BBC Chief Demands Double Funding for World Service
Outgoing BBC Director General Tim Davie tells MPs the UK should spend double on the World Service to compete with rivals like Russia and China. Read his stark warning.
Outgoing BBC Director General Tim Davie tells MPs the UK should spend double on the World Service to compete with rivals like Russia and China. Read his stark warning.
Outgoing BBC Director General Tim Davie tells MPs the UK must double investment in the World Service to compete with rivals like China and Russia. Read his stark warning.
MPs debate replacing the £174.50 BBC TV licence fee with advertising or a subscription model. The move could reshape UK broadcasting. Share your views in the public consultation.
The BBC is recruiting a high-paid whistleblowing team following a series of scandals involving Huw Edwards and Gregg Wallace. Read the full story on the corporation's new transparency drive.
Federal authorities freeze payments to Minnesota after daycare fraud allegations. HHS demands audit and implements new spending controls nationwide. Read the latest developments.
The United States has signed a $480 million health pact with Ivory Coast, the latest in a series of 'America First' global funding agreements. Discover the details and implications.
The US has signed new global health agreements with nine African nations, marking a shift towards transactional aid and reduced funding. Discover the details and implications.
The head of the UK's leading independent schools body says Labour's VAT on fees has not funded new teachers as promised, with 81 schools closed. Read the full impact assessment.
The government's new £78bn council funding settlement shifts money towards deprived areas. Find out which councils win, which lose, and if your tax bill will rise.
Economists warn Labour's council funding raid could force tax increases across the UK, with six areas facing unlimited rises from 2027. Discover the impact on your bills.
A new 'fairer' funding system for England will divert central cash to the most deprived areas, pressuring councils in London and the South East. Five London boroughs will see council tax caps removed.
English councils get a £78bn funding boost with a 23% spending power rise. Council tax rises capped at 3%, with extra for social care. Find out what it means for you.
Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy proposes radical BBC funding reforms, including advertising and paywalls for iPlayer shows. Have your say on the future of the broadcaster.
Plans unveiled by Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy could see wealthier households pay more for the BBC to fund concessions for those on benefits. The radical proposals include potential paywalls and advertising.
A major review by Baroness Hodge finds Arts Council England has sidelined artistic excellence in favour of box-ticking bureaucracy. Read the full report and reactions.
Donald Trump sues the BBC for $10bn as Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy launches consultation on the broadcaster's future funding. Could a subscription model save the BBC?
The UK government is considering major reforms to the BBC's charter, including ending political board appointments and reviewing the licence fee. Explore the plans for the broadcaster's future.
The BBC could place classic shows behind a paywall as part of a major funding review. Learn about the proposed changes to the licence fee and what it means for viewers.
The Culture Secretary has launched a review of the BBC's royal charter, proposing reforms to the licence fee and exploring new commercial funding. Have your say on the future of public broadcasting.
The Culture Secretary has launched a review of the BBC's royal charter, proposing reforms to the licence fee and exploring new commercial revenue streams. Discover what this means for the future of British broadcasting.
As the government launches its BBC charter review, we analyse the six main funding models on the table – from subscriptions to a household levy. Discover what might replace the TV licence.
The BBC faces an existential crisis as licence fee payments plummet. The Labour government is now exploring radical funding alternatives, from subscriptions to wealth-based charges, to save the struggling broadcaster.
Outgoing BBC director-general Tim Davie has mandated compulsory antisemitism training for all employees following accusations of ignored complaints from over 200 Jewish staff. Staff have six months to complete the course.
Ofcom reports a decrease in complaints against the BBC, but warns the broadcaster faces a 'significant crisis' over editorial standards. Discover the full story.
The BBC licence fee is forecast to jump to nearly £197 by 2030, while the number of paying households is set to plummet by over a million. Discover the full story.
Britain's National Education Union threatens national strikes as 500,000 teachers may walk out over school funding concerns following the Budget. Find out why.
Scottish and Welsh Labour leaders praise a £2bn funding boost and the abolition of the two-child benefit cap in the new budget, hoping it will reverse their fortunes in upcoming elections.
The Government may block the BBC's planned 3.8% licence fee increase next spring. Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy is weighing the decision amid value-for-money concerns. Read the latest.
Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy considers blocking the BBC's £7 licence fee increase amidst a crisis of scandals, resignations, and a growing non-payment revolt. Discover the full story.
Following the resignations of Tim Davie and Deborah Turness and a $5bn Trump lawsuit, the BBC's mandatory £174.50 licence fee faces unprecedented scrutiny. Should it be abolished?