44 h. ago ITV to hold major advantage over BBC for World Cup 2026 after shock broadcasting decision

ITV will reportedly have staff at all of their 2026 World Cup games - while the BBC are covering some from their Salford HQ. A selection of BBC pundits and even commentators will be forced to operate out of a studio in Blighty as part of a decision geared towards cutting costs and minimising environmental...

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6 d. ago BBC ‘too slow’ responding to Panorama Trump edit as senior staff dismiss reports of a coup

Sir Robbie Gibb told a select committee that reports he led an ‘orchestrated coup’ at the broadcaster were ‘nonsense’

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2 w. ago BBC chief rallies 'incredible' troops in face of 'attacks' over Donald Trump Panorama scandal

A top BBC chief urged her staff to 'check in' with colleagues who work in news following the 'attacks' over the Donald Trump Panorama scandal.

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2 w. ago Kaye Adams admits 'I'm not perfect' and has been 'soul searching' amid BBC bullying probe

Adams, 62, has been removed from her BBC radio show amid allegations she ‘shouted and screamed’ at staff

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2 w. ago Bulletin briefing: BBC boss rallies staff, troops killed in Turkey plane crash and Taiwan braces for Fung

Outgoing BBC boss rallies staff after Trump’s court threat. Read more here.

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2 w. ago Defiant Davie lashes out at BBC 'enemies' but admits to staff that mistakes have been made

The director-general, who will stay in his post until a successor is found, said it had been a 'tough few days' since he announced his resignation alongside Deborah Turness.

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2 w. ago Tim Davie tells BBC staff ‘we have to fight for our journalism’ but does not address Trump’s $1bn lawsuit threat – live

Outgoing director general says freedom of press under pressure and that he sees ‘weaponisation’Here is a round-up of what various lawyers and commentators have been saying about Donald Trump’s legal case against the BBC.Joshua Rozenberg, the legal commentator and a former BBC journalist, has said in a post on his A Lawyer Writes Substack that the corporation should settle. He explains:Given what Brito is claiming, the lawyer is unlikely to be impressed with the BBC’s assertion that “the purpose of editing the clip was to convey the message of the speech made by President Trump so that Panorama’s audience could better understand how it had been received by President Trump’s supporters and what was happening on the ground at that time”.So the BBC would be well advised to draft a retraction and apology in terms that the president’s lawyer finds acceptable. Brito is also calling for this to be broadcast as prominently as the original programme. And the corporation will have to pay compe...

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2 w. ago Tim Davie tells BBC staff to 'stand up for our journalism' but admits 'mistake' was made over Panorama clip of Donald Trump

Mr Davie spoke to journalists outside New Broadcasting House in London this morning - in his first public appearance since announcing his resignation on Sunday.

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2 w. ago Tim Davie tells staff the BBC must ‘stand up for our journalism’

The outgoing director-general said the narrative must not be determined by ‘enemies’ of the BBC.

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2 w. ago Tim Davie tells BBC staff ‘we have to fight for our journalism’ as Trump threatens $1bn lawsuit – UK politics live

Outgoing director general says freedom of press under pressure and that he sees ‘weaponisation’Here is a round-up of what various lawyers and commentators have been saying about Donald Trump’s legal case against the BBC.Joshua Rozenberg, the legal commentator and a former BBC journalist, has said in a post on his A Lawyer Writes Substack that the corporation should settle. He explains:Given what Brito is claiming, the lawyer is unlikely to be impressed with the BBC’s assertion that “the purpose of editing the clip was to convey the message of the speech made by President Trump so that Panorama’s audience could better understand how it had been received by President Trump’s supporters and what was happening on the ground at that time”.So the BBC would be well advised to draft a retraction and apology in terms that the president’s lawyer finds acceptable. Brito is also calling for this to be broadcast as prominently as the original programme. And the corporation will have to pay compe...

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2 w. ago BBC boss Tim Davie warns staff to not let narrative be 'given by enemies' amid Trump threat

As Donald Trump threatens the BBC with billion-dollar legal action in a row over 'editing', Beeb director-general Tim Davie has spoken to staff ahead of his departure

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2 w. ago Tim Davie's final message to BBC staff after humiliating exit over Donald Trump

US President Donald Trump has threatened legal action if the corporation does not retract “false” and “defamatory” statements made about him in a documentary.

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2 w. ago Tim Davie to address BBC staff after Donald Trump’s legal threat

Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy is also expected to make a statement in the Commons on the issues facing the BBC.

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2 w. ago BBC staff tried to block interview with ‘very problematic’ Harry Potter author JK Rowling

Futher revelation of ‘censorship’ emerges as Director-General Tim Davie and his head of news resign in a row over how Donald Trump’s speech was edited

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3 w. ago More than 200 Jewish staff accuse BBC of ignoring their calls for anti

Leader of the Opposition Kemi Badenoch described it as a 'shameful failure of leadership' that the BBC had 'ignored complaints' of racism and bias.

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3 w. ago BBC staff 'euphoric' following shock departure of boss Tim Davie

Those working for BBC have reportedly been left 'euphoric' after learning that Tim Davie had resigned from his post as Director General

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3 w. ago Will Tim Davie’s resignation be enough to restore public trust in the BBC?

Senior insiders admit concern about big editorial errors and fear attacks are part of ongoing campaign to undermine the broadcasterThere is a joke regularly deployed by BBC staff that “deputy heads must roll” over big mistakes because they rarely appear to have any impact on those at the top of the organisation. That all changed on Sunday, when Tim Davie and Deborah Turness both quit their jobs.Davie oversaw no shortage of scandals during his five years as director general – in recent months these included rows over a Gaza documentary and Glastonbury coverage – and was nicknamed “Teflon Tim” by BBC insiders because nothing seemed to stick. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Tim Davie resigns as BBC director general after accusations of ‘serious and systemic’ bias in coverage

Davie tells staff departure was “my own decision” but it comes with the BBC preparing to apologise for the way it edited a Trump speechTim Davie, the BBC’s director general, and the head of BBC News have resigned after a former adviser to the corporation accused it of “serious and systemic” bias in its coverage of issues including Donald Trump, Gaza and trans rights.In a shock move, Davie said his depature was his own, but comes with the BBC preparing to apologise for the way the broadcaster edited a Donald Trump speech. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago BBC newsroom in open revolt over rebuke of Martine Croxall after she raised eyebrow at 'pregnant people' script

Senior BBC journalists are said to be furious over the censuring of Martine Croxall amid claims that the Corporation has been 'captured by trans ideologists'.

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3 w. ago BBC gender correspondent 'tried to block coverage of women's rights campaign group' amid trans rows

As tensions mount over the treatment of Martine Croxall, it was alleged that gender correspondent Megha Mohan warned about the organisation Woman's Place UK.

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