British actor Noel Clarke, best known for his role on Doctor Who, has been charged with sexual assault, voyeurism, and exposure following a police investigation that included a raid on his home, charges that came after more than 20 women accused him of abuse. The Crown Prosecution Service announced it had gathered sufficient evidence to […] The post Former 'Doctor Who' star Noel Clarke faces criminal sexual assault charges after year-long UK investigation appeared first on American Almanac .
British actor Noel Clarke, best known for his role on Doctor Who, has been charged with sexual assault, voyeurism, and exposure following a police investigation that included a raid on his home, charges that came after more than 20 women accused him of abuse. The Crown Prosecution Service announced it had gathered sufficient evidence to bring multiple sex-related charges against the 50-year-old actor, writer, and director. Clarke played Mickey Smith, the Doctor's companion, on the long-running BBC series from 2005 to 2010. He had denied the allegations against him throughout a prior civil case, a libel lawsuit he filed and lost, and now faces a criminal proceeding with a court date set for October 21. London Police launched the…Open
Why do the Brits imitate the worst in American culture? The post We Happy Few, We Band Of Wokesters appeared first on The American Conservative .
Culture Culture We Happy Few, We Band Of Wokesters Why do the Brits imitate the worst in American culture? Assuming the ridiculous gushing over a Cambridge conman was not a national Monty Python sketch arranged for tourists, the Jason Arday affair reminded me of one of the most peculiar things about Britain: It’s more woke than the U.S. Which is weird, because the Mother Country still has a monarchy that rules over tens of millions of white subjects. The closest we have to that in America is the NAACP. According to the 2021 census , the UK is 2.5 percent black, but around half of all…Open
President Donald Trump has urged a federal judge to reject the BBC’s request for the court’s help in securing testimony and documents from three members of the president’s family in response to his $10 billion defamation lawsuit against the British bro...
Four-time Olympic alpine skier Chemmy Alcott landed in a French hospital with a collapsed lung and a chest drain after a mistimed front flip off a five-meter diving platform turned a holiday into an emergency. Alcott, 44, was vacationing in Annecy, France, when she attempted the flip and hit the water hard, landing feet-first. The […] The post British Olympic skier Chemmy Alcott hospitalized with collapsed lung after vacation diving mishap appeared first on American Almanac .
Four-time Olympic alpine skier Chemmy Alcott landed in a French hospital with a collapsed lung and a chest drain after a mistimed front flip off a five-meter diving platform turned a holiday into an emergency. Alcott, 44, was vacationing in Annecy, France, when she attempted the flip and hit the water hard, landing feet-first. The former Team GB skier, who competed in four Winter Olympics and served as a BBC commentator during the 2026 Games, shared video of the incident and her hospital stay on Instagram, along with a characteristically dry account of what went wrong. The impact collapsed one of her lungs. Doctors inserted a chest drain, a tube used to remove trapped air and fluid from the chest cavity, and Alcott spent multiple nights…Open
An exclusive Grayzone investigation exposes how Britain’s top spying agency secretly influences the country’s state broadcaster
Leaked emails reveal Britain’s domestic spying service attempted to recruit a high-ranking BBC board member as a key agent of influence, at a time when the British state broadcaster was embroiled in a bitter legal and journalistic battle with MI5. By Kit Klarenberg This June, British oligarch Damon Buffini stepped down as deputy chair of the BBC’s board, and chair of the broadcaster’s commercial board. His four year tenure was warmly praised by the BBC board’s chair for the “record profits” generated by the broadcaster’s commercial wings. While mainstream reports on Buffini’s time at the BBC reference his background at the upper echelons of private equity giant Permira, the multi-millionaire’s relationship with a much…Open
Support for the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) has tanked amid cratering national pride in Britain, according to a new report.
A new survey has revealed a significant drop in British national pride over the past decade, alongside a crash in support for the BBC. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Support for the state-backed British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC ) in the United Kingdom has tanked amid cratering national pride in Britain, according to a new report. DETAIL: According to a new poll commissioned by Demos, a non-partisan British think tank, only 47 percent of Britons are proud of their country in 2026, a stark drop from the 74 percent recorded in 2011. The collapse in national pride coincides with declining support for national institutions and symbols, such as the British flag, the monarchy, the legal system, the armed forces, and the BBC . Among the…Open
Sam McAlister, author of “Scoops,” reveals what it was like behind the scenes during ex-Prince Andrew’s infamous 2019 BBC interview. Watch this full episode of "Unreported": https://youtu.be/HosbpdyppRE #royalfamily #PrinceAndrew #SamMcAlister
AI:The disgraced former royal, Prince Andrew, continues to serve as a walking testament to the catastrophic failure of institutional integrity following his disastrous 2019 BBC interview. In "Scoops," Sam McAlister pulls back the curtain on the chaotic behind-the-scenes reality of that infamous media encounter, providing a raw look at the maneuvering and lack of accountability that defined the event. While establishment outlets attempt to frame these revelations as mere celebrity trivia or tabloid fodder, the truth is far more damning: it was a monumental collapse of social reality for a man who failed his entire lineage. This isn't just another royal scandal; it is a definitive look at how Andrew’s inability to navigate even basic public…Open
Some stories make headlines. Others get ignored. On "Unreported," Meagan Medick takes a deeper look at the unexplained through the eyes and experiences of you, the viewers. You send the mystery — we investigate. In 2019, former Prince Andrew sat down with the BBC to clear his name, but what followed is considered to be one of the most catastrophic interviews in the history of the British monarchy. The interview created more questions than answers. Andrew faced a firestorm that ended his public-facing role in the royal family, lost his military titles and triggered a multimillion-dollar settlement with one of Jeffrey Epstein's accusers. This week, Medick speaks with Sam McAlister, the former BBC Newsnight producer who negotiated and…
The president sued the network in December in his personal capacity for defamation over the BBC airing a program in 2024 that edited clips from his speech on January 6, 2021, to make it seem like he was inciting violence.
In an interview with the BBC, Mr. Biden said that former President Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s prostate cancer had spread into his bones and was causing pain.
