6 h. ago BBC attacks King over tax: Veteran David Dimbleby says 'ultra

The veteran broadcaster, 87, took aim at what he called the 'billionaire' monarch, 77, and questioned why the royals are exempt from capital gains and corporation tax.

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43 h. ago Royal Family set to be charged thousands of pounds a year under Reeves' mansions tax

Royal properties will not be exempt from the Chancellor's tax grab, meaning the King could be on the hook for a sizeable bill.

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3 d. ago Kensington and Chelsea Council cyber attack sees emergency plans initiated

Kensington and Chelsea Council cyber attack sees emergency plans initiated  BBC

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4 d. ago How populist attacks on BBC are motivated by an Orwellian desire to hide the truth

By reporting what is actually happening, the BBC is an enemy of populist authoritarians whose route to power lies in trashing the truth and creating their own alternative facts

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5 d. ago After this shower of Establishment flummery, if I were Trump I'd ask for $15billion: QUENTIN LETTS watches BBC bosses being grilled

Samir Shah, under-attack chairman of the even-more-in-the-mire BBC , tiptoed into the Commons culture committee.

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5 d. ago After this shower of Establishment flummery, if I were Trump I'd ask for $15 billion: QUENTIN LETTS watches BBC bosses being grilled

Samir Shah, under-attack chairman of the even-more-in-the-mire BBC , tiptoed into the Commons culture committee.

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9 d. ago Teenagers plead not guilty over Transport for London cyber attack

Teenagers plead not guilty over Transport for London cyber attack  BBC

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1 week ago FBI worker says he was wrongfully terminated for having Pride flag at desk

David Maltinsky, a 16-year veteran, says in lawsuit agency retaliated against him for engaging in protected speechA longtime FBI employee has filed a lawsuit alleging that he was fired for displaying a Pride flag at his desk, naming FBI director Kash Patel, the justice department and attorney general Pam Bondi as defendants.According to David Maltinsky, an intelligence specialist who had served with the bureau for 16 years, his wrongful termination earlier this year was “unconstitutional and politically motivated”. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Grok turns on creator Elon Musk and issues ominous warning over AI plans

Elon Musk's AI chatbot, which has previously courted controversy after it praised Adolf Hitler, also spiralled into a blistering attack on the BBC in a series of posts

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2 w. ago BBC chief rallies 'incredible' troops in face of 'attacks' over Donald Trump Panorama scandal

A top BBC chief urged her staff to 'check in' with colleagues who work in news following the 'attacks' over the Donald Trump Panorama scandal.

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2 w. ago Trump WILL sue the BBC! US President says he will seek 'anywhere from $1

Donald Trump said he will sue the BBC as he blasted the broadcaster with a fiery rebuke to its apology last night. 

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2 w. ago BBC licence fee ‘criminalises people who want to watch television’, Nadine Dorries says

Former Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries has attacked the BBC licence fee , arguing the mandatory payment "criminalises people who want to watch television."

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2 w. ago MPs warned against 'sustained attack' on BBC after Donald Trump legal threat

US President Donald Trump threatened to sue the BBC for $1billion if it fails to retract 'false' and 'defamatory' statements after his speech was edited in a Panorama documentary

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2 w. ago With his threat of a $1bn lawsuit against BBC, Trump’s assault on the media goes global

US president’s latest media target comes from across the pond as he continues to scrutinize coverage he does not likeDonald Trump has, for years, used legal threats and lawsuits to pressure news companies who put out coverage he does not like. After his return to power, a string of US broadcasters and tech firms have paid tens of millions of dollars to settle such cases.The president has now gone global with this campaign, crossing the pond to threaten the BBC with a $1bn lawsuit over an episode of the Panorama documentary program that aired more than a year ago. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago The BBC must be protected from Trump and others who seek to weaponise it for their own gain

Mistakes have been made and responses have been slow, but this latest attack on the BBC is a blow for everyone who values its services

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2 w. ago Trump 'corrupt' attack on BBC slapped down by No10 as 'fake news' crisis grows after Tim Davie quit

BBC chairman Samir Shah is expected to apologise for the way a speech by Donald Trump was edited for Panorama

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3 w. ago The BBC is facing a coordinated, politically motivated attack. With these resignations, it has given in | Jane Martinson

The corporation should have stood up to the Telegraph, Trump and the Tories. Now, its enemies know how little it takes for it to foldThe resignation of the BBC’s director general, Tim Davie, over accusations of bias comes as a shock and leaves a gulf at the top of the corporation when it needs leadership most. Davie stressed that the decision was his alone – neither the board, nor even many of those who led the coordinated attack among rightwing press and politicians expected it.Now the resignations of both Davie and the CEO of BBC News, Deborah Turness, have shown that baying for blood gets results.Jane Martinson is professor of financial journalism at City St George’s and a member of the board of the Scott Trust, which owns the Guardian Media Group. She writes in a personal capacityDo you have an opinion on the issues raised in this article? If you would like to submit a response of up to 300 words by email to be considered for publication in our letters section, please click here...

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3 w. ago BBC star Chunkz has sparked controversy after he said he would DISOWN his own child if they left Islam

YouTuber Chunkz has sparked controversy after he said he would disown his child if they left the religion of Islam.

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3 w. ago BBC accused of selectively editing Trump clip from day of Capitol attack

Panorama spliced together clips to make it appear clearer president encouraged attack, former external adviser saysThe BBC has been accused of selectively editing a Donald Trump speech to make it appear clearer that he encouraged the US Capitol attack, according to a former external adviser to the corporation.An edition of Panorama, broadcast a week before the US election, spliced together clips of a Trump speech made on 6 January 2021. The spliced clip suggested that Trump told the crowd: “We’re going to walk down to the Capitol and I’ll be there with you, and we fight. We fight like hell.” Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Man in court over Huntingdon train stabbing and separate attack in London hours before

Man in court over Huntingdon train stabbing and separate attack in London hours before  BBC

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