBC News Channel, and was faced with that question.

His answer was to start gesturing as if he was tapping at a tablet - a tablet that clearly was not in his hand.

It follows a clip of Simon McCoy holding onto a pack of A4 printer paper he had mistaken for an iPad.

He had grabbed it shortly before going live to air on BBC News and "didn't have the opportunity to swap the items".

Twitter users picked up on the mistake and linked it to McCoy's blunder:

@kevinjparker @simonmccoy Simon will always be King!

— Chris Mitchell (@chrismbbcsport) July 31, 2015...

BBC News gives its viewers a look at some of the world’s most unique stories with its thought-provoking television program “Witness.” The show, which tells feature-style stories told by the people who experienced them, can currently be seen online at FilmOn’s streaming BBC News channel. Sports fans would love watching one of the currently-streaming episodes of “Witness.” This particular episode features stellar moments in sports history, including the story of the man who persuaded football legend Pelé to join an American soccer team, the New York Cosmos, for their 1975 season. BBC News’ Azi Farni presents this and four other little-known sports stories from East London’s Olympic Park. “Witness” is [ Read More ]

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Jonathan Aris might be joining the cast of Gareth Edwards‘ Star Wars Anthology film Star Wars: Rogue One. Find out more details from the Star Wars Jonathan Aris report, including the actor’s supposed Star Wars character name, after the jump. The report comes from BBC News, which noticed that Jonathan Aris, who plays Anderson in BBC’s […]

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Even the most seasoned breakfast TV pros make the occasional slip-up live on air. James Naughtie, Andrew Marr, Jeremy Paxman... the list goes on.

Now, Bill Turnbull has joined that list of grandees after an unfortunate twist of the tongue live on BBC Breakfast this morning (July 21), confusing the word "clients" with "c**ts" while reading out an email sent into the programme. Here's your Nsfw moment for today.

Note: The following video contains a word which Ofcom really, really doesn't like

Given Bill's knowing look at the end of the video, perhaps someone senior had a word in his ear.

"Bill unintentionally stumbled over his words and we apologise if any offence was caused," added a spokesperson for the BBC.

Memo to self: never confuse 'customers' with 'clients' on air. It's just asking for trouble...

— Bill Turnbull (@billtu) July 21, 2015

To be fair to him though, it's easily done. Just ask John Inverdale,...

"Was I willing to go back into a room with a writer and start work on the same set of characters and the same scenarios as I've been working on for the last three years? The idea made me physically ill," director Sam Mendes said in the spring of 2013, following the billion dollar release of "Skyfall" in the fall of 2012 about returning to helm another installment of the franchise. But it was just a couple of months later when he signed up to helm "Spectre." However, now that his second 007 adventure has wrapped, Mendes says he's really and truly done. "I said no to the last one and then ended up doing it, and was pilloried by all my friends. But I do think this is probably it," he told BBC News. "I don't think I could go down that road again. You do have to put everything else on hold.

The government wants to deter people from turning to online piracy by increasing the amount of time you could spend in jail.

At the moment, the maximum jail penalty is two years but that could jump up to ten years under new plans, reports BBC News.

The new measures are still primarily aimed at those distributing copies, rather than those downloading the files.

"Online or offline, intellectual property theft is a crime," said Peter Ratcliffe, detective chief inspector and head of the police intellectual property crime unit.

"With advances in technology and the popularity of the internet, more and more criminals are turning to online criminality and so it is imperative that our prosecution system reflects our moves to a more digital world."

The new measures are something movie and music companies have been pushing for for some time as they don't believe two years deters the public enough.

In similar news,...

One of the last Enigma coding machines that the Nazis used to send encrypted messages during the Second World War has sold at auction.

The device was valued between £50,000 and £70,000 but sold for a whooping £149,000, Sotheby's told BBC News.

It's thought that the recent Imitation Game movie helped boost the Enigma's value, although it doesn't beat the $269,000 (£172,350) paid for another model in April.

