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The new faces that Newsnight bosses hope will wean viewers off their Jeremy Paxman fix

28.03.11
BBC chiefs have become alarmed at Newsnight's dependence on Jeremy Paxman and have trialled two new names in a bid to refresh the show ... more

No Question, it's time a woman follows David Dimbleby declares Harriet Harman

04.02.11
Harriet Harman calls for a female host for BBC1's Question Time after claims David Dimbleby is on the verge of quitting the position after 17 years... more

Miriam O’Reilly’s victory won’t change the on-screen sex war

12.01.11
The BBC’s tribunal defeat highlights television’s general reluctance to value and showcase women’s experience... more

Katie Derham defends young female newsreaders amidst 'airhead' attack

03.08.10
Katie Derham has hit out at perceptions of young female newsreaders, saying it is 'arrant nonsense' to suggest they are 'airheads' or 'dim'... more

TV adverts wake up from recession and soar

24.02.10
In The Air: Reports from media buyers suggest the TV advertising market has taken off in recent weeks, with April looking to be up as much as 15% on last year... more

Axed presenter, 52, sues BBC bosses for ‘blatant ageism’

02.02.10
An award-winning presenter accuses BBC of 'blatant ageism' as she sued the corporation for discrimination... more

BBC may break law recruiting older newsreader

25.09.09
BBC insists it will press ahead with plans to recruit older female newsreader, despite warnings that it could breach employment laws... more

Wanted: a woman newsreader aged over 50 to save BBC from ‘ageism’ claims

24.09.09
BBC attempts to defuse the growing ageism row by announcing it wants to recruit a female news presenter over the age of 50... more

We don’t need a collective mea culpa from the BBC

05.08.09
Alan Yentob is in defiant mood. After a torrid few weeks in which the BBC has come under attack for everything from sacking a 66-year-old woman to running up extravagant expense claims, Mr Yentob, one of the corporation's veteran executives, has clearly decided enough is enough.... more

Stop this slaughter of our small shops

26.03.09
There was blood on the stucco this week as the quarterly rent bills thudded in, giving coronaries to the owners of many little independent boutiques, delis, and shops in my 'hood, Notting Hill... more

Hard to ignore Rogers’ bearish view of Britain

23.01.09
What to make of investment guru Jim Rogers’ damning of Britain’s faltering economy?... more

Why should it be a crime to help a person die?

21.10.08
Following the death of Daniel James, the young rugby player whose parents helped him to go to Switzerland for euthanasia, I agree with Mary Warnock: Britain should decriminalise assisted suicide. But I'm not convinced that the means should be legislation alone... more

Hester decides to bank on a property rally

20.10.08
Stephen Hester, the boss of British Land and the soon-to-be chief executive of Royal Bank of Scotland, has called the bottom of the property market, claiming it will be “some time next year”... more

Joan Bakewell launches attack on 'hideously young' TV industry

03.09.08
Dame Joan Bakewell has attacked ageism in television, saying that the industry is dominated by the 'hideously young'.... more

Oh Kirsty! Never let a hemline make the headlines

29.05.08
'Naked from the waist down': Angry viewers complained in their droves when presenter Kirsty Wark presented a TV arts show in many a woman's fashion failsafe little black dress.... more

Newsnight's Kirsty Wark upsets BBC viewers with her revealing short skirt

28.05.08
Glamorous TV presenter Kirsty Wark's decision to wear a short dress during a BBC broadcast from the Cannes Film Festival has triggered a flood of complaints.... more

Day in the life of London's smartest cafe

29.11.06
Sir Terry Wogan, Ralph Fiennes and Sir David Frost were among the sightings when Simon Davis spent a day in The Wolseley.... more


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