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Broadcast regulator dismisses complaints of BBC bias against Alex Salmonds Alba Party Ofcom have dismissed complaints about the BBCs coverage of the Scottish Parliament election after Alex Salmond complained of a “virtual blackout” of his party by the broadcaster. The Alba Party chief said while not being included in televised Leaders’ Debates is “deplorable”, the lack of coverage has been “even worse”. Mr Salmond accused the BBC of having “learnt nothing from their blatan...

BBC News Published image captionCaroline Community Radio broadcast the track at 08:20 A radio station that played a song containing "prolonged sounds of sexual moaning" at breakfast time breached the broadcasting code, a watchdog ruled. Caroline Community Radio played French Kiss by Lil Louis on 17 December at a "time when children were particularly likely to be listening", Ofcom said. The communications regulator said the song was "not appropriately scheduled". Ofcoms report said the Essex-bas...

Radio station breached code with prolonged sexual moaning on school run Radio bosses claimed the moans "maybe due to having a nice back massage" Sign up When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance with ourPrivacy Notice. Thank you for subscribingWe have more newslettersShow meSee ourprivacy notice A watchdog found a radio station was in breach after it played a song with "prolonged sounds of sexual moaning...

Ofcom has taken no action against Global or DJ Tiiny after it became apparent the presenter played music tracks in return for payment on his Capital XTRA show.

The presenter is unlikely to be jobless for long with Andrew Neil and Rupert Murdoch launching US-style news channels, says Guardian columnist Jane Martinson

THE BBC has said it will continue to host Nicola Sturgeons daily televised update on the coronavirus crisis, despite calls for it to be axed as…

THE broadcast regulator has dismissed concerns that the Scottish Governments regular televised updates on coronavirus on the BBC were a platform…

The Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje and other prominent personalities in the state have waded into the dispute between two of Nigeria’s cement manufacturing business moguls, Alhaji Aliko Dangote and the Chairman of BUA Group, Abdul Samad Rabiu, in hopes of reconciling both men who are also prominent indigenes of Kano State. The dispute between both men had hitherto, been about the establishment of a sugar refinery by BUA Group in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The intervention of the Kan...

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has directed the National Broadcasting Commission to implement...

President Muhammadu Buhari and state governors will discuss the issue of fuel pricing on Thursday. Sen. Chris Ngige, the Minister of Labour and