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Iran files charges over BBC report on teen girl allegedly killed by security forces in 2022 protests
A BBC sign is displayed outside Broadcasting House in London, Britain July 19, 2017. REUTERS/Neil Hall/Files
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Robert MacNeil, creator and first anchor of PBS ‘NewsHour’ nightly newscast, dies at 93
FILE - This Feb. 1978 photo shows Robert MacNeil, executive editor of "The MacNeil/Lehrer Report". MacNeil, who created the even-handed, no-frills PBS newscast “The MacNeil-Lehrer NewsHour” in the 1970s and co-anchored the show for with his late partner, Jim Lehrer, for two decades, died on Friday, April 12, 2024. He was 93. (AP Photo/FILE)
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Wife of Julian Assange says Biden’s comments mean case could be moving in the right direction
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Mozambique ferry accident leaves at least 98 people dead including children, local media say
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Britain’s BBC considers building in-house AI model
A view of the BBC headquarters in London, Britain July 12, 2023. REUTERS/Anna Gordon/File Photo
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Paul Whelan, jailed American in Russia, says he feels abandoned by United States
FILE PHOTO: Former U.S. Marine Paul Whelan, who was detained and accused of espionage, stands inside a defendants' cage during his verdict hearing in Moscow, Russia June 15, 2020. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov/FILE PHOTO
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Documents show COP28 host UAE aimed to pursue gas deals ahead of climate summit, BBC says
FILE PHOTO: A person walks past a "#COP28" sign in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, October 1, 2023. REUTERS/Amr Alfiky/File Photo
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Two more people come forward to complain about Russell Brand’s behaviour, BBC says
FILE PHOTO: British comedian and actor Russell Brand walks outside the Wembley Park Theatre, in northwest London, Britain, September 16, 2023. REUTERS/Susannah Ireland/File Photo
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Six women rescued from a refrigerated truck in France after distress call to a BBC reporter
(FILES) In this file photo taken on March 19, 2018 A lorry passes through the ferry check-out kiosks at the port of Dover on the south coast of England on March 19, 2018. - Contemplating the chaos that Brexit could cause at the UK-France border, worried truck driver Peluso Donati told AFP: "There are days when it's a mess, but with this, it'll be even worse." He has to go through six tests in the hour before boarding the Eurotunnel undersea rail shuttle, including having the truck thoroughly checked over with sniffer dogs, and clearing French and British customs. More controls in the event of a no-deal Brexit could double these transit times, he said and as British Prime Minister Theresa May tries to convince MPs to accept her draft deal with the EU, which both Europhiles and Eurosceptics have vowed to torpedo, the threat of a sudden exit from the European Union without a negotiated agreement looms large. (Photo by Daniel LEAL-OLIVAS / AFP)DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS/AFP/Getty Images
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BBC is ‘urgently looking’ into allegations of rape and sexual assault against comedian Russell Brand
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Police say there’s no sign of crime by BBC anchor who allegedly paid teen for sexual photos
FILE - Journalist Huw Edwards poses for photographers upon arrival at the Royal Television Society Programme Awards at the Grosvenor Hotel in London, Tuesday, March 21, 2017. London police say there's no evidence that a BBC presenter who allegedly paid a teenager for sexually explicit photos committed a crime. The Metropolitan police issued the statement Wednesday, July 12, 2023 as the wife of Huw Edwards identified him as the presenter. (AP Photo/Tim Ireland, File)
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Huw Edwards identified as BBC presenter at centre of sex photo scandal
LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 14: Huw Edwards attends the 2023 BAFTA Television Awards with P&O Cruises at The Royal Festival Hall on May 14, 2023 in London, England. (Photo by Joe Maher/Getty Images)
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BBC presenter sent abusive messages to second young person, broadcaster says
People enter the BBC headquarters in London, Britain, July 11, 2023. REUTERS/Susannah Ireland
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Lawyer for young adult at centre of BBC scandal says claims presenter broke law are false
FILE - A view of the main entrance to the headquarters of the publicly funded BBC in London, Wednesday, July 19, 2017. Senior British politicians on Sunday, July 9, 2023 called on the BBC to rapidly investigate a complaint that a leading presenter paid a teenager for explicit photos. The publicly funded national broadcaster is under pressure after The Sun newspaper reported allegations that the male presenter gave a youth 35,000 pounds ($45,000) starting in 2020 when the young person was 17. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein, File)
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Syria revokes BBC’s media accreditation and accuses the British broadcaster of spreading ‘fake news’
A truck drives on a road as a plume of smoke rises from a building during a reported Russian air strike on Syria's northwestern rebel-held Idlib province, on June 25, 2023. The strikes killed at least 13 people including civilians and children, the deadliest such assault on the war-torn country this year, a war monitor said (Photo by Abdulaziz KETAZ / AFP) (Photo by ABDULAZIZ KETAZ/AFP via Getty Images) *** BESTPIX ***
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The BBC suspends presenter over claims he paid a teenager for explicit photos
FILE - A view of the main entrance to the headquarters of the publicly funded BBC in London, Wednesday, July 19, 2017. Senior British politicians on Sunday, July 9, 2023 called on the BBC to rapidly investigate a complaint that a leading presenter paid a teenager for explicit photos. The publicly funded national broadcaster is under pressure after The Sun newspaper reported allegations that the male presenter gave a youth 35,000 pounds ($45,000) starting in 2020 when the young person was 17. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein, File)
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Indian court issues summons to BBC in defamation case over Narendra Modi documentary
