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Nayyer Iqbal Bhatti was asked by his female passenger to drive to a bank 15 miles (24km) away.

The bank has warned customers to be careful. When bank staff confirmed the woman was about to be scammed, Mr Bhatti brought her into the branch and left her in the care of the staff. She said she had been told to do so by a man who had rung her who she believed was a fraud investigation officer.

If approved, housing association Bromford plans to build 48 homes off Broomhall Lane between Worcester and Kempsey which would sit next to 70 homes by Platform ...

The village school, which has recently been extended, "is still oversubscribed," said another. "The infrastructure in the village feels like it's already at breaking point," said one objector. Objections have been raised over plans to build 150 homes on land off the A38 in Worcestershire.

Fans will see soloists perform, with more than 50% of proceeds going to displaced Ukrainian dancers.

The BBC was told more than 50% of proceeds raised from this year's charity gala would go to Ukrainian dancers, the rest would go to the recovery funds of the Royal Ballet companies and other dance charities. Ms Hinkis said with so many "amazing" Ukrainian artists displaced by the ongoing conflict the gala was an opportunity to show "how ballet transcends different cultures". Stars of the Royal Ballet are to perform in a gala fundraiser for Ukrainian dancers displaced by the war in their homeland.

City of Lincoln Council's guide offers tips on benefits, energy saving schemes and food help.

They said the step had been taken because the council feared many would struggle to cover the rising cost of energy. A spokesperson for the council said the guide would offer information on support on offer across the city. A guide for Lincoln residents struggling in the cost of living crisis is to be launched by the city council.

The plaque to William Le Lacheur, a "national hero" in Costa Rica, will be unveiled in Guernsey.

"He is held in high esteem there, where he became a national hero and is credited with transforming that country from being the poorest in Central America to the wealthiest, in less than a quarter of a century, by shipping coffee direct to London and using the profits to improve coffee production." Le Lacheur was the first person to ship coffee direct from Costa Rica to London in the 19th Century. The plaque to William Le Lacheur will be unveiled in Guernsey by the Costa Rican ambassador to the United Kingdom on Tuesday.

Nayyer Iqbal Bhatti was asked by his female passenger to drive to a bank 15 miles (24km) away.

The bank has warned customers to be careful. When bank staff confirmed the woman was about to be scammed, Mr Bhatti brought her into the branch and left her in the care of the staff. She said she had been told to do so by a man who had rung her who she believed was a fraud investigation officer.

Bullitt, which makes rugged smartphones, is due to launch a satellite-connected handset in February.

Mr Musk says that currently phones using his platform could have to wait up to 30 minutes to connect with a satellite. It has yet to release images of the device. The recipient will receive the message in the form of an SMS and can reply if they download Bullitt's app.

Yes, that's right, one of the world's most successful TV formats is coming to the UK for a brand new launch in 2023. A new UK adaption of the entertainment ...

Me Out of Here!, Hell’s Kitchen and Love Island during her tenure, so we have every hope that the new Survivor adaptation will be brilliant. Natalka Znak, CEO Remarkable Entertainment adds that ‘Survivor is the greatest gameshow on Earth for a reason’: ‘It has everything – reality, adventure, drama, and the ultimate game. They will be divided into two tribes, going head-to-head in a range of physical and psychological challenges. To start, 20 people, carefully selected from across the UK will be marooned in a tropical location. Kate Phillips, Director of Unscripted at the BBC says: ‘Survivor is a global television hit and to be able to bring one of TV’s most successful formats to audiences in the UK in a uniquely BBC way is a very exciting prospect indeed.’ In 2020, a new version of the show launched in Mexico and almost 10million viewers tuned in to the US 40th season that year.

The popular reality competition last appeared on UK screens in 2001 and 2002 when it aired on ITV for two seasons.

The BBC has said 50 versions of the programme have been commissioned around the world to date and the USA adaptation will soon be airing its 43rd series. Kate Phillips, director of unscripted at the BBC, said: “Survivor is a global television hit and to be able to bring one of TV’s most successful formats to audiences in the UK in a uniquely BBC way is a very exciting prospect indeed.” A new UK adaptation will see 20 players stranded in a tropical location competing to “outwit, out play and outlast their rivals” in order to be crowned the ultimate survivor, the BBC said.

Hit TV series 'Survivor' is to be rebooted for the U.K. on BBC One and iPlayer.

Richard Hague developed the format for the BBC while Rachel Ashdown is the BBC’s commissioning editor. version on CBS, which is set to air its 43rd season soon, being one of the most popular. Kate Phillips, director of entertainment commissioning at the BBC, commissioned the show.

Reality hit show 'Survivor,' "one of the world's most successful TV formats," is set for a British reboot on the BBC, the public broadcaster said.

