28 h. ago Where's Tim Davie? BBC chief 'in hiding as he plots his exit strategy' amid impartiality row

The director-general is yet to speak out after an internal report on Monday accused him of 'inaction' against alleged breaches of impartiality - despite calls from critics for him to face the music.

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35 h. ago BORIS JOHNSON: Until BBC boss Tim Davie either comes clean on how Panorama doctored Trump's speech

So where is Tim Davie? What has happened to the Director-General of the BBC? It rather looks as though he has decided to go to ground.

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36 h. ago Tuchel open to England extension; Spurs supporting Udogie after ‘terrible situation’: football news – live

⚽ Join our writers for all of the latest football updates⚽ Premier League: 10 things to look out for this weekend‘A moral crisis in Turkish football’Turkish prosecutors said on Friday they had ordered the detention of 21 people, including 17 referees and the chairman of an unnamed Super Lig club as part of an investigation into alleged betting on football matches.Maybe I was a bit unfair with that comment (about downing tools). Maybe I was a bit unfair because I don’t know him that well as a person.From a performance point of view I think I was speaking what I felt and what I was seeing and I felt I was right. Continue reading...

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37 h. ago Tuchel open to England extension beyond World Cup; awards for Amorim and Mbeumo: football news – live

⚽ Join our writers for all of the latest football updates⚽ Premier League: 10 things to look out for this weekend‘A moral crisis in Turkish football’Turkish prosecutors said on Friday they had ordered the detention of 21 people, including 17 referees and the chairman of an unnamed Super Lig club as part of an investigation into alleged betting on football matches.Maybe I was a bit unfair with that comment (about downing tools). Maybe I was a bit unfair because I don’t know him that well as a person.From a performance point of view I think I was speaking what I felt and what I was seeing and I felt I was right. Continue reading...

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39 h. ago Tuchel ‘delighted’ to recall Bellingham and Foden; Wolves target Edwards not at Boro training: football news – live

⚽ Join our writers for all of the latest football updates⚽ Premier League: 10 things to look out for this weekend‘A moral crisis in Turkish football’Turkish prosecutors said on Friday they had ordered the detention of 21 people, including 17 referees and the chairman of an unnamed Super Lig club as part of an investigation into alleged betting on football matches.Maybe I was a bit unfair with that comment (about downing tools). Maybe I was a bit unfair because I don’t know him that well as a person.From a performance point of view I think I was speaking what I felt and what I was seeing and I felt I was right. Continue reading...

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40 h. ago Tuchel ‘delighted’ to recall Bellingham and Foden; Amorim named manager of the month: football news – live

⚽ Join our writers for all of the latest football updates⚽ Premier League: 10 things to look out for this weekend‘A moral crisis in Turkish football’Turkish prosecutors said on Friday they had ordered the detention of 21 people, including 17 referees and the chairman of an unnamed Super Lig club as part of an investigation into alleged betting on football matches.Maybe I was a bit unfair with that comment (about downing tools). Maybe I was a bit unfair because I don’t know him that well as a person.From a performance point of view I think I was speaking what I felt and what I was seeing and I felt I was right. Continue reading...

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41 h. ago Tuchel ‘delighted’ to recall Bellingham and Foden; Rooney ‘a bit unfair’ to Van Dijk: football news – live

⚽ Join our writers for all of the latest football updates⚽ Premier League: 10 things to look out for this weekend‘A moral crisis in Turkish football’Turkish prosecutors said on Friday they had ordered the detention of 21 people, including 17 referees and the chairman of an unnamed Super Lig club as part of an investigation into alleged betting on football matches.Maybe I was a bit unfair with that comment (about downing tools). Maybe I was a bit unfair because I don’t know him that well as a person.From a performance point of view I think I was speaking what I felt and what I was seeing and I felt I was right. Continue reading...

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42 h. ago Bellingham and Foden recalled to England squad; Rooney ‘a bit unfair’ to Van Dijk: football news – live

⚽ Join our writers for all of the latest football updates⚽ Premier League: 10 things to look out for this weekend‘A moral crisis in Turkish football’Turkish prosecutors said on Friday they had ordered the detention of 21 people, including 17 referees and the chairman of an unnamed Super Lig club as part of an investigation into alleged betting on football matches.Maybe I was a bit unfair with that comment (about downing tools). Maybe I was a bit unfair because I don’t know him that well as a person.From a performance point of view I think I was speaking what I felt and what I was seeing and I felt I was right. Continue reading...

