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Lineker thought he had ‘special agreement’ with Tim Davie over tweets says agent
Jon Holmes, who represents the Match Of The Day Host, has offered an insight into the recent impartiality row.
‘650,000 could lose support under welfare reforms’
A think tank has said reforms must be implemented slowly as there will be ‘significant winners but also losers’.
Sack Lineker and replace with a woman ‘at half the price’, says ex-BBC governor
Lord Young of Norwood Green said he did not believe the corporation should be paying Mr Lineker’s £1.35 million salary.
Jim Davidson’s verdict on BBC’s Lineker saga is even worse than you’d think
"What does the BBC stand for? Bring back Corbyn, bring back communism? And we have to pay for it whether we like it or not. Let's scrap it, let's watch GB News all day long."
Starmer says UK is sick man of Europe, as he rips apart Budget
The Labour leader criticised Chancellor Jeremy Hunt for ‘dressing up stagnation as stability’ in his financial statement to the Commons.
Rwandan refugees say they will be persecuted if they return home
Rwandans exiled in Mozambique say premier Paul Kagame will oversee their persecution if they are extradited back.
Plastic-eating robot shark deployed in Canary Wharf
The WasteShark can collect up to 500kg of plastic waste – the equivalent of 22,700 plastic bottles – a day.
Stephen Flynn slams Rishi Sunak over private pool upgrade
“So may I ask him, was it while he was taking a leisurely dip that he decided to leave households drowning in their energy bills?”
Rees-Mogg calls for license fee to be scrapped because forgetful women ‘don’t remember to pay it’
He's one of several right-wingers who have criticised the Beeb after it was forced into an embarrassing climbdown over the Gary Lineker saga.