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Keir Starmer should review killing of Geronimo the alpaca, says farmer
Animal was put down in 2021 after what breeder Helen Macdonald claims was flawed testing for bovine TB
Jim Waterson
30, Aug, 2024 @5:12 PM
More cuts and a merger with Channel 4: the BBC contemplates its radical future
With 500,000 households a year cancelling their TV licence, the corporation may have to do less with less to survive
Jim Waterson Political media editor
30, Aug, 2024 @2:00 PM
Sherwood writer says TV industry should treat class like other inequalities
James Graham says lack of working-class people in programme-making should be seen as a diversity issue
Jim Waterson Political media editor
21, Aug, 2024 @6:15 PM
Spirited defence: Psychic News magazine battles to ward off closure
Journal of British spiritualism, which ‘exposes fake mediums’, faces financial crisis after subsidy is withdrawn
Jim Waterson Political media editor
11, Aug, 2024 @1:00 PM
BBC asks disgraced presenter Huw Edwards to return £200,000 of salary
Corporation says journalist brought BBC ‘into disrepute’ and requests return of money paid since his arrest
Jim Waterson Political media editor
09, Aug, 2024 @1:58 PM
Ofcom receives 8,000 complaints over Ed Balls interviews on Good Morning Britain
Complaints followed Balls’ interview with his wife, Yvette Cooper, and Labour MP Zarah Sultana on Monday
Jim Waterson
07, Aug, 2024 @4:24 PM
UK police monitoring TikTok for evidence of criminality at far-right riots
Footage of disorder can reach hundreds of thousands of viewers and often shows faces of those committing crimes
Jim Waterson and Vikram Dodd
07, Aug, 2024 @4:00 AM
ITV defends allowing Yvette Cooper to be interviewed by husband Ed Balls
Exchange on Good Morning Britain about riots in England was ‘balanced, fair and impartial’, says broadcaster
Jim Waterson Political media editor
05, Aug, 2024 @4:00 PM
Keir Starmer confirms he has no plans to revive second stage of Leveson inquiry
Press regulation campaigners accuse prime minister of lacking courage to stand up to newspaper owners
Jim Waterson Political media editor
25, Jul, 2024 @3:50 PM
Spotify shares surge 15% after profitability hits record high – as it happened
The Swedish streaming company said gross margins hit a record high of 29.2% in the second quarter, after cost cuts and growth in subscriptions
Kalyeena Makortoff
23, Jul, 2024 @2:14 PM
Strictly should be less competitive but will continue, BBC director general says
Tim Davie says fun and entertainment should prevail amid accusations over behaviour of some professional dancers
Jim Waterson
23, Jul, 2024 @12:21 PM
Half a million households cancelled BBC licence fee last year
Corporation faces stark challenge as it struggles to reach younger audiences who are watching Netflix and YouTube
Jim Waterson Political media editor
23, Jul, 2024 @11:04 AM
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