News about Jeremy Vine

Female detective who secured jailtime for Jeremy Vine's stalker Alex Belfield wins 'substantial' libel payout after he wrongly claimed she was part of BBC 'witch hunt'

www.dailymail.co.uk, May 2, 2024
The female detective who secured jailtime for Jeremy Vine's (inset) stalker Alex Belfield (right) has won a 'substantial' libel payout after he wrongly claimed she was part of a BBC 'witch hunt'. Belfield, a former BBC local radio presenter, was jailed for five years and 26 weeks in September 2022 after being convicted of four stalking charges against broadcasters, including the Channel 5 and BBC Radio 2 presenter. Belfield, then aged 42, was found guilty after a trial at Nottingham Crown Court of waging a relentless stalking campaign, with Mr Vine subjected to an 'avalanche of hatred'. Today, the High Court heard that Belfield had published 15 videos referring to the officer in charge of the criminal investigation into his stalking, Detective Constable Janet Percival (left). And his lawyer said he offers his 'sincere and unqualified apology' to Ms Percival for the 'embarrassment and distress' caused to her.

Man tries to order oat milk in his coffee at Bolton train station - only to be told 'we don't do that sort of thing here'

www.dailymail.co.uk, May 2, 2024
A train passenger was left stunned at when he was told he couldn't have oat milk in his coffee at a northern station - because 'we don't do that sort of thing here'. Paul Whitley (pictured) from Sheffield admitted his 'surprise' when staff at a WHSmith store in Bolton Station (pictured, inset) said they could only give him dairy milk in his brew. He had been waiting for a train on the platform of the Greater Manchester terminal when he went to the shop to satisfy his caffeine cravings.

Full timeline of Huw Edwards' explicit photos scandal and BBC resignation

www.dailymail.co.uk, April 23, 2024
Britain's most famous newsreader, 62, has been off air since last July after he was accused of paying a young person for sexually explicit images. The star anchor's prestigious career involved breaking the news of Queen Elizabeth II 's death and both Prince William and Prince Harry 's weddings. He was widely regarded to be at the pinnacle of his career and had just picked up a television award for Best Live Event for covering the late Queen's funeral. But his spectacular downfall began in July 2023 when The Sun published allegations of an unnamed BBC star at the centre of a sex scandal. This is the full timeline of Huw Edwards' explicit photos scandal and BBC resignation.

Family of young person at the centre of Huw Edwards BBC scandal vow 'this is not the end' as they declare they will keep fighting for answers despite star's resignation

www.dailymail.co.uk, April 22, 2024
The family of the young person at the heart of the Huw Edwards scandal have sworn it is 'not the end' and they will keep fighting for answers despite his resignation. Britain's most famous newsreader, 62, has been off air since last July after he was accused of paying a young person for sexually explicit images. Today, it was announced he resigned from his £439,000-a-year job because of 'medical advice' from his doctors. There was no mention of allegations he sent more than £35,000 to a teenager in return for sexually explicit photographs. The parents of the young person involved have now spoken out about their worries over what his resignation means in the search for answers. Speaking to The Sun, the teenager's mother said: 'If Huw has been found to have done something wrong no action can be taken against him. My heart is broken.'

Five female stars 'launch legal action against BBC after being overlooked for top jobs': Karin Giannone, Geeta Guru-Murthy, Kasia Madera and Annita McVeigh 'back Martine Croxall in age and sex discrimination dispute after being off-air for over a year'

www.dailymail.co.uk, April 18, 2024
Today it was disclosed that Martine Croxall, 55, who has been working at the Beeb for more than three decades, was taking her employer to the London Central tribunal court on May 1. But now it has been revealed that Croxall's case will be made alongside four of her former colleagues during the two-day employment tribunal. Multiple sources told US news agency Deadline that Karin Giannone, 50, Geeta Guru-Murthy, 56, Kasia Madera, 48, and Annita McVeigh, 46, are also involved in the bombshell case. All five women, who were pictured together enjoying a drink in a pub on Christmas Eve, were left in limbo last year when the BBC's News and World News channels merged.

As Jeremy Vine posts photos online, shocking photos capture the moment when a vehicle crashed through the downstairs bedroom window of an elderly lady's house in a quiet London suburb

www.dailymail.co.uk, April 3, 2024
Following reports that a car had crashed into a house, emergency services were dispatched to Belmont Road, Twickenham last Wednesday around 5 p.m., according to reports. In the horrific crash, neither the elderly woman nor the driver, who is also elderly, was injured, but the vehicle and property were destroyed. According to neighbors, the driver may have mistakenly pressed the accelerator, and she may have mistakenly pressed the accelerator. Jeremy Vine, a broadcaster, posted pictures of the horrific scene on Twitter/X, implying that it was 'This happened a few miles from my house last week, and it has not even been on the local news.'

