The Chronicle

THEY SAID WHAT?

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“If young people don’t consider the BBC as a core part of their viewing, then it may be hard to encourage them to pay the licence fee which will have significan­t implicatio­ns for the BBC’s revenue and its ability to deliver its mission and public purposes” Ofcom warns the BBC may become unsustaina­ble unless it can attract younger viewers.

“Do whatever you need to do to be heard, make a difference, leave a footprint. Never give up hope. Don’t change yourself, change the game”

Pioneering hijab-wearing model Halima Aden tells the One Young World conference to never let racism stand in the way of chasing your dreams.

“I’m struggling to think of a greater contrast with my old job: the bliss of Beethoven and Brahms instead of Brexit and backstops. Maybe there really is another world out there”

Veteran broadcaste­r John Humphrys previews his return to the airwaves ahead of a guest presenting slot on Classic FM.

“We took a taxi from the airport and drove past the stadium and said to the taxi driver, ‘We are going there tonight to watch Liverpool’, but he didn’t say much. In hindsight that should have made us realise”

Two Liverpool fans mistakenly travel to Ghent instead of Genk (pictured below), both in Belgium, for a Champions League match.

“I’m actually quite anxious and introverte­d as a person but being paid to dance around in my underwear and hand out glow-sticks and wristbands did wonders for my confidence!”

Barista Harry Watson, who was forced to quit his job after a shock rheumatoid arthritis diagnosis, reinvents himself as a drag queen.

“We want to get everyone dancing. If there are some dads hanging around in the corner, we won’t put the snow machine on until they’re up having fun”

Mother Faye Kenny has found a way to continue her partying days into parenthood by creating a “raves for babies” business.

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