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
for the bbc, not the government. the british chancellor, jeremy hunt, has met the governor of the bank of england, andrew bailey, to discuss the collapse of silicon valley bank, which mostly financed tech start ups. the director general of the bbc, tim davie, has apologised for the widespread disruption to bbc sports output today but says he won t resign. a number of tv and radio programmes have been pulled from the schedules after presenters and pundits walked out in support of gary lineker. the former footballer was taken off this evening s match of the day programme which he presents for breaching the corporation s social media guidelines. tim davie spoke to our north america correspondent nomia iqbal. well, i m very sorry for the disruption today. it has been a difficult day and i am sorry that audiences have been affected and they have not got the programming. as a keen sports fan i know, like everyone, that to miss programming is a real blow and i am sorry about tha
leader keir starmer says the bbc was not acting impartially in suspending gary lineker. the british chancellor, jeremy hunt, has met the governor of the bank of england, andrew bailey, to discuss the collapse of silicon valley bank which mostly financed tech start ups. the director general of the bbc, tim davie, has apologised for the widespread disruption to bbc sports output on saturday but says he won t resign. a number of tv and radio programmes have been pulled from the schedules after presenters and pundits walked out in support of gary lineker. the former footballer was taken off this evening s match of the day programme which he presents for breaching the corporation s social media guidelines. tim davie spoke to our north america correspondent nomia iqbal. well, i m very sorry for the disruption today. it s been a difficult day and i am sorry that audiences have been affected and they haven t got the programming. as a keen sports fan, i know like everyone, that