The BBC should split from ‘insolent’ star Gary Lineker, a former top executive at the corporation suggests

The BBC should split from ‘insolent’ star Gary Lineker, a former top executive at the corporation suggests

By Paul Revoir Media Editor Published: 23:02 GMT, 12 December 2023 | Updated: 10:24 GMT, 13 December 2023 A former top BBC executive has suggested the corporation needs to go separate ways with ‘insolent’ star Gary Lineker. Danny Cohen, who was the former director of television at the BBC, said it was ‘offensive and embarrassing’ … Read more

Gary Lineker probably breached social media guidelines by taunting Grant Shapps in tweet, says BBC’s new chairman – after Match of the Day star sparked new impartiality row over Rwanda

Gary Lineker probably breached social media guidelines by taunting Grant Shapps in tweet, says BBC’s new chairman – after Match of the Day star sparked new impartiality row over Rwanda

Gary Lineker probably breached the BBC‘s social media guidelines when he taunted Tory minister Grant Shapps in a tweet amid a row over the Rwanda scheme, the BBC’s incoming chairman said today. Samir Shah, who is the Government’s choice to take over the Corporation, told MPs that he thought the Match of the Day star’s social … Read more

QUENTIN LETTS: Next time we see squeaky little new chap Samir Shah he may start spouting BBC blancmange, but he felt refreshingly different as he was interviewed by MPs

QUENTIN LETTS: Next time we see squeaky little new chap Samir Shah he may start spouting BBC blancmange, but he felt refreshingly different as he was interviewed by MPs

By Quentin Letts for the Daily Mail Published: 21:55 GMT, 13 December 2023 | Updated: 23:21 GMT, 13 December 2023 And our next contestant, please: yes, it was time for another BBC chairman confirmation hearing. The last one, Richard Sharp, took a terrible pasting. All that remains of him is a couple of smouldering black … Read more

Gary Lineker ignites yet another impartiality row as he signs an open letter criticising the Rwanda scheme alongside a host of other celebrities

Gary Lineker ignites yet another impartiality row as he signs an open letter criticising the Rwanda scheme alongside a host of other celebrities

Gary Lineker has ignited another BBC impartiality row after he signed an open letter criticising the Government’s Rwanda policy. In a move that threatens to further embarrass his employers, the Match of the Day host has publicly endorsed calls for the policy to be scrapped. Lineker’s intervention prompted an outcry from politicians exasperated by his … Read more

Fury as BBC journalists are banned from attending anti-Semitism march despite ‘many colleagues going on pro-Palestine rallies’

Fury as BBC journalists are banned from attending anti-Semitism march despite ‘many colleagues going on pro-Palestine rallies’

The BBC has been engulfed in another anti-Semitism row after BBC journalists were allegedly banned by senior managers from attending a march planned on Sunday. According to sources, staff have been told that if they work in news, current affairs or factual journalism or are senior leaders they should not attend the march against anti-Semitism … Read more

RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: It’s the question keeping me awake at night… Just how thick IS Gary Lineker?

RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: It’s the question keeping me awake at night… Just how thick IS Gary Lineker?

Just how thick is Gary Lineker? I know that in football circles he’s seen as something of an intellectual. Then again, they used to call the former West Ham and England midfielder Trevor Brooking ‘The Professor’ because he had two A-levels. So it gives you some idea of how low the crossbar’s set. We’re not … Read more

Gary Lineker criticises Suella Braverman for branding a planned Pro-Palestinian demo on Armistice Day as a ‘hate march’ as BBC presenter says those taking part just want a ‘ceasefire and peace’

Gary Lineker criticises Suella Braverman for branding a planned Pro-Palestinian demo on Armistice Day as a ‘hate march’ as BBC presenter says those taking part just want a ‘ceasefire and peace’

BBC presenter Gary Lineker waded into the row over controversial plans for a pro-Palestinian demonstration in London on Armistice Day today, after the Home Secretary branded it a ‘hate march’. The former England striker hit out at Suella Braverman after she urged police to ‘ensure public safety’, warning of an ‘obvious risk of serious public … Read more

Gary Lineker is under fire for ‘ill-informed drivel’ after BBC presenter criticised ministers who urged Met Police to ban ‘provocative and disrespectful’ pro-Palestinian march on Armistice Day – as Chief Rabbi slams protesters’ ‘hateful extremism’

Gary Lineker is under fire for ‘ill-informed drivel’ after BBC presenter criticised ministers who urged Met Police to ban ‘provocative and disrespectful’ pro-Palestinian march on Armistice Day – as Chief Rabbi slams protesters’ ‘hateful extremism’

BBC presenter Gary Lineker has been accused of spouting ‘ill-informed drivel’ about the Israel-Hamas war after he waded into the row over controversial plans for a pro-Palestinian demonstration on Armistice Day. The former England striker hit out after Home Secretary Suella Braverman labelled the demo a ‘hate march’, warning that it would carry an ‘obvious risk of serious … Read more

EMILY PRESCOTT: Edward Norton’s Halloween horror dressed as David Beckham

EMILY PRESCOTT: Edward Norton’s Halloween horror dressed as David Beckham

By Emily Prescott Published: 22:30 GMT, 28 October 2023 | Updated: 22:38 GMT, 28 October 2023 At Halloween , out come the ghastly creatures of your nightmares: demons, ghouls… and Posh and Becks. Actor Edward Norton and his partner, film producer Shauna Robertson, dressed as David and Victoria Beckham for the Casamigos fancy-dress party in … Read more

Fans are calling on Walkers Crisps to reinstate ‘God-tier’ flavour after the brand confirms it won’t be returning

Fans are calling on Walkers Crisps to reinstate ‘God-tier’ flavour after the brand confirms it won’t be returning

By Zeenia Naqvee Published: 10:46 BST, 6 October 2023 | Updated: 15:11 BST, 6 October 2023 Crisp aficionados are bereft after learning one of their favourite flavours will not be returning to supermarket shelves any time soon after it was discontinued.   Confirming the news on X, formerly known as Twitter, this week, the crisp giant revealed: ‘We’re … Read more