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If you're not among the top-tier political enthusiasts, the best way to handle US election night is to simply check your phone after waking up, groan, and drift back to sleep. After all, for those following from rainy UK shores, the significant developments don’t happen until well past 4am. Tell that to the UK’s media, though. They have a tendency to treat US elections much like an over-eager dog encountering a lamppost—it’s impossible to resist. Both BBC and ITV launched their election

Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy has revealed she had a “very frank and robust conversation” with the BBC's director general, Tim Davie, regarding the corporation’s handling of the Huw Edwards scandal. One of the key concerns was how licence fee payers' money had been allocated to the former newsreader’s salary. The meeting took place on Thursday, less than 24 hours after Edwards pleaded guilty to three counts of creating indecent images of children. Despite these serious charges,