Tim Davie

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ITV news is more trusted than BBC after Lineker row and Sharp controversy
Poll finds ITV news is more trusted source of information and trust in BBC has slipped

Michael Savage

18, Mar, 2023 @8:00 PM

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Gary Lineker jokes about ‘quiet’ week as he prepares for BBC return
Presenter will host live FA Cup match on Saturday evening in first appearance since suspension

Tom Ambrose

18, Mar, 2023 @9:58 AM

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BBC came under No 10 pressure to avoid using ‘lockdown’ in early pandemic, leak shows
Exclusive: leaked emails and WhatsApp messages reveal reporters also told to be more critical of Labour

Rowena Mason and Jessica Elgot

14, Mar, 2023 @10:16 PM

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BBC needs to update its social media guidelines, says Ofcom chief
Melanie Dawes tells MPs BBC should look again at what its guidelines ask of contributors as well as staff

Alex Hern UK technology editor

14, Mar, 2023 @2:05 PM

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BBC leadership under renewed pressure after Gary Lineker U-turn
Corporation’s reinstatement of Match of the Day presenter described as a ‘capitulation’

Mark Sweney and Pippa Crerar

13, Mar, 2023 @7:53 PM

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BBC chair Richard Sharp under growing pressure to quit over Gary Lineker row
Keir Starmer describes Sharp’s position as ‘increasingly untenable’ as Rishi Sunak offers lukewarm defence of BBC chair

Pippa Crerar Political editor

13, Mar, 2023 @3:00 PM

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BBC chief draws ire of 700 composers with ‘devastating’ plan to axe choir
Closure of BBC Singers was announced last week along with 20% cut to salaried positions in BBC orchestras

Charlotte Higgins Chief culture writer

13, Mar, 2023 @1:20 PM

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So Lineker is back. The mutiny is over. But the BBC can’t risk this humiliation again | Jane Martinson
The standoff occurred because the rules are not clear and the BBC management is dysfunctional. Both must be addressed now, says Guardian columnist Jane Martinson

Jane Martinson

13, Mar, 2023 @11:03 AM

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Gary Lineker may return to Match of the Day as talks with BBC progress – reports
Sources close to presenter said to be confident impartiality row will be resolved to his satisfaction in next 24 hours

Caroline Davies

13, Mar, 2023 @8:37 AM

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Pressure on BBC chair mounts over Gary Lineker suspension
Executives race to resolve Match of the Day presenter standoff as senior Tories stop short of backing Richard Sharp on impartiality

Jessica Elgot, Josh Halliday and Aubrey Allegretti

12, Mar, 2023 @7:19 PM

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Tim Davie: BBC director general embroiled in Gary Lineker controversy
Critics claim former marketing man at centre of row over impartiality is too close to the government

Josh Halliday

12, Mar, 2023 @4:32 PM

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Gary Lineker was singled out from a long list of BBC stars who express political views
From Alan Sugar and Karren Brady to Richard Osman and Nadiya Hussain, there is nothing new about TV presenters writing about politics

James Tapper

11, Mar, 2023 @8:19 PM

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