Media
Charges in fewer than 1% of cases probed by UK’s first online hate crime unit
Some 1,851 incidents have been logged by the Scotland Yard team since April 2017.
Sending presenter by plane to meet Greta Thunberg ‘felt awkward’, says BBC
The BBC sent presenter Mishal Hussain on a return flight to Stockholm to interview the teenage climate activist.
David Jones apologises to Gary Neville following racism row
The Sky Sports host apologised for intervening in an on-air discussion about racism in the UK.
John Bercow calls for personal courtesy in Channel 4’s Alternative Christmas Message
An “opinion is no more valid because it is expressed more loudly, repeatedly or abusively”, says the former Commons speaker.
Lord Hall says people still trust the BBC
The director general claimed the fact that the corporation received complaints from the left and right of politics demonstrated it was unbiased.
France fines Google £127m for abusing ad dominance
The news comes after tech publication The Inquirer was forced to close its doors due to a decline in digital advertising.
Press hostility towards Labour Party doubled during 2019 election
In the week before the election negative coverage about the Conservatives halved.
Non-payment of TV licence fee could be decriminalised
Boris Johnson reportedly orders an urgent review into the BBC licence fee.
BBC and Channel 4 in Tory crosshairs for coverage that was not favourable enough
Number 10 has complained about “extensive coverage” of the four-year-old boy forced to lie on a pile of coats and blankets on an overstretched hospital floor and the PM’s reaction to the scandal.