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Were, and i think that's a mistake and we do try and press ofcom harder on that. but it's radio one and radio two that people worry about as being too commercial and, you know, getting into territory that they shouldn't be in? y... to a degree, although i think you have to acknowledge if you're going to allow the bbc to be in the radio business, it's going to have to be in most bits of the radio business and therefore it will be in the popular—music end. but we expect, if they're being funded the way they are, that that they do more than just play the hits — that they have a breadth of mus...

In the north on wednesday. milder by this stage. hello, this is bbc news. i'm shaun ley. the headlines: the former conservative minister nusrat ghani says she was sacked from herjob because of her muslim faith. the government chief whip says that's false. the justice secretary says a formal complaint is needed to trigger an inquiry. since then, nusrat ghani has said

Britain is accusing russia of planning to install a pro—kremlin leader in ukraine, as fears of an invasion grow. the foreign office in london says a former ukrainian mp is being considered as a potential candidate — along with four others who it says have links to russian intelligence services. a un official in tonga says the country will be heavily reliant on aid shipments for some time, after last week's devastating volcanic eruption and tsunami. a national emergency team says more than 80% of the population has been affected by the disaster. new zealand is limiting gatherings after nine...

But is there really such an operation? we're also looking at the apparently cosy relationship between those in government who set policy, and the media, which is supposed to hold them to account. and we're asking what the new bbc licence fee deal means for the industry at large. let me introduce you to my guests. first, joeyjones was spokesman for theresa may when she was home secretary. before that, he was a deputy political editor at sky news. helen lewis writes for the atlantic. laura hughes is political correspondent for the financial times. and phil riley is the chief executive of boom ra...

There is a big problem with the licence fee coming because, ultimately, young people aren't... they're not watching on tv. so in some ways, a licence fee has to attach it to itself to some other form of infrastructure that's more universally used. and also, young people aren't consuming bbc content in the way that older people do. but that's something that needs to be considered. the argument that the government appears to want to be having is the wrong argument. ok, well, radio 4 is taking a deep dive into all these issues about how to fund the bbc if the licence fee goes. the briefing room w...