good afternoon. the bbc has cancelled two of its football shows, football focus and final score, after a number of presenters and pundits refused to take part, as controversy continues over the corporation s decision to take gary lineker off match of the day. the presenter will not be hosting the programme tonight after criticising the government s language about migrants on social media. former bbc director general greg dyke said the corporation had made a mistake and undermined its own credibility. last night the bbc said that gary lineker would be stepping back until there is an agreed and clear position on his use of social media. our media correspondent david sillito reports. when gary lineker left home this morning, it wasn t his normal saturday schedule. morning, it wasn t his normal saturday schedule. morning, it wasn t his normal saturda schedule. . ., ., , saturday schedule. have you had any discussions. saturday schedule. have you had any discussions. the satu
by caving in to tory mps who are complaining about gary lineker. they have got this one badly wrong and now they are very, very exposed as is the government. us regulators shut down silicon valley bank in the biggest banking failure since the 2008 financial crisis. the bbc has cancelled two of its football shows, football focus and final score, after a number of presenters and pundits refused to take part as controversy continues over the corporation s decision to take gary lineker off match of the day. the presenter will not be hosting the programme tonight after criticising the government s language about migrants on social media. bbc radio 5 live has also been affected, with schedules disrupted. former bbc director general greg dyke said the corporation had made a mistake and undermined its own credibility. last night the bbc said that gary lineker would be stepping back until there is an agreed and clear position on his use of social media. our media correspondent dav
they have got this one badly wrong and now they are very, very exposed as is the government. the bbc has apologised for its limited sports programming this weekend after several tv and radio shows have been cancelled, as controversy continues over the corporation s decision to take gary lineker off match of the day. the presenter will not be hosting the programme tonight after criticising the government s language about migrants on social media. a number of presenters and pundits decided not to take part in some shows, in solidarity with gary lineker. football focus and final score were among those pulled and radio 5 live has also faced disruption to its schedules. a bbc spokesperson said it s working hard to resolve the situation. our media correspondent david sillito reports. when gary lineker left home this morning, it wasn t his normal saturday schedule. the decision by the bbc to drop him from match of the day for tweets one of which described a statement by the ho
as is the government. us regulators shut down silicon valley bank in the biggest banking failure since the 2008 financial crisis. and we ll catch up with lesley paterson the triathlete who s nominated for numerous awards at this weekend s oscars for her screenplay of a german first world war epic. went up to tom cruise and i said hello, i m lesley paterson and i am writer of all quiet on the western front and he said, i know your story, how many hours a day do you train? the bbc has apologised for its limited sports programming this weekend after several tv and radio shows have been cancelled, as controversy continues over the corporation s decision to take gary lineker off match of the day. the presenter will not be hosting the programme tonight after criticising the government s language about migrants on social media. a number of presenters and pundits decided not to take part in some shows, in solidarity with gary linekar. football focus and final score were among t
has caused a lot of concern to people working across the bbc in relation to how they respond to the impartiality guidelines which, in our view, they need to be both proportionate and applied consistently. proportionate and applied consistently. the uk chancellor, jeremy hunt, has spoken to the governor of the bank of england about silicon valley bank uk, which is heading for insolvency after the failure of its parent company in the us. the german interior minister, nancy faeser, is leading calls to tighten the country s gun ownership laws, after six people were shot dead in hamburg on thursday. eight others were wounded in the attack on a group of jehovah s witnesses. the bbc has apologised for its limited sports programming this weekend after several sports presenters walked out in support of their colleague gary lineker. he was suspended for comments about the government s migration policy. lineker, the bbc s hightest paid presenter, won t be hosting match of the day toni