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THE BBC want to make 99-year-old Sir David Attenborough their latest star on Tiktok. 

Our much-loved naturalist and natural treasure is the perfect frontman for the two minute videos on the social media site, according to the corporation’s director general Tim Davie. 

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The BBC want to make 99-year-old Sir David Attenborough their latest star on Tiktok[/caption]

He says Sir David – who turns 100 next may – is now an icon to young people who adore his shows, including The Blue Planet and Planet Earth. 

Segments of the programmes could be crunched down into bite-sized chunks to be consumed by millions of Gen Z viewers. 

Mr Davie said: “I think what doesn’t work is a massive lurch to youth and trying very hard to be the coolest one on the block, 

“Who is incredibly popular with young people? Our 99-year-old natural history presenter, who is a legend who they trust. 

“The key thing is to be trusted, and to be absolutely speaking with authenticity.” 

Talking to the House of Commons Public Accounts Committee, Mr Davie said that Sir David was the ultimate example of a presenter: “who can talk directly to young people and who they engage with. 

“They are also interested in different formats.

“I do not believe in trapping the public service broadcasting format.” 

“I do believe you can do a two-minute thing on TikTok, but actually make sure it meets the BBC’s editorial values.

“That is not dumbing down if you do it right; it just may not be to everyone’s taste.” 

Sir David has always moved with the times.

He pioneered colour TV when he was BBC Two controller and last year – aged 98 -launched a virtual reality experience in London allowing users to immerse themselves in a world of jaw dropping insects and plants. 

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SIR Keir Starmer will today tell squeamish Labour lefties to get on board with uncomfortable but necessary decisions on migration, spending and welfare cuts.

The PM will say there is “nothing compassionate or progressive” about letting illegal migrants cross the Channel as he stakes his political life on bringing an end to the small boats crisis.

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The PM will tell squeamish Labour lefties to get on board with necessary decisions on migration, spending and welfare cuts[/caption]

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Starmer must also wrestle Labour’s left on Britain’s bloated benefits bill[/caption]

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Sir Keir sees stopping the migrant boats as crucial to reelection[/caption]

He is under pressure to give a storming conference speech to silence his growing number of critics in both the party and across the country.

Delivering hard truths to his party faithful, the Labour leader will say beating Reform will require “decisions that are not cost-free or easy — decisions that will not always be comfortable for our party”.

Sir Keir sees stopping the migrant boats, maintaining economic discipline and taking another stab at slashing Britain’s bloated benefits bill as vital to winning re-election.

And he will once again paint Reform leader Nigel Farage as a divisive figure.

Secure borders are also vital for a decent, compassionate country

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The PM will say: “Britain stands at a fork in the road. We can choose decency — or we can choose division.”

A string of Cabinet ministers yesterday backed the PM’s claim that Mr Farage’s migration policy was “racist”.

Yet the PM will try to talk tough on boats and borders today, after immigration became the top concern of voters whom he is losing to Reform.

Sir Keir will tell the party faithful in Liverpool: “Secure borders are also vital for a decent, compassionate country.

“Controlling who comes here is an essential task of government and there’s nothing compassionate or progressive in a vile trade that loads people on to overcrowded boats, puts them in grave danger in the Channel and ultimately exploits human desperation.

“Mark my words, we will stop this. We will smash the gangs. We will crack down on illegal working.

“We will remove people with no right to be here. We will secure Britain’s borders.”

Channel crossings are at record levels under Labour, while use of asylum hotels has also increased.

It has seen Reform open up a ten-point lead, according to some polls, and become the bookies’ favourite to form the next government.

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood set the tone yesterday with her own tough-talking — and said Mr Farage’s plan was “worse than racist… it’s immoral”.

She unveiled reforms to “indefinite leave to remain” rules, doubling waits from five years to ten and announcing new conditions.

Migrants will have to prove they are in work, paying National Insurance, learning English to a high standard and staying out of trouble.

But she is looking closely at what to do about the Boriswave, because she is concerned about what happens when that group passes beyond the five-year mark and automatically receives ILR

Home Office source on Mahmood

Claiming benefits will count against them, while volunteering in the community or employing others could help them qualify sooner.

Officials say the new system will allow migrants to “earn down” the ten-year wait through positive contributions — or “earn up” if they fail to pull their weight.

But the crackdown does not apply retrospectively, meaning the so-called Boriswave of approximately 1.3million who arrived when post-Brexit visa rules changed between 2021 and 2024 can still qualify after just five years.

