The raise would lead to the biggest increase in 20 years.
Tourists in Rome checking out the Pantheon, Italy’s most-visited cultural site, will soon be charged a $5.28 entrance fee under an agreement signed Thursday by Italian culture and church officials. Culture Minister Gennaro Sangiuliano said the move was a matter of “good
Claudia Lawrence, a university chef who went missing 14 years ago and is presumed dead, has still been receiving demands for her TV licence fee at her former cottage in York, her heartbroken mother says. Joan Lawrence, 79, is growing increasingly distressed
Almost 1,000 people a week are prosecuted for not paying their TV licence, the latest figures show. About 70 percent of those receiving fines are women. Licence fee evasion now makes up about a fifth of all criminal prosecutions against women, according
Tory MPs today called for the licence fee to be scrapped after the BBC reinstated defiant Gary Lineker. The Match of the Day host sparked controversy after he took to Twitter to brand the Government’s plans to tackle migrant Channel crossings as
Twitter user Jo Ward joked: “We’d prefer Eurovision…” A fellow Twitter user, whose account goes under the name Marcus Tullius Cicero, commented: “[S]till won’t be watching that tripe.” A fifth user of the platform, Dave, chimed in: “Wow. Our saviours.” Meanwhile, campaigners
The Coronation of King Charles will take place on May 6.
Tory MPs are stepping up calls for the TV licence fee to be scrapped after BBC boss Tim Davie’s admission that the current funding arrangements are “truly amazing”. Sir Christopher Chope, one of those pushing for a new system, said: “I agree.
Tim Davie’s remarks have sparked fury (Image: GETTY) BBC chief Tim Davie told regional staff that it is “truly amazing” that UK households are “happy” paying a forced licence fee. His remarks have sparked fury because the BBC scrapped free TV licences
Tim Davie has applauded BBC’s plan of forcing people to pay the licence fee. The director-general of the BBC claimed that it is “truly amazing” that the broadcaster is “pulling off” forcing households to pay the licence fee. Mr Davie was speaking