BBC lawyers thought ‘pool of names’ linked to sex abuse claims online large enough to make Newsnight libel risk low
BBC lawyers told Newsnight there was a “low” risk of identifying Lord McAlpine as an unnamed politician said to be…
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Culture Secretary Maria Miller: ‘The BBC gets special treatment – scandals have damaged Britain’
Culture Secretary Maria Miller told Parliament that ongoing BBC scandals have the ability to tarnish Britain’s reputation around the globe.…
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BBC condemned over £450,000 payoff to former director-general George Entwistle
The BBC has been accused of a "cavalier" attitude towards licence fee money over a £450,000 payoff to director-general George…
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John Humphrys: ‘I didn’t set out to humiliate George Entwistle’
Presenter John Humphrys has insisted that he did not set out to humiliate George Entwistle during the on-air mauling that…
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Lord Patten: BBC needs ‘sufficient heft’ to take on Google and Apple
Press has trashed reputation of Entwistle by portraying him as a 'hapless or inadequate figure' Fears that Google and Apple…
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BBC too slow to deal with Savile crisis, says former news chief
The BBC was too slow to deal with the unfolding sex scandal surrounding Leeds-born presenter Jimmy Savile, according to a…
By As Fran Unsworth seeks to curb BBC dissent – how corporation’s journalistic stars have savaged its management
After a week in which some of the most senior figures at the BBC have savaged the managerial decision-making that…
By ‘Five to 10’ staff in BBC sex probe during ‘Savile period’, says DG George Entwistle
The BBC is investigating up to 10 "serious allegations" involving past and present employees, director general George Entwistle said today.…
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