Jeremy Vine of April Fools claims a hawk destroys his drone but then has to explain it's a joke after social media followers complain him to police

www.dailymail.co.uk, April 1, 2024
After sparking outrage on social media, Jeremy Vine was compelled to explain his April Fool's video, which showed a hawk swoop in to attack his drone. In the early hours of the morning, the 58-year-old BBC Radio 2 host posted a video of him cycling along an empty path through central London's Hyde Park before a large bird flies into shot. After it appeared that the hawk had taken down the expensive drone, Vine exclaims, 'Oh b****cks.'

In a rider-on-rider road rage video, cyclists turn on each other

www.dailymail.co.uk, March 28, 2024
The first clip shows a cyclist riding through a red light to the annoyance of a motorcyclist who filmed the incident. After catching up with the cyclist, the person capturing the footage asks: 'Do red lights not apply to you?' The cyclist replies, 'Yes they do, but if it's safe, I'll go through;' he says. To which he responds, the cyclist says, 'I know, you're right, you're right.' I know.'

As Radio 2 host cycles home, a white van man and car owner yell insult at each other over Jeremy Vine, and one of them misgenders him as a woman

www.dailymail.co.uk, March 27, 2024
The host praises a van driver for allowing him time to exit from a stoplight, but emphasizes how another driver in a white car is less patient. In a clip of the row, Vine said, 'I'm a bit late off the lights here, and I do appreciate that the van driver behind me gives me time and space, but the guy behind him isn't impressed.' The driver starts beeping his horn and edging closer to the van, before he was able to turn over when blazing his horn at Vine. In what Vine describes as an almost'medieval' showdown, the van driver chases the 'poor driver' down and the pair begins exchanging expletives.

Hospital staff allegedly tried to access Kate's medical records AFTER she left the clinic amid a frenzy of online conspiracy theories

www.dailymail.co.uk, March 21, 2024
Three employees of the London Clinic, where Kate remained for 14 days after abdominal surgery, are suspected of being investigated for the shocking data leak. Since she left the prestigious hospital (left) on January 29, they allegedly attempted to access the 42-year-old's notes. (left) The new revelation comes as the Archbishop of Canterbury said that speculating about the royal's wellbeing was 'wrong' and as damaging as 'village gossip.'

On the busiest day of Channel crossings so far this year, more than 500 migrants arrived in small boats across the United Kingdom

www.dailymail.co.uk, March 21, 2024
According to Home Office statistics, 514 people travelled to the United Kingdom in ten boats yesterday, reflecting an average of 514 people per vessel. Channel crossings in 2024 to 4,043 - 10 percent higher than this time (3,683) - and a quarter more than 2022. The latest statistics were released just hours after shocking reports of a stabbing on a beach in northern France.

Just how dangerous ARE London's roads? Now MailOnline hosts Jeremy Vine's daily commute to find out if the capital really IS a bike death trap on a bike

www.dailymail.co.uk, March 21, 2024
EXCLUSIVE: He's been described as the patron saint of cycling, a two-wheeled menace, a snitch and a man willing to die in defence of the Highway Code - but who really is Jeremy Vine and will his crusade against London's motorists ever end? MailOnline joined Vine on his commute to see firsthand how valuable London's road network really is.

Since being fired from a tumultuous workplace, an ITV host makes a comeback on television after three years off air

www.dailymail.co.uk, March 19, 2024
After a long fight with bosses, a household name host who resigned ITV three years ago has revived television. Since being tense with bosses, the actress has been out of the spotlight for a while.

Who could replace Emma Barnett on Women's Hour? Following her transfer to BBC Radio 4's Today show, the former ladette, a Strictly Come Dancing actress, and a former football reporter are all competing for the role

www.dailymail.co.uk, March 15, 2024
As Emma Barnett was announced as the new host of the BBC Radio 4 Today show from May, rumors are mounting over who will replace her at the helm of Women's Hour. After the retirement of Dame Jenni Murray, Barnett took on the main presenting role of Women's Hour in 2020. It was a natural stepping stone for the broadcaster, who first started working on the show as a 17-year-old and guest-presented for over five years before replacing Dame Jenni. But with Barnett set to leave Women's Hour in just two months - who are the stalking candidates set to fill her shoes?

Joey Barton, a outspoken former footballer, says Jeremy Vine's lawsuit could'easably cost £500,000'... after the broadcaster sued over 'nonce' social media jibe

www.dailymail.co.uk, March 15, 2024
After BBC Radio 2 presenter Jeremy Vine's accusing him of a "bike nonce" on social media, Joey Barton has launched a fundraising campaign. After Barton's posts compared Vine to paedophiles like Rolf Harris, Vine reportedly filed a defamation lawsuit last week. Barton wrote on X, formerly Twitter, that Vine's court action 'could possibly cost me up to £500k'.

Jeremy Vine joins football pundit Eniola Aluko and sues Joey Barton over 'bike nonce' social media jibe

www.dailymail.co.uk, March 14, 2024
It comes after Eni Aluko announced that she was taking legal action against Barton as a result of a 'defamatory' social media post about her family. Barton has been widely chastised, even by Rishi Sunak, for his online attacks on female pundits, as well as calling out the names of serial killers Fred and Rose West.

