Here’s how the BBC’s new director-general will be chosen Tim Davie announced he will step down as director-general of the BBC after five years in the role The Independent UK · Nov 9, 2025
How will the new BBC director-general be chosen? Tim Davie’s successor will be appointed by the BBC Board which ensures the corporation delivers its mission and public purposes. Evening Standard · Nov 9, 2025
Even Trump’s supporters are starting to turn on him as his approval rating tumbles with Republicans Trump’s approval rating slipped as the government shutdown continues to make history as longest ever The Independent UK · Nov 9, 2025
Will Tim Davie’s resignation be enough to restore public trust in the BBC? Senior insiders admit concern about big editorial errors and fear attacks are part of ongoing campaign to undermine the broadcaster The Guardian - UK · Nov 9, 2025
Donald Trump’s press secretary celebrates after Tim Davie resigns as BBC director-general Tim Davie resigned after a criticism regarding a doctored BBC Panorama clip of US president Donald Trump The Independent UK · Nov 9, 2025
Sixth celebrity eliminated from Strictly Come Dancing The judges’ vote was unanimous. Evening Standard · Nov 9, 2025
‘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: From marketing manager to the BBC’s top job The director-general announced his resigned from the corporation on Sunday night. Evening Standard · Nov 9, 2025
Tim Davie: From marketing manager to leaving BBC’s top job Tim Davie urged the BBC not to be ‘complacent’ The Independent UK · Nov 9, 2025
Tim Davie: the marketing man who became the BBC’s director general The media boss navigated the corporation through years of crisis and controversy The Guardian - UK · Nov 9, 2025
Trump considering shake-up to housing market by offering 50-year mortgages and not just 30-year terms Last month, 93 percent of Americans said they believe housing costs are too high The Independent 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
The Independent UK · Nov 9, 2025 Tim Davie’s statement to BBC staff in full as director-general steps down after Trump row The BBC said Davie sent a statement to staff on Sunday
The Independent UK · Nov 9, 2025 Tim Davie quits as BBC director-general after Trump speech Panorama controversy The chief executive of BBC News, Deborah Turness, also announced her resignation following a week of controversy
Evening Standard · Nov 9, 2025 BBC director-general Tim Davie to step down following Trump speech edit The chief executive of BBC News, Deborah Turness, also announced her resignation following a week of controversy.
The Independent UK · Nov 9, 2025 Trump-BBC live: Calls grow for Boris Johnson appointee to leave board after US president’s $1bn legal threat After Tim Davie and Deborah Turness quit, US president claims broadcaster ‘tried to interfere in election’
The Guardian - UK · Nov 9, 2025 Tim Davie resigns as BBC director general after accusations of ‘serious and systemic’ bias in coverage Davie says departure is ‘my own decision’, while head of news also quits. Insiders say it ‘feels like a coup’ by broadcaster’s enemies
The Guardian - UK · Nov 9, 2025 BBC bias row: how a week of hostile headlines from rightwing media led to resignations Rightwing media have published a series of attacks on the corporation after a memo from a former BBC adviser critical of its output
The Guardian - UK · Nov 9, 2025 Lisa Nandy says she still has confidence in BBC leaders after Trump speech edit Culture secretary has spoken to BBC chair Samir Shah about criticised edit of US president’s 6 January 2021 speech
Evening Standard · Nov 9, 2025 Nandy ‘confident’ BBC bosses will deal with bias allegations The corporation is expected to apologise on Monday following concerns about how a speech by Donald Trump was edited in Panorama.
The Independent UK · Nov 9, 2025 Where are the Shirley Valentines today? The news that the actor Pauline Collins had died touched a nerve for Terri White. Brought up in a working-class culture, surrounded by Shirley Valentines (Rita, Sue and Bob too), she wondered, where on earth did they all go?
Evening Standard · Nov 8, 2025 Grieving daughter handed TV licence criminal conviction in fast-track court despite health struggles A grieving woman with mental health problems is the latest case to emerge from the Single Justice Procedure
The Guardian - UK · Nov 7, 2025 The Tube presenter, the former ballerina and the banker: the BBC board’s members While the director general, Tim Davie, is often in the spotlight, here is what you need to know about the rest of the broadcaster’s leadership