[Archive 2007-01-26] Aussies ignore flag ban at Big Day Out festival
Historical Wikinews report from 2007-01-26. Despite pleas from Big Day Out promoters to leave the national flag of Australia at home, many of the 55,000 music lovers hav
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[Archive 2016-12-17] Australian Federal Court orders ISPs to block copyright infringing sites
Historical Wikinews report from 2016-12-17. On Thursday, the Australian Federal Court ordered Internet service providers to block websites which infringe copyright. The
[Archive 2005-12-25] Australian troops receive Christmas show in Iraq
Historical Wikinews report from 2005-12-25. A group of Australian entertainers have sacrificed Christmas at home to spread some Christmas cheer among 450 troops deployed
[Archive 2011-08-24] Australian TV network sprung fabricating live crosses by rival
Historical Wikinews report from 2011-08-24. Australia’s Nine Network has issued an apology after the rival Seven Network caught Nine News fabricating live crosses to the
[Archive 2007-09-06] Australian TV show The Chaser breaches APEC security; 11 charged
Historical Wikinews report from 2007-09-06. Eight cast and crew members of the Australian television show The Chaser's War on Everything successfully breached the securi
[Archive 2016-12-24] Austrian cellist, conductor Heinrich Schiff dies
Historical Wikinews report from 2016-12-24. Austrian cellist and conductor Heinrich Schiff's death was announced yesterday morning, having died overnight. He was 65. Bor
[Archive 2010-10-11] Author Amy Scobee recounts abuse as Scientology executive
Historical Wikinews report from 2010-10-11. Wikinews interviewed author Amy Scobee about her book Scientology - Abuse at the Top, and asked her about her experiences wor
[Archive 2009-09-04] Author and playwright Keith Waterhouse dies at 80
Historical Wikinews report from 2009-09-04. English author and playwright Keith Waterhouse has died at the age of 80. His family issued a statement on Friday morning say
[Archive 2010-01-26] 'Avatar' becomes highest-grossing film of all time
Historical Wikinews report from 2010-01-26. The 3D science fiction epic romance Avatar has surpassed Titanic—also by director James Cameron—as the highest-grossing inter
[Archive 2009-12-29] Avenged Sevenfold drummer James "The Rev" Sullivan found dead at age 28
Historical Wikinews report from 2009-12-29. The drummer of metalcore rock band Avenged Sevenfold, James Owen Sullivan, has been found dead at his California home located
[Archive 2008-09-21] Award winning singer George Michael cautioned after caught with drugs in London public toilet
Historical Wikinews report from 2008-09-21. British Grammy Award winning singer George Michael has been cautioned over drug use. The 45 year old singer was caught with c
[Archive 2011-05-15] Azerbaijan win 2011 Eurovision Song Contest
Historical Wikinews report from 2011-05-15. Azerbaijan has won the 2011 Eurovision Song Contest in Düsseldorf, Germany. Duo Ell & Nikki, which consists of Eldar Gasimov
[Archive 2015-05-28] B.B. King's daughters allege blues musician was poisoned
Historical Wikinews report from 2015-05-28. Two daughters of blues legend B.B. King are claiming on Monday that he was poisoned by business manager LaVerne Toney and per
[Archive 2008-03-23] Banned film 'The Profit' appears on Web
Historical Wikinews report from 2008-03-23. Copies of The Profit, a 2001 film blocked from distribution in the United States due to a court injunction won by the Church
[Archive 2009-01-29] Bart Simpson used to promote Scientology
Historical Wikinews report from 2009-01-29. Nancy Cartwright, 51, who is a long time member of the Church of Scientology, has created a recording using her voice of Bart
[Archive 2007-09-28] Bat for Lashes plays the Bowery Ballroom: an Interview with Natasha Khan
Historical Wikinews report from 2007-09-28. Bat for Lashes is the doppelgänger band ego of one of the leading millennial lights in British music, Natasha Khan. Caroline
[Archive 2017-06-12] Batman star Adam West dies aged 88
Historical Wikinews report from 2017-06-12. On Friday night, Adam West, a US actor best known for his role as Batman in 1960s television series Batman, died at the age o
[Archive 2010-02-21] BBC broadcasts first live episode of EastEnders
Historical Wikinews report from 2010-02-21. The BBC have broadcast the first ever live episode of television soap-opera EastEnders, a fictional programme set in London,
[Archive 2011-03-25] BBC cancel television comedy series 'My Family'
Historical Wikinews report from 2011-03-25. The BBC have made the decision to cancel My Family, a televised situation comedy series which airs on BBC One in the United K
[Archive 2011-03-19] BBC DJ duo break radio record
Historical Wikinews report from 2011-03-19. Chris Moyles and David 'Comedy Dave' Vitty have broken a Guinness World Record by hosting a marathon programme on UK national
