1 hour ago Malta accuses BBC of 'discrimination' as its forced to change lyric of its Eurovision song after broadcaster complained about its similarity to vulgar English word

Malta will change the lyrics of its Eurovision entry lyrics to remove the word Kant, which means singing in Maltese, after the BBC complained because of its similarity to a vulgar word.

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4 h. ago BBC broadcasting legend John Simpson shows support for The Usual Place in Dumfries

The renowned foreign correspondent paid a visit to the Academy Street charity, which is undergoing a restructure due to rising costs.

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41 h. ago BBC chairman Samir Shah says broadcaster needs more northern working class staff

He also discussed how junior staff have felt ‘vulnerable’ and ‘preyed on’ by people with power.

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54 h. ago BBC Breakfast star dives to the floor during live broadcast in hilarious blunder

BBC Breakfast presenter Mike Bushell was quick to hit the deck after detailing the latest sports news to Charlie Stayt and Naga Munchetty.

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62 h. ago Malta's controversial Eurovision entry takes swipe at BBC after 'broadcaster demanded her song be changed over X

The Maltese singer took a swipe at the broadcaster while appearing on BBC2's Newsnight as she sought to defend her entry titled Kant, which translates to 'singing' in the native language.

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3 d. ago Protesters rail against BBC in Broadcasting House demo as Gaza documentary row rages

Dame Maureen Lipman gave a speech outside the BBC headquarters in central London

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3 d. ago Protest held outside BBC Broadcasting House as Gaza documentary row rages

Dame Maureen Lipman gave a speech outside the BBC headquarters in central London

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3 d. ago Trump dreams of a Maga empire – but he’s more likely to leave us a nuclear hellscape | Alexander Hurst

The US president’s new imperialism could make real the apocalyptic world depicted by cold war filmmakersIn 1965, the British government blocked the BBC from broadcasting The War Game, a pseudo-documentary film it had commissioned depicting just what a nuclear attack on the UK would entail. The film, the government judged, was simply too “horrifying” for the public. Two decades after that, The War Game finally aired, prior to the release of the 1984 film Threads, which, in imagining the aftermath of a nuclear attack on the UK, was the first movie to deal with the scientific reality of nuclear winter.When I was 11, I had nightmares for a few weeks after seeing a trailer for a nuclear doomsday film (The Sum of All Fears) that ran prior to a cinema screening of The Fellowship of the Ring (I had just read the three Lord of the Rings volumes). The Nazgûl were disturbing, of course, but they were not of the real world, unlike nukes. This January, I was confronted with The War Game at an ex...

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4 d. ago Stone Cold drops massive John Cena showdown clue as WWE legend addresses WrestleMania 41 line up

The Hall-of-Famer was keeping his cards close to his chest if he would likely team up with Cody Rhodes

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4 d. ago Rishi Sunak opens up on his biggest parenting ‘fail’ to Nick Robinson

Former prime minister Rishi Sunak has revealed one of his biggest parenting “fails” to BBC broadcaster Nick Robinson.

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5 d. ago BBC broadcaster quits after 40 years saying 'the time has come'

Sally Taylor has been a regular face on the BBC for the last four decades, but has now announced she is stepping down from her role as a presenter for BBC South

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5 d. ago BBC broadcasting legend says the 'time has come' as they quit after 40 years on air

BBC presenter Sally Taylor, who has been described as a 'broadcasting legend', is set to record her final show for BBC South on 20 March after broadcasting for more than 40 years

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5 d. ago BBC director general Tim Davie doesn’t rule out reairing controversial Gaza documentary

The BBC previously said it had ‘no plans to broadcast the programme again in its current form or return it to iPlayer’

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7 d. ago Rob Burrow’s widow to run London Marathon in tribute to husband

Also among the runners will be the daughter of BBC broadcaster Bill Turnbull, Flora.

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7 d. ago BBC's most senior news executive 'watched controversial Gaza documentary WEEKS ago and failed to question it'

Deborah Turness, Chief Executive of BBC News and Current Affairs, watched Gaza: How to Survive a War Zone at a private screening almost three weeks before it was aired.

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9 d. ago DAILY MAIL COMMENT: Police involvement in BBC's Hamas documentary is among the 'darkest moments' in broadcaster's history

DM Comment: After the Jimmy Savile and Princess Diana scandals, the BBC was supposed to clean up its act. This disgraceful episode shows its reputation remains in the gutter.

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1 week ago Jamie Carragher told he 'can f*** off' as Chelsea legend tears into AFCON claim

Chelsea and Nigeria legend John Obi Mikel has furiously hit back at Sky Sports pundit Jamie Carragher for saying the Africa Cup of Nations is not a major tournament

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1 week ago Amazon Prime series has viewers 'absolutely hooked' as show returns to screens after 15 years

Amazon Prime has recently dropped the new drama series which was originally broadcast on the BBC in 2010.

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1 week ago Gary Lineker condemns BBC for pulling Gaza documentary amid backlash over its 'Hamas links' as he accuses the broadcaster of bowing to 'censorship' and racism

Gary Lineker has condemned the BBC for bowing to 'censorship' after the broadcaster pulled Gaza: How to Survive a Warzone from its iPlayer platform following claims of links to Hamas.

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1 week ago BBC broadcaster Peter Jay included illegitimate son from his affair with the family nanny in his will alongside his six other children

Peter Jay's illegitimate son Nicholas Tustian was born out of wedlock in 1980 after he had a brief affair with the nanny of his three children.

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