Laura Kuenssberg says source told her the Queen backed Brexit
The BBC’s political editor has said she was told that the Queen supported EU withdrawal, but did not report it as she could not find a second source. Laura Kuenssberg said she was told about the...
View ArticleFormer UKIP leader Nigel Farage to host own show on LBC radio
Former UKIP leader Nigel Farage will host his own hour-long radio show on LBC. The Nigel Farage Show is due to air for the first time on Monday from 7pm and will include “opinions, callers and reaction...
View ArticleBBC Trust confirms closure of website and app for Radio One news bulletin...
The BBC Trust today amended its Radio One service licence allowing it to close news bulletin service Newsbeat’s associated website and app. The closure was first announced in May last year in the BBC’s...
View ArticleFormer Bank of England deputy Sir David Clementi named next BBC Chairman
Former Bank of England deputy governor Sir David Clementi has been confirmed as the BBC’s next chairman. Clementi will head up the BBC Board, which replaces the BBC Trust under the reformed BBC...
View ArticleJohn Humphrys says his report on Blair's handling of Iraq invasion 'nearly...
Veteran broadcaster John Humphrys has spoken out about the political pressure put on him during 30 years of presenting the BBC’s flagship radio programme Today. The interviewer said relations with...
View ArticleBBC increases commitment to tackling 'fake news' by making Reality Check a...
The BBC is set to increase its commitment to tackling the problem of fake news, according to its director of news and current affairs James Harding. The corporation has made Reality Check, a...
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BBC Trust upholds accuracy complaint against BBC News over Kuenssberg report...
The BBC Trust has upheld a complaint against the BBC News at Six and political editor Laura Kuenssberg over a report which said the Labour leader rejected a “shoot to kill” policy in the event of...
View ArticleSir David Clementi receives final backing from MPs for new BBC chairman role
Sir David Clementi cleared the latest hurdle in his appointment as the new BBC chairman after he won the backing of MPs. The former Bank of England deputy governor was revealed as the Government’s...
View ArticleChannel 4 News filmmaker Waad Al Kateab safe in Turkey after escaping Aleppo...
Channel 4 News filmmaker Waad Al Kateab, who was trapped in Aleppo as the city came under siege from regime forces in the run up to Christmas, is now safely living in Turkey. The pregnant mother-of-one...
View ArticleSTV political editor Stephen Daisley resigns in wake of Scottish MPs'...
A political editor who was accused by Scottish National Party MPs of sharing his own biased views and retweeting “misogynistic” messages has resigned from his post. Digital politics and comment editor...
View ArticleEwan McGregor snubs Good Morning Britain because of Piers Morgan women's...
Actor Ewan McGregor refused to appear on ITV breakfast TV news show Good Morning Britain because of host Piers Morgan’s comments about the women’s marches. Morgan had previously voiced his displeasure...
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Sky News studio filled with rubbish for launch of broadcaster's campaign to...
The Sky News studio has been filled with rubbish today as Sky launches a campaign to raise awareness of the need to reduce plastic waste. The Sky Ocean Rescue campaign will be lead with two days of...
View ArticleLibby Purves leaves proposed new Radio 4 theatre show as Midweek is axed...
Libby Purves has decided not to present a new Radio 4 theatre programme being launched to partly replace Midweek which is being axed in March after 34 years. It was announced that the former Times...
View ArticleCNN's Brian Stelter: Trump campaign to 'delegitimise' media is 'danger to...
CNN’s senior media correspondent has said the rise of fake news has been a “wake-up call” to how “complicated” and “confusing” the media is for news consumers in the internet age. Brian Stelter also...
View ArticleEx BBC journalist Ranvir Singh appointed Good Morning Britain political editor
Ranvir Singh has today been appointed as the first political editor for ITV’s Good Morning Britain breakfast news show. Singh (pictured) has been a regular presenter on the programme since its launch...
View ArticleEvening Standard editor Sarah Sands leaving title to take on editorship of...
Evening Standard editor Sarah Sands is leaving the daily newspaper to join the BBC as editor of BBC Radio 4’s Today programme. Sands will leave the Standard later this year after five years in the...
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BBC journalists 'annoyed' at another senior job going to outsider from...
Some BBC journalists are understood to be annoyed that BBC director of news James Harding has gone outside the corporation and made a succession of senior appointments from the world of print. A...
View ArticleEvening Standard's Sarah Sands taking pay cut for Today editor role she sees...
Evening Standard editor Sarah Sands has said she comes as a “respectful listener” to the Today programme after being appointed as its editor despite having no broadcasting experience. Sands, who was...
View ArticleFull details of BBC's £8m-a-year scheme to fund 150 local press 'democracy...
News publishers and the BBC have revealed how £8m a year will be diverted from the BBC’s £3.7bn a year licence fee income to help plug the ‘democratic deficit’ in local journalism The money will be...
View ArticleSNP slammed by former STV journalist: 'I learned the hard way that journalism...
Former STV political editor Stephen Daisley has written a piece for the Daily Mail claiming he was removed from his role after complaints from two SNP MPs. Comparing the behaviour of the Scottish...
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