The news on TV

Krishnan Guru-Murthy’s year in TV: ‘Three quarters of what’s on Channel 4 News makes me angry’

The Channel 4 News presenter on being mistaken for other people and impressing his kids by interviewing KSI

Hannah J Davies

10, May, 2022 @2:00 PM

Kremlin reverts to type in denial of alleged war crimes in Ukraine’s Bucha

Analysis: Unable to pretend nothing has happened, Russian TV cries ‘fake’ as images emerge from town

Andrew Roth

04, Apr, 2022 @5:23 PM

‘Kids are interested in everything’: Krishnan Guru-Murthy and Lizo Mzimba on Newsround at 50

From the environment to diversity, the children’s news show has been setting the agenda for decades. Two former presenters explain what it taught them – and why it still matters

Sam Wollaston

04, Apr, 2022 @9:00 AM

‘I realise I have only written down one word – poo’: what happened when I was a Newsround presenter for a day

Newsround is about to celebrate its 50th anniversary, so our writer went behind the scenes to find out what makes children’s news tick, by presenting an episode. It did not go to plan

Scott Bryan

31, Mar, 2022 @7:30 PM

BBC chair suggests public may overstate appetite for impartial news

Richard Sharp casts doubt on coverage public wants, saying 99% also claimed ‘they wash their hands after going to the loo’

Jim Waterson Media editor

29, Mar, 2022 @6:49 PM

‘Symbol of normality’: the Ukrainian TV host who stayed behind

Working from secret studios, Marichka Padalko provides a familiar face and keeps the nation updated

Daniel Boffey in Lviv

28, Mar, 2022 @1:47 PM

Black News Channel shuts down after backer declines to fund it further

Startup aimed at serving Black audiences had drawn journalists from established media outlets

Jessica Glenza

26, Mar, 2022 @3:30 PM

BBC to resume English language reporting in Russia

Broadcaster had paused its reporting in country after passing of law that could impose jail terms over ‘fake’ news

Tom Ambrose and agency

08, Mar, 2022 @6:27 PM

EU to ban Russian state-backed channels RT and Sputnik

Ursula von der Leyen says stations will ‘no longer be able to spread their lies to justify Putin’s war’

Patrick Wintour, Jennifer Rankin and Kate Connolly

27, Feb, 2022 @7:38 PM

Devil’s Advocate review – a mind-boggling tale of a real-life grifter

This documentary looks at the rise and fall of the ‘lawyer’ Giovanni di Stefano, whose list of clients reads like a Who’s Who of criminality – from Saddam Hussein to Harold Shipman

Lucy Mangan

15, Feb, 2022 @11:00 PM