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BBC an ‘organisation under severe pressure’ – report

The corporation has been hit by a series of scandals in recent months, leading up to the resignation of director general Sir Tim Davie.

Evening Standard

BBC loses £1.1 billion as more viewers cancel or evade TV licence fee

The publishing of the report comes after a number of scandals at the BBC in recent months

The Independent UK

US watchdog led by Trump ally investigates BBC Panorama edit of January 6 speech

Brendan Carr, head of FCC, asks if programme ever aired in US which is seen as key to any future litigation

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Shocking moment Children In Need chair crashes his BMW into female cyclist in village

Terry Duddy resigned as chair of Children in Need after being convicted, according to reports

Evening Standard

BBC content chief: Tim Davie will be hard to replace

Kate Phillips said the director-general’s resignation came like a ‘bolt from the blue’.

The Independent UK

BBC makes grovelling apology to Princess of Wales after Remembrance gaffe

Apology comes just days after President Trump announced he would be suing the BBC for doctoring footage of him giving a speech for Panorama

Evening Standard

BBC chairman: Trump has no basis for defamation case

The US president has said he is determined to sue the corporation.

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BBC has had ‘no further contact’ from Donald Trump’s lawyers ‘at this point’

Following an apology from the BBC, the US president said he still plans to sue the corporation.

Evening Standard

‘Not for the faint-hearted’: is running the BBC an impossible job?

After Tim Davie’s resignation, the next director general will face internal strife, external noise and looming talks over the corporation’s existence and purpose

The Guardian - UK

Pudsey Bear and Lenny Rush become BBC ‘big cheeses’ in Children In Need sketch

The sketch of Pudsey Bear and Rush as two new BBC bosses comes after the resignation of director-general Tim Davie and news chief Deborah Turness.

Evening Standard

RFK Jr. used psychedelics and wanted Olivia Nuzzi to have his baby, her new book on their ‘digital affair’ reveals

‘They spoke often and were intimate enough for her to see him flossing his teeth, his dopp kit overflowing with prescriptions,’ Olivia Nuzzi’s new memoir reveals.

The Independent UK

Ex-BBC boss leads calls for end to political appointments to board

Tony Hall urges government to bolster BBC’s independence as MPs and union seek Robbie Gibb’s removal from board

The Guardian - UK

Is Tim Davie’s successor at the BBC facing the glass cliff?

Letters: Judith Flanders describes the glass cliff phenomenon in struggling organisations, while Alan Pearson doubts the BBC has done much to dent Donald Trump’s reputation

The Guardian - UK

Union demands removal of Sir Robbie Gibb from BBC board

Bectu, which is the biggest union in the BBC, has warned Sir Robbie’s position is ‘a distraction and is untenable’ following the Tim Davie crisis.

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The Guardian - UK

Lisa Nandy: BBC review will examine political appointments to board

Culture secretary says she shares concerns that such appointments have damaged trust, amid calls for Robbie Gibb to go

Evening Standard

BBC awaits response from Donald Trump after apologising for Panorama speech edit

All eyes on US President as it’s revealed Newsnight played an edit of his speech in June 2022 that was similar to the one used in Panorama programme

The Independent UK

BBC apologises to Trump over Panorama edit but rejects demand for $1bn compensation

Corporation’s chair sends personal apology to president – but ‘strongly disagrees’ he has basis for defamation claim

Evening Standard

BBC accused of misleading viewers two years before controversial Panorama Trump edit

BBC Newsnight reportedly played a similar edit of the US president’s speech in June 2022

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The Guardian - UK

BBC apologises to Trump over edited speech but rejects compensation claim

‘We strongly disagree there is a basis for a defamation claim’, reads statement expressing ‘sincere regrets’ over Panorama episode

Evening Standard

BBC accused of misleading viewers on Trump speech two years before Panorama edit

BBC Newsnight reportedly played a similar edit of the US president’s speech in June 2022.

The Conversation

After resignations at the top, the BBC faces a defining test: what does impartiality mean now?

The sudden departure of the BBC’s director general and head of news marks a moment of real consequence for British public service broadcasting.

The Independent UK

Voices: How should the BBC adapt to Trump, scandals and changing audiences? Join The Independent Debate

THE INDEPENDENT DEBATE: Have your say: Is the BBC’s public service model still fit for purpose in 2025, or does it need a major rethink amid Trump’s threat of legal action?

We Got This Covered

‘They defrauded the public’: Trump threatens billion-dollar lawsuit against BBC over documentary edit. But there’s one major problem with his case

That’s gonna be a costly edit.

The Independent UK

Who remains on the BBC board after Shumeet Banerji’s departure?

Shumeet Banerji cited ‘governance issues’ when he announced his resignation

Evening Standard

Panorama editors ‘did not know Trump speech had been spliced together’

Donald Trump has said the broadcaster ‘defrauded the public’ and that he had an ‘obligation’ to launch a $1billion lawsuit

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