We’re aware of Conservative Party Facebook adverts using edited BBC content. This is a completely unacceptable use of BBC content which distorts our output and which could damage perceptions of our impartiality. We are asking the Conservatives to remove these adverts.
We are aware of a fake video with BBC News branding suggesting Ukraine was responsible for last week’s missile attack on Kramatorsk train station. The BBC is taking action to have the video removed. We urge people not to share it and to check stories on the BBC News website.
Liz Truss has cancelled her BBC One interview with Nick Robinson which was due to air this Tuesday evening (30th August) at 7pm. Ms Truss’ team say she can no longer spare the time to appear on “Our Next Prime Minister”. (1/2)
We've reviewed what was said re polling on
@bbcquestiontime
. A YouGov poll published on the day of the programme suggested a lead for the Conservatives. Diane Abbott was also right that some other polls suggested Labour either as ahead or tied, & we should have made that clear.
Delighted to announce the appointment of
@ChrisMasonBBC
as the BBC's new Political Editor.
Chris will take up his post in May after the local elections.
While preparing to broadcast, our reporter, her production team and guests were subjected to racist and abusive behaviour. We are appalled by what happened and will be reporting the incident to the police. We will not tolerate racism or abuse of our staff.
Apologies to our guests who we had to send home without putting on air after myself and team were subjected to racist and abusive behaviour - sad obstruction of reporting of a national crisis. Yes I’m furious
We’re pleased to announce that Caitríona Perry (
@CaitrionaPerry
) will be joining the BBC News channel as a Chief Presenter, based in Washington D.C.
Welcome to the team Caitríona!
Read more:
This fake survey on Karnataka polls has been circulating on Whats App and claims to be from BBC News. We'd like to make it absolutely clear that it is
#fake
and does not come from the BBC. The BBC does not commission pre-election surveys in India.
#fakenews
WATCH: R Kelly’s former girlfriend Kitti Jones shares with
@BenjaminZand
her experiences of abuse and grooming during their relationship. R Kelly: Sex, Girls & Videotapes is available on
@BBCThree
now
The other candidate for the Conservative leadership, Rishi Sunak, was interviewed by Nick on 10th August. We regret that it has not been possible to do an in depth interview with both candidates despite having reached agreement to do so. (2/2)
George Alagiah shares words of encouragement with fellow cancer patients after testing positive for coronavirus.
Very pleased
@BBCAlagiah
is feeling better and we wish him well!
We are delighted to announce that Emily Maitlis will be the new lead presenter for BBC Newsnight. Kirsty Wark will be taking up an enhanced role on the programme and Emma Barnett will also be joining the presenting team.
@maitlis
|
@KirstyWark
|
@Emmabarnett
|
@BBCNewsnight
We are delighted to announce that
@faisalislam
has been appointed the new BBC Economics Editor. He will take up the role in the new year. Press release to follow.
The BBC will broadcast a response from the Leader of the Opposition to last night’s statement by the UK Prime Minister
17:50 📻
@BBCRadio4
|
@BBCSounds
18:55 📺
@BBCOne
|
@BBCNews
Channel with sign language interpreter
We are pleased to announce that Fiona Bruce is the new presenter of
@BBCQuestionTime
on
@BBCOne
. Fiona will start the role on 10th January. Press release to follow.
#bbcqt
WATCH: “This could be the last video I make… If you are watching this... either I’m dead or I’m in a very bad situation”
Tonight
@BBCTwo
9pm ‘Escape from Dubai: The Mystery of the Missing Princess’ is the dramatic story of a Princess who tried to flee & hasn't been seen since
We are delighted to announce two new appointments:
⭐️Jon Kay is appointed
@BBCBreakfast
presenter
⭐️Victoria Derbyshire is appointed
@BBCNewsnight
presenter
Read more:
Delighted to announce Laura Kuenssberg (
@BBCLauraK
) as the permanent presenter of the BBC’s new-look Sunday morning politics programme
@BBCOne
, from September
Interview on
@BBCr4today
We regret that we did not robustly challenge Martin Tyler on a comment which appeared to link Hillsborough & hooliganism. Martin has since apologised for the comment & clarified that these were separate examples & he did not intend to conflate the two.
WATCH: “I couldn’t sleep the night before, I was very very nervous….it was a day that I’ll never forget.”
Escape from Dubai: The Mystery of the Missing Princess, 9pm
@BBCTwo
#EscapeFromDubai
This is complete rubbish (and was rubbish when it last circulated in 2014). Jeremy is currently reporting from London, and will be back in the Middle East soon
THREAD: Everybody has seen some of the
@BBCNews
countdown at some point, but has anybody ever seen the entire thing?
To celebrate 65 years of BBC TV news, we thought it was time to finally release the definitive version… the FULL 90 seconds
#bbcnewscountdown
#bbctvnews65
(1/5)
The Income Tax Authorities are currently at the BBC offices in New Delhi and Mumbai and we are fully cooperating.
