12 h. ago MPs to question key BBC figures amid editorial crises – latest updates

Michael Prescott, author of leaked memo, chair Samir Shah and board members Robbie Gibb and Caroline Thomson to appear at select committeeIn response to the crisis, the BBC is preparing several new measures, my colleague Michael Savage has been reporting:The BBC is planning to overhaul the way it investigates editorial concerns, in a move that will dilute the influence of a Conservative figure accused of trying to sway its political impartiality. Continue reading...

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23 h. ago BBC in crisis: key questions to answer as Commons select committee meets

MPs will examine Michael Prescott’s claims of liberal bias in coverage of Gaza, racial diversity and trans issuesThe BBC has been plunged into crisis by the sudden resignation of its director general, Tim Davie, and the head of news, Deborah Turness. Their departure followed a disagreement over how to respond to a memo from its former external adviser Michael Prescott, in which he claimed there were “serious and systemic problems” at the corporation. He alleged liberal bias in its coverage of the US election, Gaza and racial diversity and transgender issues.Their decision shocked many in New Broadcasting House, but what emerged in the hours after their departure was talk of a rightwing “coup”, board splits and crippling delays. Continue reading...

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38 h. ago 'I've worked on BBC Strictly for 20 years and these are my key lessons'

Vicky Gill has been part of Strictly Come Dancing for two decades and opened up about the chaos and challenges of the show, including Blackpool week with 150 looks and 175 pairs of shoes

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1 week ago Trump can get away with saying what he likes about the BBC. But Epstein? That’s his one vulnerability | Jonathan Freedland

In attacking a vital broadcaster, the US president is once again holding others to standards he flouts. But the Maga faithful might not let his links to the disgraced financier goTo confront Donald Trump is to engage in asymmetric warfare. It is to enter a battlefield that is not level, where he enjoys an immediate and in-built advantage over those who would oppose him or merely hold him to account. That fact has cost Democrats dearly over the past decade – exacting a toll again this very week – but it has now upended an institution central to Britain’s national life: namely, the BBC.The key asymmetry can be spelled out simply. Trump pays little or no regard to the conventional bounds of truth or honesty. His documented tally of false or misleading statements runs into the tens of thousands: the Washington Post registered 30,573 such statements during Trump’s first term in the White House, an average of 21 a day. In a single interview with CBS’s 60 Minutes earlier this month, Trump ...

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3 w. ago BBC Celebrity Traitors Joe Wilkinson reveals key scene that was cut

Celebrity Traitors star Joe Wilkinson has revealed that a crucial scene was cut from the BBC show, which could have seen him survive the roundtable and make it to the final

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4 w. ago Celebrity Traitors' Joe Wilkinson reveals BBC bosses CUT key moment that could have finally turned the tide for useless Faithful

The comedian, who was revealed as part of the line-up of famous faces currently taking part in the first series of the BBC One spin-off, was the latest victim to be murdered by the Traitors last week.

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4 w. ago Prince Andrew may face humiliating public rebuke in Parliament as MPs seek opportunity to question his lifestyle and rent

Plans are underway to give Parliament an opportunity to address the scandal surrounding the King's brother, including his friendship with notorious paedophile Jeffrey Epstein .

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