Day Headlines in Culture News: 2026-04-08
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BBC upholds complaints over racial slur in Baftas broadcast (BBC entertainment 2026-04-08 11:39:44)
The broadcast of a racial slur broke editorial standards, the corporation's complaints unit concludes. -
Cardi B says thieves spent $60,000 on her credit card (BBC entertainment 2026-04-08 11:04:25)
The singer says her card was used to buy designer clothes, telling the culprits "y'all going to jail". -
Channel 4 scraps Bake Off episode starring Scott Mills (BBC entertainment 2026-04-08 10:33:02)
The former DJ, who was sacked by the BBC last month, was due to appear on the show's celebrity spin-off. -
Matthew Perry's stepmother says 'Ketamine Queen' should get maximum sentence (BBC entertainment 2026-04-08 09:43:59)
Jasveen Sangha faces decades in jail when she's sentenced on Wednesday over the Friends actor's death. -
Books changed my life, says Queen's first reading hero (BBC entertainment 2026-04-08 05:54:41)
Selina Brown, from Birmingham, says she is delighted to be the UK's first National Reading Hero.