The Nazis believed the Enigma machines were impossible to crack with 159,000,000,000,000,000,000 possible settings.

However, British scientist Alan Turing developed a machine of his own, the Bombe, to decipher the codes.

During the war, around 100,000 Engimas were in use but the Nazis destroyed most of them as they retreated.

Turing was played by Benedict Cumberbatch in the 2014 feature, alongside Keira Knightley, Matthew Goode, Rory Kinnear, Charles Dance and Mark Strong. Watch a trailer below:...

Awful news: Nick Cave's 15-year-old son Arthur died Tuesday, July 14, after falling off a cliff in Brighton, Sussex Police informed BBC News. "Our son Arthur died on Tuesday evening. He was our beautiful, happy loving boy. We ask that we be given the privacy our family needs to grieve at this difficult time," Nick and Susie Cave said in a joint statement. According to BBC News, Arthur Cave was "found with life-threatening injuries on the underpass of Ovingdean Gap" at 6 p.m. BST on July 14. He later died at the Royal Sussex County

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DoctorWhoNews has spotted something important – the confirmation of Doctor Who Series 10! Largely ignored by BBC News and the press (and, it seems, the official website) the information can be found on page 32 of the BBC Worldwide Annual Review (a link to which you can find at the end of this report). We’ve previously...

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His influence has permeated the fabric of Hollywood films for decades and sadly Omar Sharif has passed away today (July 10).

The beloved actor, who was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease earlier this year, is survived by his son Tarek Sharif and two grandsons. His agent Steve Kenis told BBC News, “He suffered a heart attack this afternoon in a hospital in Cairo.”

Sharif was best-known for playing Sherif Ali in 1962’s “Lawrence of Arabia. Omar previously told The Guardian, "When I made this film I thought: 'This is a crazy thing. There are no girls, no very famous actors at that time, only men and no action, not a lot of action. Not a lot of fights…' It was so good because the director [David Lean] was a brilliant man. That’s the truth. David Lean was a great, great man. Great man."...

Omar Sharif has died at the age of 83. The Lawrence of Arabia actor passed away on Friday, July 10. "He suffered a heart attack this afternoon in a hospital in Cairo," his agent, Steve Kenis, told BBC News.  Sharif was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease earlier this year. "It's difficult to determine what stage. It's obvious he won't improve and will get worse," his son, Tarek Sharif, told Spanish newspaper El Mundo in May, via The Telegraph. The Alexandria, Egypt native [real name: Michel Shalhoub] earned a physics and [...]...

Nick Robinson has announced he is leaving his job as the BBC's political editor after ten years.

The journalist will be staying within the corporation though, as he moves to a presenting role replacing James Naughtie on BBC Radio 4's Today programme, the BBC reports.

Robinson has described it as an "honour" to step into Naughtie's shoes and said he is looking forward to hearing other people's political analysis.

He said: "I cannot remember a time when my morning did not begin with Today - the programme - setting the nation's agenda.

"As a child it was the sound not just of the latest news and the sharpest comment but also of my best friend's dad, Brian Redhead, who inspired my love of radio.

"I'm delighted that all these years later I am being given the chance to sit in what was his chair."

Robinson will continue to report and...

Unfortunately for a Berkshire-based fancy dress retailer, Disney's force was too strong in a battle for starwars.co.uk and six other Star Wars-related domain names.

Jokers' Masquerade has used the addresses to direct users to its Star Wars fancy dress section for over a decade, but now .uk domain name registry firm Nominet has ruled that they must hand the domains over to Disney.

The other domains Disney will gain control of are starwars.uk, star-wars.uk, star-wars.co.uk, starwarsco.uk, starwarsco.co.uk and star-warsco.co.uk.

Mark Lewis, chief executive of Jokers' Masquerade's parent company Abscissa told BBC News: "If the new Star Wars films by Disney were not being released, we wouldn't be having this discussion.

