96 m. ago BBC Breakfast's Charlie Stayt dealt huge blow as Naga Munchetty gets salary increase

The BBC's annual report has confirmed that Charlie Stayt's salary hasn't changed, while Naga Munchetty has received a pay rise

Economics

16 h. ago Recent ‘tough period’ is not the real existential threat facing the BBC

Shifting media landscape and declining income from licence fee point to tough financial choices aheadAs understatement goes, Tim Davie appeared to have mastered it as he presented the BBC’s annual report. Questions poured in over whether he had ever considered his position as a succession of problems landed on his desk this year. In response, he acknowledged he and the BBC had faced a “tough period”.The failure to cut a Glastonbury livestream, missed opportunities to address the behaviour of former presenter Gregg Wallace and criticism over its handling of two Gaza documentaries have seen a huge amount of opprobrium heading the BBC’s way in recent weeks. Continue reading...

Events

16 h. ago Terrorists will use AI to plan attacks in seven ways including 'chatbot radicalisation'

An official annual report on terrorism has warned extremists could use AI to plan attacks, promote propaganda and evade online detection among other concerning things

Events

17 h. ago Sex chatbots show danger AI could be used to plan terror attacks, watchdog warns

In his annual report Jonathan Hall KC, the independent reviewer of terrorism legislation, said the popularity of sex-chatbots should serve as a warning to counter-terror chiefs

Events

19 h. ago BBC salaries annual report: The stars who have had a pay cut in the last year

Nine BBC employees earning over £178,000 have had a pay cut this year compared to last.

Economics

19 h. ago BBC says TV licence fee reform may be the future as 300,000 households refuse to pay

BBC's annual report suggests that the broadcaster is looking for the 'best future funding model'.

Politics

21 h. ago BBC licence fee overhaul as 300,000 more Brit households stop paying it

The annual report published today says the battle with its streaming rivals like Netflix has created "a moment of real jeopardy for the sector" as the BBC's reputation continues to dwindle

Politics

21 h. ago Why the BBC salary list does not include Alex Jones and Wynne Evans

Every year, the BBC publishes the names and salaries of stars and executives who earn above a certain threshold, which currently stands at £178,000

Politics

21 h. ago Why Gregg Wallace and John Torode's salaries are missing from BBC

The BBC has released its annual list of some of its stars' salaries today, however, MasterChef duo, Gregg Wallace and former co-host, John Torode's are not included

Events

22 h. ago Tim Davie says MasterChef ‘absolutely’ has a future with the BBC beyond 2028

The 58-year-old was speaking as the BBC unveiled its annual report.

Politics

22 h. ago BBC's top 10 salary earners confirmed as pay cuts and boosts revealed for stars

The BBC has published the salaries of its highest-paid stars with Gary Lineker, Zoe Ball and Vernon Kay included in the top-paid stars

Economics

22 h. ago Gary Lineker named BBC's highest earner for final time as he pockets eye

Gary Lineker has been named the BBC's highest-paid on-air talent for the eighth year running, with radio presenter Zoe Ball coming in second place on the corporation's latest annual report

Politics

22 h. ago BBC stars' salaries revealed: Gary Lineker tops list again on £1.35m followed by Zoe Ball

Match of the Day host Lineker left his £1.35 million job in May after being accused of posting an antisemitic trope on social media. The BBC recognised 'challenges' with staff behaviour.

Economics

22 h. ago The stars you won’t see on the BBC highest salaries list – and why

Broadcaster does not have to disclose salaries of stars whose programmes were made by independent companies

Politics

22 h. ago BBC pay list and salaries revealed as Gary Lineker named highest earner for last time

The BBC’s highest-earning on-air talent has been revealed for another year

Economics

22 h. ago BBC will not tolerate behaviour outlined in Wallace report, says chief

Director general Tim Davie was speaking as the corporation’s annual report was unveiled.

Politics

25 h. ago Public faith in BBC 'called into question by recent catastrophic failure' says Lisa Nandy — as annual report set to be released

Annual report to come out amid storm over Gregg Wallace, Glastonbury Festival coverage and the Gaza: How To Survive A Warzone documentary

Events

32 h. ago Focus on Gregg Wallace, Glastonbury and Gaza as BBC releases annual report

It comes after Ofcom announced it would investigate the BBC’s Gaza: How To Survive A Warzone documentary.

Politics

39 h. ago The Guardian view on a climate reckoning: an annual address could set a new standard for political accountability | Editorial

The energy secretary framed environmental action as practical and patriotic, not in terms of wordy ideological pieties. But holding the line won’t be easyEd Miliband is a target for the political right; not because he’s irrelevant, but because he’s effective. The bacon sandwich gags and “Red Ed” jokes mask a deeper unease: that Mr Miliband, with his dogged insistence on science, public investment and long-term thinking, is right. Now, as energy secretary, he has delivered what he calls an exercise in “radical truth-telling” and a stark warning to MPs that rejecting climate action is a betrayal of future generations. The language, for once, isn’t overblown. It’s belated.By highlighting the Met Office’s annual State of the UK Climate report, Mr Miliband shows that the hotter, wetter and more arduous future we feared has already arrived. Extremes are becoming the norm: the number of very hot days has quadrupled; in the last 250 years, six of the 10 wettest winter half-years have o...

Politics

41 h. ago Bruno Fernandes, Diogo Dalot and Ruben Amorim lay flowers at Anfield memorial as Man United pay tribute to Liverpool star Diogo Jota and his brother Andre Silva

Bruno Fernandes, Diogo Dalot and Ruben Amorim have laid flowers on behalf of Manchester United at the Anfield memorial for Diogo Jota and his brother Andre Silva.

Politics