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Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood set the tone yesterday with her own tough-talking[/caption]

It is understood Ms Mahmood is weighing a separate emergency fix just for them, although it may not be the same model.

One source close to the Home Secretary said: “For anybody who is in the country now, the new conditions don’t apply.

“But she is looking closely at what to do about the Boriswave, because she is concerned about what happens when that group passes beyond the five-year mark and automatically receives ILR.”

In solving this crisis, you may not always like what I do

Shabana Mahmood

But lawyers have warned any retrospective move would spark legal challenges.

Ashley Stothard, immigration lawyer at Freeths, said of applying the ten-year rule retrospectively: “I think that change would be challenged by judicial review on the basis that it’s unfair.

“We saw a similar situation back in 2008 when the government attempted to retrospectively change the criteria for the Highly Skilled Migrant Programme.

“That challenge was successful, and the new criteria were not applied to those already in the UK.

“The case upheld the principle that immigration policy should be fair and transparent. Migrants in the UK have a legitimate expectation they can qualify for indefinite leave to remain under the rules in place when they entered.”

Ms Mahmood yesterday warned Labour members they might not approve of her migrant crackdown.

She said: “In solving this crisis, you may not always like what I do.

“We will have to question some of the assumptions and legal constraints that have lasted for a generation and more.

“But unless we have control of our borders and until we can decide who comes in and who must leave, we will never be the open, tolerant and generous country that I know we all believe in.”

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Sir Keir will tell the party faithful in Liverpool: ‘Secure borders are also vital for a decent, compassionate country’[/caption]

Calling for “a greater Britain, not a littler England”, Ms Mahmood said Labour must make the case for its own form of patriotism to stem what she claimed was a rising tide of “ethno-nationalism”.

She concluded, saying: “Some may describe me in the coming months as a ‘tough’ Home Secretary. Perhaps that is true.

“But let it never be forgotten that I will be a tough Labour Home Secretary, fighting alongside you all for a vision of this country that is distinctly our own.”

Reform deputy leader Richard Tice said: “Her speech-writers may have toughened her rhetoric but the Home Secretary’s speech won’t wash with the public.”

On Sir Keir’s speech, Tory chairman Kevin Hollinrake said: “Keir Starmer calls this a fork in the road, but he’s already driven Britain into a cul-de-sac of chaos.

“Families are fighting to cope with higher bills, higher taxes on jobs and higher mortgage rates.”

The beautiful box is filled with luxury beauty goodies.

The beautiful box is filled with luxury beauty goodies.

The boy – who sources say has no prior arrests – was blasted in the right thigh just before 9 p.m. at the corner Bergen and Brook avenues in Melrose, a mixed residential and commercial block with apartments across the street from an Aldi and a Walgreens, police said. 

"Keith has acquired his own residence in Nashville and has moved out of their family home," sources claim.

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WITH the spooky season just around the corner, many of us will be shopping for home decor.

And one woman has found the perfect buy to add a spooky glow-up to your home without spending a fortune.

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B&M is selling the perfect buy for Halloween[/caption]

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The pink candles may look normal, but hide a spooky detail[/caption]

Courtney, from the UK, took to social media to share her Halloween buy that adds just the right touch of eerie to your home.

She wrote: “Halloween girlies run to B&M.

“I’m obsessed.”

In the video, she had a pack of four baby pink candles she bought from B&M for just £3.

While they didn’t look very spooky to begin with, they had a gruesome side once lit.

She placed the pink tapered candles into two glass holders and lit them.

After a couple of minutes, the pink candles began to ooze a bright red liquid reminiscent of blood.

The fun Halloween buy is the perfect blend of spooky and stylish, making it the perfect addition to your home.

The candles burn for around six hours so you’ll have plenty of time to enjoy them.

B&M bosses say: “Give your crypt an eerie and haunting glow with these Bleeding Taper Candles.

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“With red wax that runs when the candles are lit, these bleeding candles are perfect for creeping up your space and adding that finishing touch to your scary Halloween décor.

“Normal candles just won’t do for Halloween!”

The clip was shared on the TikTok account @courtney.angell which went viral with over 77k views and 4k likes.

People were quick to take to the comments eager to get their hands on the Halloween buy.

One person wrote: “These are not a need but a MUST! How cool seriously.”

Another commented: “AND IT’S PINKKK.”

“I need these,” penned a third.

Meanwhile a fourth said: “They have them in Home Bargains too!! 60p each!! And in black!!”

Someone else added: “I have them, and they’ve not spilt on anything!! But the red does leak A LOT, so don’t put them on anything you don’t potentially want to risk staining.”

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