British radio drama — longest-running in the world
Manchester City have moved to the top of the Women’s Super League after a 4-1 win in Monza, with Aoba Fujino scoring twice and Kerstin Casparij and Grace Clinton adding goals. Chelsea are held to a 1-1 draw by Everton, while City’s victory tightens the title race ahead of a potential showdown with Chelsea.
Lucy Davis has disclosed a Stage 4 breast cancer diagnosis that has metastasised to her bones. She states the cancer is incurable and that chemotherapy is no longer an option. She will continue living as fully as possible while seeking privacy for her family.
Aardman’s Shaun the Sheep returns in The Beast of Mossy Bottom, a stop-motion horror-tinged adventure released around Halloween. The film blends silent-era charm with visual gags, a star voice cast, and new pumpkin-powered hijinks, while affirming stop-motion as a continuing art form in the AI era.
The BBC has announced a plan to move BBC Scotland, BBC Three, and related services online as part of a broader effort to save £500m over the next two years. Linear channels will close in spring, with content rerouted to iPlayer, BBC Sounds, and YouTube while some programming shifts to BBC One/Two in Scotland. The changes aim to align with changing audience habits while preserving key regional content.