BBC Local News Partnerships: how breaking out of the London bubble can strengthen the news agenda

BBC Local News Partnerships: how breaking out of the London bubble can strengthen the news agenda

Credit: Frank Noon/Mousetrap Media Journalism – and life – very much happens outside of the capital. That was the message from Matthew Barraclough, head of BBC Local News Partnerships (LNP), speaking at... Read more »
BBC NEWS | UK | London rocked by terror attacks

BBC NEWS | UK | London rocked by terror attacks

Passengers evacuate an underground train at Kings Cross (Photo: Alexander Chadwick) At least two people have been killed and scores injured after three blasts on the Underground network and another on a... Read more »
BBC to air new documentary on Sarah Everard this week

BBC to air new documentary on Sarah Everard this week

The documentary called Sarah Everard: The Search For Justice will look at the aftermath of the 33-year-old London marketing executive’s murder and “how this devastating crime unfolded”. The programme’s production team worked closely with Ms... Read more »
BBC London Live: Latest updates

BBC London Live: Latest updates

BBC London Live: Latest updates – BBC News BreakingBreaking news Close breaking news Summary Puberty-blockers study under investigation Judges to rule on coma girl’s treatment Heathrow campaigners get High Court go-ahead Meet... Read more »
The Last Dinner Party crowned BBC sound of 2024

The Last Dinner Party crowned BBC sound of 2024

The Last Dinner Party were selected by a panel of more than 140 industry experts including Olivia Rodrigo and Mahalia, and join the likes of Lady Gaga, Adele, Dua Lipa and Stormzy as the... Read more »
BBC News announces savings and digital reinvestment plans

BBC News announces savings and digital reinvestment plans

BBC News has set out savings and reinvestment plans to boost its digital journalism around the clock; increase its streaming offer on BBC iPlayer and the BBC News app; and bring more... Read more »
BBC Springwatch presenter Chris Packham says it is ‘ethically responsible’ for climate change protesters to break the law and warns an oil refinery could get blown up soon

BBC Springwatch presenter Chris Packham says it is ‘ethically responsible’ for climate change protesters to break the law and warns an oil refinery could get blown up soon

Chris Packham telling woke climate change protesters it is okay to break the law is akin to IRA and ISIS terrorists justifying violence, a furious Richard Madeley has suggested today. The Good... Read more »
BBC Breakfast’s Emma Vardy announces ‘best breaking news’ with birth of son

BBC Breakfast’s Emma Vardy announces ‘best breaking news’ with birth of son

B BC Breakfast star Emma Vardy has said she is “smitten and so in love” after welcoming her baby son. The BBC Ireland correspondent said she was “presenting her best breaking news... Read more »
BBC is weakening local religious programming 

BBC is weakening local religious programming 

HUNDREDS of thousands of BBC radio listeners in England are to lose their local Sunday-morning religious programmes as part of wide-ranging changes to the network. From this autumn, the local programmes are... Read more »
BBC sells London music studios used by The Beatles and David Bowie

BBC sells London music studios used by The Beatles and David Bowie

Receive free BBC updates We’ll send you a myFT Daily Digest email rounding up the latest BBC news every morning. The BBC has sold music studios in London’s Maida Vale that had... Read more »