"They wanted the starwars.uk domain, they haven't [got it], and in essence they've thrown their teddies out of the pram. That's how we feel. Are we disappointed? Yes.

Praise Mrs. Hudson, there's a new image from Sherlock! Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman return in a new Sherlock special before season four begins in proper and they look...decidedly different. The 90-minute special, which will likely be seen Christmas 2015, is set in Victorian times. "It's like we checked the books and discovered we'd set it in the wrong time period by mistake and it's like we're correcting it for 90 minutes," Steven Moffat, executive producer and co-creator, told BBC News. "We're really proud of it, we think it's a real cracker. But that'll be it until series four." The fourth season is set to debut in...2017. So far! But good things come to...

The BBC News channel could be following BBC Three with a move online, it has been claimed.

The around-the-clock news channel is thought to cost the corporation £66.2m a year, and bosses are now looking into its future, The Guardian reports.

The potential move online had apparently already been considered before Chancellor George Osborne announced plans yesterday (July 6) for the BBC to begin covering the cost of free TV licences for over-75s starting in 2018/19.

In a recent speech, BBC director of news James Harding said: "The BBC News channel is the most-watched 24-hour news channel in the UK, reaching 8.6 million adults each week. But like TV news more widely, the channel's reach has fallen over the last three years, as has Sky's.

"What do these figures say to us? They tell us that just as the BBC redefined the news for Britain - first on radio, then on television...

Prince William is lending kind words of support to some of his country's biggest sports stars.  According to BBC News, the Duke of Cambridge surprised England's women's soccer team with a phone call on Wednesday ahead of the Women's World Cup semi-finals when the ladies will take on Japan.  "Many, many congratulations to you all for what you have achieved so far and best of luck for today's match," the father of two told the soccer (football, across the pond) team. "Everyone is following your progress and you are making the country proud." The women's soccer team is the third in England's history to reach the World Cup Semi-Finals. The last to do so was...

The day that "Harry Potter" fans have dreamed of for years is finally here: J.K. Rowling announced early Friday morning that there's a new story in the works featuring The Boy Who Lived, and it's set to become a stage play in London next year.

Rowling revealed the news on Twitter, writing that "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" would be a brand-new tale involving an "untold part of Harry's story." Though the author declined to provide any specific details about the play -- other than saying that it is "not a prequel" -- she did say that the work would be "a real treat for fans."

The announcement was timed to the 18th anniversary of the release of "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" (a.k.a. "Sorcerer's Stone" to American audiences) in the U.K., which snowballed into a blockbuster seven-book and eight-movie series that has enchanted fans the world over.

The Minions are always in search of a villainous new master, but they had more chance of finding The Doctor during their day at the BBC.

Bob, Stuart and Kevin took control of the Tardis and took it further than any BBC show has gone before... to the cobbles of Coronation Street.

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During their bananas visit, the trio also conducted the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, visited the set of Blue Peter and gatecrashed the BBC News studio.

BBC Radio 1's Greg James also stars in the video as he tries to deliver the Minions successfully to The One Show's Alex Jones.

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Disability protesters attempted to storm the House of Commons during Prime Minister's Questions today (June 24).

BBC News aired coverage of the angry scenes shortly after the incident took place, with the assistant political editor Norman Smith describing it as unlike anything he has ever seen before.

Disability protesters try to storm into House of Commons chamber during PMQs http://t.co/jxnrW8iRBs

— BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) June 24, 2015

The crowd gathered in the central lobby of the Houses of Parliament, just a few steps away from the entrance to the House of Commons and chanted loudly as they were surrounded by police.

The protesters also handed out flyers to highlight their cause, which is to take MPs to task over the closure of the Independent Living Fund.

It is the latest demonstration against the majority Conservative government, following their General Election victory in May.

Charlotte Church and Russell Brand were...