Tag: BBC

Wednesday, August 26th 2020 - 08:50 UTC
“Rule Britannia!!” controversy in this year's BBC's Promenade concerts

Every year millions tune in to watch a pomp-laden celebration of all things British with flag-waving music lovers boisterously singing along to patriotic anthems performed on the last night of the BBC's Promenade concerts.
Saturday, June 13th 2020 - 07:04 UTC
New director general for Britain's biggest news provider and leading cultural institution

The BBC appointed an insider as its new director general tasked with securing the future direction and financing of the publicly-funded British broadcaster in the wake of government skepticism of the current model.
Monday, March 16th 2020 - 10:23 UTC
Oil drilling sediment shows Falklands could have suffered a tsunami a million years ago

Scientists have found evidence of ancient slope failures on the seafloor to the south of the Falkland Islands on the South Atlantic. Computer models suggest these underwater landslides would have been capable of sending waves crashing on to the Falklands' coastline that was tens of meters high.
Thursday, January 30th 2020 - 08:05 UTC
BBC announces drastic cut in news division staff and new “story led” model

The BBC said on Wednesday it will cut around 450 jobs from its news division as part of an £80 million (US$103 million) savings drive and modernization program. The corporation said it would reorganize its newsroom along a “story-led” model where staff will be assigned to stories and not attached to individual programs.
Thursday, October 17th 2019 - 08:54 UTC
PM Johnson's Thursday “dawn dash” to Brussels for a Brexit deal

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will go to Brussels early Thursday in a move to have some useful meetings for a Brexit deal, Beth Rigby, Sky News political editor, said in a tweet on Wednesday. Citing a senior ministerial source, Rigby added that a “dawn dash” is likely and a deal is close but Northern Ireland's Democratic Unionist Party is “still not over line”.
Saturday, October 12th 2019 - 09:44 UTC
Extinction Rebellion protestors block BBC's headquarters

Extinction Rebellion protesters blocked the BBC's headquarters on Friday, calling on Britain's public service broadcaster to treat climate change with the same gravity as World War Two and tell the public the truth.
Saturday, September 14th 2019 - 11:54 UTC
Fact-checkers accuse Johnson's Conservative party of misinterpreting BBC article

One of Facebook's third-party fact-checkers accused Britain's governing Conservative Party on Friday of misrepresenting a BBC News article in its ads on the social media platform.
Monday, September 9th 2019 - 08:52 UTC
Under BBC initiative international media signs initiative to fight misinformation

A dozen international media organizations have signed up to a new initiative launched by the BBC to fight misinformation. The French news agency AFP said in a statement it has joined the BBC initiative, alongside organizations such as the European Broadcasting Union, the Financial Times, First Draft, The Hindu, the Wall Street Journal, CBC/Radio Canada, Reuters and the Reuters Institute, as well as partners Facebook, Google and Microsoft.
Monday, June 3rd 2019 - 09:16 UTC
British Industry warns Tory leadership candidates of severe damage in a no-deal Brexit scenario

The Confederation of British Industry has warned Conservative leadership candidates over a no-deal Brexit. Such a scenario would do “severe” damage to businesses, the body - which supported Remain - told all the MPs running to lead the party.
Wednesday, May 29th 2019 - 08:48 UTC
Purge at Amnesty International as abusive practices and toxic workplace conditions are exposed

Amnesty International is to lose most of its senior leadership team after a report said it had a “toxic” workplace. The human rights organization's secretary-general, Kumi Naidoo, ordered an independent review after two employees killed themselves last year. In the review, one staff member described Amnesty as having “a toxic culture of secrecy and mistrust”.