BBC legal bill soars in year of Jimmy Savile scandal
The BBC spent £9.1m on external legal advice during the last financial year, a freedom of information request has revealed.…
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Cost of paying BBC executive board rises 61 per cent to £4.1m
The total remuneration paid to BBC executive board members increased by 61 per cent from £2.56 million last year to…
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BBC spent £5m investigating Savile scandal – including £101k on Helen Boaden’s legal costs
The BBC has spent around £5 million investigating the Jimmy Savile sex scandal and its aftermath. Its annual report and…
By BBC boss claims £400 for cancelled holiday as executive expenses soar 19%
A senior BBC executive who earns a six-figure salary claimed almost £400 when his holiday was cancelled in the aftermath…
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Newsnight’s Savile scoop duo: Vindicated by their peers, but no longer with the programme
Two former Newsnight staffers were vindicated by their peers last week for a story that nearly never saw the light…
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The child sex abuse story which the BBC DID run and why it beat ITV to the Bafta
One of the big surprises at last week’s Bafta Awards was that Mark Williams-Thomas did not win the current affairs…
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Spiked Newsnight Savile story is joint winner of London Press Club scoop prize
BBC Newsnight's spiked Jimmy Savile child abuse story was today named joint winner of the scoop of the year at…
By Three Savile stories shortlisted for scoop of the year at London Press Club awards
Three separate Jimmy Savile stories have this year been shortlisted for scoop of the year at the London Press Club…
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