7 d. ago Met chief says he will not resign over ‘vile’ BBC footage of toxic police culture

Mark Rowley says Met is dealing with misogynist and racist officers who undermine force and ‘want him out’The Metropolitan police commissioner has said he will not resign after secretly filmed footage revealed racist, misogynistic and violent behaviour and views at a police station known for its toxic culture for more than three years.Sir Mark Rowley said BBC Panorama footage was “vile to watch” and that it showed “incontrovertible evidence” to support fast-track dismissal for the officers involved. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago In full: Met chief's letter to home secretary after BBC investigation

In full: Met chief's letter to home secretary after BBC investigation  BBC

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7 d. ago Watch: Met Police chief says Panorama's findings are 'horrific'

Watch: Met Police chief says Panorama's findings are 'horrific'  BBC

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7 d. ago Met cops filmed calling for migrants to be shot and joking about rape

Met Police chief Sir Mark Rowley slammed the conduct exposed in the BBC investigation as “disgraceful, totally unacceptable and contrary to the values and standards” of the force.

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1 week ago You're too good! BBC chiefs twice rejected Amber Davies for Strictly because she'd starred in musicals

As the row over her casting grows, The Mail on Sunday can reveal the West End star had previously met with BBC bosses only to be told she had too much experience.

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3 w. ago BBC News’s chief executive says broadcaster must act as a ‘town square’ for UK

Deborah Turness also said impartial journalism is needed now ‘more than ever’ while speaking at the Royal Television Society Convention in Cambridge.

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3 w. ago DAILY MAIL COMMENT: Starmer pledged to 'end the chaos'. So how's that going?

He lost his deputy prime minister Angela Rayner and his ambassador to the US Peter Mandelson to separate scandals within a week, and his own MPs are openly questioning his judgment.

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4 w. ago Big pharma will stop investing in UK, warns eminent scientist Sir John Bell

Warning follows news of US drugmaker Merck’s decision to scrap planned £1bn London research centreSir John Bell, a prominent scientist who brought business and government together during the Covid-19 vaccine rollout, has warned that other big pharmaceutical companies will stop investing in the UK, after Merck’s decision to scrap its planned £1bn London research centre.Bell, a former regius professor of medicine at the University of Oxford, told the BBC’s Today programme that he had spoken to several chief executives of large companies in the past six months “and they’re all in the same space, and that is, they’re not going to do any more investing in the UK”. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Big pharma will stop investing in UK, top scientist warns after Merck’s £1bn exit

Comments by former professor of medicine at Oxford follow scrapping of planned London research centre Sir John Bell, a prominent scientist who brought business and government together during the Covid-19 vaccine rollout, has warned that other big pharmaceutical companies will stop investing in the UK, after Merck’s decision to scrap its planned £1bn London research centre.Bell, a former regius professor of medicine at the University of Oxford, told Today on BBC Radio 4 that he had spoken to several chief executives of large companies in the past six months “and they’re all in the same space, and that is, they’re not going to do any more investing in the UK”. Continue reading...

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last month BBC chiefs tell MPs ‘nobody is irreplaceable’ as they face questions on scandals

They are being grilled on the BBC’s Gaza documentary, Glastonbury coverage and Gregg Wallace investigation.

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