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What are the BBC’s guidelines on impartiality and do they apply to Gary Lineker?

What are the BBC’s guidelines on impartiality and do they apply to Gary Lineker?

What are the BBC’s guidelines on impartiality and do they apply to Gary Lineker?

11 March 2023

The Match Of The Day presenter has been asked to step back from his hosting duties on the BBC show following remarks he made on Twitter.


Scientists define difference between ‘growers’ and ‘showers’

Scientists define difference between ‘growers’ and ‘showers’

Scientists define difference between ‘growers’ and ‘showers’

11 March 2023

Researchers hope defining which category a man falls into could help make surgical decisions.


Viewers cancel licence fee after BBC’s day of controversy marks ‘final straw’

Viewers cancel licence fee after BBC’s day of controversy marks ‘final straw’

Viewers cancel licence fee after BBC’s day of controversy marks ‘final straw’

11 March 2023

Simone Gordon, from Lincoln, said she felt the BBC had ‘sold its soul’ after decisions relating to Gary Lineker and Sir David Attenborough.


Viewers cancel licence fee after BBC’s day of controversy marks ‘final straw’

Viewers cancel licence fee after BBC’s day of controversy marks ‘final straw’

Viewers cancel licence fee after BBC’s day of controversy marks ‘final straw’

11 March 2023

Simone Gordon, from Lincoln, said she felt the BBC had ‘sold its soul’ after decisions relating to Gary Lineker and Sir David Attenborough.


People do not vote for divided parties, Yousaf tells Cherry

People do not vote for divided parties, Yousaf tells Cherry

People do not vote for divided parties, Yousaf tells Cherry

11 March 2023

SNP MP Joanna Cherry said the ‘party machine’ was behind Humza Yousaf’s bid for the leadership.


Delaying localised prostate cancer treatment ‘does not increase death risk’

Delaying localised prostate cancer treatment ‘does not increase death risk’

Delaying localised prostate cancer treatment ‘does not increase death risk’

11 March 2023

According to a new study, active monitoring of the disease has the same high survival rates after 15 years as radiotherapy or surgery.


What the papers say – March 11

What the papers say – March 11

What the papers say – March 11

11 March 2023

The front pages are dominated by the BBC’s decision that Gary Lineker should not present Saturday’s Match of the Day.


Fatboy Slim shows support for Gary Lineker during Manchester show

Fatboy Slim shows support for Gary Lineker during Manchester show

Fatboy Slim shows support for Gary Lineker during Manchester show

11 March 2023

The face of the suspended BBC football pundit appeared as part of the visual effects used in the DJ’s set at the O2 Victoria Warehouse on Friday.


Fallout from Lineker reprimand continues as MOTD commentators boycott BBC show

Fallout from Lineker reprimand continues as MOTD commentators boycott BBC show

Fallout from Lineker reprimand continues as MOTD commentators boycott BBC show

11 March 2023

Late on Friday evening several of the show’s commentators shared a statement, announcing they would also be stepping down from Saturday’s broadcast.


Stopping Channel crossings not public’s main priority, polling suggests

Stopping Channel crossings not public’s main priority, polling suggests

Stopping Channel crossings not public’s main priority, polling suggests

11 March 2023

Cost of living, the NHS and better-paid jobs were main concerns for more people, according to the research by Ipsos.


Ice risk in parts of UK as temperatures to plummet to minus 10C overnight

Ice risk in parts of UK as temperatures to plummet to minus 10C overnight

Ice risk in parts of UK as temperatures to plummet to minus 10C overnight

11 March 2023

The Met Office has yellow warnings in place covering large parts of the country after Storm Larisa battered parts of the UK with gales and blizzards.


Health Secretary invites junior doctors for pay talks ahead of 72-hour strike

Health Secretary invites junior doctors for pay talks ahead of 72-hour strike

Health Secretary invites junior doctors for pay talks ahead of 72-hour strike

10 March 2023

But junior doctors in the British Medical Association said discussions with the Government so far have not been ‘credible’.


Fiona Bruce ‘appalled and sorry’ after backlash over Stanley Johnson discussion

Fiona Bruce ‘appalled and sorry’ after backlash over Stanley Johnson discussion

Fiona Bruce ‘appalled and sorry’ after backlash over Stanley Johnson discussion

10 March 2023

The presenter faced a social media backlash after intervening when father of former prime minister Boris Johnson was described as a ‘wife-beater’.


Starmer vows to devolve economic power to Wales

Starmer vows to devolve economic power to Wales

Starmer vows to devolve economic power to Wales

10 March 2023

Wales would ‘take back control’ of its economy under his premiership, Sir Keir will tell Welsh Labour’s conference on Saturday.


Sunak insists he isn’t betraying the North with major HS2 delays

Sunak insists he isn’t betraying the North with major HS2 delays

Sunak insists he isn’t betraying the North with major HS2 delays

10 March 2023

The Prime Minister has been criticised over delays in the construction of the line.


Rishi Sunak reflects on ‘great privilege’ of being Prime Minister

Rishi Sunak reflects on ‘great privilege’ of being Prime Minister

Rishi Sunak reflects on ‘great privilege’ of being Prime Minister

10 March 2023

The Conservative Party leader inherited a damaged economy upon entering No 10 in October.


PM signals no tax cuts in Budget amid focus on ‘critical’ plan to cut inflation

PM signals no tax cuts in Budget amid focus on ‘critical’ plan to cut inflation

PM signals no tax cuts in Budget amid focus on ‘critical’ plan to cut inflation

10 March 2023

Senior Conservatives have been pushing Chancellor Jeremy Hunt to use his Budget next week to announce tax cuts in a bid to ignite the UK’s economy.


Hugh Bonneville and Jason Watkins act out satire of BBC’s Gary Lineker response

Hugh Bonneville and Jason Watkins act out satire of BBC’s Gary Lineker response

Hugh Bonneville and Jason Watkins act out satire of BBC’s Gary Lineker response

10 March 2023

The actors jokingly returned to their roles from W1A, a mockumentary about the management of the BBC, to decided who should present Match Of The Day.


Match Of The Day studio presentation and punditry cancelled amid Lineker row

Match Of The Day studio presentation and punditry cancelled amid Lineker row

Match Of The Day studio presentation and punditry cancelled amid Lineker row

10 March 2023

The corporation said on Friday that it had ‘decided’ Lineker would step back from the show.


Cabinet Secretary warned Johnson of the ‘terrible’ effects of lockdown

Cabinet Secretary warned Johnson of the ‘terrible’ effects of lockdown

Cabinet Secretary warned Johnson of the ‘terrible’ effects of lockdown

10 March 2023

The latest set of messages leaked to the Telegraph showed Simon Case raising concerns about ‘non-Covid health’ two days before a new shutdown.


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