28 h. ago BBC breaks silence on licence fee changes as calls for putting an end to it grow

EXCLUSIVE: The BBC has admitted to the Daily Star that it is actively looking at changes to do with the licence fee, as anger grows across Britain over the forced payments

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49 h. ago DWP explains two legal ways pensioners can avoid TV licence fee completely

The BBC TV licence fee has risen again, but there is a way to reduce it to £0 a year if you're a state pensioner

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51 h. ago Brits demand end to BBC licence fee over Masterchef, Glastonbury and Gaza scandals

Anger over the BBC comes in the wake of a series of significant controversies, including Bob Vylan's Glastonbury set, Gregg Wallace's MasterChef candal and an investigation into the coverage of Gaza

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3 d. ago Mirror Daily Digest: Real reason Sycamore Gap was felled to major TV licence overhaul

In this Tuesday's Mirror Daily Digest, we've pulled together the biggest stories of the day from the real reason two vandals chopped down the Sycamore Gap to a major BBC TV licence overhaul

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3 d. 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'.

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3 d. ago Tim Davie insists he is still right person to lead BBC after series of scandals

Director general defends his performance after criticism from culture secretary over ‘catastrophic failures’Tim Davie has insisted he is still the right person to lead the BBC, after a succession of controversies that have led the culture secretary to accuse him of overseeing a “series of catastrophic failures”.Davie has been under the most intense pressure of his five-year tenure as director general after incidents including the livestreaming of Bob Vylan’s performance at the Glastonbury festival, as well as the broadcast of a Gaza documentary that breached the corporation’s editorial guidelines. Continue reading...

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4 d. 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

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4 d. 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

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4 d. 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.

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5 d. ago Firefighter chiefs demand British water must be brought into public ownership

The Fire Brigades Union is demanding the move to help ensure they have enough clean water to safely tackle blazes.

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6 d. ago Ofcom chief hits out at BBC 'own goals' over Gaza documentary and Glastonbury coverage saying corporation must 'get a grip'

Dame Melanie Dawes urged the corporation to 'get a grip quicker' as she warned blunders could 'start to erode public trust and confidence'.

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6 d. ago BBC ‘needs to get a grip quicker’ after controversies such as Bob Vylan set

Ofcom chief executive Melanie Dawes said there could be a risk that the public will lose confidence in the broadcaster.

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1 week ago Brits demand cuts to spending as £30bn Rachel Reeves tax raid looms

The public is demanding spending is cut, not taxes hiked, with Chancellor Rachel Reeves facing a battle to balance the books, fresh polling has found

Economics

1 week ago Gregg Wallace offering private coaching after MasterChef sacking as he shares monthly fee

Former MasterChef presenter Gregg Wallace announced over the weekend that he is now offering one-to-one coaching for fans who want to get 'fitter' and 'stronger'

Sport

1 week ago Who gets a free TV licence? Full list of exemptions for paying BBC licence fee in 2025

The people who could get a free TV licence - or exemptions 👀

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2 w. ago BBC Wimbledon fans fume 'wasting our licence fee' just minutes into coverage

BBC viewers were left fuming just minutes into the coverage of Wimbledon on Thursday

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2 w. ago Bob Vylan rejects criticism and says it's being targeted for speaking up about Gaza at Glastonbury

Rap-punk duo Bob Vylan has denied allegations of antisemitism over onstage comments at the Glastonbury Festival

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2 w. ago Voices: I quit the BBC over Gaza – Glastonbury proves it was the right thing to do

By trying to play things safe with its Kneecap coverage – and getting it very wrong with Bob Vylan – the corporation has failed to represent the reality of public sentiment about Palestine, says its former newsreader Krishma Patel

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2 w. ago Shiploads of cars ready to set sail for US from UK as trade deal kicks in

Makers of Aston Martins and Range Rovers expect high demand but British farmers say they have been used as collateralShiploads of Minis, Aston Martins and Range Rovers will set sail for the US on Monday as the UK-US trade deal kicks in, but British farmers say they have been used as collateral to save the car industry.Auto shipments across the Atlantic were down more than half in May after Donald Trump’s imposition of a 25% tariff on 3 April on top of an existing 2.5% levy. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Nadine Shah plays voices of Gaza children during Glastonbury set

Nadine Shah also read an open letter from Artist for Palestine UK in her set on the Other Stage at Worthy Farm

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