The BBC has been accused of “abandoning Christianity” over the decision to not broadcast the traditional Easter service. The programme filmed in King’s College, Cambridge, has been dropped in favour of religious coverage on other BBC channels. Critics have said that the
The BBC has announced plans to make swathing cuts to its programming, with hundreds of hours worth of content to be ditched as part of its Annual Plan. The 2024/2025 Annual Plan will dispense with 100 hours of content, primarily drama and
A furious caller to Jeremy Vine on 5 has taken a swipe at Gary Lineker in a debate about whether richer people should pay more for a TV licence. Sarah from Surrey told the show she would scrap the fee, which she
Tory deputy chairman Jonathan Gullis has blasted the BBC licence fee as a “disgrace and abomination”. The MP said it is time for the public broadcaster to end the charge after the corporation’s boss mooted the possibility of means tested licence fee
While the promise of warmer weather sits tantalisingly on the horizon, a series of forecasts are predicting that Britain may be on the receiving end of some wet and windy weather before the calmer days of Spring and Summer. According to a
Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg branded proposals for wealthier Britons to pay a higher BBC licence fee as “monstrous”. BBC director-general Tim Davie floated the idea of a more progressive model as part of reforms. But speaking on his GB News show, the Tory
A secret court has been fining pensioners for TV licence crimes behind closed doors it has been revealed. But now the Magistrates’ Association has ordered that prosecutions of TV licence-related offences must be held in public, with the “secretive” Single Justice Procedure
A BBC reporter who fueled conspiracy theories about Princess Kate’s whereabouts has turned her account private following a tirade of critcism. Sonja McLaughlan – a sports journalist at the BBC – made a number of claims about the Princess of Wales as
Ash Sarkar clashed with a Labour MP as she ripped into Sir Keir Starmer over repeated U-turns. The left-wing commentator said “you can’t trust” the Labour leader to stick to policies after he backtracked on pledges including £28 billion of green spending.
Labour’s shadow climate secretary Ed Miliband has once again been accused of being in hiding, ahead of a big day for his party discussing energy security. Sir Keir Starmer will visit North Wales later today to pledge labour will “take back control”