The Latest Breaking News from Tim Davie

Gary Lineker: Key events in career of footballer and presenter

Lineker scored 48 goals in 80 appearances for England, playing in the 1986 and 1990 World Cups.

Evening Standard · Nov 11, 2024

More than 100 BBC staff accuse broadcaster of Israel bias in Gaza coverage

Exclusive: More than 230 media industry professionals sign letter sent to BBC director general Tim Davie

The Independent UK · Nov 1, 2024

Chancellor allocates ‘increase in funding’ for BBC World Service in Budget

A BBC statement said the broadcaster ‘welcomed the funding’.

Evening Standard · Oct 30, 2024

Reporting on Gaza war is a challenge for journalists – here’s how the BBC and other broadcasters have handled the past year

The past year of conflict in Gaza has been covered in the media with extraordinary bravery, mostly by local journalists. Israeli authorities have not allowed the foreign press inside the occupied territory, apart from via short media trips embedded with the military.

The Conversation · Oct 4, 2024

Huw Edwards: Attorney general under pressure to appeal against ‘lenient’ sentence for ex-BBC presenter

Reform UK deputy leader Richard Tice has written to the attorney general asking for him to appeal the ‘lenient’ sentence handed to disgraced former BBC presenter Huw Edwards

The Independent UK · Sep 17, 2024

Huw Edwards sent convicted paedophile hundreds of pounds as presenter faces sentencing

Disgraced former BBC presenter pleaded guilty in July to three counts of making indecent images of children

The Independent UK · Sep 16, 2024

BBC removes Jay Blades episodes of The Repair Shop after domestic abuse charges

Blades rose to fame as a presenter on the popular crafts show

The Independent UK · Sep 14, 2024

Huw Edwards’ fall from grace is urgent wake-up call to broadcasters

Revelations over ex-BBC presenter sent shockwaves across corporation and exposed industry-wide power imbalances

The Guardian - UK · Sep 13, 2024

BBC boss not giving up on pursuit of £200,000 paid to Huw Edwards after arrest

Tim Davie speculates on ‘more muscular’ approach to suspended staff pay in future but admits legal hurdles

The Guardian - UK · Sep 10, 2024

BBC coverage of Gaza should be subject to ‘deep, systematic’ review, says chairman

THE BBC’s coverage of the ongoing assault on Gaza should be subject to a “deep, systematic” review, according to the corporation’s chairman.

The National (Scotland) · Sep 10, 2024