BBC News presenter Simon McCoy has announced he is leaving the corporation after nearly 18 years. The 59-year-old confirmed the news on social media, after his floor manager wished him luck on his final day. McCoy, who joined the BBC from Sky in 2004, is expected to present the News at One for the last … Read more
Opera boss and former BBC executive admits corporation ‘over-caters’ to 60-year-old white men from the south Stuart Murphy, now boss of English National Opera, said the ‘tide had changed’ He added there’s ‘not lots’ for under-25s on ‘BBC airwaves apart from BBC3’ He was discussing corporation’s reinstatement of BBC3 as broadcast TV channel By Paul Revoir … Read more
Rishi Sunak’s ‘super deduction’ could let Amazon wipe out its bill: Online giant’s corporation tax could be cut to zero, campaigners warn The online retail giant’s British sales soared 51 per cent to £19.4billion last year Its warehousing arm paid £6.3mil in tax in 2019 despite raking in £3bn in sales But campaign groups say … Read more
Rishi Sunak could launch a tax raid on online businesses – including a green tax on deliveries – as part of plans to replenish the country’s coffers in the wake of the Covid pandemic. The Chancellor is reportedly looking to ‘level up the playing field’ between online and high street businesses as part of a series … Read more
Rishi Sunak ‘is set to hike corporation tax and hand self-employed £2,500 a month in Covid grants’ at Budget as furlough is extended Chancellor Rishi Sunak will deliver his latest Budget on March 3 next week The Chancellor is said to be considering hiking corporation tax to 25 per cent Meanwhile, £7,500 grants for self-employed … Read more
BBC’s anti-bias boss: Senior executive is paid £325,000 a year to monitor whether the Corporation is impartial Ken MacQuarrie given title of Executive Sponsor Safeguarding Impartiality Stood down as BBC director for nationals and regions at the end of last year He joined the BBC as a researcher in 1975 and BBC say new role … Read more
BBC’s anti-bias boss: Senior executive is paid £330,000 a year to monitor whether the Corporation is impartial Kevin MacQuarrie given title of Executive Sponsor Safeguarding Impartiality Stood down as BBC director for nationals and regions at the end of last year He cited the BBC1 drama Roadkill as an example of ‘partial’ broadcasting By Gareth … Read more
A war journalist who sued the BBC claiming she was bullied into a dangerous assignment during which she was nearly blown up has received a £40,000 payout. News producer Natalie Morton, of Highgate, North London, was struck down by ‘severe’ post-traumatic stress disorder and anxiety following the blast in Syria. The 44-year-old said the incident … Read more
‘The BBC really is like W1A’: Former news boss compares top of the corporation to the comedy show and says too many big decisions are made by ‘white liberals’ Ex BBC News head Roger Mosey said mockumentary W1A reflects ‘a lot of truth’ He said too many of the BBC’s decisions are made in London … Read more
The BBC’s News at Six and News at 10 bulletins could be axed within a decade as coverage moves online, the corporation’s head of news has said. Fran Unsworth has predicted that news will be in ‘the digital space’ and the BBC’s output will be consumed via iPlayer on tablets and smartphones ‘for young people’. … Read more