Burkina Faso suspended the BBC and Voice of America radio stations for their coverage of a report by Human Rights Watch on a mass killing of civilians carried out by the country’s armed forces. Burkina Faso’s communication spokesperson, Tonssira Myrian Corine Sanou,
MPs have accused the BBC of reducing services for older people because it has moved budgets from local radio to regional online services. The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) also warned the broadcaster “lacks a clear plan” on how to spend an extra
HONG KONG (AP) — The president of U.S.-funded Radio Free Asia said on Friday that its Hong Kong bureau has been closed because of safety concerns under a new national security law, deepening worries about the city’s media freedoms. Bay Fang, the
The British driver was following behind the Aston Martin of Fernando Alonso, attempting to close up on fresher tyres on the final lap of the race. However, Alonso appeared to brake earlier into the corner, catching Russell off guard and sending him
A listener bizarrely comparing Scotland’s first minister Humza Yousaf to Adolf Hitler threw a BBC radio show into chaos this morning. Presenter Kaye Adams was discussing the SNP leader’s campaigning slogan to make Scotland “Tory-free” with journalist Lesley Riddoch and singer Iona
A listener bizarrely comparing Scotland’s first minister Humza Yousaf to Adolf Hitler threw a BBC radio show into chaos this morning. Presenter Kaye Adams was discussing the SNP leader’s campaigning slogan to make Scotland “Tory-free” with journalist Lesley Riddoch and singer Iona
The northeastern Ukrainian border region of Sumy said parts of its territory had lost television and radio signal on Thursday after Russia launched a mass overnight drone attack that damaged communications infrastructure. The attack with 36 drones hit four cities in Sumy
President Franklin D. Roosevelt gave his first “fireside chat” on this day in history, March 12, 1933, to reassure and inform a nation reeling from the effects of the Great Depression. This was the first in a series of broadcasts in which
Jeremy Hunt lost it with the BBC this morning, accusing one of the corporation’s top stars of misleading listeners about the state of the economy. Today presenter Amol Rajan asked whether Mr Hunt’s Budget “met the moment” given the problems the economy
Lewis Hamilton has explained the story behind his radio message during the Bahrain Grand Prix after the Mercedes star told race engineer Pete Bonnington: “My seat is broken!” The legendary Brit climbed from ninth on the grid to finish in P7 in