is that there will be a freeze for the next two years and maybe even a below inflation increase after that, which will be essentially a fairly hefty cut, again, in the bbc s funding. but then, of course, there is the wider point, which is throwing open the question of the future of the licence fee based around the ownership of televisions. she says, time to discuss and debate new ways of funding. well, this has been going on for a long time, and the biggest problem about it is some people say, why can t it be just like netflix? a subscription service. the question is, how do you stop people watching, millions watching on free to air tv and listening on free to air radio? a subscription bbc would be a very different bbc to the one today. the headlines on bbc news. novak djokovic has been deported from australia, afterjudges rejected his appeal to stay in the country on public health grounds. labour leader sir keir starmer says borisjohnson broke the law and should resign, over a ser
the present charter which runs until 2027 could be the last. our media correspondent, david sillito, explained what happened this morning on social media. a tweet this morning, the words, this licence fee announcement will be the last. the days of the elderly being threatened with prison sentences and bailiffs knocking on doors are over. essentially, two bits of information in this. the first one, this licence fee announcement, essentially endorsing a story in today the mail on sunday suggesting the bbc licence fees are going to be frozen for the next two years and then small increases after that, which will mean further hefty cuts to their bbc s funding. but of course, the wider issue about the licence fee itself. there have been many questions about how long it will last. the current charter goes to the end of 2027. could the bbc, for instance, be run like netflix on a subscription? the question there is, well, what about all of the millions who watch on free to air tv and free t
begin sending military flights, it remains very unclear how bad the situation on the island really is. the culture secretary nadine dorries has suggested that the days of the bbc licence fee are numbered, in a tweet suggesting the present charter which runs until 2027 could be the last. our media correspondent david sillito explained what happened this morning on social media. a tweet this morning, the words, this licence fee announcement will be the last. the days of the elderly being threatened with prison sentences and bailiffs knocking on doors are over. essentially, two bits of information in this. the first one, this licence fee announcement, essentially endorsing a story in today the mail on sunday suggesting the bbc licence fees are going to be frozen for the next two years and then small increases after that, which will mean further hefty cuts to their bbc s funding. but of course, the wider issue about the licence fee itself.
even a below inflation increase after that, which will be essentially a fairly hefty cut, again, in the bbc s funding. but then, of course, there is the wider point, which is throwing open the question of the future of the licence fee based around the ownership of televisions. she says, time to discuss and debate new ways of funding. well, this has been going on for a long time, and the biggest problem about it is some people say, why can t it be just like netflix? a subscription service. the question is, how do you stop people watching, millions watching on free to air tv and listening on free to air radio? a subscription bbc would be a very different bbc to the one today. australia and new zealand are sending help to the pacific island nation of tonga, to assess the damage caused by an underwater volcanic eruption and tsunami. the island appears to have been covered in volcanic ash and communications have been limited. rupert wingfield hayes reports. from high up in space, weather
the culture secretary nadine dorries has suggested that the days of the bbc licence fee are numbered in a tweet suggesting the present charter which runs until 2027 could be the last. our media correspondent david sillito explained what happened this morning on social media. a tweet this morning, the words, this licence fee announcement will be the last. the days of the elderly being threatened with prison sentences and bailiffs knocking on doors are over. essentially, two bits of information in this. the first one, this licence fee announcement, essentially endorsing a story in today the mail on sunday suggesting the bbc licence fees are going to be frozen for the next two years and then small increases after that, which will mean further hefty cuts to their bbc s funding. but of course, the wider issue about the licence fee itself. there have been many questions about how long it will last. the current charter goes to the end of 2027. could the bbc, for instance, be run like netf