[Ukraine](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/t/ukraine/) [‘ABC World News’ Anchor David Muir Returns to Ukraine, Says Volodymyr Zelensky “Determined to Use Every Tool” to Keep West Engaged](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/david-muir-returns-ukraine-interviews-zelensky-1235212504/) [Live Feed](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/e/live-feed/) [‘House of the Dragon’ Just “Fixed” George R.R. Znak, CEO of Remarkable Entertainment, added: “Survivor is ‘the greatest gameshow on earth’ for a reason — it has everything — reality, adventure, drama and the ultimate game. in a uniquely BBC way is a very exciting prospect indeed,” said Kate Phillips, director of unscripted at the BBC. Survivor, a format created by Charlie Parsons and first employed in Sweden in 1997, is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year. They will be divided into two tribes, going head-to-head in a range of physical and psychological challenges. Martin’s Least Favorite ‘Game of Thrones’ Scene](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/house-of-the-dragon-fixed-game-of-thrones-scene-1235205222/) [Only Murders in the Building](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/t/only-murders-in-the-building/) [Creative Arts Emmys: Laurie Metcalf and Nathan Lane Win for Guest Acting in a Comedy Series](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/emmys-2022-guest-acting-in-a-comedy-series-1235212193/) Following a number of eliminations that will take place at the iconic tribal council, the tribes will eventually merge before one person takes away a cash prize and proves that they have what it takes to be the Ultimate Survivor.” will be marooned in a tropical location. [CBS](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/t/cbs/) version of the show from the USA will soon be airing its 43rd (season),” the BBC said. [unveiled it would reboot Gladiators](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/gladiators-bbc-reboot-2023-1235205727/), the U.K version of American Gladiators and a show that became a staple of British Saturday night TV in the 1990s. [Survivor](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/t/survivor/), “one of the world’s most successful TV formats,” is set for a British reboot on the [BBC](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/t/bbc/), the public broadcaster said Monday. The 16-episode season “promises viewers a compelling test of brains, brawn and betrayal as players compete to outwit, outplay and outlast their rivals to be crowned the Ultimate Survivor,” the BBC said in summarizing the format’s tried and tested formula.

The new 16 x 60' series of the physical and psychological gameshow “promises viewers a compelling test of brains, brawn and betrayal as players compete to ...

Natalka Znak, CEO Remarkable Entertainment says; “Survivor is ‘the greatest gameshow on earth’ for a reason – it has everything – reality, adventure, drama, and the ultimate game. Survivor, a Banijay format created by Charlie Parsons, is one of the most watched reality entertainment formats around the world. 20 people, selected from across the UK will be marooned in a tropical location.

The game show will see 20 people from across the UK battle it out to become the Ultimate Survivor.

The show was first created by British television producer Charlie Parsons and “is one of the most watched reality entertainment formats around the world”, the BBC states. Survivor first came to the UK on ITV with two series running in 2001 and 2002. [show](https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/tv/) will see 20 Britons marooned in a tropical location where they will go head-to-head to win "physical and psychological challenges". Only one contestant will be crowned the Ultimate Survivor and take home a cash prize. [BBC](https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/all-about/bbc) has announced. The psychological [gameshow](https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/tv/) is one of the world’s most successful [TV formats](https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/tv/) with 50 versions of the show globally.

The BBC has confirmed its reboot of Survivor, bringing the show back 20 years after it aired on ITV with Banjay label Remarkable Entertainment producing.

It has been a huge hit in the U.S., airing on [BBC](https://deadline.com/tag/bbc/) has confirmed its reboot of [Survivor](https://deadline.com/tag/survivor/), bringing the show back 20 years after it aired on ITV with Banjay label [Remarkable Entertainment](https://deadline.com/tag/remarkable-entertainment/) producing. [Banijay](https://deadline.com/tag/banijay/)’s [Natalka Znak](https://deadline.com/tag/natalka-znak/), who is also exec producing ITV’s Big Brother reboot, will exec alongside Claire O’Donohoe, both of whom have been signature Banijay hires in the past few months.

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She claims the broadcaster tried to make her lie and claim that it was her own decision. Was that because I was too old or not good enough? “I was astounded. The following day, she was again asked to say that she has decided to leave “for the good of the show.” Either way, it was insulting. [Sue Barker](https://www.nationalworld.com/news/people/was-sue-barker-sacked-what-did-a-question-of-sport-and-wimbledon-presenter-say-about-insulting-bbc-sacking-3831521) has admitted that she was left feeling “insulted” by the way the [BBC](/topic/bbc) handled her departure from quiz show Question of [Sport](/topic/sport).

The corporation's appointment of Bain was made prior to the government issuing a ban on the consulting firm tendering for contracts amid a corruption ...

The fee that Bain & Co will earn from its work for the BBC is unclear, although a substantial sum may ignite anger among critics of the corporation amid an ongoing round of cuts to jobs and BBC services. Sources said the work was expected to include a contribution to the debate about the BBC's future funding, which was the subject of a string of threats under the administration of The corporation's appointment of Bain was made prior to the government issuing a ban on the consulting firm tendering for contracts amid a corruption scandal in South Africa, Sky News learns.

Sue Barker left A Question of Sport in 2021 after 24 years of hosting the BBC programme.

