30 h. ago BBC's to unveil new funding ideas 'including plans that could target the wealthy'

Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy will share a series of proposals in response to concerns raised over people opting not to pay the broadcaster's licence fee in favour of other streaming platforms.

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3 d. ago Kelechi Iheanacho Celtic comeback plan revealed as Wilfried Nancy shares injury update

The striker is on the comeback trail in a major boost for Wilfried Nancy

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4 d. ago New calls to axe BBC TV licence as thousands say the same thing

An online petition has been launched urging the UK Government to scrap the BBC TV licence fee and bring in a new system

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5 d. ago New call to scrap annual TV licence fee and replace with adverts or paywall

The BBC TV licence fee could rise from £174.50 to £181.15 next April under the current uprating measure.

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7 d. ago BBC showing tennis’s new Battle of the Sexes will just offer up opportunity to belittle women’s sport | Barney Ronay

The match between Aryna Sabalenka and Nick Kyrgios opens up a direct channel between the BBC of old and a world of toxic internet hatredIt’s always best to take a sceptical view of the constant flow of BBC-bashing newspaper stories, which are often simply bogus outrage expressed for commercial gain. Even the war-on-woke, cod-ideological stuff – Clive Myrie INSISTS hamsters can breastfeed human robots – the bits that make you want to smear your face with greengage jam and weep for England, our England, with its meadows, its shadows, its curates made entirely from beef. Even these come from a hard, transactional place.Basically, it’s the licence fee. The BBC is free at the point of delivery, but paid for by a national levy. The BBC is also a direct commercial competitor to every other form of legacy media, all of which are trying to find ways to survive and recoup revenue. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Putin trying to negotiate an end to Ukraine war as he cannot win it on battlefield, says EU’s Kallas – Europe live

EU’s foreign policy chief says ‘there’s one aggressor and one victim’ in conflict amid US push to end the warIn case you missed it, US president Donald Trump defended his peace envoy Steve Witkoff overnight after Bloomberg reported that he allegedly advised Putin’s aide Ushakov on how to speak with Trump and conduct the talks.Trump did not appear too bothered by it, though. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Russia welcomes ‘aspects’ of new US plan to end Ukraine war – Europe live

Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov says other parts of plan, which has not been published, ‘require special discussions among experts’In case you missed it, US president Donald Trump defended his peace envoy Steve Witkoff overnight after Bloomberg reported that he allegedly advised Putin’s aide Ushakov on how to speak with Trump and conduct the talks.Trump did not appear too bothered by it, though. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago EU chief warns against ‘unilateral carving up of nation’ with Ukraine deal – Europe live

Comments by Ursula von der Leyen come as Europe scrambles to respond to US efforts to end the warIn case you missed it, US president Donald Trump defended his peace envoy Steve Witkoff overnight after Bloomberg reported that he allegedly advised Putin’s aide Ushakov on how to speak with Trump and conduct the talks.Trump did not appear too bothered by it, though. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Heathrow airport’s £33bn third runway plan chosen by government

Scheme includes plan to move the M25 and could mean up to 760 more planes in the skies around London every dayBusiness live – latest updatesMinisters have backed a plan for a third runway at Heathrow to be in operation by 2035 as they opted for the longer, costlier runway drawn up by the airport’s owners as the basis for its expansion.The £33bn scheme for a 2.2-mile (3.5km) north-western runway crossing the M25 motorway was picked in preference as the “most credible and deliverable option”, ahead of a rival plan submitted by the Arora Group. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Ukraine makes significant changes to US ‘peace plan’, sources say

Some of Russia’s maximalist demands have been removed from original 28-point proposal, it is understoodEurope live – latest updatesUkraine has significantly amended the US “peace plan” for Ukraine, removing some of Russia’s maximalist demands, people familiar with the negotiations said, as European leaders warned on Monday that no deal could be reached quickly.Volodymyr Zelenskyy may meet Donald Trump in the White House later this week, they indicated, amid a flurry of calls between Kyiv and Washington. Ukraine is also pressing for Europe to be involved in the talks. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago TV licence fee update as plan for next rise to £181 'could be changed'

The Government is 'weighing up' a decision on the licence fee

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3 w. ago BBC TV licence fee update as next '3.8 per cent' rise 'could be blocked'

The fee had been scheduled to rise once again but that plan has now been thrown into question

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3 w. ago POLL OF THE DAY: Should the BBC be allowed to continue charging a compulsory licence fee?

After years of scandals for the BBC culminating in the dramatic resignations of Director-General Tim Davie, the corporation is coming under increasing scrutiny over its mandatory licence fee.

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3 w. ago ANDREW NEIL: No amount of arm twisting will stem the tide of licence fee refuseniks

Instead of shining a light through the fog of digital distortion which blights all our efforts to learn the truth, BBC News has become part of the problem, not the solution, writes ANDREW NEIL.

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3 w. ago BBC loses £1.1 billion as more viewers cancel or evade TV licence fee

The publishing of the report comes after a number of scandals at the BBC in recent months

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3 w. ago BBC loses £1.1billion as millions of homes refuse to pay the licence fee amid 'bias' storm

The BBC lost more £1.1billion last year as a one in eight households refused to pay the licence fee. While 3.6million households simply said they did not want to use the BBC's services.

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3 w. ago BBC missed out on £1.1 billion in unpaid licence fee payments last year, report reveals

The publishing of the report comes after a number of scandals at the BBC in recent months

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3 w. ago Arsenal star reveals new update on future as contract plan made clear

Gunners could yet have a key decision to make in January transfer window

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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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3 w. ago BBC Clothes Show star Jeff Banks boycotts licence fee and accuses 'extremely biased' corporation of harassing him with 'threatening' letters

The acclaimed fashion designer has turned on his former employer, as he reveals that he has cancelled his licence fee and has no desire to engage with BBC content.

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