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Lawyer for young person at centre of BBC presenter sex case says ‘nothing inappropriate happened’

The Metropolitan Police said there is no current investigation as they carry out further inquiries into the claims

The Independent UK

TV licence fee rise 'could be cut' next year to ease financial strain on households

Last year, former Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries announced that the fee would be frozen for two years, before rising in 2024 - with inflation this rise could take to price from £159 to £172

Daily Mirror

Culture Secretary holds urgent talks with BBC boss amid 'deeply concerning' presenter allegations

The BBC are said to be investigating the claims 'swiftly and sensitively' following reports that an unnamed presenter paid a teenager for sexually explicit images

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Culture Secretary to speak to BBC boss over 'deeply concerning' allegations

Senior officials told the broadcaster the allegations must be investigated 'urgently and sensitively' with the Department of Culture Media and Sport kept updated.

Daily Record

Culture Secretary speaks out after crunch talks with BBC over teen sex pics allegations

It comes amid claims one of the broadcaster’s presenters paid a teenager more than £35,000 for sexually explicit photos

Daily Mirror

Minister defends crime record as antisocial behaviour funding rolled out

Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer has been touring broadcast studios to announce £3 million for youth organisations.

The Independent UK

The Ashes: Rishi Sunak backs Ben Stokes in full-blown bust-up with Aussies over Bairstow dismissal

‘The PM agrees with Ben Stokes when he said he simply wouldn’t want to win a game in the manner Australia did,’ says Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s official spokesman

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Where to start with: Iain Banks

He catapulted to fame with depraved, funny novel The Wasp Factory in 1984, but the much-loved Scottish writer had a parallel career as an influential sci-fi writer

The Guardian - UK

Italy looks for man seen in viral video carving names into Rome's almost 2,000-year-old Colosseum

Italy’s culture and tourism ministers have vowed to find and punish a tourist who was filmed carving his name and that of his apparent girlfriend in the wall of the Colosseum in Rome

The Independent UK

Tory minister says it's time for a female James Bond to succeed Daniel Craig

Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer said it is "always time for females to lead" when asked her views about who should succeed Daniel Ctaig in the the 007 franchise

Daily Mirror

Creative industries get £77 million funding boost

The sector has grown at more than 1.5 times the rate of the wider economy over the past decade.

The Independent UK

Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer says BBC is ‘biased on occasion’

The BBC ‘doesn’t always get it right’, the MP told the Culture, Media and Sport Committee

Evening Standard

Welsh woman Dame Elan Closs Stephens named acting BBC chair

Dame Elan Closs Stephens will replace Richard Sharp as acting BBC chair on June 27

Wales Online

Dame Elan Closs Stephens named acting BBC chair after Richard Sharp saga

Dame Elan was appointed by Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer to replace Richard Sharp, who stepped down after an investigation found he had breached rules around public appointments

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The Independent UK

ITV launches Phillip Schofield review – letter in full

Dame Carolyn McCall has written to the Culture Secretary and Ofcom about the presenter’s departure from This Morning.

Daily Mirror

Battle to save This Morning amid 'toxic culture' claims as Holly Willoughby vows to stay

A source told us that ITV bosses are 'determined to prove that the brand is stronger than any single presenter' following the Philip Schofield scandal and claims of a 'toxic' culture on This Morning

The Hindu

G20 CWG meeting in Odisha to focus on joint heritage conservation projects: Union Minister G. Kishan Reddy

Union Minister G Kishan Reddy Sunday said the Second G20 Culture Working Group (CWG) meeting here will discuss joint heritage conservation projects and various exchange programmes in order to boost interconnected communities.

Daily Mirror

Tory civil war as Priti Patel blasts Rishi Sunak at Boris Johnson-backing conference

Disgruntled right-wing Conservatives, frustrated at the direction the party is taking, descended on Bournemouth for the first conference of the Boris Johnson-backing Conservative Democratic Organisation

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Daily Mirror

Met Police bosses face grilling over 'worrying' Coronation protest clampdown

The head of the London Assembly's Police and Crime Committee said there are serious questions to answer after protesters were arrested, along with volunteers handing out rape alarms

Manchester Evening News

Culture Secretary blames Tory local election losses on pandemic and Putin's invasion of Ukraine

'We’ve just had a pandemic which has disrupted many people’s lives'

Evening Standard

We need to reflect and do more after local election losses, admits Culture Secretary

The Culture Secretary has admitted the Government needs to reflect and do more after suffering huge losses in the local elections.

Daily Mirror

Tories threaten to put ANOTHER crony in charge of BBC as they ignore Gary Lineker's plea

The Match Of The Day host has warned that ministers should not get to pick the BBC Chairman, but Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer insisted Rishi Sunak will make the appointment

The National (Scotland)

Tory minister claims Met police got 'balance right' with coronation arrests

CULTURE Secretary Lucy Frazer has denied that police went too far in policing the coronation, saying they got the “balance right”...

Daily Mirror

12 things we learned from bombshell Richard Sharp report that led to him quitting BBC

A report by barrister Adam Heppinstall revealed that Richard Sharp spoke to Boris Johnson before applying for the BBC chairman role, and said days before the interview he met the Cabinet Secretary to chat about the then-PM's finances

Manchester Evening News

Gambling reforms 'step in right direction' says former addict who spent £30,000 on football bets and online games

Government reforms are set to "force companies to step up their checks" to protect vulnerable customers when it comes to online gambling

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