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BBC chair apologises over edited Trump clip

BBC chair Samir Shah has apologised for an "error of judgement" over the editing of a clip of a speech by US President Donald Trump in a Panorama documentary broadcast last year. In a letter to the Culture, Media and Sport Committee, Shah said more than 500 complaints had been made about the documentary since

Why BBC bosses Tim Davie and Deborah Turness quit

Francesca Gillett and Helen Bushby BBC reporters PA Media Tim Davie was appointed as BBC director general in 2020 BBC director general Tim Davie and head of news Deborah Turness have resigned, saying in emails to staff that mistakes had been made. The corporation has been under fire after criticism that a Panorama documentary misled

Matt Smith Brings Nick Cave’s Bunny Munro to Life

Getty Images Smith said he immediately agreed to star in The Death of Bunny Munro after meeting Nick Cave When Nick Cave first saw Matt Smith playing Bunny Munro - the sex-obsessed door-to-door salesman from his 2009 novel The Death of Bunny Munro - he was taken aback. "In the book, Bunny's not good at

Trump $1bn threat to BBC and Reeves’ tax crossroads

'Trump's $1bn BBC threat' and 'You will pay the price' warning for Reeves Donald's Trump's threat to sue the BBC over the editing of his speech in a documentary dominates Tuesday's papers. The Daily Telegraph reports that the US president is demanding an apology, retraction and payout by Friday if the broadcaster wants to avoid

Do UN Climate Conferences Still Matter?

COP30: Trump and many leaders are skipping it, so does the summit still have a point? Justin Rowlatt Climate Editor BBC There is a photograph, taken ten years ago in Paris, that today seems like something of a relic. In it, dozens of men and women line up in dark suits, in front of an

Tank: Inside a Cybercrime King’s Rise and Fall

A jailed hacking kingpin reveals all about the gang that left a trail of destruction Joe Tidy Cyber correspondent, BBC World Service BBC Vyacheslav Penchukov, aka "Tank", left thousands of victims across the world After years of reading about "Tank" and months of planning a visit to him in a Colorado prison, I hear the

A decade of Met Office storm names and their impact

Image source, BBC / Kris Miller By Elizabeth Rizzini Lead Weather Presenter Monday marks ten years since Storm Abigail became the first officially named UK storm. Abigail lashed north-west Scotland from 12 to 13 November 2015 bringing gusts of up to 84mph (135km/h). Since November 2015, the UK Met Office, in conjunction with Met Éireann

Escaped Cornwall flamingo Frankie spotted in northern France

Missing flamingo thought to be living in France Alice Beddows Paradise Park director Nick Reynolds said he hoped Frankie can find a colony of greater flamingos in southern France A flamingo that went missing from a wildlife sanctuary in Cornwall over a week ago appears to now be living in northern France. Two photographs show

Birmingham Woman Dies After Bus Stop Stabbing

Woman stabbed in Birmingham bus stop attack dies Chloe Hughes , Shannen Headley , Bridie Adams, West Midlands and Tania Sangha, at Birmingham Magistrates' Court Alamy A woman who was stabbed in the neck in an unprovoked attack at a bus stop in Birmingham has died, police have confirmed. Katie Fox, 34, was targeted in

Higgins Departs Áras on Final Day as President

Higgins leaves official residence on last day as Irish president PA Media Michael D Higgins says serving as Ireland's president was a privilege Well wishers gathered outside the official residence of the President of Ireland on Monday evening as Michael D Higgins left on his final day in office. The outgoing Irish president and his
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