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Matt Brittin “will have a significant job on his hands” as he takes on BBC top job

Who is Matt Brittin? New BBC director-general takes on top job today

Dame Jenni Murray after she was made a Dame Commander by the Queen during an Investiture ceremony at Buckingham Palace

“Broadcasting icon” Dame Jenni Murray dies aged 75

BBC Broadcasting House in London

BBC to make millions of pounds of cuts amid "financial pressures"

President Donald Trump has filed a $10bn defamation lawsuit against the BBC following a row over an edited speech in a Panorama documentary.

Donald Trump files $10bn lawsuit against BBC over Panorama edit

US President Donald Trump is planning to sue the BBC

Donald Trump will sue BBC over Panorama speech editing

Naga Munchetty attends the 2022 Audio & Radio Industry Awards

BBC Breakfast’s Naga Munchetty ‘formally investigated for bullying’

Donald Trump's media lawsuits - a round-up as BBC action looms

A view of the entrance to BBC Broadcasting House in London after BBC Director-General Tim Davie resigned.

Trump threatens to sue BBC for a billion dollars over Panorama edit

BBC Director-General Tim Davie has resigned from the BBC

BBC director-general Tim Davie to step down after Trump speech edit

Wigan MP and secretary of state for culture, media and sport, Lisa Nandy, failed to declare she had received donations from her pick to chair the new football watchdog

Nandy ‘confident’ BBC bosses will deal with bias allegations

Melvyn Bragg is stepping down from hosting In Our Time

Radio 4: Melvyn Bragg steps down from hosting BBC series In Our Time

No decision taken on future of MasterChef unaired series, says BBC

Bobby Vylan of rap duo Bob Vylan performs at Glastonbury festival (Picture: Leon Neal)

Should Bob Vylan be arrested for Glastonbury chant? Have your say

BBC arts broadcaster and documentary-maker Alan Yentob has died aged 78.

Influential BBC broadcaster Alan Yentob dies aged 78

Outgoing Match Of The Day presenter Gary Lineker is expected to announce his departure from the BBC earlier than previously thought.

Gary Lineker expected to announced early BBC departure

Former BBC broadcaster Huw Edwards arriving at Westminster Magistrates' Court, London, where he was charged with three counts of making indecent images of children following a Metropolitan Police Police investigation.

BBC review finds no toxic culture amid Huw Edwards scandal

BBC legend Annie Nightingale left more than £1 million in her will

BBC legend Annie Nightingale left more than £1 million in her will
Veteran broadcaster Annie Nightingale joined BBC Radio 1 in 1970 and as well as becoming the station’s first female presenter, she went on to become its longest-serving host.
Marina Licht

BBC boss breaks silence on recent scandals

The body of technology tycoon Mike Lynch has been recovered after a luxury yacht sank off the coast of Sicily, while his 18-year-old daughter, Hannah, remains missing.

Daughter of tech tycoon who died in superyacht tragedy still missing

Breaking Huw Edwards asked to hand back his salary

Former BBC broadcaster Huw Edwards arriving at Westminster Magistrates' Court, London

BBC retains BAFTA for royal coverage by disgraced Huw Edwards

Huw Edwards was paid even after BBC bosses knew he had been charged by police

Culture Secretary has 'ongoing concerns' about BBC

Former BBC broadcaster Huw Edwards leaves Westminster Magistrates' Court, London

BBC boss knew Huw Edwards arrested for most serious indecent images

Gary Lineker, Huw Edwards, Zoe Ball and Fiona Bruce have all been named as some of the BBC's highest earners in 2023/24.

BBC's highest paid stars revealed as broadcaster cuts full time jobs

BBC TV executive Sir Paul Fox has died aged 98. Photo by BBC.

Breaking TV boss dies aged 98

Gosport MP Caroline Dinenage. Picture: Habibur Rahman

BBC accused of ‘setting torch to delicate ecosystem of local news’

Russell T Davies in 2019 Picture: Stuart C. Wilson/Getty Images)

Doctor Who boss predicts end of BBC

Director-general of the BBC Tim Davie at BBC Sports Personality Of The Year 2023 (Photo: Dominic Lipinski/Getty Images)

BBC boss Tim Davie proposes 'progressive' license fee reform
Davie said the BBC will “proactively research” how it will reform the licence fee post 2028
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The BBC has been hit with 8,000 complaints over the war in Gaza. Credit: Kim Mogg/Getty

Breaking BBC hit with 8,000 complaints

Concerns have been raised over cuts to BBC local radio services

Moving BBC Concert Orchestra out of London 'didn't make sense'

Wright pictured in December 1979: (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)

Tributes paid to iconic DJ

Editorial chiefs from across local publishers have sent a strong message to the BBC about its expansion

Analysis BBC must abandon the plan to elbow its way into local journalism

Kirsty Wark will step down as a lead presenter of Newsnight after the next election, the BBC has announced.

