BBC head of news Fran Unsworth joins corporation’s board
BBC director of news and current affairs Fran Unsworth has joined the corporation’s board, the first new appointment since it…
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Viewers tune out for new Scottish TV news hour The Nine but BBC hails ‘encouraging start’
The BBC has hailed an “encouraging start” in the face of “particularly tough competition” for The Nine, its new flagship…
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BBC Scotland’s The Nine aims to cover all ‘shades of opinion’ on Brexit and deliver the news ‘through Scotland’s eyes’
The team behind Scotland’s new dedicated TV news hour The Nine, which aired for the first time last night, has…
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BBC News to let 12-strong audience panel choose what Brexit stories it covers for one day
BBC News will let 12 members of the public choose what Brexit stories it covers for one day. A selected…
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Diane Abbott says axed BBC late-night politics show This Week was ‘never surpassed’
Labour Shadow Home Secretary Diane Abbott has said BBC late-night politics show This Week was “never surpassed” and that she…
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‘We’re making a difference’: BBC-funded local democracy reporters speak candidly about first year of scheme to fill news gaps
Reporters hired under a BBC-funded scheme to fill the gaps in news coverage of local authorities arising from newspaper cuts…
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Judge to issue new guidelines on challenging reporting restrictions in family courts after journalist’s appeal win
A senior judge will issue new guidelines for journalists who want to overturn reporting restrictions in the family courts after…
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BBC axes This Week as presenter Andrew Neil ‘bows out’ from late-night politics show
The BBC has said it will axe late-night politics show This Week after host Andrew Neil revealed he would be…
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