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Wales Online
2 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Wales Online
BBC make major change to Wimbledon coverage as iconic show relegated
BBC make major change to Wimbledon coverage as iconic show relegated The switch has left some fans furious with one describing it as 'a shambles' The BBC's Wimbledon coverage has undergone a big change (Image: Rob Newell - CameraSport via Getty Images ) The BBC has come under fire from tennis fans after it was revealed that their iconic Wimbledon highlights programme has been relegated to a graveyard slot ahead of this year's Championships. Today at Wimbledon - which shows highlights of each day's play at the tournament - has traditionally held a prime time slot on BBC2 during the competition, generally being aired at either 8pm or 9pm. However, it is now set to be moved back several hours in a change that has already upset viewers. During this year's Wimbledon, the programme will air at 11.55pm, with the Telegraph reporting that this is a change that will be in force for the majority of the tournament, rather than simply being a one-off. When the competition gets under way on Monday, the 8pm-10.30pm slot on BBC2 will instead feature repeats of Your Garden Made Perfect, The Pembrokeshire Coast: A Wild Year and David Mitchell's sitcom Upstart Crow. According to a BBC spokesperson, the Telegraph reports, Today at Wimbledon will still be shown at its traditional time on the BBC iPlayer, with the television broadcast labelled as a 'repeat'. However, it has been argued that the switch could still alienate viewers, including those in remote areas, who may not have access to the iPlayer or the BBC website to watch the highlights. Article continues below "What a farcical decision," wrote one viewer on X. "Not everyone can watch every hour and wish to have a easy to watch highlights show. "Not this pushed to the graveyard slot. Shambles @BBCSport and shouldn't be allowed by @Wimbledon". Another added: "What they have done to that programme is cultural vandalism," while a third wrote: "They have ruined that programme, which is sad." The BBC have defended their decision, with a statement from the broadcaster claiming it did not want its live coverage to clash with its highlights programme. The corporation also added that in the final week of Wimbledon, when earlier finishes are expected, Today at Wimbledon is set to return to its 8pm slot. 'Live Wimbledon coverage is scheduled to air on BBC One or BBC Two until 10pm in the first week, and until 9pm from the second week, when matches typically finish earlier," the statement to the Telegraph read. "We wouldn't show highlights on another channel during live play, so Today at Wimbledon will be available on BBC iPlayer and scheduled on BBC Two later in the evening, depending on when play ends. "It's currently set for 8pm from Tuesday 8th to Friday 11th July, when earlier finishes are expected.' The controversial move comes after the BBC were criticised for their coverage of the doubles competition at the Queen's Club earlier this month. Article continues below The broadcaster twice failed to show the partnership of Emma Raducanu and Katie Boulter in action at the tournament in West Kensington, showing old episodes of Homes Under The Hammer and Bargain Hunt instead of their win over Wu Fang-hsien and Jiang Xinyu, and their quarter-final defeat to Lyudmyla Kichenok and Erin Routliffe. Viewers complained over the lack of coverage of the two British stars, with one taking to X to write: "You have the British women, one and two, playing together in doubles and you're not showing it? Make it make sense! So frustrating!"
