‘I have to take ultimate responsibility’: Tim Davie’s BBC resignation statement Full text of director general’s note to staff and the resignation statement from head of news Deborah Turness The Guardian - UK · Nov 9, 2025
BBC News boss Deborah Turness quits saying ‘the buck stops with me’ A newspaper report earlier in the week had accused the corporation of selectively editing a speech by Donald Trump. Evening Standard · Nov 9, 2025
The BBC is facing a coordinated, politically motivated attack. With these resignations, it has given in The corporation should have stood up to the Telegraph, Trump and the Tories. Now, its enemies know how little it takes for it to fold, says Jane Martinson, professor of financial journalism The Guardian - UK · Nov 9, 2025
Tim Davie steps down as BBC Director-General over misleading Trump speech edit The BBC has faced accusations of bias after it aired a doctored clip of Trump which appeared to show him encouraging the Capitol Hill riots in January 2021 Evening Standard · Nov 9, 2025
Fact check: Fake ‘train attack’ imagery and child obesity stats Round-up of fact checks from the last week compiled by Full Fact. Evening Standard · Nov 7, 2025
BBC rebukes newsreader who corrected 'pregnant people’ to ‘women’ live on air The clip of Martine Croxall, who changed the wording of ‘pregnant people’ to ‘women’ during a live broadcast, was widely shared online Evening Standard · Nov 6, 2025
Newsreader who went viral after changing ‘pregnant people’ intro broke rules, BBC says Martine Croxall, 56, was the subject of multiple viewer complaints which were upheld by the BBC The Independent UK · Nov 6, 2025
Comet 3I/ATLAS May Be 10 Billion Years Old — Older Than the Sun Itself Comet 3I/ATLAS is sparking intense debate: Is this interstellar visitor the oldest comet ever seen? This space rock's unusual orbit and composition led to an explosive claim on social media that it's over 10 billion years old — older than the Sun itself. International Business Times UK · Oct 30, 2025
Kaye Adams yet to hear complaint two weeks after being taken off BBC Radio Scotland Broadcaster was taken off air following what BBC News reported as ‘a conduct complaint’ The Guardian - UK · Oct 23, 2025
Kaye Adams temporarily removed from BBC radio show after complaint Adams has presented for BBC Radio Scotland since 2010 The Independent UK · Oct 20, 2025
South Africa debates renaming national park dedicated to controversial former president Kruger National Park attracts nearly one million visitors each year The Independent UK · Oct 14, 2025
Naga Munchetty returns to BBC Breakfast after missing show during presenter line-up change The broadcaster rejoined Charlie Stayt on Friday’s BBC Breakfast following her unexplained absence from Thursday’s episode Evening Standard · Oct 10, 2025
Naga Munchetty replaced on BBC Breakfast as Charlie Stayt teams up with different co-host BBC Breakfast fans noticed a shake-up in the studio as Naga Munchetty was absent from her usual slot Evening Standard · Oct 9, 2025
Bob Vylan Glastonbury complaints upheld: here’s what viewers complain to Ofcom and the BBC about most The BBC’s livestreaming of the Glastonbury performance by punk-rap duo Bob Vylan broke editorial guidelines on preventing harm and offence to viewers, according to the corporation’s complaints unit. More than 5,000 people complained about the broadcast after the duo chanted “death, death to the IDF” and made other derogatory comments. The Conversation · Oct 7, 2025
The Guardian - UK · Oct 7, 2025 GB News’s US expansion feared to be new way for Trumpian views to reach UK audience White House backing was on full display as GB News launched The Late Show Live
The Independent UK · Oct 4, 2025 Comedians at controversial Riyadh festival ‘completely avoiding’ jokes about Saudi government Comics were urged to use their platform to raise awareness of Saudi Arabia’s human rights issues, but reportedly signed contracts forbidding them from doing so in exchange for lucrative fees
The National (Scotland) · Sep 26, 2025 Major defence contractor plans to cut jobs at Scottish MoD site A DEFENCE contractor is reportedly consulting its staff at sites in Scotland and Wales on plans to cut 23 jobs ...
The National (Scotland) · Sep 23, 2025 BBC 'unduly platforming' Nigel Farage by streaming Reform UK press conference THE BBC has been blasted for giving “lengthy” coverage to a Reform UK press conference on immigration.
Bored Panda · Sep 23, 2025 Young Woman Speaks Out About The Horror Of Dubai’s Infamous “Porta Potty Parties” “They want somebody who is going to cry and scream and run,” said one victim, who spoke about the notorious “Porta Potty parties” in Dubai.
MusicRadar · Sep 19, 2025 “Prince was always borrowing my car because it was awesome. I imagine he was making out in the back seat when he got the seed of the idea. But it's not a red Corvette – it's a pink Mercury!”: The inside story of Prince's first major hit One of the most sexually explicit songs ever to appear in the mainstream pop charts
Evening Standard · Sep 18, 2025 BBC News’s chief executive says broadcaster must act as a ‘town square’ for UK Deborah Turness also said impartial journalism is needed now ‘more than ever’ while speaking at the Royal Television Society Convention in Cambridge.
The Conversation · Sep 16, 2025 Israeli doctors reveal their conflicted stories of treating Palestinian prisoners held in notorious ‘black site’ Sde Teiman At the end of our conversation, Nathan (a pseudonym) kept repeating, almost to himself: “Perhaps we should have done more. Perhaps we could have done more. Perhaps there was something we could have done about the camp itself. About the dogs. We kept on hearing the dogs. Every night.”
Evening Standard · Sep 12, 2025 BBC weather presenter Jay Wynne dies aged 56 after long illness as family share moving tribute Jay Wynne, a regular forecaster on BBC News at Ten ‘blazed a trail to bring greater diversity to weather forecasting’
Pedestrian.tv · Sep 11, 2025 ‘People Got Down In Waves’: Eyewitnesses Describe Chaos At Charlie Kirk Shooting Eyewitnesses at a Utah Valley University 'Prove Me Wrong' event share what happened in the lead up to Charlie Kirk being shot.
Bored Panda · Sep 5, 2025 Father Feared Lost In Lisbon Crash Found Alive After Toddler Son Rescued From Wreckage His family traveled to Portugal expecting to retrieve his body. Instead, they found him alive.