In brief: ‘Manuelgate’ girl attacks BBC

Georgina Baillie (pictured), Andrew Sachs's granddaughter and the women at the heart of the "Manuelgate" affair, has said that Russell Brand's resignation and the BBC's suspension of Jonathan Ross were "out of proportion" and has asked for them both to be reinstated...........A former member of The Smiths, the guitarist Johnny Marr, has been made Visiting Professor of Music at Salford University………….The broadcasting watchdog Ofcom is examining the comments that Jeremy Clarkson made on BBC 2's Top Gear about lorry drivers "murdering prostitutes"………….Lewis Hamilton's Pussycat Dolls girlfriend Nicole Scherzinger has issued a public declaration of love for the Formula One champion on YouTube………….According to Ray Davies, his band The Kinks have begun writing new songs ahead of a possible reunion………….  ·