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Technology

BBC is losing £1bn a year in potential licence fee revenue, say MPs

Public accounts committee calculates cost of households either evading the fee or saying they don’t need one

15 hours ago

Politics

US watchdog led by Trump ally investigates BBC Panorama edit of January 6 speech

Brendan Carr, head of FCC, asks if programme ever aired in US which is seen as key to any future litigation

1 days ago

Politics

Ofcom receives complaints over GB News item on defendants’ ‘foreign-sounding names’

Lib Dem MP says way figures were compiled on ‘non-British-sounding’ surnames in court was ‘frankly racist’

3 days ago

Politics

‘Not for the faint-hearted’: is running the BBC an impossible job?

After Tim Davie’s resignation, the next director general will face internal strife, external noise and looming talks over the corporation’s existence and purpose

6 days ago

Politics

Ex-BBC boss leads calls for end to political appointments to board

Tony Hall urges government to bolster BBC’s independence as MPs and union seek Robbie Gibb’s removal from board

6 days ago

Politics

Newsnight accused of selectively editing same Trump Capitol riots speech as Panorama

BBC show accused of editing speech to make it appear as if Trump made a more explicit call for violence from his supporters

Nov 13, 2025

Health

BBC reporter who covered gender dysphoria questions claim of ‘systemic bias’

Deborah Cohen says she is not aware of any attempts within corporation to stop or shape her reporting on trans issues

Nov 13, 2025

Technology

Mike Graham sacked from TalkTV after ‘failure’ to assist inquiry into racist post

Broadcaster suspended presenter last month over Facebook post he said happened after account was hacked

Nov 12, 2025

Politics

Donald Trump says he has ‘obligation’ to sue BBC over speech edit

US president sets Friday deadline for corporation to respond to billion-dollar legal threat

Nov 12, 2025

Politics

MPs and BBC staff call for Robbie Gibb to leave broadcaster’s board

Boris Johnson’s appointee is accused of pushing claims of institutional bias at the corporation after shock resignations

Nov 11, 2025

Politics

BBC board member with Tory links ‘led charge’ in systemic bias claims, say insiders

Sources say Robbie Gibb amplified criticisms of Trump, Gaza and trans rights coverage, and had ‘a lot of oxygen in the room’

Nov 10, 2025

Politics

‘Make no mistake – this was a coup’: the extraordinary downfall of the BBC’s top bosses

The whirlwind that started when Deborah Turness came under attack at a board meeting is part of a wider political story, some say

Nov 10, 2025

Politics

Tim Davie resigns as BBC director general after accusations of ‘serious and systemic’ bias in coverage

Davie says departure is ‘my own decision’, while head of news also quits. Insiders say it ‘feels like a coup’ by broadcaster’s enemies

Nov 9, 2025

Politics

Tim Davie resigns as BBC director general after accusations of ‘serious and systemic’ bias in coverage

Davie says departure is ‘my own decision’, while head of news also quits. Insiders say it “feels like a coup” by broadcaster’s enemies

Nov 9, 2025

Politics

Lisa Nandy says she still has confidence in BBC leaders after Trump speech edit

Culture secretary has spoken to BBC chair Samir Shah about criticised edit of US president’s 6 January 2021 speech

Nov 9, 2025

Technology

How The Celebrity Traitors reversed TV’s most troubling trend

Fandom memes, influencers and TikTok deal helped secure industry’s holy grail: gen Z loyalty

Nov 8, 2025

World

BBC upholds complaint against Martine Croxall over ‘pregnant people’ change

Newsreader’s raised eyebrows as she switched to ‘women’ suggested a viewpoint on trans identity, corporation says

Nov 6, 2025

World

The Sun publisher agrees to pay Christopher Jefferies ‘substantial damages’

Rupert Murdoch’s News Group Newspapers apologises for invading privacy of man wrongly arrested for high-profile murder

Nov 5, 2025

World

Talk breached impartiality rules with allegations about cancelled local elections, Ofcom rules

Claim that elections were cancelled because ministers were ‘terrified of Reform’ given rare rebuke by regulator

Nov 3, 2025

‘Laugh, muchachos’: Spitting Image studio sued after Paddington Bear episode

StudioCanal and author’s estate taking action over video depicting Paddington with South American accent snorting powder

Oct 6, 2025