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Gabby Logan ‘careful’ about what she posts online after Gary Lineker’s BBC migrant impartiality row

The BBC Sport presenter has weighed in on the scandal involving Lineker and Match of the Day

Evening Standard

BBC chief Tim Davie regrets month of ‘difficult conversations’

“The conversation over the last few weeks has at times been difficult,” says the BBC’s director- general Tim Davie. Understatement of the year? Davie is having a torrid month. First he went to war with Match of the Day presenter Gary Lineker over political tweets. Then he inadvertently opened a…

Evening Standard

How UK broadcasting's key principle of impartiality has been eroded over the years

A word that was bandied about freely in the wake of the Gary Lineker-BBC affair was “impartiality”. Apparently the gold standard of UK broadcasting, it was something that certain critics judged the BBC sports presenter to have breached in his personal social media posts.

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Carol Vorderman hails Paul O'Grady for taking on TV executives 'before Gary Lineker'

Carol appeared on Radio 4 this morning (March 29) to pay tribute to the late Paul O'Grady

Bristol Post

What the papers say – March 29

The NHS leads Wednesday’s papers.

The Independent UK

Richard Sharp ‘unsuitable’ for chair, says former BBC boss

John Birt says appointment process for chairman ‘fatally flawed’ due to ‘cosiness’ of Boris Johnson loan

The Guardian - UK

Gary Lineker must be impartial as host of 'important' Match Of The Day, says ex-BBC boss

The former England player was suspended from Match Of The Day after a tweet criticising the Government's language over its asylum plans

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Richard Sharp shouldn’t be BBC chairman, says ex-director general

‘I don’t think his appointment should stand,’ says Lord Birt – as Lord Patten also criticises under-fire chair

The Independent UK

Gary Lineker wins battle with HMRC over £4.9m tax bill

Tribunal rules TV host has not failed to pay any tax or national insurance as IR35 rules do not apply to him

The Guardian - UK

Gary Lineker must be impartial as he hosts ‘important’ show, says ex-BBC boss

Lord Birt said he hoped an ongoing review of social media guidelines offered ‘crystal clarity’.

The Independent UK

Gary Lineker wins his £4.9m tax battle with HMRC

Gary Lineker was facing a huge tax bill after HMRC claimed he should have been classed as an employee of the BBC rather than a freelancer

Wales Online

Gary Lineker wins £4.9 million income tax battle with UK Government

BBC presenter Gary Lineker has won a £4.9 million tax battle with the UK Government ...

The National (Scotland)

Gary Lineker wins £4.9 million tax battle with HMRC

The tax authorities pursued him for £4.9 million it claimed should have been paid on income received between 2013 and 2018

Evening Standard

Gary Lineker wins tax battle against HMRC after being pursued for £4.9m

The Match of the Day host was wrongly accused of underpaying £4.9m in income tax relating to his work for BBC and BT Sport

Daily Mirror

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Liverpool Echo

Real Madrid 'decision' hands Liverpool Jude Bellingham transfer boost as Gary Lineker reduced to tears

Here's your Liverpool FC morning headlines as one of the contenders to sign Jude Bellingham tails off and Gary Lineker is teary eyed.

Daily Mirror

Joey Barton hits out at Harry Kane in comparison with four England stars - "Settle down"

Harry Kane became England's record scorer during their 2-1 victory against Italy in Naples and extended his tally to 55 goals during their 2-0 win against Ukraine at Wembley

Liverpool Echo

Gary Lineker reduced to tears after Ian Wright and Alan Shearer Match of the Day boycott

Match of Day pundits Alan Shearer and Ian Wright were quick to back colleague Gary Lineker when he was stood down by the BBC.

Daily Mirror

Gary Lineker details tearful reaction to BBC boycott from Ian Wright and Alan Shearer

The punditry pair were quick to show their support for colleague Lineker when he was stood down by the BBC in the wake of his tweets criticising the government's controversial asylum bill

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Wales Online

Gary Lineker says he is 'bewildered' by response to asylum tweet

The Match of the Day presenter also claimed that BBC director-general Tim Davie was aware he would be speaking up on the issue

The Independent UK

Gary Lineker says he is bewildered by ‘disproportionate’ response to tweet

He claimed that Tim Davie was aware he was going to be actively speaking about refugees and the environment.

The Independent UK

Gary Lineker says BBC row was ‘so disproportionate’ and ‘never thought tweet would be an issue’

Match of the Day presenter says BBC ‘recognised’ that ‘people make mistakes’ and have apologised

The Independent UK

‘I seem to have escaped that particular whipping’: Ian McEwan on sensitivity readers, Succession, and his next novel

As he prepares for a special performance with the BBC Symphony Orchestra, the Booker Prize-winning novelist talks to Kevin E G Perry about his love of classical music, the trouble with the monarchy, and why he’s more concerned about Putin than edits to Roald Dahl

Manchester Evening News

Loyle Carner gets BBC 6 Music Festival off to a flying start

The acclaimed rapper returned to the O2 Victoria Warehouse for the second time in four weeks for the first headline show at the BBC's 6 Music Festival in Greater Manchester this weekend

The Guardian - UK

McDonald’s, milk, Ronaldo: the top 10 football adverts of the 90s

From back garden keepie-uppies to airport flicks and tricks, a countdown of the greatest commercials from the decade

The Independent UK

BBC defends its news coverage of Gary Lineker row after viewers’ complaints

The BBC has said it believes coverage of the story was ‘proportionate, fair and duly impartial’.

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