[Barker](https://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/20269292.sue-barker-tearful-farewell-hosting-bbc-wimbledon-coverage-30-years/) wrote about her experiences in [The Daily Mail](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-11179281/SUE-BARKER-way-BBC-handled-sacking-Question-Sport-left-wretchedly-sad.html) and described how the BBC tried to move her on from the programme at first in 2016. [Barker](https://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/20269292.sue-barker-tearful-farewell-hosting-bbc-wimbledon-coverage-30-years/) said: "We were being sacked. "The only thing we asked the BBC was to get statements from us all for when the news broke. Not just for how I was being treated but on behalf of the boys." The whole scenario was confusing and distressing. "Then two weeks before we filmed the final show, BBC management emailed just to say they were sorry not to have been in touch. [Sue Barker](https://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/20269292.sue-barker-tearful-farewell-hosting-bbc-wimbledon-coverage-30-years/) has criticised the BBC's handling of her departure from [A Question of Sport](https://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/news/19428730.paddy-mcguinness-replacing-sue-barker-question-sport/), claiming she was "sacked" and that the process had left her "slightly damaged". [Barker](https://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/20269292.sue-barker-tearful-farewell-hosting-bbc-wimbledon-coverage-30-years/) to approve about how the three of them had decided to step away from the show. But we heard nothing. The boys were devastated, too. [Barker](https://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/20269292.sue-barker-tearful-farewell-hosting-bbc-wimbledon-coverage-30-years/) and the two team captains on [A Question of Sport](https://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/news/19428730.paddy-mcguinness-replacing-sue-barker-question-sport/), Phil Tufnell and Matt Dawson, followed, but by 2020 there were rumours of another attempt at a change in line-up, as the BBC had tried to change Tufnell and Dawson two years prior to that. [The presenter,](https://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/20269292.sue-barker-tearful-farewell-hosting-bbc-wimbledon-coverage-30-years/) 66, left the programme in 2021 after 24 years of hosting it and said she was "gobsmacked" by how her exit went.

The 66-year-old, who is from Paignton, was sacked from A Question Of Sport after 24 years in the hotseat.

I was going to decide how and when I left. After declining her old job, Sue was then requested again to say that she was leaving 'for the good of the show'. It wasn't the ending of an era that stung, but the way it was handled. Sue said that BBC bosses seemed to not appreciate the 'chemistry' between herself, Phil and Matt, or the work they'd put in over the years to ensure 'each show was as good, if not better, than the last'. "When the time came, I was going to 'own' my retirement from the BBC. She said: "Apparently the BBC wanted to refresh the show — with more diversity and more appeal to a younger audience. She said: "I was astounded. The three stars of the show under the impression that they'd be given another extension, and it was during a recording session that they were separately called in for meetings with management. Sue claims that, as the three of them had not decided to step aside at all, they refused to sign the statement. Not just for how I was being treated but on behalf of the boys. [Writing for the Daily Mail](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-11179281/SUE-BARKER-way-BBC-handled-sacking-Question-Sport-left-wretchedly-sad.html), Sue, who was one of the world's top tennis players during the 1970s, has expressed her view that 'producers must always have the right to refresh a programme and it in a new direction'. Sue Barker has expressed her anger towards the BBC for the way the corporation sacked her from A Question Of Sport.

Sports presenter says she therefore chose to retire from the broadcaster and step down from Wimbledon earlier this year on her own terms.

I was sent a statement that the BBC wanted me to approve immediately, saying the three of us had decided to step aside. “Next, I was asked to announce that I was leaving for the good of the show. Was that because I was too old or not good enough? Writing in her memoir, Barker, 66, claimed that “the countdown to the end” began in 2016, when the corporation put A Question of Sport out to tender. I was astounded. She was “gobsmacked” to learn that she was not part of the plans, with the BBC stating - without informing her - that they wanted to “refresh” the show and appeal to a younger audience.

SUE BARKER has broken her silence in a lengthy interview on how she is feeling after losing her job on the quiz show, Question of Sport, ...

How did they think I wasn't going to hear about this?" [BBC's](/latest/bbc) Question of Sport in 1997 and continued on the show for an extraordinary 24 years alongside team captains Phil Tuffnell and Matt Dawson. "I was gobsmacked. After telling the BBC to "own their decision and declare publicly that they wanted to refresh the show", the BBC shockingly asked Sue if she wanted her job back. Sue added that three days later she was told the news of their exit was about to break and that she was "sent a statement that the BBC wanted me to approve immediately, saying the three of us had decided to step aside". "Apparently the BBC wanted to refresh the show — with more diversity and more appeal to a younger audience.

SUE Barker revealed she felt 'insulted' by the BBC when she was forced off of A Question Of Sport after 24 years on the show.The former Question Of Sp.

Sue shared: "The only thing we asked the BBC was to get statements from us all for when the news broke. It taught me there is actually no way of leaving a role in a nice, pleasant and helpful manner, with your head held high. "But as I couldn’t help but feel they didn’t want me anymore, I declined. "They hadn’t bothered to get a quote from me. "It was the way it was handled. Why hadn’t they reacted to our request earlier?