Daily Mirror
11 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
BBC move iconic Wimbledon show to graveyard slot after Emma Raducanu snub
The BBC's Today at Wimbledon highlights programme has been shoved back to a graveyard slot with coverage airing at 11.55pm as the broadcaster defends its coverage The BBC has again come under fire after moving their iconic Today at Wimbledon programme to 11.55pm - the decision coming not long after they failed to show Emma Raducanu and Katie Boulter in action at Queen's. The traditional highlights programme for each day's play has generally aired at either 8pm or 9pm on BBC2, but it will now get shoved back several hours to a very unsociable time slot that will suit few viewers. Previously it had been in a prime time slot. The switch is not a one-off to suit their coverage with the Telegraph reporting that it has a new permanent home in the five to midnight slot. Next Monday's 8pm-10.30pm time slot will see them include repeats of Your Garden Made Perfect, The Pembrokeshire Coast: A Wild Year, and Upstart Crow. A BBC spokesperson claimed that Today at Wimbledon would still be shown at its traditional time on iPlayer, while describing the television broadcast as a 'repeat'. It will alienate viewers, especially those in remote areas, who may not have access to iPlayer or the BBC website. Today at Wimbledon has often been the only way some fans can catch up on that day's play. It comes after the broadcaster's tennis coverage came under fire when they twice failed to show Emma Raducanu and Katie Boulter in the doubles at Queen's. The British pair were beaten in the quarter-final against Lyudmyla Kichenok and Erin Routliffe at the London-based tournament. However that match, as well as their earlier win, were not shown with BBC2 instead showing two-year-old editions of Homes Under The Hammer and Bargain Hunt. The majority of the match coverage wasn't even available on the website despite them receiving complaints for not showing their early win against Wu Fang-hsien and Jiang Xinyu. There will be a number of Brits in contention at Wimbledon, which will only heighten interest with fans potentially frustrated at BBC's coverage. Jack Draper has moved up the rankings after his showing at Queen's and is among the top four seeds, giving him an easier route to the semi-finals. Raducanu is again the British No 1 and will hope to embark on an impressive run in front of her home crowd. She's previously received huge backing at SW19 whilst Boulter too is in contention. Raducanu, winner of the US Open four years ago, has confirmed that she will continue working with Andy Murray 's former coach Mark Petchey as well as childhood coach Nick Cavaday.
Scottish Sun
03-05-2025
- Lifestyle
- Scottish Sun
I'm a gardening pro – do my essential £2.49 Home Bargains hack now to bring your bulbs back next year
All recommendations within this article are informed by expert editorial opinion. If you click on a link in this story we may earn affiliate revenue. Scroll down to win more than £350 of Veg Trug planters from Robert Dyas GROUND FORCE I'm a gardening pro – do my essential £2.49 Home Bargains hack now to bring your bulbs back next year It's that tricky time between spring and summer bulbs. Your daffodils need deadheading, while your tulips are probably nearing the end. 2 What we'd all like our tulips to look like in the Spring Credit: Getty 2 Deadheading daffodils is a way of boosting the bulb for next year Credit: Getty And instead of gorgeous bright blooms filling your outside space with colour, chances are that by now that bank of bulbs could look a bit past its peak. It begs the question though - what DO you do with all those straggly, half munched leaves making a mess in your beds? What you DON'T want to do - is cut away all the green leaves from your daffodils and tulips, even if they're getting on your nerves. It may look like they're over it - but they're actually creating energy to store in the bulb and packing it with nutrients - to make sure it can go again next year. And make sure you definitely deadhead - this stops both tulips and daffodils from wasting time making seeds - and helps them focus on the bulb itself. Some experts recommend plaiting the leaves - so at least they're tidy while they're soaking up the sun. I've done this - its actually a really mindful exercise, and at least makes it look tidy if nothing else. And others reckon you should dig up the bulbs to store until they need planting again. I've never done this - life's too short and I don't have the space to store them. However there is a key handy hack you can do right now - which should boost the bulbs energy levels in the hope they'll bless you with a 2026 showgarden. Gardener shares 'genius' bulb planting hack that will give your months of spring flowers & it takes seconds to do Give them a decent dose of liquid feed this weekend - ideally a high potassium fertiliser - but any liquid feed will do. Home Bargains are currently selling Westland All Purpose Plant Food for just £2.49. It contains seaweed, which is a great addition to any plant feed. Just give them a regular dose until the foliage has completely died out - and you're giving them the best chance to return again next year. Once the leaves have yellowed, you can get stuck in - they should