Kirsty Wark to step down as BBC Newsnight lead presenter

OXFORD, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 20: Radcliffe Camera at Oxford University which along with Cambridge lost its spot at the top of the Good University Guide for only the second time in 30 years. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)

BBC, British Museum & Oxbridge - are valued institutions now changing Gurj Nanrah

BBC boss Tim Davie to be questioned over Russell Brand scandal

Gary Lineker celebrates after Leicester City score during a Premier League match in March 2023 (Photo: Michael Regan/Getty Images)

Gary Lineker says he received M&S 'ovation' during BBC suspension

Tributes have been paid to BBC presenter George Alagiah, who has died, aged 67

George Alagiah tributes: what BBC staff said about late presenter

British newsreader, journalist and television news presenter, George Alagiah, arrives to attend the The Asian Awards, at the Grosvenor House Hotel in central London on October 26, 2010. The awards recognise and reward exemplary achievements across 11 categories, from business to sport, and are open individuals born in, or with direct family origins in, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka or Bangladesh. AFP PHOTO / CARL COURT (Photo credit should read Carl Court/AFP via Getty Images)

Who's Frances Robathan, the wife of late BBC presenter George Alagiah?

Huw Edwards was named the presenter at the heart of the BBC controversy. Credit: Getty/Mark Hall

Breaking BBC was under 'huge pressure' to name Huw Edwards after Sun story

BBC newsreader Huw Edwards was named as the suspended star facing allegations that he paid a teenager for explicit photographs. (Credit: Getty Images

Industry reacts as Huw Edwards named as person at centre of scandal

MPs would be protected by parliamentary privilege if they named the suspended BBC presenter

Explainer What are BBC presenter allegations? Are claims of illegal behaviour?

BBC boss to be questioned by media over presenter scandal today. (Photo: Getty Images)

Breaking BBC did not tell presenter about explicit photo claims for seven weeks

Tim Davie (Getty)

Breaking BBC scandal: Director-general says there are 'lessons to be learned'

LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 10: A general view of the front of BBC Broadcasting House on July 10, 2023 in London, England. Last week, the Sun newspaper published allegations that a BBC presenter had paid tens of thousands of pounds to a teenager in exchange for explicit photos. The broadcaster has said that a male presenter has been suspended while it conducts an investigation. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)

Could an MP use parliamentary privlege to name the BBC presenter?

Tim Davie (Getty Images)

BBC scandal: Who is the BBC director general and what is his salary?

A member of the media outside BBC Broadcasting House in central London 9 July (Photo: HENRY NICHOLLS/AFP via Getty Images)

Explainer The legal complications in identifying the suspended BBC presenter

Security guards patrol outside BBC Broadcasting House in central London on July 9, 2023 (Photo by HENRY NICHOLLS / AFP) (Photo by HENRY NICHOLLS/AFP via Getty Images)

The law preventing the BBC from naming presenter in latest scandal

A male BBC presenter has been suspended following allegations that he paid a teenager more than £35,000 over a period of three years in exchange for explicit pictures. (Photo by Vuk Valcic/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

Met Police issue statement on BBC 'explicit photos' allegation

MPs including Leeds' Rachel Reeves are expressing horror at the way the BBC has handled its latest in a long line of scandals - this time one of its stars stands accused of paying thousands of pounds to a teenager in return for sexually explicit material.

BBC presenter allegations are 'deeply concerning' says government

MPs accuse BBC of ‘workplace bullying’ in handling of local radio cuts

BBC local radio staff continue 48-hour strike in protest at cuts

Exclusive BBC boss leading local radio cuts criticised for ‘insulting’ remarks

Gary Lineker has described accusations that he called northern voters “racist bigots” as “outrageous and dangerously provocative” (Photo: Marc Atkins/AFP via Getty Images)

'Dangerously provocative': Gary Lineker hits back at Tory MP's claims

BBC director general Tim Davie was forced into an embarrassing u-turn over Gary Lineker (Image: Kim Mogg / Getty)

Impartiality is the concept that goes to the heart of the BBC’s crisis Nick Mitchell

BBC director general Tim Davie and chairman Richard Sharp both have links to the Tory Party (Image: Kim Mogg / Getty)

The influence of the Tories and right-wing press on the BBC is clear Mark E Thomas

BBC Director General Tim Davie. Picture: OLI SCARFF/AFP via Getty Images

BBC director-general’s first words since Gary Lineker row began

The Princess is a new Sky documentary about the death of Princess Diana

The Princess: release date of new Princess Diana documentary

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