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The broadcaster presented the Today programme for nearly five years

IN FOCUS: Whether you’re a fan of the ‘Today’ host’s warm, conversational tone or bristle at his informal presenting style, Amol Rajan certainly knows how to get an audience talking. As one of the BBC’s most ubiquitous faces steps down from his biggest gig yet, Katie Rosseinsky looks at how…

This is the day when politicians and amateur commentators talk more doggybollox than on any other day of the year

We headed to 1 Old Billingsgate for a celebration of the finest hospitality: here are the addresses you simply can't miss

Nine BBC employees earning over £178,000 have had a pay cut this year compared to last.

BBC top-earners revealed as Gary Lineker leads the list for the eighth successive year

In this deeply moving and cathartic film, the presenter confronts his father’s death by going on a holy pilgrimage … and ends up releasing his soul in the sacred river. Beautiful

The journalist goes in search of emotional closure at the Hindu Kumbh Mela festival. Plus: a transatlantic twist on Dragons’ Den. Here’s what to watch this evening

As another series comes to a nailbiting end, last year’s Imperial captain finds one team way too leisurely – and some of the questions altogether too easy. Must try harder!