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BBC chairman expected to apologise for Trump speech edit after Davie resignation

Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy said she was ‘confident’ BBC bosses would treat allegations of bias seriously.

The Independent UK

Why have Tim Davie and Deborah Turness resigned from the BBC?

Davie stepped down following intense pressure after a series of scandals

The Independent UK

‘I have to take ultimate responsibility’: Tim Davie’s BBC resignation statement

Full text of director general’s note to staff and the resignation statement from head of news Deborah Turness

The Guardian - UK

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BBC News boss Deborah Turness quits saying ‘the buck stops with me’

A newspaper report earlier in the week had accused the corporation of selectively editing a speech by Donald Trump.

Evening Standard

The BBC is facing a coordinated, politically motivated attack. With these resignations, it has given in

The corporation should have stood up to the Telegraph, Trump and the Tories. Now, its enemies know how little it takes for it to fold, says Jane Martinson, professor of financial journalism

The Guardian - UK

Tim Davie steps down as BBC Director-General over misleading Trump speech edit

The BBC has faced accusations of bias after it aired a doctored clip of Trump which appeared to show him encouraging the Capitol Hill riots in January 2021

Evening Standard

Fact check: Fake ‘train attack’ imagery and child obesity stats

Round-up of fact checks from the last week compiled by Full Fact.

Evening Standard

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Newsreader who went viral after changing ‘pregnant people’ intro broke rules, BBC says

Martine Croxall, 56, was the subject of multiple viewer complaints which were upheld by the BBC

The Independent UK

BBC rebukes newsreader who corrected 'pregnant people’ to ‘women’ live on air

The clip of Martine Croxall, who changed the wording of ‘pregnant people’ to ‘women’ during a live broadcast, was widely shared online

Evening Standard

Comet 3I/ATLAS May Be 10 Billion Years Old — Older Than the Sun Itself

Comet 3I/ATLAS is sparking intense debate: Is this interstellar visitor the oldest comet ever seen? This space rock's unusual orbit and composition led to an explosive claim on social media that it's over 10 billion years old — older than the Sun itself.

International Business Times UK

Kaye Adams yet to hear complaint two weeks after being taken off BBC Radio Scotland

Broadcaster was taken off air following what BBC News reported as ‘a conduct complaint’

The Guardian - UK

Kaye Adams temporarily removed from BBC radio show after complaint

Adams has presented for BBC Radio Scotland since 2010

The Independent UK

South Africa debates renaming national park dedicated to controversial former president

Kruger National Park attracts nearly one million visitors each year

The Independent UK

Naga Munchetty returns to BBC Breakfast after missing show during presenter line-up change

The broadcaster rejoined Charlie Stayt on Friday’s BBC Breakfast following her unexplained absence from Thursday’s episode

Evening Standard

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Naga Munchetty replaced on BBC Breakfast as Charlie Stayt teams up with different co-host

BBC Breakfast fans noticed a shake-up in the studio as Naga Munchetty was absent from her usual slot

The Conversation

Bob Vylan Glastonbury complaints upheld: here’s what viewers complain to Ofcom and the BBC about most

The BBC’s livestreaming of the Glastonbury performance by punk-rap duo Bob Vylan broke editorial guidelines on preventing harm and offence to viewers, according to the corporation’s complaints unit. More than 5,000 people complained about the broadcast after the duo chanted “death, death to the IDF” and made other derogatory comments.

The Guardian - UK

GB News’s US expansion feared to be new way for Trumpian views to reach UK audience

White House backing was on full display as GB News launched The Late Show Live

The Independent UK

Comedians at controversial Riyadh festival ‘completely avoiding’ jokes about Saudi government

Comics were urged to use their platform to raise awareness of Saudi Arabia’s human rights issues, but reportedly signed contracts forbidding them from doing so in exchange for lucrative fees

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The National (Scotland)

Major defence contractor plans to cut jobs at Scottish MoD site

A DEFENCE contractor is reportedly consulting its staff at sites in Scotland and Wales on plans to cut 23 jobs ...

The National (Scotland)

BBC 'unduly platforming' Nigel Farage by streaming Reform UK press conference

THE BBC has been blasted for giving “lengthy” coverage to a Reform UK press conference on immigration.

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Young Woman Speaks Out About The Horror Of Dubai’s Infamous “Porta Potty Parties”

“They want somebody who is going to cry and scream and run,” said one victim, who spoke about the notorious “Porta Potty parties” in Dubai.

MusicRadar

“Prince was always borrowing my car because it was awesome. I imagine he was making out in the back seat when he got the seed of the idea. But it's not a red Corvette – it's a pink Mercury!”: The inside story of Prince's first major hit

One of the most sexually explicit songs ever to appear in the mainstream pop charts

Evening Standard

BBC News’s chief executive says broadcaster must act as a ‘town square’ for UK

Deborah Turness also said impartial journalism is needed now ‘more than ever’ while speaking at the Royal Television Society Convention in Cambridge.

The Conversation

Israeli doctors reveal their conflicted stories of treating Palestinian prisoners held in notorious ‘black site’ Sde Teiman

At the end of our conversation, Nathan (a pseudonym) kept repeating, almost to himself: “Perhaps we should have done more. Perhaps we could have done more. Perhaps there was something we could have done about the camp itself. About the dogs. We kept on hearing the dogs. Every night.”

Evening Standard

BBC weather presenter Jay Wynne dies aged 56 after long illness as family share moving tribute

Jay Wynne, a regular forecaster on BBC News at Ten ‘blazed a trail to bring greater diversity to weather forecasting’

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