Buzzfeed and BBC win Bar Council prizes for stories exposing legal aid and evidence sharing issues in UK courts
Buzzfeed UK and the BBC have won prizes for stories shining a spotlight on the problems caused by cuts to…
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BBC says editor should not have faced charges over reporting error which saw rape victim named on air
The BBC has repeated its belief that it should have been faced charges after a reporter named a rape victim…
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BBC’s Inside Out North West to broadcast special tribute to presenter Dianne Oxberry after death aged 51
Current affairs programme Inside Out will broadcast a special tribute to Dianne Oxberry tonight after the BBC weather presenter died aged 51.…
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Diane Abbott claims BBC whipped up ‘hostile atmosphere’ against her ahead of Question Time appearance
Shadow Home Secretary Diane Abbott has said a “hostile atmosphere was whipped up” against her ahead of her appearance on…
By BBC Asian Network’s head of news cleared by judge over role in radio report naming Rotherham rape victim
A senior BBC executive has been cleared of breaking the law over by naming a victim of the Rotherham sex…
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BBC deputy director general Anne Bulford praised as ‘inspirational leader’ ahead of departure in spring
The BBC’s deputy director general Anne Bulford, the first woman to hold the role, has decided to leave the corporation…
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BBC Asian Network reporter who named rape victim in radio broadcast was ‘diligent journalist who’s made a mistake’, court hears
A victim of sexual exploitation in Rotherham panicked and felt sick after she heard her identity revealed in a live…
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BBC-funded local democracy reporters filed 50,000 stories in first year with nearly all roles filled
BBC-funded local democracy reporters have filed 50,000 news stories in the scheme’s first year, although the scheme has yet to…
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