come away in your hands really easily. And then just pray to the bulb Gods that they'll come back to bless you next year. ALSO IN VERONICA'S COLUMN THIS WEEK Best Gardening tech, plus competitions and a chance to win £1000 of Gardena producs and £370 of VEg Trugs thanks to Robert Dyas PUT down those measuring tapes and get rid of the Garden Design books - the plant tech revolution has arrived. Designer and Your Garden Made Perfect presenter Tom Massey is creating a Chelsea showgarden this year based on how AI can help transform tree care. And the RHS has already launched ChatBotanist - an AI-powered tool to provide advice to gardeners. Here's some of the best other high street innovations. FRYD helps you plan your veg patches, find the best crops and companion plants for your climate and location - and sets timely reminders. THRIVE'S CULTIVATING WELLBEING APP encourages gardening for health - and creates a personalised plan tailored to your gardening space and time where you can rack your own progress - and it offers active and mindful activities to do in your outside space. HOTA offers instant plant solutions. You can map out your bed and aspect, use its soil ID tech, and then rely on its algorithm to come up with a list of plants that will thrive - and where to buy them. GOOGLE PIXEL'S GEMINI Literally point the phone at a plant in a garden centre and ask Gemini Live - in real time - questions like: 'is this good for my south facing garden - and if not, which similar plants would work.' Show it a struggling specimen and ask it what's wrong - or even use the Pixel Studio app to visualise how that piece of garden furniture you're hankering after, would fit in your outside space. ELHO SMART PEBBLE Stick this nifty little gadget into your houseplant pot - set up the app - and the pebble will alert you to when attention is needed on water levels, light exposure, temperature and nutrient needs. STIGA operates their mower from an app - where you can measure out your garden using Google maps to help it move between different areas with ease - and it won't kill any hedgehogs. . IRRIGATION There's lots of smart water timers out there that allow you to take control of irrigating your garden - with just an app and a box you attach to your outside tap. But Gardena has gone one step further - offering a sensor in the soil that measures moisture and cancels the planned irrigation if needs be. NEWS! GROW-your-own gardening expert, Huw Richards, has teamed up with GARDENA to launch a Top of the Plots competition. Launched with the support of The National Allotment Society - from May 19, gardeners can enter by submitting photos and descriptions of their plots or allotments via email, with the selected category. The main awards include Best Allotment, Best Garden Plot and Best New Plot - a plot started in the past 12 months, From these, the overall winner will be crowned Plot of the Year. Plus there's additional recognition for Kids on the Plot, Best Small Plot - such as a windowsill garden, Biodiversity on the Plot, and Best Community Plot. The main competition prize is £1,000 worth of GARDENA products and gardening vouchers, as well as a champion's plaque. For more information visit NEWS! Ambassador for National Children's Gardening week, Lee Connelly - AKA The Skinny Jean Gardener - is embarking on a school tour which will see him inspire 10,000 children to get gardening. The 2025 UK School Gardening Tour will bring hands on gardening experiences to schools across the country, highlighting its benefits for sustainability, mental well-being and education. It will include interactive workshops - and showcase how outdoor learning supports subjects like science and maths. 'The tour will show kids that growing their own plants isn't just fun, it's a skill for life' he told Sun Gardening. For more information visit WIN! Robert Dyas is offering one lucky reader the chance to win nearly £370 worth of Veg Trugs - the perfect raised beds to grow vegetables. You can win a medium classic raised planter worth £159.99, a proper cover for it (£89.99)and a herb raised planter worth £74.99. To enter visit or write to Sun Veg Trug competition, PO Box 3190, Colchester, Essex, CO2 8GP. Include your name, age, email or phone. UK residents 18+ only. Ends 23.59GMT 17.05.25 T&Cs apply. For more gardening news, tips and competitions, follow me @biros_and_bloom
The Sun
03-05-2025
- Lifestyle
- The Sun
I'm a gardening pro – do my essential £2.49 Home Bargains hack now to bring your bulbs back next year
It's that tricky time between spring and summer bulbs. Your daffodils need deadheading, while your tulips are probably nearing the end. 2 2 And instead of gorgeous bright blooms filling your outside space with colour, chances are that by now that bank of bulbs could look a bit past its peak. It begs the question though - what DO you do with all those straggly, half munched leaves making a mess in your beds? What you DON'T want to do - is cut away all the green leaves from your daffodils and tulips, even if they're getting on your nerves. It may look like they're over it - but they're actually creating energy to store in the bulb and packing it with nutrients - to make sure it can go again next year. And make sure you definitely deadhead - this stops both tulips and daffodils from wasting time