What can we expect from a BBC social media review after the Lineker row? The review was announced on Monday following Gary Lineker’s reinstatement as the presenter of Match Of The Day. The Independent UK · Mar 13, 2023
BBC Board says it's the 'right time' to review social media rules after Gary Lineker row Gary Lineker was reinstated after the BBC was slammed for announcing that he would no longer present Match of the Day due to his tweets Daily Mirror · Mar 13, 2023
The sights, the smells, the songs and the craic of football. Oh, and VAR In today’s Football Daily: Blaming officials is not very fun, Gary Lineker is back (baby) and Dujuan ‘Whisper’ Richards The Guardian - UK · Mar 13, 2023
Pulled! A timeline of TV taken off air Move over Match of the Day … here’s a look at the most contentious shows that have had to be cancelled, featuring giant pickled penises, melting eyeballs – and footage Thatcher forced the police to seize The Guardian - UK · Mar 13, 2023
Gary Lineker's earnings compared to BBC colleagues as MOTD host tops highest-paid list for five years The pundit is set to return to his role as presenter of Match of the Day Wales Online · Mar 13, 2023
Are people missing the point? Footballing legend John Barnes says Gary Lineker and BBC row is 'side-tracking' the real issue “I want this conversation to be about the refugees and about the language used" Manchester Evening News · Mar 13, 2023
Gary Lineker rightly speaks up for those with no voice Letters: Readers reflect on the uproar over the BBC presenter’s tweet against the government’s refugee policy The Guardian - UK · Mar 13, 2023
Pearson's Lineker stance, Dasilva lining, King's dancing shoes - Bristol City moments missed The finer details from Bristol City's 2-0 victory over Blackpool at Ashton Gate Bristol Post · Mar 13, 2023
Alan Shearer makes feelings clear on BBC bosses after Gary Lineker suspension lifted Alan Shearer was among those to snub the BBC at the weekend following the axe of Gary Lineker but the pundit has made his feelings clear following his colleague's return Daily Mirror · Mar 13, 2023
Will BBC’s social media review rein in stars like Lineker? Overhaul of social media rules after row over presenter’s tweets is likely to be difficult to enforce The Guardian - UK · Mar 13, 2023
Gary Lineker 'victory' not all as it seems amid BBC climbdown over Match of the Day row Gary Lineker will return to his Match of the Day presenting duties after the BBC climbed down from suspending him following a row with Conservative party MPs Daily Mirror · Mar 13, 2023
OPINION - BBC backs down on Gary Lineker and says ‘sorry’ It must feel discouraging. Imagine winning election after election. Throw in a couple of referendums for good measure. You’ve earned the power to pass laws, move fast and break things. You also enjoy the latitude to appoint coteries and contemporaries to top jobs across the bureaucracy. Yet you look around… Evening Standard · Mar 13, 2023
Piers Morgan calls Gary Lineker news a victory for free speech as he slams the BBC Piers Morgan supported his arch nemesis Gary Lineker after the BBC confirmed the former footballer would be returning to Match of the Day following his suspension Daily Mirror · Mar 13, 2023
Lineker goes from soccer star to TV host to liberal champion It looks like the BBC picked on the wrong guy The Independent UK · Mar 13, 2023
Daily Record · Mar 13, 2023 GMB's Susanna Reid reminisces as throwback BBC presenting snap shared on air The 52-year-old presenter was stunned at the picture alongside her ex-colleague and former BBC newsreader Simon McCoy during Monday's show when they were discussing the ongoing rows of Gary Lineker.
The Independent UK · Mar 13, 2023 Tory MPs furious at BBC ‘climbdown’ giving Lineker ‘carte blanche’ Conservatives condemn ‘pathetic capitulation’ – claiming it will hasten end of BBC licence fee
The Guardian - UK · Mar 13, 2023 BBC chair Richard Sharp under growing pressure to quit over Gary Lineker row Keir Starmer describes Sharp’s position as ‘increasingly untenable’ as Rishi Sunak offers lukewarm defence of BBC chair
The Independent UK · Mar 13, 2023 Gary Lineker – live: Tory MPs ‘furious’ at BBC ‘climbdown’ as presenter returns to Match of the Day Corporation apologised to the Match Of The Day presenter after taking him off air over his tweets about Suella Braverman’s immigration policy
Daily Mirror · Mar 13, 2023 BBC viewers call for Laura Kuenssberg to stand down after 'biased' Gary Lineker chat Laura Kuenssberg has left BBC viewers demanding she steps down after allegedly breaching impartiality rules during a conversation about Gary Lineker this weekend
Bristol Post · Mar 13, 2023 Good Morning Britain beeps Lucien Laviscount's savage dig at Conservatives amid Gary Lineker row Good Morning Britain's North America correspondent Noel Phillips asked several famous faces about the controversial ordeal on the Oscars' champagne carpet overnight
Daily Mirror · Mar 13, 2023 Tories demand axing of licence fee as they seek revenge on BBC over Gary Lineker U-turn Jacob-Rees Mogg said the £159-a-year charge is "passed its sell-by date and needs to go" as the BBC rejected pressure from Tory MPs to sack Gary Lineker from Match of the Day
The Independent UK · Mar 13, 2023 Pressure remains for BBC chairman as Lineker row deepens political faultlines The row over Gary Lineker’s comments come at a difficult time corporation, which is marking its centenary.
Evening Standard · Mar 13, 2023 Six Nations: Steve Borthwick must heed warnings from France flaying as England brutally exposed Record Twickenham drubbing quickly flushed away any progress made under the new regime
Daily Mirror · Mar 13, 2023 Loose Women's Janet Street-Porter issues withering dig at Gary Lineker over BBC row chaos BBC director general Tim Davie announced an independent review will be carried out on social media guidelines after Gary Lineker was taken off air
Daily Record · Mar 13, 2023 ITV's Lorraine Kelly's dig at BBC over Gary Lineker row demanding bosses 'sit down and sort rules out' The Scots presenter admitted the row was 'mayhem' as she voiced that the major broadcaster 'badly handled' the situation as the Match of the Day host returns to his duties.