Nearly a FIFTH of UK firms could shut within four weeks

Nearly a FIFTH of UK firms could shut within four weeks: Up to a million small to medium companies face ruin because banks are ‘refusing to give them government-backed loans’ By Rory Tingle For Mailonline Published: 08:19 BST, 1 April 2020 | Updated: 08:25 BST, 1 April 2020 Nearly a fifth of small British businesses … Read more

BBC suggests adding TV licence fee to people’s BROADBAND bills

BBC suggests adding TV licence fee to people’s BROADBAND bills as it says decriminalising non-payment will cost it £1billion in five years Broadcaster told ministers viewers would suffer if the income stream was taken If licence was decriminalised, two alternative civil systems have been suggested  One is a civil penalty model, the other a civil … Read more

BBC suggests adding TV licence fee to people’s BROADBAND bills

BBC suggests adding TV licence fee to people’s BROADBAND bills as it says decriminalising non-payment will cost it £1billion in five years Broadcaster told ministers viewers would suffer if the income stream was taken If licence was decriminalised, two alternative civil systems have been suggested  One is a civil penalty model, the other a civil … Read more

George Alagiah tests positive for coronavirus

George Alagiah tests positive for coronavirus two weeks after withdrawing from BBC News because cancer put him in ‘high risk’ category George Alagiah, 64, is undergoing chemotherapy after bowel cancer diagnosis Earlier this month he said he will stay away from work ‘on the balance of risks’ He said in BBC interview: ‘If I can live with … Read more

George Alagiah tests positive for coronavirus

George Alagiah tests positive for coronavirus two weeks after withdrawing from BBC News because cancer put him in ‘high risk’ category George Alagiah, 64, is undergoing chemotherapy after bowel cancer diagnosis Earlier this month he said he will stay away from work ‘on the balance of risks’ He said in BBC interview: ‘If I can live with … Read more

Passengers burst into applause as British Airways repatriation flight from Peru lands at Gatwick

Relieved passengers burst into applause after a British Airways repatriation flight from Peru landed at Gatwick this morning – but thousands of Brits still stranded abroad. The flight was one of two BA flights that took off from Lima on Monday evening and arrived safely in the UK on Tuesday morning. Footage posted on social … Read more

Jonathan Dimbleby warns BBC’s commitment to impartiality can ‘get in the way of the truth’

Jonathan Dimbleby warns BBC’s unwavering commitment to impartiality can ‘get in the way of the truth’ Veteran broadcaster said the commitment could hinder reporting the truth Dimbleby, 75, is making a programme on his father’s report from Bergen-Belsen BBC has been fighting to keep its £154.50 licence fee following pressure By Luke Andrews For Mailonline … Read more

Strictly’s Oti Mabuse and Karen Hauer reveal they had ‘no idea’ about AJ Pritchard’s plans to quit

Strictly Come Dancing stars Oti Mabuse and Karen Hauer have revealed that they had ‘no idea’ fellow pro AJ Pritchard was quitting the show, describing it as a ‘shock’. AJ, 25, announced last week that he was walking away from the hit BBC ballroom show after almost four years, as he revealed plans to embark … Read more

Be dazzled by Italy and discover hidden Paris – how to explore amid coronavirus crisis

The Armchair Traveller: Be dazzled by Italy and delve into Paris’s secret maze of tunnels – how to explore the world from the comfort of your home The Secret Catacombs Of Paris podcast explores the city’s underground tunnels  Remind yourself of famous sights with the World Landmarks 1000-piece puzzle  Film fans can fall in love … Read more

BBC Children In Need boss Rosie Millard, 54, leaves her husband and four children for a 66-year-old

BBC Children In Need boss Rosie Millard has left her husband and four children for a multi-millionaire television producer. The Mail on Sunday can reveal that the former BBC Arts Correspondent walked out on her family as they were preparing for Christmas in 2018. She has moved in with award-winning TV producer Alexander Graham, 66, … Read more