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Musicians hail U-turn on licensing

23.10.09
Music venues welcome proposed government U-turn on licensing rules ending six-year battle against legislation they 'stifled' London's live music scene... more

How the BBC survives

13.10.09
Despite attacks from media rivals and politicians of both parties, Lord Reith's ever-burgeoning institution seems to survive - and even strengthen... more

Performers to protest at costly licences for live music

05.10.09
Hundreds of performers are to demonstrate against 'red tape' which they claim is strangling London's live music scene... more

MPs accuse BBC Trust of arrogance

23.09.09
BBC's governing body accused of 'arrogance' by an influential group of MPs over its response to criticism of the corporation's commercial arm... more

BBC’s latest Cannes of worms: French villa used ‘for jollies’

03.08.09
BBC admits to routinely hiring a £20,000-a week villa in Cannes for entertaining media executives... more

Place your bets in bookies’ bonanza

04.06.09
Bookmakers, always keen to attract the punters, are hyping this weekend as a £400 million betting bonanza — with the Derby at Epsom, England against Kazakhstan football, the Lions Tour, the Turkish Grand Prix, Twenty20 World Cup Cricket and the opening weekend of Big Brother ... more

Inconvenient truth about Cameron's 'green' Tories

14.05.09
It has become David Cameron's inconvenient truth: his party does not agree with him on wind farms... more

Staff anger over BBC’s refusal to broadcast Gaza appeal

26.01.09
BBC bosses faced outrage today from their staff and stars over their refusal to screen an aid appeal for Gaza... more

London 'in danger of missing out on legacy from Games'

30.10.08
Londoners are "sorely" at risk of missing out on a lasting sporting legacy from the 2012 Olympics, the Mayor's Commissioner for Sport has warned ... more

What the politicians say

29.10.08
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From phone call to suspension in 13 days

29.10.08
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The BBC must apologise in full

28.10.08
THE MEDIA regulator Ofcom has now launched an investigation into the obscene answering machine messages broadcast on the Russell Brand radio show... more

Tate accused again of buying works by its trustee painters

15.02.08
The Tate is facing accusations of boosting the careers of its trustees after buying paintings by members of its board... more

Rock legends sway MPs on copyrights

16.05.07
A campaign by musicians to overturn old copyright laws today won the backing of a powerful committee of MPs.... more

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