making seeds - and helps them focus on the bulb itself. Some experts recommend plaiting the leaves - so at least they're tidy while they're soaking up the sun. I've done this - its actually a really mindful exercise, and at least makes it look tidy if nothing else. And others reckon you should dig up the bulbs to store until they need planting again. I've never done this - life's too short and I don't have the space to store them. However there is a key handy hack you can do right now - which should boost the bulbs energy levels in the hope they'll bless you with a 2026 showgarden. Gardener shares 'genius' bulb planting hack that will give your months of spring flowers & it takes seconds to do Give them a decent dose of liquid feed this weekend - ideally a high potassium fertiliser - but any liquid feed will do. Home Bargains are currently selling Westland All Purpose Plant Food for just £2.49. It contains seaweed, which is a great addition to any plant feed. Just give them a regular dose until the foliage has completely died out - and you're giving them the best chance to return again next year. Once the leaves have yellowed, you can get stuck in - they should come away in your hands really easily. And then just pray to the bulb Gods that they'll come back to bless you next year. ALSO IN VERONICA'S COLUMN THIS WEEK Best Gardening tech, plus competitions and a chance to win £1000 of Gardena producs and £370 of VEg Trugs thanks to Robert Dyas PUT down those measuring tapes and get rid of the Garden Design books - the plant tech revolution has arrived. Designer and Your Garden Made Perfect presenter Tom Massey is creating a Chelsea showgarden this year based on how AI can help transform tree care. And the RHS has already launched ChatBotanist - an AI-powered tool to provide advice to gardeners. Here's some of the best other high street innovations. FRYD helps you plan your veg patches, find the best crops and companion plants for your climate and location - and sets timely reminders. THRIVE'S CULTIVATING WELLBEING APP encourages gardening for health - and creates a personalised plan tailored to your gardening space and time where you can rack your own progress - and it offers active and mindful activities to do in your outside space. HOTA offers instant plant solutions. You can map out your bed and aspect, use its soil ID tech, and then rely on its algorithm to come up with a list of plants that will thrive - and where to buy them. GOOGLE PIXEL'S GEMINI Literally point the phone at a plant in a garden centre and ask Gemini Live - in real time - questions like: 'is this good for my south facing garden - and if not, which similar plants would work.' Show it a struggling specimen and ask it what's wrong - or even use the Pixel Studio app to visualise how that piece of garden furniture you're hankering after, would fit in your outside space. ELHO SMART PEBBLE Stick this nifty little gadget into your houseplant pot - set up the app - and the pebble will alert you to when attention is needed on water levels, light exposure, temperature and nutrient needs. STIGA operates their mower from an app - where you can measure out your garden using Google maps to help it move between different areas with ease - and it won't kill any hedgehogs. . IRRIGATION There's lots of smart water timers out there that allow you to take control of irrigating your garden - with just an app and a box you attach to your outside tap. But Gardena has gone one step further - offering a sensor in the soil that measures moisture and cancels the planned irrigation if needs be. NEWS! GROW-your-own gardening expert, Huw Richards, has teamed up with GARDENA to launch a Top of the Plots competition. Launched with the support of The National Allotment Society - from May 19, gardeners can enter by submitting photos and descriptions of their plots or allotments via email, with the selected category. The main awards include Best Allotment, Best Garden Plot and Best New Plot - a plot started in the past 12 months, From these, the overall winner will be crowned Plot of the Year. Plus there's additional recognition for Kids on the Plot, Best Small Plot - such as a windowsill garden, Biodiversity on the Plot, and Best Community Plot. The main competition prize is £1,000 worth of GARDENA products and gardening vouchers, as well as a champion's plaque. For more information visit NEWS! Ambassador for National Children's Gardening week, Lee Connelly - AKA The Skinny Jean Gardener - is embarking on a school tour which will see him inspire 10,000 children to get gardening. The 2025 UK School Gardening Tour will bring hands on gardening experiences to schools across the country, highlighting its benefits for sustainability, mental well-being and education. It will include interactive workshops - and showcase how outdoor learning supports subjects like science and maths. 'The tour will show kids that growing their own plants isn't just fun, it's a skill for life' he told Sun Gardening. For more information visit WIN! Robert Dyas is offering one lucky reader the chance to win nearly £370 worth of Veg Trugs - the perfect raised beds to grow vegetables. You can win a medium classic raised planter worth £159.99, a proper cover for it (£89.99)and a herb raised planter worth £74.99. To enter visit or write to Sun Veg Trug competition, PO Box 3190, Colchester, Essex, CO2 8GP. Include your name, age, email or phone. UK residents 18+ only. Ends 23.59GMT 17.05.25 T&Cs apply. For more gardening news, tips and competitions, follow me @biros_and_bloom
