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‘Not for the faint-hearted’: is running the BBC an impossible job?

After Tim Davie’s resignation, the next director general will face internal strife, external noise and looming talks over the corporation’s existence and purpose

The Guardian - UK

Pudsey Bear and Lenny Rush become BBC ‘big cheeses’ in Children In Need sketch

The sketch of Pudsey Bear and Rush as two new BBC bosses comes after the resignation of director-general Tim Davie and news chief Deborah Turness.

Evening Standard

RFK Jr. used psychedelics and wanted Olivia Nuzzi to have his baby, her new book on their ‘digital affair’ reveals

‘They spoke often and were intimate enough for her to see him flossing his teeth, his dopp kit overflowing with prescriptions,’ Olivia Nuzzi’s new memoir reveals.

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Ex-BBC boss leads calls for end to political appointments to board

Tony Hall urges government to bolster BBC’s independence as MPs and union seek Robbie Gibb’s removal from board

The Guardian - UK

Is Tim Davie’s successor at the BBC facing the glass cliff?

Letters: Judith Flanders describes the glass cliff phenomenon in struggling organisations, while Alan Pearson doubts the BBC has done much to dent Donald Trump’s reputation

The Guardian - UK

Union demands removal of Sir Robbie Gibb from BBC board

Bectu, which is the biggest union in the BBC, has warned Sir Robbie’s position is ‘a distraction and is untenable’ following the Tim Davie crisis.

Evening Standard

Lisa Nandy: BBC review will examine political appointments to board

Culture secretary says she shares concerns that such appointments have damaged trust, amid calls for Robbie Gibb to go

The Guardian - UK

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BBC awaits response from Donald Trump after apologising for Panorama speech edit

All eyes on US President as it’s revealed Newsnight played an edit of his speech in June 2022 that was similar to the one used in Panorama programme

Evening Standard

BBC apologises to Trump over Panorama edit but rejects demand for $1bn compensation

Corporation’s chair sends personal apology to president – but ‘strongly disagrees’ he has basis for defamation claim

The Independent UK

BBC accused of misleading viewers two years before controversial Panorama Trump edit

BBC Newsnight reportedly played a similar edit of the US president’s speech in June 2022

Evening Standard

BBC apologises to Trump over edited speech but rejects compensation claim

‘We strongly disagree there is a basis for a defamation claim’, reads statement expressing ‘sincere regrets’ over Panorama episode

The Guardian - UK

BBC accused of misleading viewers on Trump speech two years before Panorama edit

BBC Newsnight reportedly played a similar edit of the US president’s speech in June 2022.

Evening Standard

After resignations at the top, the BBC faces a defining test: what does impartiality mean now?

The sudden departure of the BBC’s director general and head of news marks a moment of real consequence for British public service broadcasting.

The Conversation

Voices: How should the BBC adapt to Trump, scandals and changing audiences? Join The Independent Debate

THE INDEPENDENT DEBATE: Have your say: Is the BBC’s public service model still fit for purpose in 2025, or does it need a major rethink amid Trump’s threat of legal action?

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We Got This Covered

‘They defrauded the public’: Trump threatens billion-dollar lawsuit against BBC over documentary edit. But there’s one major problem with his case

That’s gonna be a costly edit.

The Independent UK

Who remains on the BBC board after Shumeet Banerji’s departure?

Shumeet Banerji cited ‘governance issues’ when he announced his resignation

Evening Standard

Panorama editors ‘did not know Trump speech had been spliced together’

Donald Trump has said the broadcaster ‘defrauded the public’ and that he had an ‘obligation’ to launch a $1billion lawsuit

International Business Times UK

Trump's War on the Media: Inside the '$1BN BBC Threat' and His History of Lawsuits

Trump's £760M threat to the BBC mirrors past lawsuits against ABC and CBS, revealing a wider campaign to silence the press.

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The Independent UK

Trump says BBC ‘defrauded the public’ with editing of January 6 speech

The US President told Fox News he had an ‘obligation’ to take legal action over the speech.

Evening Standard

Trump says he has 'obligation' to pursue $1 billion lawsuit against BBC over doctored January 6 speech

The US President tells Fox News the BBC ‘defrauded the public’

The Independent UK

BBC-Trump live: Broadcaster apologises to US president but rejects $1bn pay demand

US president had given corporation until Friday to respond to his lawsuit threat with compensation

The Independent UK

Strictly star La Voix makes awkward BBC resignation joke during live show as host left speechless

Strictly Come Dancing contestant La Voix left the It Takes Two studio speechless with a joke about resignations at the top of the BBC on Tuesday (11 November).

The Independent UK

We must fight for our journalism, defiant BBC boss says after Trump legal threat

Outgoing boss rallies staff after Donald Trump’s court threat and demand for $1bn compensation

The Guardian - UK

MPs and BBC staff call for Robbie Gibb to leave broadcaster’s board

Boris Johnson’s appointee is accused of pushing claims of institutional bias at the corporation after shock resignations

The Independent UK

This BBC crisis is about more than one stupid error – to be saved, it must be reformed

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: The state broadcaster has been struggling for years with its coverage of the most sensitive subjects, and bold changes must be made if it is to be rescued from its own worst instincts

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