11/11/2012 | World

BBC must reform or face uncertain future, says chairman

Britain's BBC must undergo a radical overhaul in the wake of "shoddy" journalism which led to the resignation of its chief or its future will be in doubt, the head of the state-funded broadcaster's governing body said.

12/11/2012 | World

BBC head of news 'steps aside' over abuse scandal

The two most senior figures at BBC News stepped aside today a day after the chairman of the broadcaster's governing body said it needed a radical overhaul to survive a child sex abuse scandal, it said.

11/01/2013 | World

Prolific sex abuser Savile 'groomed a nation'

The late British TV presenter Jimmy Savile, honoured by both the queen and the pope, sexually assaulted hundreds of people, mainly children, at BBC premises and hospitals over six decades of unparalleled abuse, a police-led report said today.

12/07/2011 | World

News of the World scandal widens, Murdoch to appear before UK Parliament

Rupert Murdoch has been called to appear before a British parliamentary committee that scrutinizes the media to face questions about allegations of phone-hacking at his newspapers, a member of the committee told BBC radio today.

07/02/2012 | World

Global media echoes of CFK’s announcement over Malvinas

Press from all over the world echoed President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner’s announcement over the Malvinas Islands, focusing on the complaint that Argentina will file before the UN due to the alleged “militarisation” of the area.

19/03/2012 | World

BBC director general to step down this year

Mark Thompson is to step down as the director general of the BBC after eight years in which he overcame battered morale, assaults from Rupert Murdoch's media empire and threats to the corporation's funding at a time of national austerity.

26/01/2011 | World

BBC World Service to cut quarter of jobs by 2014

The BBC World Service, part of Britain's state-backed public broadcaster, will shed around 650 jobs, or more than a quarter of its 2,400 posts, over the next three years in a drive to slash costs, it said.

18/06/2011 | World

BBC: Games firm Sega investigates hacking breach

Japanese computer games publisher Sega has launched an investigation after hackers broke into its customer database, the BBC reported, in the latest in a series of online corporate security breaches.

11/07/2011 | World

BBC reports News Corp tabloid bought royal contacts from police

The News of the World newspaper bought contact details about the royal family from a policeman, the BBC reported today, deepening the scandal engulfing the News Corp media empire.

27/07/2012 | Sports

Games open with rousing romp through British life

15/11/2012 | Entertainment

BBC pay out 185,000 pounds over false abuse claim

The BBC agreed to pay 185,000 pounds ($295,000) today to a former treasurer of Britain's Conservative Party wrongly accused of child sex abuse as a result of one of its reports.

05/12/2012 | Entertainment

BBC presenter charged with indecent assaults

A veteran BBC TV and radio presenter was charged with three counts of indecent assault by British police, the latest high-profile figure to be questioned since a sex scandal erupted at Britain's publicly funded broadcaster.

23/08/2011 | Entertainment

Monty Python producer John Howard Davies dies

John Howard Davies, a child actor and comedy producer best known for his lead role in David Lean's 1948 film "Oliver Twist", has died aged 72, his former employer the BBC said today.

19/06/2012 | Entertainment

"The Voice UK" tour cancelled on lack of interest

A live tour tied to the BBC's "The Voice UK" singing contest has been cancelled due to poor ticket sales, Britain's publicly funded broadcaster reported today.

22/10/2012 | Entertainment

BBC chief to face lawmakers over sex abuse scandal

The head of the BBC goes before lawmakers on Tuesday with the publicly funded British broadcaster facing one of the biggest crises in its history over accusations it pulled a probe into sexual abuse by a former presenter as part of a wider cover-up.