The raise would lead to the biggest increase in 20 years.
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
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
A filmmaker has slammed the BBC for not revealing their budget for travelling to wartorn Syria to film the Shamima Begum programme “I’m Not A Monster”. Journalist Andrew Drury travelled himself to al-Roj camp in northeast Syria six times to see the
The move – to try to create a “modern BBC” – comes at a time the Corporation is forcing over-75s to pay the licence fee and closing regional news outlets to save money. Having spent the cash the BBC then tried to