David Dimbleby goes into bat for BBC as he slams Emily Maitlis
The veteran broadcaster also dismissed the idea a call from No 10 put pressure on the BBC to rebuke Maitlis and her team.
Watch: Eustice defends sewage spill plan branded ‘cruel joke’ by critics – ‘people are seeing human excrement’
It comes after dozens of pollution warnings were issued for beaches and swimming spots in England and Wales last week following heavy rain that overwhelmed the sewage system.
Tale of two cities? As Newcastle United smash transfer record Sunderland boss goes walkabout – reaction
"Sunderland AFC have been behind some of the worst decisions in football, but letting Alex Neil go to Stoke will arguably be the worst of a lifetime."
Watch: Protesters outside Ofgem HQ calling for ‘payment strike’ on energy bills – ‘enough is enough’
“People are going to be driven into poverty. The people being asked to absorb the price rises are the people at the bottom.”
Elon Musk comments about population collapse and global warming ridiculed in two words
Western countries continue to focus on the wrong priorities, the billionaire CEO of Tesla Elon Musk appears to claim.
Watch: Feargal Sharkey says sewage legislation ‘greatest act of violence against environment I’ve ever witnessed’
Meanwhile, the Liberal Democrats branded govt plan “a cruel joke” and claimed their analysis of the proposal shows that by 2030, there will still be 325,000 sewage dumps a year.
Nadhim Zahawi tells nation to look at energy consumption leaving people to say same thing
Put it this way Chancellor Nadhim Zahawi has a complicated relationship with using public cash to pay for his own energy use...
Brexiter Kate Hoey’s response to energy crisis has left people furious
"What an abhorrent tweet," said one person in response to Hoey.
Brian Cox says why he supports Scottish independence as he slams UK’s ‘class-ridden system’
"When you live with it as long as I have lived with it, and you realise how corrupt it all was – and certainly what we have seen over this last Government, is just appalling, absolutely appalling.”