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December 01, 2011
The BBC should fire Jeremy Clarkson for the "appalling" comments he made about killing public sector workers that are currently on strike, according to trade union Unison.
The union said that it was considering whether or not it should report the Top Gear presenter for comments he made on The One ...
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May 26, 2011
Indonesia is the world’s best place for entrepreneurs wanting to start a business, according to a BBC survey.
Following Indonesia are the US, Canada, India, and also Australia. They are are seen as being among the next best countries for supporting new businesses. On the other hand though, Colombia, Russia, Egypt, ...
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April 07, 2011
BBC’s Watchdog programme has alleged that Tesco and Asda are conning customers in their price war activities. After issuing an investigation, the show claims that many of Asda’s ‘rollback’ items are actually more expensive than usual, while Tesco’s value bulk packs are sometimes pricier than buying single items.
The news comes ...
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November 08, 2010
BBC's director-general Mark Thompson apologised on Monday for signing a letter that criticises Rupert Murdoch.
Thompson was forced to make the apology to the corporation's regulator a month ago over his choice to stand alongside a group of media players that signed the document that calls on ministers to prevent Murdoch's ...
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September 09, 2010
The masked man at the eye of the Top Gear storm has been given the boot.
Jeremy Clarkson, who presents the show along with Richard Hammond and James May, made the news official during an interview with community service Witney TV in his local Oxfordshire.
Clarkson claimed that he felt that the ...
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March 03, 2010
32-year-old Kristian Digby, the much-loved BBC television presenter, has died after an apparent sexual game went tragically wrong. Digby’s body was found in his apartment in east London by an ex-partner.
Paramedics were called to the scene at around 7.45am on Monday morning where they unsuccessfully attempted to revive the television ...
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February 26, 2010
According to latest media reports, next month will be a watershed period in the history of Auntie, with the BBC to make massive reductions to its operation.
The broadcaster will allegedly close half of its online services, close to radio stations altogether and reduce greatly the massive spending on US imports ...
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November 03, 2009
Rebecca Adlington, the British swimming champion who won gold in Beijing, has formally made a complaint pointing the finger at the BBC for appearing rather weak on its clamp down on a TV comedian who cracked a rude joke about the athlete.
Rebecca Adlington is calling for the BBC to act ...
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October 26, 2009
The BBC in Scotland has been criticised for spending licence money on a new show depicting the story of serial killer Ian Brady.
People have complained that BBC Alba, the Gaelic language channel, is glorifying child murders by turning it into entertainment, while the parent of a Moors victim claimed the ...
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October 19, 2009
In what would appear to be a pitch to protect Britain’s children from the cruel realities of existence, the BBC has modified a line to the Humpty Dumpty rhyme, one of the most famous in the UK.
The CBeebies TV show Something Special changed one line; instead of the age old ...
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