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Adams seeking to see the 'record corrected' in defamation case against BBC
A jury has been sworn in for a defamation case brought by former Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams against the BBC. Beginning proceedings at Dublin High Court on Tuesday, Mr Justice Alexander Owens said the trial is likely to last four...
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Gerry Adams leaves Dublin High Court where he is bringing a legal action against the BBC
Former Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams leaves the High Court in Dublin, where he has brought a legal action against the BBC over allegations about the murder of an MI5 spy. Claims were made in a BBC Northern Ireland Spotlight programme...
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Hundreds march through central London to express solidarity with Palestine
Protesters gathered at Marble Arch on Sunday afternoon before marching down Oxford Street towards Portland Place, where a static rally was held near the BBC’s Broadcasting House. A group of Orthodox Jews also joined the protest, many...
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Antisemitism protest held outside BBC Broadcasting House
People take part in an antisemitism protest outside the BBC's Broadcasting House in central London organised by the Campaign Against Antisemitism. They claim the broadcaster has aired Hamas propaganda and has also criticised the BBC's...
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BBC taking ‘nowhere near enough action’ over Gaza documentary – Nandy
The Culture Secretary has accused the BBC of failing to show enough urgency in its review of a controversial documentary on Gaza as she demanded answers from the broadcaster by early next week. Gaza: How To Survive A Warzone was removed...
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Media workers protest outside the BBC over the broadcaster's Gaza stance
Media workers protested outside the BBC's Portland Place headquarters on Wednesday evening, over the broadcaster's stance on the war in Gaza. Speakers in order: Ghada Karmi (Palestinian physician and author) Ahmed Alnaouq (Palestinian...
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Protest held outside BBC's London HQ over perceived antisemitic coverage
The Campaign Against Antisemitism held a demonstration outside Broadcasting House in London, claiming the broadcaster has aired Hamas propaganda. The organisation has also criticised the BBC's coverage of hostage handovers in recent...
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Clean up after pro-Palestine activists cover the BBC headquarters building in paint
Footage of the clean up after Palestine Action activists targeted BBC's headquarters in Portland Place, London. They covered the building in red paint and broke windows.
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BBC HQ targeted by pro-Palestinian activists
Palestine Action protesters targeted the British Broadcasting Corporation's headquarters in Portland Place this morning. Red paint was thrown on the building and glass was broken, leading to a clean-up effort today.
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Pro-Palestinian protest organiser released by police after 'deliberate effort' to breach conditions
Pro-Palestinian protest organiser Chris Nineham was released by Police at Walworth Police Station after protestors breached conditions set by police. Includes an interview with John Rees, co-founder of the Stop the War coalition.
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Protesters arrested in Trafalgar Square after breaking police line on march
Pro-Palestinian protesters have been arrested in Trafalgar Square on suspicion of breaching protest conditions after demonstrators broke through a police line as they marched from a rally in Whitehall. Saturday’s Palestine Solidarity...
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Reform UK MP Lee Anderson speaks at East Midlands Conference - full speech
Reform UK MP Lee Anderson speaking during the Reform UK East Midlands Conference at the Athena Events Venue in Leicester.
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Reform UK's Lee Anderson says ‘grooming gang scandal has case a dark shadow'
Lee Anderson, the Reform UK MP for Ashfield in Nottinghamshire, said the “grooming gangs scandal” has “cast a dark shadow” as he named Elon Musk and Donald Trump as “friends”. He told the Reform UK East Midlands conference in Leicester:...
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BBC Chairman makes maiden speech
Quotes from Chairman of the BBC Samir Shah's speech at the Leeds Conservatoire. He discusses confidence in the broadcaster following the Strictly Come Dancing and Huw Edwards scandals, his suggested that the BBC should be handed a...
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New boss says BBC could be sold off for its assets
New BBC chairman Samir Shah said the corporation should not have to justify “our very existence” every 10 years and the Government should have the confidence to say “the BBC is a really good thing”. Mr Shah questioned why the BBC’s...
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Boris Johnson interview cancelled after presenter accidentally sends him notes
The BBC has cancelled an interview with Boris Johnson after presenter Laura Kuenssberg accidentally sent the former prime minister her briefing notes. Kuenssberg, presenter of the BBC’s flagship Sunday political interview show, said she...
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Stock footage of BBC's New Broadcasting House
Stock Footage of BBC's New Broadcasting in London after the director-general, Tim Davie, has apologised to Strictly Come Dancing contestants who have had an experience that “hasn’t been wholly positive”.
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BBC director-general offers apology following Strictly Come Dancing allegations
Tim Davie, the director-general of the BBC has apologised to Strictly Come Dancing contestants who have had an experience that “hasn’t been wholly positive”.
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BBC director general addresses Strictly Come Dancing allegations
Tim Davie, the director general of the BBC, has says that the corporation will 'never tolerate unacceptable behaviour of any kind' as he addressed a storm of negative stories about the culture and treatment of contestants on Strictly...
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Streeting, Davey, Jenrick, Blackford and Philp enter the BBC ahead of Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
Politicians enter the BBC ahead of Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg after Dan Poulter defects to Labour from the Conservatives. SNP MP Ian Blackford, former Immigration minister Robert Jenrick, Labour shadow health secretary Wes Streeting,...
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Huw Edwards resigns from BBC following explicit photos furore
Newsreader Huw Edwards has resigned and left the BBC “on the basis of medical advice from his doctors”, the corporation has said. His resignation comes following allegations he paid a young person for sexually explicit photos. A...
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Two-year freeze on BBC licence fee ends
The BBC’s licence fee is set to rise from April 1, having been frozen for the last two years. The increase by £10.50 to £169.50 a year is at a lower rate of inflation than previously thought and the BBC has said this would “require...
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BBC apologises to family of young person at centre of Huw Edwards furore
The BBC has apologised to the family of the young person at the centre of the Huw Edwards furore after a review into how non-editorial complaints are handled at the corporation. A report, commissioned in the wake of the scandal, has...
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Starmer defends praise for Margaret Thatcher in newspaper article
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer defended his praise for Margaret Thatcher in a newspaper article over the weekend. Taking questions from reporters at a Resolution Foundation event, he said: “What I was doing at the weekend in the article...