In a 'near-miss' with the double decker on Holland Park Roundabout, Jeremy Vine yells at the bus driver and screams 'what the f***'

www.dailymail.co.uk, March 7, 2024
At what has been described as one of the capital's most difficult road junctions, the BBC broadcaster and cycling champion said he was almost struck by a double-decker turning into his lane. When biking in west London approaching the much-anticipated roundabout, he posted footage taken by his 360-degree camera. The terrified host yelling 'What the f***?' as a bus overtaking on his right began to edge into his lane, but they did not collide. Vine, a BBC Radio 2 presenter and Eggheads host, posted the clip on Twitter with his 787,500 followers.

When driving her Audi along Kensington High Street, Jeremy Vine films a moment female motorists make a video call

www.dailymail.co.uk, February 29, 2024
When driving along Kensington High Street, Jeremy Vine noticed a female motorist making a video call on her cellphone. When filming this horrific occurrence involving a Black Audi yesterday afternoon, the BBC presenter continued his one-man war against irresponsible motorists in the capital. He was pleasantly surprised to see a woman driving down the road with one hand on the wheel and the other using a video phone call, while still being aware that the broadcaster is covering her as he cycles next to her. The cyclist posted the video, shot on his 360-degree camera, on social media with the caption: 'Kensington is now so lawless that drivers are now holding their cellphones to make VIDEOCALLS.' This was just yesterday. Kensington has become a "worror show" since it took out the bicycle lane from its high street, 'all the worst drivers seem to congregate there,' according to Vine.

The BBC has apologised to a family caught in the Huw Edwards controversy over the way the complaint was handled

www.dailymail.co.uk, February 27, 2024
The BBC has apologised to the family at the center of the Huw Edwards scandal for the way they were handled, pledging that precautions could be'enhanced' so complaints can be 'escalated and managed' more effectively. Since the teenager was 17, Mr Edwards was accused of failing the child in question over £35,000.

Jeremy Vine honors 'humble, generous, kind, and shy' Steve Wright's sacrifice for Radio 2 as one of the country's finest voices.'

www.dailymail.co.uk, February 14, 2024
Following his death at the age of 69, Jeremy Vine paid an emotional tribute to legendary DJ Steve Wright on Wednesday morning. Vine was close to tears as he began his Channel 5 show with a long eulogy for his friend, whose death was announced on Tuesday afternoon. Since joining the station in 1996, the host, 58, praised Wright for saving BBC Radio 2 and declared that without the influential DJ's contribution to broadcasting, the show would not exist.

Moment Jeremy Vine confronts a driver who tooted his horn because he was in a 'provocative situation'...before the BBC actor bizarrely jumps into some 'prosethetic positions' while performing a song of his own

www.dailymail.co.uk, February 13, 2024
Jeremy Vine mocked a driver who blasted him for being'in a controversial position' during a road rage incident by delivering a comedy sketch of him performing various seductive poses. On X, the television presenter showed him being kidnapped and then overtaken by a white vehicle while biking along a main road. The motorist tells Vine that he tooted his horn at him because he was in a 'conversive situation.'

After seeing a 'Chelsea fan' chase men in Fulham as a non-waving crutch after a Wolves game, BBC actor and keen cyclist Jeremy Vine was left speechless

www.dailymail.co.uk, February 4, 2024
As he raised a metal crutch in the air, the BBC actor was pedaling along Fulham Road when he encountered a heavy-set bearded man wearing dark clothing and a black baseball cap, dubbed 'George'. While grasping a half-and-half Chelsea and Wolves scarf, another man wearing a long-sleeved top and black shorts strolls behind him. On the road, the crutch-wielding crowd briskly marches back and forth until someone is screaming at some 'Japanese visitors,' where a caption reads: 'Evidently angry, wants to hurt someone.' As he crosses the road, George shifts his attention toward a man who shouts: 'Wolves fan, f**k off bro.' As two men are seen running away, he raises both his arms and shouts more profanities before escalating towards the man and screaming, 'f**king p**fs.'

In a 'homophobic' attack in Wetherspoon toilets, a man, 44, is kicked and beaten by a gang of thugs, who also posted photos of his horrific injuries

www.dailymail.co.uk, January 31, 2024
A gay man was assaulted by a gang of three men in Bournemouth's toilets. On Monday, Paul Scates, 44, was with friends in the Moon in Bournemouth town centre when he was led to men's toilets and told him he was "not normal" before being attacked. According to a prominent mental health activist, one man yelled homophobic and threatening words at him and violently shoved him into a wall, while the other two guys kicked and hit him, leaving him with bruised face, back, neck, and arms.

The top 20 shows and films to watch on Netflix: Our critics help you sift through the thousands of options to find what's REALLY worth watching this weekend

www.dailymail.co.uk, January 26, 2024
Check out our experts' picks of the best shows to watch on Netflix right now, from thrilling crime series to amusing action comedy. The experts' picks their top 20. So, read on to find out what to watch this weekend...