DARK SECRETS: 10 | Vintage Vibes

Why BBC Radio 2 has removed lyrics from Spice Girls' classic hit

Listeners notice Spice Up Your Life is not so... spicy

Evening Standard · Mar 27, 2025

Zoe Ball in 'a good place' after quitting BBC Radio 2 Breakfast Show

Her father Johnny Ball shared an update on his 54-year-old daughter three months after she left her BBC Radio 2 programme

Evening Standard · Mar 24, 2025

Zoe Ball’s father says she’s in ‘a good place’ after quitting BBC Radio 2 breakfast show

Broadcaster stepped away from BBC Radio 2 Breakfast show last year to ‘focus on family’ – but she will return to the airwaves this spring

The Independent UK · Mar 24, 2025

Steve Wright's family 'embroiled in a toxic feud as his elderly father, 94, marries carer 43 years his junior'

Richard Wright, 94, married his 51-year-old carer in September last year

Evening Standard · Mar 1, 2025

Why did Zoe Ball quit BBC Radio 2 in the first place and why is she back?

The star says she is “back to where it all began” as she returned to the station

Evening Standard · Feb 26, 2025

Zoe Ball to return to BBC Radio 2 with weekend show

The BBC said from May the 54-year-old DJ will host a new weekly show, from 1pm to 3pm on Saturdays.

The Independent UK · Feb 18, 2025

Zoe Ball returns to BBC Radio 2 with new weekend show after finding job in a cafe

The beloved broadcaster bid an emotional farewell to her BBC Radio 2 Breakfast Show in December after six years as host and was replaced by Scott Mills

Evening Standard · Feb 18, 2025

Zoe Ball 'working at beach cafe' with ex-husband Fatboy Slim after quitting BBC Radio 2

Ball, who earned almost £1 million a year at the BBC, left her radio show in December after six years

Evening Standard · Feb 17, 2025

What are the latest allegations to emerge in the BBC’s review into Russell Brand?

The BBC has apologised to staff who believed the actor would ‘always get his way and therefore they stayed silent’

The Independent UK · Jan 30, 2025

Key findings: BBC review into conduct of Russell Brand

The actor and comedian denies the accusations, and previously said all his sexual relationships were ‘absolutely always consensual’.

Evening Standard · Jan 30, 2025