ITV pay compensation to McAlpine
ITV and Phillip Schofield have agreed to pay £125,000 to Conservative peer Lord McAlpine to settle his libel claim, after an incident on the This Morning programme in November.
Newsnight to suspend investigations
The Director-General of the BBC has ordered the following actions:
- A senior news executive has been sent in to supervise tonight’s edition of Newsnight
- An apology will be carried in full on Newsnight tonight
- Ken MacQuarrie, Director BBC Scotland, will write an urgent report for the Director General covering what happened on this Newsnight investigation
- There will be an immediate pause in all Newsnight investigations to assess editorial robustness and supervision
- There will be an immediate suspension of all co-productions with the Bureau of Investigative Journalism across the BBC
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Lord McAlpine to receive £185,000 BBC settlement
Lord McAlpine will receive a payment of £185,000 after a settlement was reached with the BBC over false claims made in a Newsnight report.
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George Entwistle to receive £1.32m BBC pay-off
George Entwistle will receive a 12-month salary after stepping down from the BBC, he is also reported to be entitled to his full pension.
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George Entwistle steps down as BBC Director General
BBC director general George Entwistle has fallen on his sword following the Newsnight child abuse scandal.