48 h. ago Emma Willis says she is feeling 'the pressure' as she prepares to take over Zoe Ball's BBC Radio 2 show after she quit after just seven months

Last month, Zoe announced she would be leaving her Saturday show after just seven months, with Emma lined up by bosses to take over the afternoon slot.

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6 d. ago Tim Davie says BBC will stay on X to try to stem ‘flood’ of global misinformation

Director general says BBC needs to reach young audiences online amid pressure to leave Elon Musk-owned siteThe BBC’s director general, Tim Davie, has said he will not be taking the broadcaster off Elon Musk’s social media platform, X, saying that its presence is needed to resist a flood of global misinformation.Davie said he had come under pressure to withdraw from the platform, given numerous complaints that it has shifted significantly to the right under Musk’s ownership. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago BBC under pressure to axe David Walliams' panel show appearance

The BBC is coming under pressure to remove episodes featuring David Walliams from its Christmas schedule after the children's author was dropped by publisher HarperCollins

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3 w. ago BBC facing calls to axe David Walliams show from Christmas lineup

Comedian, who has been dropped by publisher over inappropriate behaviour allegations, is due to appear in a ‘Would I Lie to You?’ festive special

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3 w. ago BBC under pressure to rip up Christmas TV schedule after David Walliams 'harassment' allegations: Star set to feature in Boxing Day special and two of his book adaptations will be shown today

The broadcaster appeared to rule out any further projects with the children's author after he was dropped by his publisher HarperCollins amid harassment allegations.

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3 w. ago Dozens of Labour MPs say they will rebel over David Lammy's plans to axe jury trials as they urge Starmer to 'think again'

The UK Justice Secretary announced plans to reserve jury trials only for when defendants faced serious charges such as rape and murder.

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4 w. ago Starmer under pressure to tell Trump to call off ‘outrageous’ $10bn lawsuit against BBC

Sir John Whittingdale, the former culture secretary who led the last charter renewal negotiations with the BBC, had told The Independent that Sir Keir Starmer should have already intervened to dissuade Trump from taking legal action

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