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BBC news bulletins taken off-air in Afghanistan after Taliban ruling

The BBC’s TV news bulletins have been taken off-air in Afghanistan after the Taliban “ordered our TV partners to remove international broadcasters from their airwaves”. The corporation has called on the Taliban to “reverse their decision”, claiming ...

27 Mar 2022 at 19:25

Radio 4 and 5 Live suffer drop in listeners over past year

BBC stations Radio 4 and 5 Live have suffered a sharp drop in listener numbers for both their breakfast shows and total audience over the past year, new figures show. Radio 4’s flagship Today current affairs programme, which runs from 6am to 9am, ...

27 Oct 2022 at 01:01

Labour MP suggests spending money on BBC World Service instead of fighter jets

A Labour MP has suggested that £100 million would be better spent on preserving the BBC World Service, as opposed to an F35 fighter jet. In the Commons, Peter Prinsley described the BBC as a “vital UK soft power” as he urged the Government to ...

22 Oct 2024 at 16:38

Retreat of BBC World Service aids propaganda from Russia and China – Tim Davie

BBC director-general Tim Davie will warn that the retreat of its World Service due to funding cuts has helped Russia and China broadcast “unchallenged propaganda”. On Monday afternoon, in a speech at the Future Resilience Forum, a ...

13 Oct 2024 at 18:38

Chancellor allocates ‘increase in funding’ for BBC World Service in Budget

The BBC World Service has been given an “increase in funding” as part of the Budget that will allow for the corporation’s language services to keep going. Under its current support package, the BBC had agreed not to close any ...

30 Oct 2024 at 15:47

Inquiry launched into BBC World Service funding

An inquiry has been launched into the future funding of the BBC World Service. The international broadcaster, owned and operated by the corporation, is predominantly funded by the UK licence fee but receives additional grant ...

26 Apr 2024 at 15:54

BBC World Service facing ‘cognitive warfare’, says director-general Tim Davie

The BBC World Service faces “cognitive warfare” and “overwhelming threats” from “a tsunami of bad actors”, the corporation’s director-general Tim Davie has said. Giving evidence at a parliamentary session examining the ...

17 Dec 2024 at 17:09

‘Confusion’ over whether Lineker is subject to same rules as BBC staff

A former BBC executive has said there is “a lot of confusion” around whether freelance broadcasters such as Gary Lineker, who do not work in news, should be subject to the same rules as permanent staff. The ...

10 Mar 2023 at 21:38

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

BBC director-general Tim Davie has said an emergency radio service on BBC News Arabic for Sudan will be “crucial at a time of great uncertainty in the country”. The radio service will be broadcast twice ...

02 May 2023 at 00:01

Nearly 400 job cuts announced at BBC World Service

Some 382 jobs at BBC World Service will be cut as part of plans to move to a digital-led service. The broadcaster will also close its BBC Arabic and BBC Persian radios in a move it says will help ...

29 Sept 2022 at 14:16

Culture Secretary pays emotional tribute to journalists in Ukraine

Nadine Dorries fought back tears as she thanked journalists in Ukraine who are risking their lives to cover the invasion by Russia. The Culture Secretary had to pause to compose herself as she ...

03 Mar 2022 at 15:55

BBC given emergency funding to counter Russian disinformation on Ukraine war

The BBC World Service will receive £4.1 million in emergency funding from the Government to help it counter disinformation about the war in Ukraine. The broadcaster has been given the money ...

23 Mar 2022 at 23:55

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