57 h. ago ‘My TV licence fee shouldn’t be used to compensate Donald Trump’

A petition urging the BBC not to compensate Donald Trump following his $1 billon legal threat has now passed over 45,000 signatures.

Politics

68 h. 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."

Events

5 d. ago Sir Keir Starmer ducks demands to ditch the licence fee as he rallies behind the BBC and insists it is 'stronger than ever'... while Trump threatens to hit the corporation with a $1billion lawsuit

Downing Street pushed back against claims by Donald Trump that the corporation's 'corrupt' journalists are peddling '100 per cent fake news'.

Events

5 d. ago POLL OF THE DAY: Is it time to scrap BBC licence fee as corporation finds itself embroiled in ANOTHER scandal?

The explosive edit led to the downfall of director-general Tim Davie and the head of BBC News, Deborah Turness, (pictured).

Politics

5 d. ago Nigel Farage warns BBC licence fee 'cannot survive' and broadcaster might have 'no future' as he says Trump is 'enraged' about speech

Nigel Farage complained that the corporation has been 'institutionally biased for decades' as he responded to the dramatic resignations of the Director General and head of news.

Events

5 d. ago Should licence fee be scrapped after BBC’s latest scandal? VOTE NOW

BBC director-general Tim Davie dramatically resigned last night following the latest scandal to hit the broadcaster. It comes after a leaked memo written by the former BBC editorial and guidelines committee adviser, said the BBC misled viewers by doctoring clips of a Donald Trump speech. A Panorama episode spliced together different sections of President Trump's...

Politics

1 week ago BBC licence fee 2026 update: New annual fee predicted as thousands stop paying

An additional 300,000 households have stopped paying the licence fee in the last 12 months

Politics

1 week ago Government urged to replace annual BBC TV licence fee with ads before price rise

The annual TV licence fee is set to rise in April 2026

Politics

1 week ago New call to replace annual TV licence fee of £174.50 with adverts or paywall

The BBC TV licence fee could rise from £174.50 to £181.15 next April under the current uprating measure.

Economics

1 week ago Blow for millions of families as BBC licence fee is set to be hiked to more than £180 a YEAR

TV viewers already pay an annual rate of £174.50, which is on course to increase by almost £7 in the spring.

Economics

2 w. ago You could be due a £174 TV Licence refund if you only watch four things

The BBC TV licence is an annual fee - but not everyone needs to pay for it

Economics

4 w. ago BBC set to cut its evening current affairs programming as number of licence fee payers plummets

The corporation is grappling with a steep decline in its funding, with 300,000 households ditching the licence fee last year.

Society