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The Independent UK

Live Aid concert to be broadcast on radio to mark 40th anniversary

Greatest Hits Radio to air original performances from stars such as Queen and David Bowie in 10-hour show on 13 July

The Guardian - UK

Greatest Hits Radio to recreate full Live Aid broadcast for 40th anniversary

The 10-hour special will be hosted by Simon Mayo.

Evening Standard

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Sir Ian McKellen says he 'won't return to the stage for a year' following fall

The veteran actor says aside from his physical injury, he has been left with a ‘mental disturbance’ because ‘I thought it was much more serious at the time than it was’

Evening Standard

The week in classical: Itch; Semele; Prom 16: Hallé/Elder – review

Jonathan Dove transforms Simon Mayo’s ripping yarn into an exhilarating instant classic; it’s Thebes by way of Port Talbot in Adele Thomas’s Glyndebourne debut; and all hail the Hallé

The Guardian - UK

Itch review – a tale of chemistry, corporate muscle and kidnap

Based on Simon Mayo’s children’s books, OHP’s mainstage premiere features a nerdy teenager, radioactive rocks, greedy executives and a stunning Tetris-like set

The Guardian - UK

‘Mozart didn’t have explosions’: Simon Mayo on how his book Itch became an opera

With an aria to the periodic table and a hero dying of radiation sickness, the broadcaster’s YA novel has been transformed into an exposive operatic thriller

The Guardian - UK

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Jo Whiley's Glastonbury highlights, family country life and fight for her disabled sister

BBC Radio 2 DJ and TV presenter Jo Whiley has hosted Glastonbury Festival coverage for decades

Wales Online

Ken Bruce jokes he now works with 'dregs of broadcasting' at launch party for new radio show

Radio 2 alumni including DJs Simon Mayo and Richard Allinson threw a launch party for the star, along with Paul Gambaccini, who still hosts a weekly broadcast on the station

Daily Mirror

Ken Bruce’s Radio 2 departure handled badly, says Simon Mayo

Mayo says it is surprising Bruce was allowed to carry on for so long after announcing switch to GHR

The Guardian - UK

Why rumours of BBC Radio 2’s demise might be overstated

Could losing half a million listeners to rivals, plus Vanessa Feltz and Ken Bruce leaving, signal trouble – or that the station is doing something right?

The Guardian - UK

‘It’s like signing Messi’: Ken Bruce’s move a coup for Greatest Hits Radio

Radio 2’s loss of veteran DJ is GHR’s gain as it replaces local stations with its winning formula of 20th-century pop

The Guardian - UK

Vanessa Feltz accuses BBC of 'ageism' after 'genius' Ken Bruce's BBC Radio 2 exit

Vanessa Feltz has opened up about working with Ken Bruce on This Morning, after he became the latest presenter to leave BBC Radio 2 after three decades to move to Greatest Hits

Daily Mirror

Branston launches new 'pickle mayo' and people are divided

The brand has blended two of the nation's favourite condiments to create Branstonnaise

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Daily Mirror

Upset Simon Mayo predicts more names will go in BBC bloodbath after O'Grady exit

Simon Mayo has expressed his upset over how his departure from the BBC and he predicts that the corporation will forcing more of its stars out

Nottingham Post

Bestwood arsonist tells police he thinks of 'murdering young girls' after fire forces evacuation

The fire caused over £5,000 damage

The Independent UK

Van driver jailed for 12 years for killing man during mass brawl

Alfie Tullet admitted killing Frankie Bulbrook during a fight between two groups in Chislehurst, south-east London, in July 2020.

Evening Standard

Chislehurst: Van driver who ran over rival in mass brawl is jailed for 12 years

Alfie Tullet, 34, admitted killing Frankie Bulbrook during a fight between two groups in Chislehurst in July 2020

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Evening Standard

Mel B made an MBE by Prince William and dedicates honour to ‘all the other women’ dealing with domestic abuse

Others to receive their honours from Prince William included Watford Football Club manager Roy Hodgson, radio presenter Simon Mayo and actress Ruth Wilson

The Independent UK

Roy Hodgson says CBE is ‘ultimate accolade’

The former England football boss picked up his honour for services to football.

The Independent UK

Mel B and Roy Hodgson to receive honours at Buckingham Palace

Others collecting awards on Wednesday include radio presenter Simon Mayo and actress Ruth Wilson.

Daily Mirror

Ex-Radio 2 star Simon Mayo says working for BBC was 'soul destroying' in scathing claim

The radio host moved from Radio 2 to Scala Radio in 2019 but continued to work with the BBC for his popular film-review show – but that came to an abrupt end this year and he now says the Beeb was too restrictive to work with

The Guardian - UK

Mark Kermode and Simon Mayo: ‘I’ve never heard us described as an island of joy before!’

Radio’s odd couple take questions from actors, directors and Observer readers about optimism, the films they disagree on – and biscuits

Wales Online

BBC Top of the Pops: Where are the former presenters of the TV music show?

Some big names have presented the music show

The Guardian - UK

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