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BBC boss Tim Davie will not resign over Gary Lineker debacle amid sports coverage chaos

Tim Davie, BBC director general, says he will not resign over the handling of Gary Lineker criticising the government on Twitter, apologising that audiences "have been affected" thanks to the huge backlash

Daily Mirror

Gary Lineker was singled out from a long list of BBC stars who express political views

From Alan Sugar and Karren Brady to Richard Osman and Nadiya Hussain, there is nothing new about TV presenters writing about politics

The Guardian - UK

Refugee’s daughter thanks Lineker for speaking up

The daughter of a Jewish refugee, who came to the UK from Hungary in the 1930s, has delivered a letter to Gary Lineker’s home – thanking him for his stance on immigration policy.

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Gary Lineker cheers on home football club as sports pundits rally behind him

The former England player came to support his hometown club on Saturday after the BBC told him to step back from hosting Match Of The Day.

The Independent UK

Junior doctors refuse to call off 72 hour strike after last ditch pay talks offer

Trade union bosses described the Health Secretary's intervention as an attempt to 'kick the can down the road'

Manchester Evening News

Michael Dawson delivers stark Nottingham Forest verdict after 'comfortable' Tottenham win

The latest Nottingham Forest news as Sky Sports pundit Michael Dawson reacts to Tottenham's win over the Reds

Nottingham Post

Star soccer compere likens UK government to Nazis and sparks BBC on-air crisis

The BBC faces a growing crisis over its suspension of presenter, former soccer great Gary Lineker, for critical asylum policy comments.

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'The BBC has been plunged into chaos after taking Gary Lineker off air'

Sports presenter Gary Lineker, though employed by the BBC, has a right to speak his mind. At all times, but particularly when the chairman Richard Sharp remains in post

Daily Mirror

Sportscene outlasts Match of the Day with just TWO games amid BBC coverage cut back during Gary Lineker row

The Scottish Cup coverage was slashed but wasn't his as hard as the Premier League's flagship show.

Daily Record

Lineker row threatens to topple BBC chiefs and hit Tory asylum plans

Broadcaster forced to slash TV coverage, while BBC chair and director general face calls to resign over crisis

The Guardian - UK

BBC's Match of the Day replacement revealed as show is cut short amid Gary Lineker row

Match of the Day has been cut to just 20 minutes tonight, as a number of the presenters stepped back from the show this week in solidarity with Gary Lineker amid the impartiality row

Daily Mirror

Thomas Frank proved right by Everton fans as Dwight McNeil shines in Brentford win

Your Everton evening headlines as Sean Dyche rediscovers Everton weapon as Dwight McNeil shines in Brentford win

Liverpool Echo

Away form 'concerns' Jurgen Klopp as Liverpool boss offers Gary Lineker verdict

Here's your Liverpool FC evening headlines as Jurgen Klopp ponders away form but backs Gary Lineker in BBC row.

Liverpool Echo

'Not the first time' - Steve McManaman delivers brutal Liverpool verdict after Bournemouth defeat

Liverpool's shock 1-0 defeat at relegation-threatened Bournemouth left Steve McManaman furious

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BBC crisis escalates as players and stars rally behind soccer host Gary Lineker

The BBC was forced to scrap much of its weekend sports programming as it scrambled to stem a crisis over its suspension of Lineker for comments criticizing the British government's asylum policy.

Manchester Evening News

'Armageddon alert' system featuring loud mobile phone alarm to be tested across the country, report says

The system is designed to warn people if there is a 'danger to life' nearby

The Guardian - UK

View from Leicester: ‘Lineker stands up for people who don’t have a voice’

Fans joining presenter in match-day crowd at club where he was a star striker, speak out on BBC controversy

Daily Record

BBC director-general apologises but says he won't resign over Gary Lineker row

Lineker was taken off air for a tweet which compared the language used to launch a new Government asylum seeker policy with 1930s Germany.

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Wales Online

Robbie Savage fights back tears on live TV as his son scores first senior goal

The Welsh international was visibly emotional as he celebrated his son Charlie's goal for Forest Green Rovers

Bristol Post

Carol Vorderman shares support for Gary Lineker amid BBC row

The star has taken to Twitter to share a clip which she has urged people to watch

Daily Record

Jeremy Clarkson has his say on Gary Lineker BBC row after Piers Morgan comment

Piers claimed the Clarkson's Farm star's career suffered when he "made a crass ham-fisted joke about Meghan" and predicted many want to see the same thing happen to Lineker.

The Independent UK

BBC director-general apologises, but does not resign over Gary Lineker row

Lineker was taken off air for a tweet which compared the language used to launch a new Government asylum seeker policy with 1930s Germany.

Daily Mirror

'Tory boats for votes - we'll head into this election based fully on a culture war'

Keir Mudie says the new immigration bill unveiled by Rishi Sunak and Suella Braverman is a really cheap electoral trick, which is a great indicator we’re up and running campaign-wise

Daily Mirror

BBC's full apology to staff as sports coverage is thrown into chaos over Gary Lineker row

The BBC apologised to its staff this weekend in a letter which was leaked after the broadcaster's sports programming was thrown into chaos amid their decision to temporarily pull Gary Lineker from Match of the Day

The Independent UK

BBC boss Tim Davie says will not resign over Gary Lineker row but admits ‘difficult day’

BBC director general wants to get Gary Lineker ‘back on air’, broadcaster confirms

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