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The ITV panel show has been struck with 211 Ofcom complaints following March 1's episode where panelist Janet Street was criticised for her comments about racism at the Ukranian border.

Viewers lodged 211 complaints to Ofcom for the segment, which aired at lunchtime on ITV on March 1.

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The Culture Secretary said she hopes watchdog Ofcom’s 27 investigations into the Kremlin-backed broadcaster will result in the removal of its licence.

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The regulator said it was ‘very concerned by the volume of programmes on RT that are raising potential issues under the Broadcasting Code’.

YouTube has blocked access across Europe to Russia’s state-funded international broadcasters, RT (formerly Russia Today) and Sputnik – including to the UK. The decision follows the announcement on February 27 of expanded sanctions against Russia by the European Commission, which saw RT, Sputnik and their subsidiaries, banned across the EU.…