The UK government has announced a significant increase in funding for the BBC World Service, committing an additional £33 million over the next three years. Under the new arrangement, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) will provide an extra £11 million annually, representing an 8% rise compared to the previous year’s contribution. The announcement…
Like many things in the shadowy world of cyber-crime, an insider threat is something very few people have experience of. Even fewer people want to talk about it. But I was given a unique and worrying experience of how hackers can leverage insiders when I myself was recently propositioned by a criminal gang. “If you…
The BBC has rolled out a paid subscription model for its US-based digital audience, marking a significant shift in how the broadcaster delivers its news and feature content outside the UK. From now on, users accessing BBC.com in the United States will be required to pay $8.99 per month or $49.99 per year to access…
Former BBC news presenter Huw Edwards has been sentenced to a six-month suspended prison term for possessing indecent images of children. The 60-year-old journalist, who was once the BBC’s highest-paid presenter, pleaded guilty to the charges in July. Edwards was ordered to complete a sex offender treatment program and undergo 25 rehabilitation sessions as part…
Renowned Nollywood actress Toyin Abraham recently sat down for a candid interview with the BBC, where she shared her remarkable two-decade-long journey in the Nigerian film industry. During this revealing conversation, Toyin discussed the challenges she has faced, including a turbulent period that led her to substance abuse. Throughout the interview, Toyin Abraham did not…
A BBC presenter has faced backlash from the corporation after making a comment deemed “not appropriate” during a match interview with a female Australian cricketer. Chris Hughes, a presenter for “The Hundred,” a franchise cricket competition in the UK, came under fire for referring to cricketer Maitlan Brown as a “little Barbie.” The incident occurred…
John Motson, the BBC football commentator who was one of the most well-known voices in British sport for 50 years, has died. He was 77. “It is with great sadness we announce that John Motson OBE died peacefully in his sleep today,” a statement from Motson’s family read on Thursday. Fondly known as “Motty,” Motson…
Indian tax agents conducted what they called “surveys” of BBC offices in Delhi and Mumbai for a second consecutive day Wednesday, just weeks after the British broadcaster aired a documentary critical of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. As reported on NPR, more than a dozen income tax officials first entered BBC newsrooms early Tuesday, seizing accounts,…
