General Election 2015: Daily Express owner Richard Desmond donates £1.3m to Ukip just before BBC debate April 16, 2015 Ukip has received a ringing endorsement from the owner of the Daily and Sunday Express Richard Desmond. The media tycoon has donated £1.3m to Nigel Farage's party just hours before the Ukip leader will face-off against the other opposition leaders in a BBC debate. The Daily Express has been a keen supporter of Ukip with [...]
BBC debate: What time is it, where can I watch it, who’s the favourite to win, when will we know who’s won April 16, 2015 Tonight the UK's major opposition leaders will go head-to-head on the BBC to decide who best represents the strongest challenge to the coalition government. The debate is the penultimate major televised event of the campaign. The next will be a BBC Question Time special featuring David Cameron, Ed Miliband and Nick Clegg on April 30. [...]
Jeremy Clarkson sacked from BBC’s Top Gear over steak “fracas” which left producer with bloody lip in hospital A&E March 25, 2015 Gaffe-prone presenter Jeremy Clarkson has been sacked from Top Gear by the BBC after assaulting one of the producers who was left with a bloody lip in a hospital A&E. An internal investigation by the broadcaster has concluded the presenter's contract will not be renewed after an investigation into the incident which was initially dubbed [...]
Jeremy Clarkson is an accident waiting to happen says former BBC director general Greg Dyke March 23, 2015 While tanks and protesters form ranks around Jeremy Clarkson, the detractors are growing in force too. Greg Dyke, a former director general of the BBC, has branded besieged Top Gear presenter Clarkson an accident waiting to happen. The BBC, said Dyke, is in a tough spot and cannot really win either way when its official [...]
BBC calls off Top Gear live shows scheduled for this weekend March 23, 2015 The BBC has put the brakes on plans to stage four live Top Gear shows, as it deals with the fallout of an alleged ruckus between star presenter Jeremy Clarkson and producer Oisin Tymon. Plans to stage four live shows in Norway this weekend to a combined crowd of roughly 20,000 have been put on [...]
Blogger Guido Fawkes gets in a tank to save Jeremy Clarkson from BBC axe March 20, 2015 Political blogger Guido Fawkes has arrived at the BBC's Broadcasting house to deliver a petition demanding the reinstatement of Top Gear host Jeremy Clarkson. Always one for drama, Guido traveled in style to hand in the petition, driving to the BBC in tank. An occasionally fierce critic of the Beeb, Guido has been backing Clarkson [...]
Jeremy Clarkson calls in lawyers over BBC chief’s Jimmy Savile comparison March 18, 2015 Jeremy Clarkson has called in lawyers after a senior BBC employee compared him to Jimmy Savile. The saga surrounding the controversial Top Gear presenter, currently on suspension for his involvement in a "fracas" with producer Oisin Tymon, looks set to rumble on as Clarkson responds to comments originally published in the Mail on Sunday. [...]
BBC clears Jeremy Clarkson of racism for use of word “pikey” March 17, 2015 Jeremy Clarkson has been cleared of racism for using the word “pikey” by the BBC. The controversial Top Gear presenter, currently suspended due to his involvement in a “fracas” with a producer, used the word on an episode of Top Gear which aired last February. Clarkson unveiled a placard portraying the words [...]
BBC loses 5m viewers from Top Gear cancellation March 16, 2015 BBC 2’s ratings crashed on Sunday night after a scheduled episode of Top Gear was cancelled following Jeremy Clarkson’s suspension. Clarkson and co are responsible for one of BBC 2’s most-watched programmes and had averaged around 6.2m viewers for its first seven episodes this year. This Sunday’s replacement, a repeat of Royal [...]
Jeremy Clarkson punch fracas: Row compared to Jimmy Savile by BBC executive March 15, 2015 A BBC executive has apparently compared Jeremy Clarkson’s punch heard round the world with the Jimmy Savile scandal. The executive was responding to several high-profile comments in support of Clarkson, from supporters such as the Prime Minister and the former culture secretary, Maria Millar. The comments by the senior exec., who remains unnamed, will do [...]