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45 h. ago Turkish prosecutors issue detention warrants in soccer betting scandal

Turkish prosecutors have issued detention warrants for 21 people, including 17 referees and a top-flight soccer club president, in a betting scandal investigation

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3 d. ago Moment Livingston boss David Martindale gets round of applause on BBC politics show as he’s quizzed on the BUDGET

LIVINGSTON boss David Martindale is used to facing questions on Scottish football every week. But he took himself out of his comfort zone tonight as he took part in a leading POLITICAL programme - and ended up being quizzed about the BUDGET. We told you earlier this week how Livingston manager Martindale, 51, would appear...

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3 d. ago Ofcom boss Lord Grade calls on the BBC to 'seriously' examine impartiality concerns after Trump row

The head of the broadcasting regulator Ofcom has called on the BBC to 'seriously' examine concerns over impartiality - as the whistleblower prepares to give evidence to parliament.

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4 d. ago 'Heads should roll!': BBC boss Tim Davie left fighting for his job over 'shocking' impartiality row

BBC bosses are facing 'serious questions' over their handling of a report on impartiality as the corporation stands accused of 'pushing Hamas lies around the world'.

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4 d. ago Inside 'cocaine' capital where drugs are 'legal' and sold on street corners

An ex-con-turned-influencer was stunned to see how easy it is was to score drugs in a city dubbed the "cocaine capital" due to lax laws which allows people to possess small amounts without prosecution

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9 d. ago 5 more arrests made in the investigation into Louvre jewel heist

The Paris prosecutor says five more people have been arrested in the investigation into the theft of crown jewels from the Louvre Museum

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1 week ago Australia v India: first men’s Twenty20 international abandoned – as it happened

First T20: India 97 for 1 v Australia. Match abandonedRain forces T20I at Manuka Oval to be called off after 9.4 oversAbhishek Sharma has lit up the T20 in Canberra but all good things must come to an end. After throwing his bat at anything and everything it is a tame dismissal as the 25-year-old chips to Tim David at mid-off. Abhishek mis-read a slower ball from Nathan Ellis but that was some clever bowling.3rd over: India 26-0 (Abhishek 19, Gill 7) Shubman Gill is batting in his partner’s shadow but gets the runs flowing with a top edge over the keeper to the rope. Hazlewood did everything right by bowling back of a length but is unfortunate not to pick up a wicket. Abhishek ruins what was otherwise a tidy over with a glance off his hip over short fine leg for another boundary. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Top jockey warned about future whip breaches after receiving huge ban for repeat offending

David Allan, stable jockey to Tim Easterby, was given a 42-day suspension, of which nine were deferred, after his third ‘totting up’ referral

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2 w. ago NBA gambling scandal shines harsh light on US sports’ embrace of betting

Two sweeping federal indictments have implicated big names in basketball and raised uncomfortable questions about who benefits from legalized gamblingThe NBA gambling scandal is the biggest story of the year in US sports, a culmination of the years-long embrace between professional leagues and the multibillion-dollar gambling industry that has now crossed the line from synergy into scandal.In two sweeping federal indictments unsealed in Brooklyn on Thursday, prosecutors charged more than 30 people – including the Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier, Portland Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups and former NBA player and assistant Damon Jones – with schemes that turned inside information and rigged card games into engines of profit for organized crime. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Amanda Holden slams 'boring' Strictly host rumours and urges BBC boss to 'call co

Amanda Holden has urged the executive producer of Strictly Come Dancing to consider her co-star as a replacement for Tess Daly or Claudia Winkleman, after the pair announced their decision to quit

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2 w. ago Claudia Winkleman and Tess Daly's Strictly exit pact and showdown with BBC boss

The co-hosts announced that they will be leaving the iconic dancing show at the end of the current series.

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2 w. ago BBC boss breaks silence on Claudia Winkleman and Tess Daly's Strictly Come Dancing exit

The duo, who have been presenting the BBC One dancing competition together since 2014, took to Instagram to break the news to fans on Thursday - and now show bosses have reacted.

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