11 h. ago BBC could scrap licence fee, show adverts and put hits like Line of Duty behind a paywall under Labour reform

As the number of households paying for the licence fee dwindle, other commercial revenue options are said to be on the table in plans outlined by the BBC's charter review.

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14 h. ago BBC licence fee Government reform could see hits like Line of Duty and classic shows be put behind a paywall and adverts added

As the number of households paying for the licence fee dwindle, other commercial revenue options are said to be on the table in plans outlined by the BBC's charter review.

Politics

15 h. ago Government sets out plans to reform licence fee in BBC royal charter review

The charter details the BBC’s public purpose and is the constitutional basis for the corporation.

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5 d. ago Andy Burnham makes demand after claims government policies creating homelessness

It comes after the government set out a new plan to tackle homelessness

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9 d. ago UK will not be haven for dirty money, Lammy to say in corruption crackdown

Exclusive: Justice secretary to announce measures aimed at countering illicit finance as well as bribery in public servicesThe UK will no longer be a haven for dirty money and dictators’ laundered assets, David Lammy is to promise as he announces a new anti-corruption strategy also aimed at tackling bribery and other misconduct across government and public services.Setting out the plan in a speech in London on Monday, Lammy, the justice secretary and deputy prime minister, will announce a series of initiatives including extra funding for an elite anti-corruption police unit. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Bias, climate alarmism, and why the BBC licence fee's days are numbered

As the BBC’s Royal Charter comes up for renewal, a review of the funding model is long overdue

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4 w. ago NIGEL FARAGE: It's a lie to say Reform wants to abolish the BBC. But we DO want to scrap the licence fee

For years, the flawed BBC has lurched from crisis to crisis, scandal to scandal, writes NIGEL FARAGE. In truth, the organisation is rotten to the core.

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4 w. ago Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood rages as she's 'called f****** p***' on UK streets

The Home Secretary set out the Government's migration plans in the Commons on Monday, and hit back at accusations her plans are "stoking division" across the UK

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4 w. ago Shabana Mahmood plans to remove more families from UK in asylum shake

Home secretary will also consult on ending financial support for those with children if refused asylum, document showsUK politics live – latest updatesThe government has failed to show the “necessary toughness” to enforce the removal of families whose asylum claims have been refused, Shabana Mahmood has claimed.In a policy document published on Monday as the government sets out plans for the biggest shake-up of asylum laws in 40 years, the home secretary also set out plans to consult on measures to allow the removal of financial support for families with children under the age of 18 if they have been refused asylum. Continue reading...

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