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Newsnight to be cut to 30-minute show as part of BBC’s £500m savings plan

The BBC’s Newsnight is to be cut to a 30-minute programme as part of the corporation’s wider plans to make £500 million of savings, it has announced. The long-running nightly current affairs show on BBC Two will continue to air on weeknights as an ...

29 Nov 2023 at 17:33

Kirsty Wark: Interview virtuoso and Newsnight’s longest serving presenter

Kirsty Wark is recognised as the longest serving presenter of Newsnight, a BBC programme providing coverage of national and international news. Alongside an extensive career in journalism, the Scottish TV anchor, 68, has also written two novels ...

19 Oct 2023 at 19:45

Kirsty Wark to leave Newsnight after 30 years

Kirsty Wark will step down as a lead presenter of Newsnight after the next election, the BBC has announced. The corporation said the 68-year-old will continue to present BBC shows including The Reunion, Start The Week on Radio 4, as well as ...

19 Oct 2023 at 23:31

Who could replace Huw Edwards at the BBC?

Huw Edwards was the BBC’s flagship presenter who led the coverage of major political and royal events before he announced that he would resign from the corporation. Several candidates have been touted as capable of stepping in to the ...

22 Apr 2024 at 15:29

Kirsty Wark warns more ‘pain’ to come at BBC after Newsnight cuts

Newsnight’s longest-serving presenter Kirsty Wark has warned that “a lot of pain” is yet come at the BBC after cuts to the current affairs programme. Wark, 69, who is stepping down from the show after the next general election, was ...

22 May 2024 at 16:52

Kirsty Wark to interview Sherwood creator over plea for action on TV class issue

Former Newsnight host Kirsty Wark is to explore screenwriter and playwright James Graham’s call for action on the TV industry’s class issue at his James MacTaggart Memorial Lecture. On Thursday, Scottish presenter Wark will ...

22 Aug 2024 at 02:45

Kirsty Wark to present editions of Radio 4’s Front Row after Newsnight exit

BBC broadcaster Kirsty Wark will present editions of Radio 4 show Front Row after she leaves Newsnight. The 69-year-old, the longest-serving presenter on the BBC Two programme, according to the corporation, will host her ...

12 Jul 2024 at 16:02

Former PMs thank Kirsty Wark for ‘terrifying’ them as she hosts final Newsnight

Former prime ministers Sir Tony Blair and Lord David Cameron have hailed the Newsnight presenter Kirsty Wark as she departed the programme after more than 30 years. The 69-year-old, who is the longest-serving presenter ...

13 Jul 2024 at 00:28

Joe Biden should not be President, says Democrat supporter Alan Cumming

Alan Cumming has said Joe Biden should no longer be US President as the Scottish actor became the latest high-profile Democratic party supporter to call for him to pull out of the race for the White House. The ...

12 Jul 2024 at 23:46

Mary Berry honoured for life’s work at Women In Film And Television Awards

Dame Mary Berry has been announced as the winner of the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Women In Film And Television Awards. The former Great British Bake Off star was given the award at a ceremony at the ...

06 Dec 2024 at 17:14

Gregg Wallace stepping away from MasterChef amid external review

Gregg Wallace is to step away from presenting BBC cooking show MasterChef while complaints made by individuals about historical allegations of misconduct are externally reviewed. It comes as the ...

28 Nov 2024 at 16:13

Gregg Wallace thanks followers for ‘showing support’ amid misconduct complaints

MasterChef host Gregg Wallace has thanked his Instagram followers for “showing their support” after he announced he was to step away from the BBC cooking show while historical misconduct ...

28 Nov 2024 at 21:00

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