The Irish Sun
03-05-2025
- Lifestyle
- The Irish Sun
I'm a gardening pro – do my essential £2.49 Home Bargains hack now to bring your bulbs back next year
It's that tricky time between spring and summer bulbs. Your daffodils need deadheading, while your tulips are probably nearing the end. 2 What we'd all like our tulips to look like in the Spring Credit: Getty 2 Deadheading daffodils is a way of boosting the bulb for next year Credit: Getty And instead of gorgeous bright blooms filling your outside space with colour, chances are that by now that bank of bulbs could look a bit past its peak. It begs the question though - what DO you do with all those straggly, half munched leaves making a mess in your beds? What you DON'T want to do - is cut away all the green leaves from your It may look like they're over it - but they're actually creating energy to store in the bulb and packing it with nutrients - to make sure it can go again next year. And make sure you definitely deadhead - this stops both tulips and daffodils from wasting time making seeds - and helps them focus on the bulb itself. Some experts recommend plaiting the leaves - so at least they're tidy while they're soaking up the sun. I've done this - its actually a really mindful exercise, and at least makes it look tidy if nothing else. And others reckon you should dig up the bulbs to store until they need planting again. Most read in Fabulous I've never done this - life's too short and I don't have the space to store them. However there is a key handy hack you can do right now - which should boost the bulbs energy levels in the hope they'll bless you with a 2026 showgarden. Gardener shares 'genius' bulb planting hack that will give your months of spring flowers & it takes seconds to do Give them a decent dose of liquid feed this weekend - ideally a high potassium fertiliser - but any liquid feed will do. It contains seaweed, which is a great addition to any plant feed. Just give them a regular dose until the foliage has completely died out - and you're giving them the best chance to return again next year. Once the leaves have yellowed, you can get stuck in - they should come away in your hands really easily. And then just pray to the bulb Gods that they'll come back to bless you next year. ALSO IN VERONICA'S COLUMN THIS WEEK Best Gardening tech, plus competitions and a chance to win £1000 of Gardena producs and £370 of VEg Trugs thanks to Robert Dyas PUT down those measuring tapes and get rid of the Garden Design books - the plant tech revolution has arrived. Designer and Your Garden Made Perfect presenter And the Here's some of the best other high street innovations. helps you plan your veg patches, find the best crops and companion plants for your climate and location - and sets timely reminders. offers instant plant solutions. You can map out your bed and aspect, use its soil ID tech, and then rely on its algorithm to come up with a list of plants that will thrive - and where to buy them. Literally point the phone at a plant in a garden centre and ask Gemini Live - in real time - questions like: 'is this good for my south facing garden - and if not, which similar plants would work.' Show it a struggling specimen and ask it what's wrong - or even use the Pixel Studio app to visualise how that piece of garden furniture you're hankering after, would fit in your outside space. Stick this nifty little gadget into your houseplant pot - set up the app - and the pebble will alert you to when attention is needed on water levels, light exposure, temperature and nutrient needs. operates their mower from an app - where you can measure out your garden using Google maps to help it move between different areas with ease - and it won't kill any hedgehogs. . IRRIGATION There's lots of smart water timers out there that allow you to take control of irrigating your garden - with just an app and a box you attach to your outside tap. But NEWS! GROW-your-own gardening expert, Launched with the support of The main awards include Best Allotment, Best Garden Plot and Best New Plot - a plot started in the past 12 months, From these, the overall winner will be crowned Plot of the Year. Plus there's additional recognition for Kids on the Plot, Best Small Plot - such as a windowsill garden, Biodiversity on the Plot, and Best Community Plot. The main competition prize is £1,000 worth of GARDENA products and gardening vouchers, as well as a champion's plaque. For more information visit NEWS! Ambassador for The 2025 UK School Gardening Tour will bring hands on gardening experiences to schools across the country, highlighting its benefits for sustainability, mental well-being and education. It will include interactive workshops - and showcase how outdoor learning supports subjects like science and maths. 'The tour will show kids that growing their own plants isn't just fun, it's a skill for life' he told Sun Gardening. For more information visit WIN! Robert Dyas is offering one lucky reader the chance to win nearly £370 worth of For more gardening news, tips and competitions, follow me
