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The BBC today announced a new round of budget cuts to its news division. BBC Newsnight will be cut by ten minutes and will share resources and reporters with BBC News. It will no longer have any dedicated Newsnight reporters….
Nicholas Witchell will retire as the BBC’s Royal Correspondent next year. He became royal and diplomatic correspondent in 1998. Witchell was the first journalist to broadcast the confirmed news of the death of Diana, Princess of Wales and provided live…
BBC Look East breakfast presenter Louise Priest is leaving the corporation after nearly 40 years on the air. Louise first joined BBC Radio Norfolk in the early ’80s as a young news reporter, before becoming a news producer and occasional…
BBC News presenter Rebecca Jones has left the corporation. In a post on X, Jones said: “Today is my last day @BBCNews. “After 28 years & 21 years as Arts Correspondent I’ve decided to leave. “Thanks to my amazing &…
BBC Look East reporter Mike Liggins has announced he is leaving the corporation after 35 years. In a posting on X, Mike said: “After 35 years, I’ve decided to leave the BBC. Time for a change. But what an adventure!…
BBC Scotland political editor Glenn Campbell has announced he is being treated for a brain tumour. The tumour was discovered while Glenn was being treated after a cycling accident in which he broke 10 ribs. How it started How it’s…
BBC News presenter Nick Owen has revealed he is battling prostate cancer. Owen, who is best known for his time on TV-AM and BBC Midlands Today, said he had been diagnosed with the “extensive and aggressive” cancer in April, on…
BBC political correspondent Jonathan Blake has announced he is leaving the broadcaster. He tweeted: “Some news from me… After 16 years at the BBC and two decades as a journalist it’s time for change and a new challenge. “Tough to…
The BBC today announced that chief presenter Maryam Moshiri will take over The Daily Global programme later this year. This is because Yalda Hakim, who has had a career at BBC News covering some of the biggest stories for ten…
BBC News presenter George Alagiah has died aged 67. He was diagnosed with stage four bowel cancer in 2014 and returned to presenting the following year. He continued to present for the BBC when not receiving treatment. BBC Director-General Tim…
Vicky Flind, the wife of news reader Huw Edwards, has named him as the BBC presenter facing allegations over payments for sexually explicit images in a statement issued on his behalf. Flind said her husband was “suffering from serious mental…
BBC News will introduce a new daytime schedule this week. The corporation combined its UK and world news channels on Monday 3rd April and told staff not to expect big changes, instead changes were to be phased in over time….
On Saturday 6th May 2023 the coronation of Charles III and his wife, Camilla, as king and queen of the United Kingdom took take place. Here’s how the news networks cover the day’s events. BBC Breakfast BBC Good Morning Britain…
The coronation of Charles III and his wife, Camilla, as king and queen of the United Kingdom will take place on Saturday 6th May 2023. BBC From 7.30am on BBC One, Kirsty Young will be live from Buckingham Palace while…