Indo-Tibetan Border Police stand guard outside the office building where Indian tax authorities raided BBC's office in New Delhi on February 15, 2023, following a protest against the BBC by Hindu Sena activists, an Indian right-wing organization. - Indian tax department raids at BBC offices entered a second day on February 15, journalists at the broadcaster told AFP, in an action rights groups linked to critical coverage of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (Photo by Sajjad HUSSAIN / AFP) (Photo by SAJJAD HUSSAIN/AFP via Getty Images)
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BBC’s Richard Sharp quits after breaching rules over Boris Johnson loan
A screen inside BBC headquarters broadcasts a statement by Richard Sharp following his resignation, in London, Britain April 28, 2023. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls
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BBC halts ‘Top Gear’ filming following former cricketer Flintoff’s December crash
FILE PHOTO: Formula One F1 - British Grand Prix - Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone, Britain - July 3, 2022 Former cricketer Andrew Flintoff is seen before the race REUTERS/Peter Cziborra
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A very British broadcasting scandal
Tom Rachman
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BBC resolves dispute with sportscaster Gary Lineker
FILE - Match Of The Day host Gary Lineker outside his home in London, Sunday March 12, 2023. Lineker will return to airwaves after the BBC reversed the former soccer great's suspension on Monday, March 13, 2023 following a post on Twitter that had criticized the British government’s new asylum policy. (Lucy North/PA via AP, File)
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BBC faces staff mutiny after Gary Lineker’s suspension
Former British football player and BBC presenter Gary Lineker walks outside his home in London, Britain, March 12, 2023. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls
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BBC forced to cancel sports coverage after presenters walk out over Gary Lineker suspension
The headquarters of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) are pictured in London on March 11, 2023. - The BBC's sport service was in meltdown on Saturday after pundits and commentators refused to work in support of presenter Gary Lineker, who was forced to "step back" after accusing the government of using Nazi-era rhetoric. Match of the Day presenter Lineker, England's fourth most prolific goalscorer, sparked an impartiality row by criticising the British government's new policy on tackling illegal immigration. (Photo by Susannah Ireland / AFP) (Photo by SUSANNAH IRELAND/AFP via Getty Images)
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British energy companies reportedly expect government to maintain household power bill support
FILE PHOTO: The sun rises behind electricity pylons near Chester, northern England October 24, 2011. REUTERS/Phil Noble/File Photo
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Critics say India’s tax raid on BBC an attack on press freedom
(FILES) In this file photo taken on February 15, 2023, media equipments are pictured outside the entrance of the office building where Indian tax authorities raided BBC's office in New Delhi. - Indian tax inspectors spent three days raiding the BBC's offices in the country this week, not long after the broadcaster aired a documentary examining Prime Minister Narendra Modi's role during deadly 2002 sectarian riots. (Photo by Sajjad HUSSAIN / AFP) (Photo by SAJJAD HUSSAIN/AFP via Getty Images)
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Indian authorities accuse BBC of tax evasion after office searches
An armed security person stands stand guard at the gate of a building housing BBC office in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2023. India’s tax officials searched BBC offices in India for a second straight day on Wednesday questioning the staff about the organization's business operations in the country, staff members said. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
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Morning Update: Brenda Lucki leaving her post as RCMP Commissioner after series of controversies
RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki, waits to appear before the Special Committee on Canada-People's Republic of China Relationship on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Monday, Feb. 6, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby
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Indian officials search BBC offices for second straight day
Members of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) stand guard outside a building housing BBC offices, where income tax officials are conducting a search for a second day, in New Delhi, India, February 15, 2023. REUTERS/Altaf Hussain
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India tax officers search BBC offices after critical documentary
A cameraman works outside a building having BBC offices, where income tax officials are conducting a search, in New Delhi, India, February 14, 2023. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis
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BBC chair made ‘errors of judgement’ over Boris Johnson loan, say lawmakers
A video grab from footage broadcast by the UK Parliament's Parliamentary Recording Unit (PRU) shows BBC chairperson Richard Sharp testifying in front of a Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) Committee in London on February 7, 2023. - A probe is underway into reports that just before he was made chairman of the BBC, the former banker was involved in securing a private credit line for up to £800,000 ($990,000) for the then-PM Boris Johnson from a Canadian businessman. (Photo by Handout / PRU / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / PRU" - NO MARKETING - NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS (Photo by HANDOUT/PRU/AFP via Getty Images)
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Police in India detain students gathered to watch BBC documentary on PM Narendra Modi
Police detain a Students Federation of India activist outside the Jamia Millia Islamia university in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2023. Tensions escalated in the university after a student group said it planned to screen a banned documentary that examines Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's role during 2002 anti-Muslim riots, prompting dozens of police equipped with tear gas and riot gear to gather outside campus gates. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)
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Britain could bring in military to ease strikes, Conservative Party chairman says
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Chinese police beat BBC journalist covering COVID-19 protests
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Liz Truss sticks by economic plan as her Conservative Party worries