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BBC boss urges Government to consider ‘high stakes’ before funding decisions

BBC director-general Tim Davie has said the “stakes are very high” as the Government considers the future of the broadcaster’s funding model. It comes after Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries announced earlier this year that the corporation’s licence ...

12 May 2022 at 12:55

Watchdog launches impartiality probe into RT News

TV watchdog Ofcom has launched 15 investigations into the “due impartiality” of programmes on news channel RT, it has announced. The UK regulator said it had “observed a significant increase in the number of programmes on the RT service that ...

28 Feb 2022 at 19:25

Civil servants got Grenfell Tower name wrong during response, inquiry hears

A senior civil servant has told the Grenfell Tower inquiry she found it “jarring” that staff in her department were getting the name of the building wrong in the days following the disaster. Dame Melanie Dawes, the Permanent Secretary of ...

26 May 2022 at 18:38

Ofcom chief writes to DCMS committee to clarify rules around politicians on TV

The head of Ofcom has written to the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee (DCMS) to clarify rules on politicians presenting and appearing on TV programmes. It comes after a DCMS committee session which saw Ofcom chief executive ...

21 Mar 2023 at 17:21

Ofcom’s new online harms rules for social media firms disappoint campaigners

The first set of new online safety rules legally requiring social media and other sites to take action against illegal content have been published by Ofcom. The regulator said platforms now have three months to assess the risk of ...

16 Dec 2024 at 12:09

Online Safety Bill could become law on Thursday, Ofcom boss says

The Online Safety Bill could receive royal assent and become law as soon as Thursday, the chief executive of Ofcom has said. The new internet safety laws for the UK, which will be overseen by Ofcom as regulator, will place new ...

25 Oct 2023 at 12:48

Brianna Ghey’s mother says child online safety laws should be ‘more drastic’

The mother of murdered teenager Brianna Ghey has said the Online Safety Act does not go far enough in protecting children online and called for “more drastic” action against online harms. Esther Ghey is campaigning for ...

06 Feb 2024 at 09:58

Technology Secretary asks Ofcom for online safety response to summer riots

The Technology Secretary has asked online safety regulator Ofcom for an update on its planned response to the misinformation which spread online and sparked the summer riots across Britain. The watchdog is currently ...

16 Oct 2024 at 14:12

‘Very ambitious’ online safety rules will protect under-18s, Ofcom boss says

The head of online safety regulator Ofcom has defended the Online Safety Act, saying the “very ambitious” rules will help protect children. Some campaigners have suggested the incoming online safety laws do not go ...

10 Mar 2025 at 09:18

Gary Lineker questions Elon Musk after son receives abuse on Twitter

Gary Lineker has questioned Twitter owner Elon Musk after a threatening message was sent to his son in the wake of the sports presenter’s row with the BBC. The former footballer, who was reinstated as host of ...

14 Mar 2023 at 14:36

Ofcom boss: Tech firms not given much power over how to protect children online

Technology companies are not being given much power over measures to provide greater protection to children online, the head of Ofcom has said as she defended upcoming reforms. The regulator announced last ...

14 Jul 2025 at 11:30

Ofcom investigating GB News over Tory MPs’ interview with Chancellor

Ofcom has launched an investigation into whether GB News breached impartiality rules by airing an interview between two Tory MPs and Chancellor Jeremy Hunt. Esther McVey and Philip Davies spoke to Mr Hunt ...

03 Apr 2023 at 14:23

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