The British broadcaster was facing questions about its handling of an internal inquiry over explicit photos after another person accused the male staff member of sending abusive messages over a dating app.
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BBC Suspension of Staff Member Fuels Speculation, Despite Few Facts
The suspension followed a report that a person had paid for sexually explicit images from a teenager. On Monday, the BBC said, a lawyer for the teenager said the allegations were “rubbish.”
BBC Suspends Male Staff Member After Report of Payments for Sexual Images
A report in The Sun newspaper said that an unnamed male presenter at the BBC had paid tens of thousands of pounds to a teenager in exchange for “sexually explicit photographs.”
The UK’s Phillip Schofield Scandal Explained, From TV to Parliament
The resignation of a television anchor, followed by an admission of an affair with a younger colleague, has gripped the British media for weeks. Here’s why.
The Madeleine McCann Case: Here’s What We Know
A new search in Portugal has brought the case of the British girl, missing since 2007, back to the headlines.
Charles Is Crowned King in Ancient Ceremony With Modern Twists
The coronation, the first since Queen Elizabeth II’s in 1953, was a royal spectacle of the kind that only Britain still stages.
Judith Miller, ‘Antiques Roadshow’ Mainstay, Is Dead at 71
Known for her many guidebooks, she helped determine what was trash and what was treasure on the BBC series that inspired the American show.
King Charles’s Coronation: A British TV Spectacle for the Digital Age
King Charles III’s coronation will be disseminated across numerous platforms to a less sympathetic public than when his mother was crowned in 1953.
BBC Chairman Resigns, Deepening Turmoil at UK’s Broadcaster
Richard Sharp stepped down after an investigation concluded that he failed to disclose his involvement in arranging a loan for the former prime minister, Boris Johnson.
Gary Lineker to Return to BBC Soccer Show ‘Match of the Day’
The move calmed a crisis at the publicly funded broadcaster after Gary Lineker, a former soccer star, was removed from a flagship show because of a tweet about immigration policy.