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Egypt's Challenge - Far From Cairo

Shaimaa Khalil | Posted 22.05.2013 | UK Entertainment
Shaimaa Khalil

I was naturally nervous when I decided to travel 600 km south by train from Cairo to the town of Nagaa Hammadi by the banks of the river Nile. I wanted to see if Egypt's revolution of 2011 had changed life for people far away from the capital. My guide for the journey was a young student activist from Cairo who had grown up there.

'I Wanted To Keep Talking To Her. I Still Do.'

PA | Posted 30.04.2013 | UK

BBC business editor Robert Peston has told how he dealt with his grief by transcribing his late wife's final novel, as he opened up about his devastat...

The Duchess, the BBC, and the Scouts - Is This Stuff Really News?

Jack Butler | Posted 22.04.2013 | UK Universities & Education
Jack Butler

The main reason, in fact, the only reason why the BBC has chosen to prioritise the royals, throughout the Duchess's pregnancy, throughout her marriage to Prince William, throughout the jubilee, is because it is pandering to the right-wing media, of which it is absolutely and permanently petrified.

'I'm Frankly Lucky To Be Alive'

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 14.04.2013 | UK

BBC presenter Andrew Marr has made his first television appearance since suffering a stroke three and a half months ago. Marr told viewers of his S...

Tony Hall: Turn Around Guy

Bonnie Greer | Posted 03.06.2013 | UK Entertainment
Bonnie Greer

In short, Tony is a major turn-around guy. But he knows better than most of us that he really has his work cut out for him now. He may disagree with me, but the truth is that the BBC is another country.

Women's Groups Outrage At BBC 'False Rape' Newsbeat Story

The Huffington Post UK | Jessica Elgot | Posted 13.03.2013 | UK

Women's groups have heavily criticised a BBC article which described a new report into false rape allegations as "showing how common the problem is" w...

Andrew Marr Leaves Hospital After Two Months Recovering From Stroke

The Huffington Post UK | Jessica Elgot | Posted 01.03.2013 | UK

The BBC's Andrew Marr has left hospital after almost two months and is hoping to return to work later this year, the corporation said. Marr, presen...

Jeremy Paxman Brands Senior BBC Staff 'Bloody People' In Pollard Inquiry Transcript

The Huffington Post UK/PA | Stephen Hull | Posted 24.04.2013 | UK

Jeremy Paxman’s lack of knowledge about departments central to the BBC’s editorial output has been revealed in the transcript of his interview as ...

Mass Cancellations Of BBC Programmes As Journalists Strike

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 18.02.2013 | UK

A strike by BBC journalists over jobs has disrupted programmes, including the flagship Today on Radio 4. TV news was also hit by the 24-hour walkou...

Local TV Must Have News at Its Heart

Mark Browning | Posted 03.04.2013 | UK Entertainment
Mark Browning

For local TV it will be crucial to deliver quality news programming, but it needs to be innovative and distinctive so it complements the other TV news that people already watch.

Dear BBC, More Owen Jones's on Question Time Please!

Joshua Funnell | Posted 26.01.2013 | UK Politics
Joshua Funnell

Voices like Jones' are an essential antidote to a putrid politics that fails to address human need.

BBC Children In Need: Girls Aloud Make Comeback

Elliot Wagland | Posted 20.11.2012 | UK Entertainment

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BBC Staff Urged Not To Tweet About Crisis

The Huffington Post UK | Ted Thornhill | Posted 13.11.2012 | UK

BBC staff have been urged not to tweet about the corporation's problems by the acting head of news, Fran Unsworth. She told staff in an internal me...

The BBC's Crisis Isn't One Of Trust

Tiernan Douieb | Posted 12.01.2013 | UK Comedy
Tiernan Douieb

Watching all the news on the 'BBC Crisis' these last few days, the famous philosopher Bart Simpson comes to mind when he poetically stated on 'Deep De...

Life Imitates Art: Mel Brooks' UK Template - More Money From a Flop than a Hit

Dan Ehrlich | Posted 12.11.2012 | UK
Dan Ehrlich

When newspapers, decent newspapers, make terrible errors they will print retractions, pay libel damages and move on to the next defamation. But, the BBC, like some religions, thinks of itself as being infallible.

Has Tim Davie 'Got A Grip?'

The Huffington Post UK | Ted Thornhill | Posted 13.11.2012 | UK

The BBC has entered some extremely choppy waters of late with Director-General George Entwistle resigning over a disastrous Newsnight broadcast. Th...

David Dimbleby Slams 'Gobbledegook' Culture At BBC

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Ted Thornhill | Posted 12.11.2012 | UK

Veteran BBC presenter David Dimbleby has hit out at bloated management and a culture of "gobbledegook" at the corporation. The Question Time host s...

BBC's Helen Boaden And Stephen Mitchell 'Step Aside' After Newsnight Crisis

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 12.11.2012 | UK

Helen Boaden, the head of BBC News, and Stephen Mitchell, her deputy, are to step aside in the wake of the Newsnight report which falsely identified a...

A Poisoned Chalice?

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 12.11.2012 | UK

The acting director general of the BBC will set out his plans for rebuilding trust in the corporation in the wake of the botched Newsnight child abus...

George Entwistle To Receive £450,000 Pay Off

Huffington Post UK | Posted 11.11.2012 | UK

George Entwistle is to receive £450,000 in severance pay after stepping down as director general of the BBC. The BBC Trust confirmed Entwistle wil...

Lord Patten 'BBC Still The Greatest Broadcaster In The World'

PA/Huffington Post UK | Posted 11.11.2012 | UK

Lord Patten said he still believes the BBC, though not perfect, is "the greatest broadcaster in the world" in the wake of the Newsnight investigation ...

'I Quizzed Savile On Sex Claims 20 Years Ago'

PA/Huffington Post UK | Posted 12.12.2012 | UK

A senior member of staff at the BBC has revealed he questioned Jimmy Savile over rumours about his private life more than 20 years ago. As police r...

Department Of Health Dragged Into Scandal

PA/Huffington Post UK | Posted 12.12.2012 | UK

The Department of Health (DoH) has been dragged into the Jimmy Savile abuse scandal over its decision to appoint him to lead a "taskforce" at Broadmoo...

BBC To Hold Two Independent Reviews Into Jimmy Savile

PA/Huffington Post UK | Posted 12.12.2012 | UK

Director General George Entwistle has announced the BBC will hold two independent reviews into the Jimmy Savile sexual abuse allegations. The firs...

'What The F*** Is That?'

PA | Posted 03.10.2012 | UK

The BBC has apologised after an off-screen voice turned the air blue on BBC1's Breakfast show. Viewers heard a disembodied voice exclaim "What the ...