The Latest Breaking News from Ofcom

Ofcom revokes Russia's RT licence in UK with immediate effect

Former SNP First Minister Alex Salmond suspended his show on the channel over the war in Ukraine.

Daily Record · Mar 18, 2022

UK regulator revokes license of Russia-backed broadcaster RT

Britain’s communications regulator has revoked the license of the state-funded Russian broadcaster RT amid concern that its coverage of the war in Ukraine was biased

The Independent UK · Mar 18, 2022

Ofcom revokes Russia Today's broadcast licence with immediate effect

The Kremlin-backed news channel was shut down amid 29 separate ongoing investigations by Ofcom

Wales Online · Mar 18, 2022

Tech bosses face jail if they hamper Ofcom investigations from next year

Overhaul of online safety bill reduces grace period for criminal prosecution of senior managers from two years to two months

The Guardian - UK · Mar 17, 2022

This Morning viewers slam 'belittling' Nadine Dorries as she refuses 'technical' questions

As Nadine Dorries brought up the technicality of the online harms bill as a reason not to go into detail, This Morning viewers pointed to it as a means to dodge the question

Daily Mirror · Mar 16, 2022

Universal Credit: Millions of claimants missing out on £144 saving

Very few households have taken advantage of the discount so far

Liverpool Echo · Mar 11, 2022

DWP Universal Credit claimants urged to claim £140 yearly broadband discount

Communications regulator Ofcom has revealed that millions of households are missing out on cheaper internet because broadband providers have not adequately promoted their discounts

Glasgow Live · Mar 11, 2022

More than 4m people on Universal Credit urged to claim £144 annual broadband discount

Ofcom said only 55,000 benefit claimants have taken advantage of 'social tariff' deals so far.

Daily Record · Mar 11, 2022

Loose Women receives over 200 Ofcom complaints following Ukraine refugee 'racism' row

Janet Street Porter and Charlene White got in a heated debate about the racism experienced by some refugees as they tried to flee the war in Ukraine

Chronicle Live · Mar 9, 2022

Loose Women spark 200 Ofcom complaints over Ukraine racism refugee row

Panelists Janet Street-Porter and Charlene White clashed in the segment last week

Evening Standard · Mar 9, 2022