1 hour ago Households set to receive £174 BBC TV licence refund after boss resigns

UK households are set to receive refunds of up to £174 from TV Licensing following the unexpected resignation of director general Tim Davie and BBC News head Deborah Turness.

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11 h. ago Defiant Davie lashes out at BBC 'enemies' but admits to staff that mistakes have been made

The director-general, who will stay in his post until a successor is found, said it had been a 'tough few days' since he announced his resignation alongside Deborah Turness.

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13 h. ago QUENTIN LETTS: Relating the fall of the BBC boss, Lisa Nandy could have been burying the family gerbil

After teatime, at an hour when most people at Broadcasting House were probably on their fifth jolt of neat gin, the Commons got round to discussing the BBC crisis.

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17 h. ago BBC's Deborah Turness loved attention and was a 'super schmoozer'

One can only imagine how Deborah Turness must have felt arriving at the BBC yesterday only to be 'doorstepped' by the BBC's highly rated special correspondent Lucy Manning.

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18 h. ago Vile NHS boss who raped child, 12, and sexually abused five more jailed for 28 years

Senior NHS executive and paedophile Paul Lipscombe, 51, has been sentenced to 28 years and one month in jail for raping a child and sexually abusing five other children

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18 h. ago 'Monster' NHS boss raped kids and abused others after grooming them on Snapchat

Paul Lipscombe raped a 12-year-old and sexually abused five others after grooming them on Snapchat - the married executive was described as 'devious' and 'manipulative'

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22 h. ago Norway boss issues Martin Odegaard injury update as Arsenal face anxious Tottenham wait

Arsenal captain Martin Odegaard is currently out injured and Norway boss Stale Solbakken has provided an update on his fitness

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22 h. ago BBC boss Tim Davie warns staff to not let narrative be 'given by enemies' amid Trump threat

As Donald Trump threatens the BBC with billion-dollar legal action in a row over 'editing', Beeb director-general Tim Davie has spoken to staff ahead of his departure

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26 h. ago Sanctimonious GB News is in no place to lecture BBC on fairness

Editorial: It was a calamitous error of judgement for ‘Panorama’ to edit Donald Trump’s notorious January 6 speech – but, in a more rational world, the corporation’s top brass would not have to pay such a heavy price. The BBC is unique in the world and still worth defending

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26 h. ago The Kinahan cartel's 'treasure map': How crime boss led police to gang's hidden gun arsenal in botched bid for a shorter sentence

The Mail has been given an exclusive insight into the UK National Crime Agency operation that exposed his plot through insider testimony from the lead detective involved.

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29 h. ago Liverpool news: Jurgen Klopp's private text to Arne Slot as Reds boss points finger of blame

The latest Liverpool news as Arne Slot's side were demolished by Manchester City on Sunday, with the Reds' boss coming under pressure once again

Economics

32 h. ago Revealed: The cold fury that erupted as BBC board turned on news boss. But will hurricane Deborah take her revenge?

As Deborah Turness strode into the wood-panelled boardroom on the third floor of BBC Broadcasting House the tension in the air was almost tangible.

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34 h. ago Will 'deluded and loathed' BBC deputy who is 'staunch defender of doctored Donald Trump footage' be next Beeb boss to be swept away?

Despite the impartiality scandal which has rocked the corporation and led to the resignations of Tim Davie and head of news Deborah Turness, her deputy Jonathan Munro remains in post.

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36 h. ago Car saleswoman who claimed her boss referred to them as 'Beauty and the Beast' loses sex discrimination case

Hanan Gendi complained that her manager Mark Brown compared her to Belle from the Disney classic and him to the Beast, a tribunal heard.

Economics

39 h. ago Tim Davie and Deborah Turness were right to resign – to give the BBC a fighting chance

Editorial: It was a calamitous error of judgement for ‘Panorama’ to edit Donald Trump’s notorious January 6 speech – but, in a more rational world, the corporation’s top brass would not have to pay such a heavy price. The BBC is unique in the world and still worth defending

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39 h. ago BBC board member with Tory links ‘led charge’ in systemic bias claims, say insiders

Sources say Robbie Gibb amplified criticisms of Trump, Gaza and trans rights coverage, and had ‘a lot of oxygen in the room’‘Make no mistake – this was a coup’: the extraordinary downfall of the BBC’s top bossesA BBC board member with links to the Conservative party “led the charge” in pressuring the corporation’s leadership over claims of systemic bias in coverage of Donald Trump, Gaza and transgender rights, the Guardian has been told.Sources said Robbie Gibb, Theresa May’s former communications chief who was appointed to the BBC’s board during Boris Johnson’s time as prime minister, amplified the criticisms in key board meetings that preceded the shock resignation of the director general, Tim Davie, and the head of BBC News, Deborah Turness. Continue reading...

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39 h. ago The Guardian view on the BBC under siege: Britain must defend its own truth | Editorial

With Donald Trump circling and Labour ministers wavering, defending the corporation’s independence is now a test of national willThe chair of the BBC, Samir Shah, struck a defensive tone in his interview to explain the mess the broadcaster has found itself in. The impression was of an organisation under siege rather than one confidently self-correcting. Mr Shah will be busy. He must find a new director general after Tim Davie resigned. Gone too is the CEO of news, Deborah Turness. Both resigned after an exhausting rightwing campaign which cried bias at every turn and was energised by an absurd transatlantic attempt to paint the BBC as part of a global liberal conspiracy.A giant like the BBC will make mistakes. The failure is not owning them fast enough and moving on. The corporation remains one of Britain’s few genuinely national institutions – and ministers say it is a “light on the hill” for people here and abroad. The BBC is the most trusted source of news in ...

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39 h. ago ‘Make no mistake – this was a coup’: the extraordinary downfall of the BBC’s top bosses

The whirlwind that started when Deborah Turness came under attack at a board meeting is part of a wider political story, some sayWhen Deborah Turness, the now departed BBC News chief, was first invited to a meeting with the corporation’s board a few weeks ago, there was little to suggest it would be a particularly significant encounter.But instead of a routine meeting, she came under attack over an item added to the agenda. Continue reading...

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41 h. ago Tax rises are coming... and if air travellers are sacrificed to pay even more, it will be a disaster for Britain, says former BA boss

Rachel Reeves' plans to hike taxes on holidaymakers would be a 'disaster for Britain', a former British Airways boss has warned.

Economics

42 h. ago John Torode breaks silence on MasterChef axe as BBC boss Tim Davie forced out

The Australian chef had some choice words as his former employers were plunged into turmoil

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