We hope to have this situation resolved as soon as possible.
@afneil
For those asking when Boris Johnson's interview will take place, we're in ongoing discussions with his team but we haven't yet been able to fix a date
Kirsty Wark will step down as a lead presenter at
@BBCNewsnight
after the next election. She has presented the programme for exactly 30 years today.
Kirsty will continue to present for the BBC on a range of programmes.
Thank you for 30 remarkable years!
Ros Atkins On The Week is a new, innovative topical programme coming to
@BBCOne
&
@BBCiPlayer
Drawing on his critically-acclaimed style of explainers, Ros will set the record straight on the biggest stories in a longer, distinctive format
Read more:
The BBC’s increasing access to news on
#Ukraine
and
#Russia
by making a free TV news bulletin available to EBU member broadcasters, and launching Tik Tok channels in English and Russian
“For the last time, I’m going to say Laura Kuenssberg, our political editor, thank you… for seven years of very hard work”
@sophieraworth
bids farewell as
@bbclaurak
signs off
Below is our statement on last night's
@BBCNewsnight
. It's not the job of BBC journalists to pretend that things aren't happening when they can see that they are.
#Newsnight
Congratulations to
@StaceyDooley
who has been recognised with an MBE for services to broadcasting in the Queen’s
#BirthdayHonours
list.
We concur, your majesty!
👏👏👏
This video clip claiming to be a
#BBC
news report about NATO and Russia has been circulating widely, particularly on WhatsApp. We'd like to make absolutely clear that it's a
#fake
and does not come from the BBC.
#fakenews
@nexta_tv
@BBCNews
We are aware of a fake video with BBC News branding suggesting Ukraine was responsible for last week’s missile attack on Kramatorsk train station. The BBC is taking action to have the video removed. We urge people not to share it and to check stories on the BBC News website.
@katiehind
For the record, this is the statement we sent you last night:
“The role has been advertised under fair and open recruitment and we will make an announcement at the appropriate time.”
Tim Davie: “We will continue giving the Russian people access to the truth, however we can.”
New figures show millions of Russians are turning to BBC News with audiences tripling in the last week. New SW frequencies have been added for
#Russia
&
#Ukraine
The shocking moment the Beirut explosion happened was caught on camera by Maryam Toumi, a journalist for
@BBCArabic
who was conducting a video interview at the time.
Warning - distressing images.
“One day I will tell you there are no new cases… until then we’ll be here to help you understand what’s happening every step of the way”
Follow the latest news on the pandemic, with BBC News:
Congratulations to Sarah Smith (
@BBCSarahSmith
) who has been appointed as BBC News’ North America Editor.
She will start her post, based in Washington DC, early in the New Year.
More details here:
Like everyone else, we've just heard the Prime Minister has accepted the BBC’s offer to take part in a debate on the Brexit deal on Sunday 9 December. We’re delighted she’s agreed and hope to hear soon from the Labour party. (1/2)
🚨 The BBC has achieved its highest ever global audience. 🌍
We are on track to reach half a billion people worldwide ahead of our centenary in 2022. 💯
Read full release here 👉
Watch the evolution of our evening news jingles as we celebrate the 64th anniversary of BBC TV News. Show your age, which one do you remember first watching?
We reject allegations made by
@AmbLiuXiaoMing
@globaltimesnews
&
@MFA_China
about this report: BBC sent requests for comment to Chinese Govt & Xinjiang authorities - neither responded. We stand by our journalism & would still welcome a detailed response.
BBC reports are full of ideological biases, violate the professional ethics of journalism and seriously mislead the audience. The fake news on
#Xinjiang
damages the credibility of
@BBC
. Some Western media must stop spreading rumors on Xinjiang.
On the Six O’Clock news headline tonight we said that Alex Salmond had claimed the First Minister had ‘broken the ministerial code and that he thinks she should resign'. We would like to clarify that Mr Salmond did not say that the First Minister should resign. (1/2)
We are pleased to announce
@amolrajan
will be joining the
@BBCr4today
team, as well as presenting a major new
@BBCTwo
interview series and a new two-part documentary on the royals.
How do you read a script when you can’t see it?
@SeanDilleyNEWS
explains all, as he and his guide dog Sammy report on Johnny Depp's libel case against The Sun from outside the Royal Courts of Justice.
#DiverseStorytelling
Delighted to announce Katie Razzall as our new Culture and Media editor, taking the reins from Amol Rajan. Thank you
@amolrajan
and congratulations
@katierazz
! 👏👏
To be clear, as
@timesofindia
points out, 'BBC News Hub' is not a BBC site. It is an imitation site which is not in any way affiliated to the
#BBC
#india
It's Christmas Eve, and the final surprise behind the last door of our uplifting 2020
#AdventCalendar
is
@BBCSteveR
with a Russian twist on a festive classic 🎅🦌