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ENGINEERING work on a train line which was due to take place over the coming bank holiday weekend has been postponed to avoid disruption to passengers wanting to visit Dorset. Track renewals on Great Western Railway’s route to Weymouth were originally planned to take place on the line between Yeovil and Weymouth between May 29-31, over the late May bank holiday. Now, the works which were due to take place at Chetnole are to instead be re-planned for later in the year, with Network Rail keen to avoid disruption for passengers seeking to take advantage of loosening lockdown restrictions...

BBC board announces new review of 'effectiveness of editorial policies and governance' Jeremy Vine said it's 'hard to disagree' that police should launch criminal probe Shared piece written by former-chief prosecutor for North West Nazir Afzal Said 'police cannot hold back any longer' and must consider probing Bashir Charges including forgery, pecuniary advantage by deception or misconduct in public office

Key conclusions of today's bombshell report that brought shame on the BBC The BBC's global reputation has been 'badly tarnished' by Martin Bashir's treatment of Princess Diana and the broadcaster's subsequent actions, a senior minister said today. Culture minister John Whittingdale told MPs the probe into the 1995 Panorama interview scandal 'makes shocking reading' as the Commons discussed the scandal.  He said that it 'details not just an appalling failure to uphold basic journalistic standards, but also an unwillingness to investigate complaints and to discover the truth.' The BBC today an...

An atmosphere of “total contempt” coloured all dealings of BBC managers with their board of governors in 1995, as journalist Martin Bashir and his Panorama bosses were cooking up their covert interview with Diana, Princess of Wales, according to Sir Richard Eyre, who sat on the BBC board at the time. It led to a complete lack of communication about the controversial programme, which has, two and half decades later, now earned the corporation a...

 Home Secretary has not ruled out criminal prosecutions in wake of BBC scandal   Scotland Yard said it will study report to assess any 'significant new evidence'   Lord Dyson said Bashir was in 'serious breach' of BBC's producer guidelines   Journalist faked bank statements and gave them to Earl Spencer to gain access   Priti Patel said BBC's reputation had been 'compromised' following report   Her comments came as Lord Michael Grade urged BBC to 'stop hand wringing'   Fallout continues following damning report into 1995 Panorama interview