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BBC upholds complaint over Lord Walney appearance for failure to disclose Israel links

The former government advisor, who appeared on BBC News to discuss the proscription of Palestine Action, told the JC he is proud of his connections to the Jewish state

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Rat post was ‘self-harming’ and ‘gave people a chance to have a pop at me’, says Gary Lineker

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A British political advisor willing to fight for Iran suggests a threat beyond mere foreign influence

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Claudia Winkelman quits BBC chat show after just seven episodes

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Bobby Vylan of 'Bob Vylan' performs on the West Holts stage during day four of Glastonbury Festival 2025 at Worthy Farm, Pilton on June 28, 2025 (Getty Images)

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BBC errors like Bob Vylan broadcast hurt public trust, admits chair

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Anti-Israel punk duo Bob Vylan suing BBC for libel over Glastonbury scandal coverage

The band’s frontman famously led a chant of ‘death to the IDF’ at the festival, which the former BBC director general labelled an ‘antisemitic broadcast’

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Bobby Vylan of Bob Vylan crowdsurfs in front of the West Holts stage during day four of Glastonbury festival 2025 at Worthy Farm, Pilton. (Getty Images)

Media monitor tells BBC bosses to address ‘double standard’ after presenter sacked for criticising Hamas coverage

Media monitor Camera asked why BBC Arabic journalists who praised October 7 atrocities were not dismissed and treated with ‘remarkable leniency'

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June 17, 2026 10:01

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BBC sacked me after I criticised its Hamas coverage but not journalists who celebrated October 7, says former presenter

Sean McGinty said BBC runs 'two-tier’ disciplinary process

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BBC radio host sacked after blasting refusal to call Hamas ‘terrorists’ loses tribunal

Radio Lancashire’s Sean McGinty had claimed unfair dismissal

By Mark Wood

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Former BBC pundit who ranted about ‘chosen people’ was in Iran negotiating team

Shadow culture secretary demands better scrutiny of guests platformed by public service broadcasters

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Gaza documentary dropped by BBC over ‘perception of partiality’ wins Bafta

The film’s producer described Israel as a ‘rogue state’ that is ‘mass murdering Palestinians’

By Daniel Ben-David

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(L-R) Ben De Pear, Ramita Navai, Karim Shah, Melanie Quigley, and Menna Hijazi, winners of the Current Affairs Award for Gaza: Doctors Under Attack, in the winners' room at the BAFTA TV Awards 2026 (Alamy)

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Bafta for Gaza: Britain’s media elites help fuel the jihadi propaganda campaign against Israel

The wilder the accusations against the Jewish state, the more likely you are to be showered with awards

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(Left to right) Ben De Pear, Ramita Navai, Karim Shah, Melanie Quigley and Menna Hijazi, 2026 winners of the Current Affairs Award for Gaza: Doctors Under Attack (Image: Alamy)

Nice Jewish boy Tom Brook celebrates 50 years as BBC’s film guru

The face of ‘Talking Movies’ is finally a star in his own right in a new documentary marking his half a century at the Beeb

By Jenni Frazer

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Tom Brook, the face of BBC's 'Talking Movies'. (Photo courtesty of BBC)

Punched, called ‘Zios’ and hiding our stars: Panorama exposes reality faced by British Jews

‘There aren't any Jewish people I know that haven't got plans to leave,’ one interviewee told the BBC programme

By Jamie Shapiro

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April 20, 2026 15:39

Antisemitism: Why British Jews Are Afraid airs tonight on BBC One (Photo: BBC/Panorama)

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BBC upholds complaint over Lord Walney appearance for failure to disclose Israel links

Rat post was ‘self-harming’ and ‘gave people a chance to have a pop at me’, says Gary Lineker

BBC Arabic lets author suggest Jews ‘aim to own the world’ without pushback

A British political advisor willing to fight for Iran suggests a threat beyond mere foreign influence

Claudia Winkelman quits BBC chat show after just seven episodes

BBC errors like Bob Vylan broadcast hurt public trust, admits chair

BBC deal with regime over Supreme Leader’s funeral coverage is ‘disgusting’, say expat Iranian staff

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