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Labour's shadow culture secretary Lucy Powell said the BBC had "capitulated to a Tory cancel campaign" and warned chairman Richard Sharp is "completely unable to carry out his role"

Dame Melanie Dawes also said the proposed local radio cuts had not been the BBC’s ‘finest hour’ in terms of communication.

The BBC is back as an “anti-national” force, but Arnab Goswami may not get a chance to pull off a 56-inch Godi Award-worthy performance this time. The nationalist trolls, after all, are not desi but British in the public broadcaster’s latest controversy.

Alexis McEvoy, who represents South Waterside for Hampshire County Council, called Wright a ‘typical black hypocrite’ for publicly supporting Gary Lineker amid his impartiality row with the BBC

Newcastle United legend Alan Shearer was one of the first pundits and commentators to boycott Match of the Day to support suspended presenter Gary Lineker

Dame Melanie Dawes also said the proposed local radio cuts had not been the BBC’s ‘finest hour’ in terms of communication.

This Morning discussed the latest developments in the impartiality row, with hosts Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby speaking to journalists Mathew Wright and Camilla Tominey

Gary Lineker nearly melts the BBC, $100 billion is wiped off the value of US banks overnight and Twitter implodes over perceived injustices at the Oscars. Meanwhile, back in Zone 3, I’m worrying about a bizarre — and most unwelcome — new government initiative, to further terrify us via our…

There will be no new episodes of lunchtime chat show Loose Women on ITV this week, after Monday's instalment aired hosted by Ruth Langsford

When the BBC shared its highest on-air earners Lineker was top of the pile

For years, the toxic right have pulled the national debate in their own direction. The mass BBC rebellion showed how we can pull it back, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones