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Decision to cancel Last Night Of The Proms was a ’50/50 call’, says BBC boss

The director-general of the BBC has described cancelling the Last Night Of The Proms following the death of the Queen as a “50/50 call” but said the broadcaster “probably made the right decision”. Tim Davie said the call was made after the ...

27 Sept 2022 at 18:13

BBC News will listen to staff concerns about Hamas language policy, says boss

The head of BBC News has told staff the broadcaster will meet with those who have questions about editorial guidelines as she defended not describing Hamas militants as “terrorists”. The corporation has faced a backlash from political ...

13 Oct 2023 at 18:38

Long-serving BBC broadcasters to lose chief presenter roles amid channel merger

Long-serving BBC presenters to lose chief presenter roles amid channel merger

Long-serving BBC broadcasters Martine Croxall, Jane Hill and Ben Brown are to lose their chief presenter roles as the corporation launches its new rolling news channel. The BBC is combining its domestic and international channels to ...

02 Feb 2023 at 16:27

BBC News correspondent Mark Lowen deported from Turkey after being detained

BBC News correspondent Mark Lowen has been deported from Turkey after being detained for around 17 hours, the corporation has said. On Wednesday, the Turkish authorities took Mr Lowen from his hotel. He had been in the country to ...

27 Mar 2025 at 12:51

Culture Secretary and BBC’s Ros Atkins among 54 banned from entering Russia

UK ministers, journalists, media representatives and the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court are among 54 British nationals to have been banned from entering Russia. BBC journalist Ros Atkins, known for his popular ...

18 Aug 2023 at 21:16

Hamas politicians and its military wing are not the same, BBC News chief says

BBC News’ chief executive has said there is a difference between politicians in the Hamas-run government and members of the terrorist group’s military, in comments about a pulled documentary on Gaza. The BBC’s Gaza: How To ...

16 Jul 2025 at 23:12

BBC News’s chief executive says broadcaster must act as a ‘town square’ for UK

BBC News’s chief executive, Deborah Turness, has said the broadcaster must act as a “town square” for the UK. Speaking about the role of the broadcaster and the criticism it receives at the Royal Television Society ...

18 Sept 2025 at 11:04

Gibb position on BBC board ‘untenable’, says Swinney

BBC board member Sir Robbie Gibb’s position is “untenable”, Scotland’s First Minister has said amid bias accusations at the broadcaster. Sir Robbie served as director of communications for Theresa May when she was ...

10 Nov 2025 at 13:04

Trump threatens to sue BBC for a billion dollars over Panorama edit

Donald Trump has threatened a billion-dollar legal action against the BBC over the editing of a Panorama documentary. BBC chairman Samir Shah has apologised for an “error of judgment” over the editing of a speech ...

10 Nov 2025 at 16:24

BBC ‘apologises for error of judgment’ over Trump speech edit

BBC chairman Samir Shah has said the corporation would like to apologise for an “error of judgment” over the editing of a speech by Donald Trump for Panorama. The apology follows the resignation of two of the ...

10 Nov 2025 at 13:25

Turness: BBC is not institutionally biased and journalists are not corrupt

The outgoing chief executive of BBC News has stressed the corporation is “not institutionally biased” and the journalists are not “corrupt”. Deborah Turness resigned on Sunday alongside director-general Tim ...

10 Nov 2025 at 12:49

Donald Trump tells BBC to apologise by Friday or face billion-dollar legal claim

Donald Trump tells BBC to apologise by Friday or face billion-dollar lawsuit

Donald Trump has given the BBC a deadline of Friday to retract “false” and “defamatory” statements made about him in a Panorama documentary, or face a billion-dollar legal action. The US president ...

11 Nov 2025 at 07:07

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