[Archive 2008-03-08] BBC Outside Broadcasts to be sold to Satellite Information Services
Historical Wikinews report from 2008-03-08. Satellite Information Services Limited (SIS), the racecourse television company part-owned by William Hill (19%) and Ladbroke
[Archive 2007-12-18] BBC Radio 1 reverses "faggot" ruling hours after initial ban
Historical Wikinews report from 2007-12-18. BBC Radio 1 bosses have today reversed their decision to censor the word "faggot" from the 20 year old Fairytale of New York
[Archive 2008-11-13] BBC Radio Bristol presenter fired over 'racist' phone call
Historical Wikinews report from 2008-11-13. A United Kingdom radio presenter with the BBC was fired on Saturday, and replaced, after an allegedly racist off-air phone ca
[Archive 2009-10-09] BBC receives 487 complaints after 'Dancing' race row
Historical Wikinews report from 2009-10-09. The BBC has received 487 complaints after Strictly Come Dancing professional dancer Anton du Beke used a racist remark for hi
[Archive 2011-01-09] BBC receives 8,400 complaints over 'EastEnders' cot death story
Historical Wikinews report from 2011-01-09. Some 8,400 complaints have been made to the BBC and 374 complaints have been received by Ofcom, a British media regulator, af
[Archive 2007-11-08] BBC Resources sale could be unprofitable
Historical Wikinews report from 2007-11-08. The sale of the BBC subsidiary BBC Resources Ltd., has hit a hurdle after it emerged that the BBC could be left with a loss o
[Archive 2008-06-27] BBC spends £3.4m on sell-off
Historical Wikinews report from 2008-06-27. Newspaper The Guardian reports today that the sale of the BBC subsidiary BBC Resources Ltd., has cost £3.4m in consultancy fe
[Archive 2010-11-03] BBC support song making chart impact
Historical Wikinews report from 2010-11-03. A song released yesterday in support of the BBC is making an impact on several UK music charts. Stand-up comic Mitch Benn wro
[Archive 2011-06-14] BBC Television Centre placed up for sale
Historical Wikinews report from 2011-06-14. The BBC Television Centre has been placed up for sale by the corporation. Plans to sell the centre originally came forward in
[Archive 2009-10-21] BBC's Mock The Week 'breached guidelines' with Olympian humour, say corporation's Trust
Historical Wikinews report from 2009-10-21. Comments made about Olympics swimmer Rebecca Adlington on British television programme Mock the Week "breached guidelines", t
[Archive 2009-11-07] BBC's Strictly Come Dancing to be broadcast from Blackpool Tower
Historical Wikinews report from 2009-11-07. BBC television programme Strictly Come Dancing is to be broadcast from the Blackpool Tower in the county of Lancashire in Eng
[Archive 2007-10-21] BDSM as business: An interview with the owners of a dungeon
Historical Wikinews report from 2007-10-21. Torture proliferates American headlines today: whether its use is defensible in certain contexts and the morality of the prac
[Archive 2010-11-21] Beatles' 'Hey Jude' becomes their most downloaded song on iTunes
Historical Wikinews report from 2010-11-21. The Beatles' song Hey Jude became the best-selling song of the band on iTunes, since their songs became available there earli
[Archive 2010-09-22] Belgian Eurovision singer Fud Leclerc dies at age 86
Historical Wikinews report from 2010-09-22. Fud Leclerc, who represented Belgium at the Eurovision Song Contest four times, has died at the age of 86. Leclerc had the di
[Archive 2008-05-12] Ben Folds performs at Western Connecticut State University
Historical Wikinews report from 2008-05-12. Friday, May 9, Ben Folds played at Western Connecticut State University (WCSU) in Danbury, Connecticut, United States. Wikine
[Archive 2010-04-23] Ben Shephard announces departure from GMTV
Historical Wikinews report from 2010-04-23. Ben Shephard has announced his departure from GMTV, the current television breakfast programme on ITV in the United Kingdom,
[Archive 2025-06-30] Beyoncé halts performance after "flying car" prop malfunctions mid-air above audience
Historical Wikinews report from 2025-06-30. On Saturday, American pop music act Beyoncé halted a live performance at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas due to a prop malfunct
[Archive 2008-03-25] 'Big Brother' contestant Parker Somerville sounds off about the show and his aspirations
Historical Wikinews report from 2008-03-25. In the past two months, Parker Somerville, a videographer for the website TMZ.com, transitioned from an average guy leading a
[Archive 2008-05-29] 'Big Brother Australia' evictee recounts youth in controversial religious group
Historical Wikinews report from 2008-05-29. David Tchappat, a popular housemate recently evicted from the television reality program Big Brother Australia, has spoken ou
[Archive 2007-02-07] Big Brother star meets Tony Blair
Historical Wikinews report from 2007-02-07. The winner of the British television reality show Celebrity Big Brother, Shilpa Shetty expressed her gratitude to Prime Minis