'Propaganda machine': Argentina's newly elected President Javier Milei vows to privatise BBC in country
Fp Staff • 1 year agoJavier Milei's victory came against the backdrop of Argentina recording an annual inflation of 140 percent and poverty over 40 percent, the latest in a long line of recurrent crises in one of the world's most unstable economies
Banksy reveals clue to true identity in 'lost' BBC interview from 2023
Fp Staff • 1 year agoThe interview is finally being broadcast for the first time as part of a BBC documentary titled The Banksy Story
‘Atrocious’: Israel Prez Isaac Herzog flays BBC for not calling Hamas a terror group, complains to Rishi Sunak
Fp Staff • 2 years agoIsraeli President Isaac Herzog complained about BBC’s 'atrocious' refusal to brand Hamas as a terrorist group
UK comedian Russell Brand accused of rape, sexual assault: How BBC is embroiled in the controversy
Fp Explainers • 2 years agoBritish actor-comedian Russell Brand has been accused of rape and sexual assault by four women from the years 2006 to 201. Of the four women, one claimed to be only 16 at the time and accused him of ‘grooming her’. The BBC, who was the 48-year-old’s then employer, has launched an inquiry
'Backward evolution': All we know about the Turkish family that walks on all fours
Fp Explainers • 2 years agoThe Ulas family in Turkey's Hatay has baffled scientists for quite a long time because some of its members walk on all fours, which had not been observed in fully-grown adults before this discovery. In fact, Turkish scientists have called the family as proof of 'backward evolution'
Girl power: Sania Mirza, Asha Bhosle and five other Indians feature in BBC's 100 Women 2015 list
Sarakshi123 • 9 years agoSeven Indians including Asha Bhosle, Sania Mirza and Kamini Kaushal have made it to BBC’s list of 100 most aspirational women.
BBC presenter pulled up for calling Australian cricketer Maitlan Brown 'little Barbie'
• 2 years agoAfter 26-year-old Maitlan Brown said she had been to see the Barbie movie with her Braves teammates, Hughes replied, "You're a little Barbie yourself"
Who is BBC's Huw Edwards, man at the centre of sex scandal?
Fp Explainers • 2 years agoHuw Edwards has been named as the BBC anchor at the centre of an explicit photo row. The 61-year-old, who is in hospital, has been highly valued by the broadcaster and is one of the UK’s most popular and trusted faces. He was also the one who broke the news of Queen Elizabeth's death last year
Why BBC presenter, who paid teen £35,000 for sexual photos, has not been named
Fp Explainers • 2 years agoThe BBC has suspended a male presenter who allegedly paid a teenager £35,000 (Rs 37 lakh) for sexual pictures. The child spent the money on cocaine. However, neither The Sun, which first reported the story, nor the BBC has named the perpetrator. Here’s why
Syria cancels accreditation for BBC journalists
• 2 years agoSyria, ravaged by conflict since 2011, ranks 175 out of 180 on a press freedom index compiled by Reporters' Without Borders. The government and other authorities impose strict limits on media coverage and require accreditations and permissions to report