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
After the past 12 months of highs and lows in the capital, Nick Curtis sorts out the London personalities with plenty to smile about from those who have gone into freefall... more
BBC producers have been warned that swear words used across the corporation's output must be approved by the controller of each station or channel ... more
Jonathan Ross will be bound by a series of strict rules, including a ban on swearing and sexual innuendo, when he returns to the BBC next year ... more
With all the leaden predictability of an EastEnders plotline, the brouhaha over Russell Brand, Jonathan Ross, and those blindingly unfunny phone calls has mutated into a good old row about nonagenarian Auntie... more
The BBC was hoping today that a three-month ban for star presenter Jonathan Ross and the resignation of Radio 2's boss would draw a line under the obscene phone calls furore... more
The BBC was on the brink of open rebellion over the Jonathan Ross phone affair. One of the corporation's most senior officials has told friends she would quit if any of her staff were sacked.... more
Exclusive: After high-profile allegations this season, Charlton's manager is pleased the issue is now being addressed but says the authorities still have plenty of work to do
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