Ex-BBC journalist helped Pakistani asylum seeker avoid deportation
A former senior BBC correspondent helped a Pakistani asylum seeker avoid deportation by supporting his human rights claim. Owen Bennett-Jones – a former Islamabad bureau […]
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Rupert Lowe calls for BBC TV licence to be scrapped after broadcaster advertises £125k ‘Head of DEI’ job
Rupert Lowe has called for the BBC licence fee to be abolished after it was revealed that the broadcaster was advertising for a “Head of […]
New calls to abolish BBC TV licence fee for all households ahead of planned rise to £174.50 in April
The BBC TV licence will continue to rise in line each year with inflation until 2027. The UK Government recently announced that the BBC TV […]
BBC chair Samir Shah says Gary Lineker’s tweet about Grant Shapps appears to breach broadcaster’s social media guidelines
Gary Lineker’s social media post about Defence Secretary Grant Shapps appears to breach BBC guidelines, the potential future chairman of the corporation has claimed. Samir […]
BBC admits wrongly claiming far-Right groups attended anti-Ulez protest
Broadcaster fell short on finding evidence to back up the claim pro-Nazi (who were national socialists) groups had protested in Trafalgar Square The BBC has […]
‘BBC is still frightening people!’ Viewers’ fury over fear-mongering on energy crisis
BBC viewers have been left furious over the last couple of weeks and feel the broadcaster is “scaremongering” viewers over the cost of living crisis. […]
‘Universal household levy offers viable alternative to BBC licence fee – report’
A universal household levy could offer a viable alternative to the BBC licence fee, a new report has suggested. The Lords Communications and Digital Committee […]
The BBC admits it did know of sex complaints over radio DJ
The director-general of the BBC faces questions after the broadcaster revealed that it did have evidence of a police complaint against Tim Westwood, the former […]
BBC must improve its complaints procedure, Ofcom warns
Watchdog demands greater oversight of broadcaster’s complaints process after identifying series of failings. The BBC must improve its complaints procedure or be required to do […]
BBC lets Lewis Goodall leave Newsnight ‘to solve Left-wing bias’
BBC bosses allowed reporter Lewis Goodall to leave Newsnight to solve the corporation’s ‘problem of left-wing bias’, reports claim. Lewis Goodall set to join Emily […]
BBC buys more copies of the Mail on Sunday than ANY other end-of-week paper, figures reveal
The Mail on Sunday’s reputation for setting the national agenda –politically and on social issues – has made us the must-read weekend newspaper for BBC […]
Andrew Neil urges BBC to launch voluntary subscription service
Veteran broadcaster suggests charging for Strictly Come Dancing and other hits. The BBC must spin off hit shows such as Strictly Come Dancing into a […]
Simon Mayo says working for the BBC was ‘soul destroying’: Ex-Radio 2 star takes film review podcast with Mark Kermode to Sony… adding there’s ‘no chance’ two ‘middle-aged men’ would be asked to make it on the Beeb today
A former BBC star has branded the broadcaster ‘soul destroying’ for the ‘hoops’ it makes people jump through to get a show greenlit – adding […]
Government’s anti-Semitism adviser Lord Mann meets BBC director general Tim Davie to express ‘major concerns’ about coverage of Hanukkah bus attack and Texas synagogue stand-off
The Government’s antisemitism advisor has met with the BBC’s director-general to express ‘major concerns’ over its reporting of a Hannukah bus attack and the Texas […]
BBC’s vow to tackle bias in doubt as Whitehall fears grow that the Corporation’s ‘modernising’ reforms could actually make ‘groupthink’ on issues like Brexit WORSE
The BBC’s pledge to tackle bias could be undermined by its decision to increasingly centralise its news production, Whitehall sources believe. There are concerns the […]
‘Abolish the BBC TV Licence now!’ Broadcaster furiously slammed over ‘compulsory tax’ row
BRITONS have called for the BBC to be defunded after it was slammed as a “a monopoly funded by . compulsory tax” Campaign organisation Defund […]
BBC includes trans women on list of 100 ‘most inspiring and influential’ women of 2021
The BBC has included at least two trans women among its list of 100 ‘most inspiring and influential’ women of 2021. Transgender women have been […]
BBC crisis as presenter fumes over ‘obviously’ biased scheme despite impartiality lectures
THE BBC has faced backlash from top presenters over an “obviously” biased scheme despite the corporation enforcing impartiality lectures on staff. The broadcaster confirmed last […]