14 h. 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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25 h. 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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65 h. 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 d. ago Trust in the NHS depends on an overhaul of nursing standards

Editorial: The new management team at the watchdog must make sure staff are fit to practise and must learn from its past mistakes

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4 d. ago Prison staff 'identify issue causing mistaken releases' as sex offender arrested

HM Prison service insiders say an 'outdated' and 'unfit for purpose' system called NOMIS is fuelling the rise in accidental releases of prisoners across the UK after a string of high-profile blunders

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5 d. ago Pathologist, 68, died of overdose after staff at his own NHS trust mistakenly gave him wrong medication for a chest infection

Prof Ray McMahon, 68, suffered a cardiac arrest after he was given medication which was three times too strong, his inquest heard.

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1 week ago Failures across all levels of prison staff contributed to much

Aaron Taylor died in HMP Garth following mistakes made by prison staff from the most junior prison officer to the governor, a jury has ruled

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2 w. ago BBC's Anita Rani and her dad mistaken for REFUGEES filming Celebrity Race Across The World after asking hotel staff about Mexican border

Anita Rani and her father Bal Singh Nazran have revealed how they were mistaken for refugees by hotel staff in Mexico during filming for the new Celebrity Race Across The World series.

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2 w. ago UK Migrant Sex Offender Mistakenly Released By London Prison Staff, Re

UK Migrant Sex Offender Mistakenly Released By London Prison Staff, Re-Arrested  News18

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2 w. ago Prison staff 'told Epping attacker to get on train' after accidental release

Moments after being mistakenly freed by staff at HMP Chelmsford, Epping sex attacker Hadush Kebatu was pointed in the direction of a railway station by guards who told him to 'go', it is claimed

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