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Culture Secretary to speak to BBC boss over 'deeply concerning' allegations

Senior officials told the broadcaster the allegations must be investigated 'urgently and sensitively' with the Department of Culture Media and Sport kept updated.

Daily Record

Urgent talks to take place over allegations about BBC presenter

One of its presenters has been accused of paying a teenager £35,000 for sexually explicit photos

Manchester Evening News

Culture Secretary to speak to BBC boss over ‘deeply concerning’ allegations

Lucy Frazer will hold an urgent call with director-general Tim Davie over allegations a presenter paid a teenager for images.

The Independent UK

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Ngāi Tahu unleashes over lakes

Blistering feedback from mana whenua skewers agencies over systemic failures at Ōtūwharekai/Ashburton Lakes

Newsroom.co.nz

BBC boss: Eight equal pay cases currently open is an ‘achievement’

The corporation’s chief content officer also denied the allegation that BBC radio is ageist.

The Independent UK

SNP MP clashes with BBC director-general over broadcaster’s social media review

AN SNP MP has clashed with the director-general of the BBC over the corporation’s decision to take Gary Lineker off the air due to comments he…

The National (Scotland)

BBC boss tells MPs there are imbalances of power in ‘strange’ TV industry

Tim Davie appeared in front of MPs on the Culture, Media and Sport Committee on Tuesday to answer questions on a wide range of topics.

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Gary Lineker: ‘Match of the Day saga was surreal … I just want compassion’

Reflecting on his BBC ‘furore’, the presenter opens up to Sid Lowe about refugees, tweeting politics and Alan Shearer making him cry in a taxi

The Guardian - UK

‘Damning’ govt report lays out freshwater failures

Supposed protections weren’t enough to stop sensitive lakes deteriorating, a Ministry for the Environment report says

Newsroom.co.nz

Andrew Marr describes being held back by BBC impartiality as ‘absolutely insane’

Marr said he was ‘pro-BBC’ but it has made ‘some very big mistakes’

Evening Standard

Gary Lineker set to receive award in wake of BBC row over Match of the Day

The BBC took Gary Lineker off air - only to reinstate him a few days later - after the former footballer criticised the government's use of language towards refugees

Daily Mirror

OPINION - We need a muscular BBC to fight the coming tide of AI disinformation

There will be exhausted but happy BBC executives this week delighted at how deftly they handled its coverage of Eurovision and the Coronation. Both events showed BBC creativity at its peak. There is, however, an arm of the broadcaster which is far less celebrated: the World Service. It has often…

Evening Standard

BBC boss: I’m not in this job simply to defend an institution, but serve public

Channel 4’s chief executive also spoke about the positive lessons her broadcaster has learnt after privatisation plans were scrapped.

The Independent UK

‘He doesn’t understand journalism’: ex-producer’s verdict on BBC director general Tim Davie

Rob Burley, a former head of the corporation’s live political coverage, lambasts Davie for waving through cuts and shedding experienced interviewers

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Wales Online

Why Ant and Dec and other celebrities are wearing medals at King Charles' coronation

They are among many celebrities who are attending the event

The Independent UK

BBC World Service launches emergency pop-up radio service for Sudan

The radio service will be broadcast twice daily featuring eye-witness accounts, news on diplomatic efforts and will serve to counter disinformation.

The Guardian - UK

Sunak under pressure to stop choosing Tories for BBC jobs after Sharp row

Conservative party accused of undermining broadcaster by flooding it with cronies after chair’s resignation

The National (Scotland)

Rishi Sunak refuses to rule out giving BBC chair role to ANOTHER Tory donor

RISHI Sunak has refused to say that the next chair of the BBC will not be a Tory donor ...

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Evening Standard

Gary Lineker: ‘The migrant row? We can’t have everyone but we can show empathy’

The Match of the Day presenter has had a tumultuous few months but even after his “victory for good” he still has plenty to get off his chest, finds Joe Bromley

Liverpool Echo

Eurovision stage unveiled in Liverpool for 2023 song contest

The set was revealed to a soundtrack of the Eurovision theme composed by Michael Nekrasov

Chronicle Live

How North East TV and film studio is turning the spotlight on region's attractions

The future's bright as The Northern Studio - the region's only big-scale film and TV studio complex - gets cracking on boosting creative interest

Evening Standard

Gary Lineker insists tweets on Government policy were ‘factually accurate’

The presenter spoke to Alastair Campbell during an interview for Men’s Health UK.

The Independent UK

Gary Lineker insists his tweets on government’s asylum policy were ‘factually accurate’

Lineker says he ‘wasn’t prepared to back down’ over tweet that prompted Match of the Day suspension

The Independent UK

Gary Lineker insists his tweets on Government policy were ‘factually accurate’

The presenter spoke to Alastair Campbell during an interview for Men’s Health UK.

The Independent UK

Petition signed by 164,000 to save ‘important’ Autumnwatch handed to BBC

Organiser Marion Veal said she is also meeting director-general Tim Davie in May.

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