BBC in crisis: why did Tim Davie and Deborah Turness resign? Director general and head of news quit amid accusations of bias over Trump and trans issues at broadcaster The Guardian - UK · Nov 9, 2025
BBC set to apologise over edited Trump speech – as minister says decisions ‘not always well thought through’ The broadcaster has been accused of ‘completely misleading’ its viewers, according to a leaked memo The Independent UK · Nov 9, 2025
BBC bias row: Nick Robinson and Boris Johnson clash as corporation to apologise over Trump speech edit BBC Radio 4 Today presenter Nick Robinson: ‘There is a political campaign by people who want to destroy the organisation that you are currently listening to’ Evening Standard · Nov 8, 2025
BBC expected to apologise over Panorama edit of Trump speech The programme spliced clips together from sections of the US president’s speech on January 6 2021. The Independent UK · Nov 8, 2025
Zarah Sultana sets sights on replacing Labour and gaining power MP who left Labour in July to form leftwing grouping with Jeremy Corbyn, says party is not just one of protest The Guardian - UK · Oct 31, 2025
Harry Enfield defends controversial Nelson Mandela sketch but admits ‘I wouldn’t do it now’ Comedian portrayed inspiring political figure as a drug dealer in 2007 The Independent UK · Oct 14, 2025
Why did BBC ignore UK's real free-speech issues – but amplify the far right? THE next time questions arise about who has the BBC’s ear, this will stand as an answer ... The National (Scotland) · Sep 23, 2025
Richard Tice stumbles in grilling over Keir Starmer and Kim Jong Un comparison Richard Tice fumbled his words as he was grilled on why Sir Keir Starmer was like Kim Jong Un after both the deputy Reform UK leader and Nigel Farage compared the UK to North Korea. The Independent UK · Sep 5, 2025
Awkward moment Nick Robinson reminds Chris Philp he opened Bell Hotel for asylum seekers Nick Robinson reminded Chris Philp that he, as immigration minister under the Conservative government, opened up the use of the Bell Hotel in Epping for the use of housing asylum seekers during a live interview on BBC Radio 4 on Monday, 1 September. The Independent UK · Sep 1, 2025
'Hunger Games' Fans Are Flocking to This Movie That Just Crashed the Netflix Top 10 "The 5th Wave" is a sci-fi action movie based on a best-selling novel, and it's making a surprise resurgence now it's arrived on Netflix. Tom’s Guide · Aug 7, 2025
Latitude Festival 2025 review: Fatboy Slim, Nick Robinson and gleaming WCs This family festival remains a firm favourite for its eclectic line-up and family-friendly atmosphere Evening Standard · Jul 31, 2025
BBC's highest-paid stars revealed: See the full list as Gary Lineker, Zoe Ball and Fiona Bruce among top earners BBC top-earners revealed as Gary Lineker leads the list for the eighth successive year Evening Standard · Jul 15, 2025
Gary Lineker named BBC’s highest earner for the final time. See the full top 10 Former Match Of The Day presenter Gary Lineker has topped the list of the BBC’s highest-earning on-air talent for the eighth consecutive year and… The National (Scotland) · Jul 15, 2025
BBC top earners in full: Highest-paid stars revealed for 2024/25 as Gary Lineker tops list The corporation has shared the annual salaries of its biggest names The Independent UK · Jul 15, 2025
The Independent UK · Jul 5, 2025 Raise taxes or this government will fail, Rachel Reeves’s former top adviser warns Exclusive: Jim O’Neill warns that the chancellor will have to raise income tax, national insurance or VAT to fill the £5bn black hole left by the welfare climbdown
Evening Standard · Jul 4, 2025 Keir Starmer says he understands what ‘anchors’ Donald Trump The Prime Minister said it was ‘in the national interest’ for him to have a connection with the US president.
The Guardian - UK · Jun 27, 2025 Stephen Kinnock stares into the abyss as he carries can for welfare U-turn Nick Robinson could barely contain his glee, this was the highlight of the Today presenter’s Glastonbury weekend
The Guardian - UK · Jun 12, 2025 Demob-happy IFS director tears into Rachel Reeves’s spending review Blistering analysis by outgoing chief concludes chancellor likely to end up ‘gnat’s whisker’ away from tax rises
The Guardian - UK · May 14, 2025 Israel’s ‘no hunger in Gaza’ narrative flies in face of obvious evidence Justification for Israel’s blockade is hard to sustain amid photographs of clearly malnourished people
The Guardian - UK · May 13, 2025 Yvette Cooper left to spin the unspinnable after Starmer’s ‘island of strangers’ speech Home secretary insists prime minister meant everything he said on immigration – except the stuff he didn’t mean to say
The Independent UK · May 9, 2025 Democrats seethe over Biden’s media blitz: ‘Elections are about the future’ Former president provides unwanted reminder of past hurt to party strategists otherwise desperate to move on
The Guardian - UK · May 4, 2025 Partisan and ‘creepy’ interviews are threat to democracy, Nick Robinson says Exclusive: BBC presenter warns ‘shared space for national debate’ at risk from platforms that fail to challenge leaders
The Guardian - UK · Apr 14, 2025 UK politics: No 10 ‘confident’ on securing supplies to keep Scunthorpe furnaces burning – as it happened PM’s spokesperson says ships carrying materials needed by the steel plant have docked in Lincolnshire
The Guardian - UK · Apr 5, 2025 The week in audio: Today; Don’t Cross Kat; Dying for Sex; Inside Counter Terrorism Policing – review Go-getting Anna Foster joins the BBC’s flagship show. Elsewhere, the story of a Brazilian scammer, a moving podcast about love and death, and an insider’s guide to tracking down terrorists
The Guardian - UK · Apr 1, 2025 Kemi Badenoch gives credence to race-swap conspiracy theory about Adolescence but admits she hasn’t watched it – as it happened Conservative party leader says she believes show ‘is based on real story’, a claim described as wholly untrue by writer and co-creator of series